Oct 22 Australian firefighters brace for worst As weather conditions worsen, a firefighter works to manage advancing fires in the Blue Mountains in southeastern Australia. Photo by William West/AFP/Getty Images Fire crews in New South Wales, Australia, deliberately merged two massive blazes near the Blue Mountains west… Continue reading
Oct 22 UPDATED: Nevada school shooting BREAKING: Nevada police: Shooter at Sparks Middle School got semi-automatic gun from his home— The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 22 In Brunei, relatively high standard of living now comes with death by stoning Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced Tuesday the phased introduction of tough Islamic punishments, including death by stoning, for crimes such as adultery in the monarchy's latest step towards conservatism. Photo by Dean Kassim/AFP/Getty Images. The sultan of Brunei announced… Continue reading
Oct 22 What we're watching Tuesday Good morning. It's Tuesday, October 22. Here are the stories we're watching closely today: Delayed jobs report The Labor Department released numbers Tuesday morning, showing that U.S. employers added 148,000 jobs in September. Boston.com reports that the growth was… Continue reading
Oct 22 Hiring slows in September as U.S. economy adds 148,000 jobs WASHINGTON -- U.S. employers added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting the job market was weakening before a 16-day partial government shutdown. Still, the September gain was enough to lower the unemployment rate, which comes from a separate survey. The… Continue reading
Oct 22 #bartstrike AP VIDEO: San Francisco Bay Area transit agency, unions reach tentative deal, ending strike. http://t.co/2Rpu4C5mlM - VW— The Associated Press (@AP) October 22, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Detroit residents work to engage the community with signs of hope, resurgence Detroit residents work to engage the community with signs of hope, resurgence… Continue watching
Oct 21 Public opinion about online dating is on the rise Photo courtesy of Jdate and ChristianMingle In a national survey of dating and relationships, Pew found that one in 10 Internet users--which is only nine percent of all American adults--have used… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch What's next in the nationwide struggle over same-sex marriage? What's next in the nationwide struggle over same-sex marriage?… Continue watching
Oct 21 Calif. gets extra month to reduce prison population In Calif., federal judges are giving the state an extra month to reduce its prison population. The Associated Press reports that Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers want a three-year delay to give proposed rehabilitation programs time to work. The… Continue reading