Sep 18 AP: Fed delays bond tapering, wants to see more data BREAKING: Fed delays bond tapering, wants to see more data: http://t.co/bpW6nKMyLm -AB— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 18 Apple rolls out iOS 7 for iPhone today Creative commons photo via flickr user nehuenmingote If you're an iPhone user, your phone is getting a facelift today. Apple's much anticipated and discussed update of its operating system, iOS 7, was released for all iPhone users… Continue reading
Sep 18 #NavyYardShooting BREAKING: Obama to attend memorial service Sunday for Washington Navy Yard shooting victims— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 18 UPDATE: Obama, GOP leaders square off on budget, debt limit .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } President Barack Obama charged House… Continue reading
Sep 18 WATCH: Hagel orders reviews in response to Navy Yard shooting .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary… Continue reading
Sep 18 Butterball's turkey helpline hiring its first male operators Photo by Flickr user Dru Bloomfield The Turkey Talk-Line, which has been a source of advice on how to best prepare the bird for 32 years, has never hired men. But starting this week, Butterball will begin… Continue reading
Sep 18 Empathy for military robots could affect outcomes on the battlefield Photo by Journalist 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood That's the conclusion of Julie Carpenter, a Ph.D. in education at the University of Washington. Carpenter interviewed 23 explosive ordnance disposal personnel who regularly used robots on the job. Continue reading
Sep 18 What we're watching Wednesday By News Desk Good morning! Grab a cup of coffee and read some of the stories that PBS NewsHour expects to develop throughout the day. Bernanke set to taper QE Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is expected to announce that the Fed… Continue reading
Sep 17 Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Arrested in Cairo; Here's What He Told Margaret Warner 9 Days Ago On Sept. 8, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad spoke with NewsHour Senior Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner, who was in Cairo covering that country's troubled and often violent political scene. "I'm a wanted man," he told her. The interview had… Continue reading
Sep 17 Reading a whale's life story from ear wax Photo by Flickr user Mike Baird. What age did a whale live to? What age did it hit puberty? Was it exposed to pollutants in the ocean? Many of those questions can now be answered… Continue reading