Oct 18 Watch Remembering Tom Foley with a look back at his time as House speaker Looking back at Tom Foley's time as House speaker… Continue watching
Oct 18 Newest $3.5 billion navy ship -- actually commanded by Captain Kirk -- is floating data center with guns The 1,000-ton deckhouse of the future destroyer USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) is craned toward the deck of the ship to be integrated with the ship's hull at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works on Dec. 14, 2012. US Navy Photo… Continue reading
Oct 18 JP Morgan reportedly reaches $4 billion settlement for claims over mortgage bonds The Wall Street Journal reported that JPMorgan Chase & Co reached a tentative $4 billion deal with the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency to settle claims that the bank misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about the… Continue reading
Oct 18 'Unimaginable' discovery could rewrite the history of human ancestry It's time to prune some branches off the human family tree. In a discovery that reveals how much we have to learn about the evolution of our own species, archaeologists in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia uncovered… Continue reading
Oct 18 Marriage equality gets support from NBA team Flickr User Amy Meredith The Portland Trailblazers became the first NBA team to take a stance on same-sex marriage when they voiced their support for an initiative to put gay marriage on the November 2014 ballot… Continue reading
Oct 18 Boehner, Pelosi offer tributes to late House Speaker Foley "In his years leading the House of Representatives, Speaker Foley's unrivaled ability to build consensus and find common ground earned him genuine respect on both sides of the aisle."Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Read her full statement here. Continue reading
Oct 18 White House tours to resume in November There is good news for field trips and families everywhere. It was confirmed Friday that White House tours will resume starting in early November. White House tours were suspended in March due to the series of… Continue reading
Oct 18 #gaymarriage BREAKING: NJ court says gay weddings can start Monday even as same-sex marriage case is appealed.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 18, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 18 In China, gadgets push manual skills aside Photo by Flickr user nehuenmingote Have you ever forgotten how to tell time on a traditional clock because you're used to reading it digitally on your phone? Well, you aren't the only one feeling the mental drag… Continue reading
Oct 18 Obama taps Jeh Johnson to head Homeland Security EmbedVideo(7740); WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the former Pentagon lawyer he's recalling to service to lead the Department of Homeland Security is an outstanding public servant whom he has known and trusted for years. If confirmed… Continue reading