Sep 17 Watch How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor? How Did Aaron Alexis Get Security Clearance to Be a Defense Contractor?… Continue watching
Sep 17 Straight out of science fiction, the "jetpack" inches closer to reality .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%; } Video by The Wall… Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities Navy Yard Tragedy Draws Attention to Who Has Access to Military Facilities… Continue watching
Sep 17 Trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom wins top prize for classical musician Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images. English trumpet player Alison Balsom, 34, accepted one of classical music's top awards for a musician, Gramaphone's Artist of the Year Award. The first British woman to win the… Continue reading
Sep 17 Dive into China's maritime disputes Maritime claims of China and its neighbors. From Council on Foreign Relations interactive. Click on the photo to explore more. China has been involved in numerous territorial disputes with its neighbors concerning the South and… Continue reading
Sep 17 Edward Snowden nominated for human rights prize The United States wants to try fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden for espionage, but Europe might find reason to honor him. The European Parliament has nominated Snowden, as well as six others, for the Sakharov Prize… Continue reading
Sep 17 #NSA U.S. surveillance court says collection of telephone data lawful http://t.co/kU7ucKsUFA— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) September 17, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 17 The days of getting gas for less than $3 a gallon are over Photo by Flickr user Rusty Clark. Remember the last time you saw a price less than $3 on a gas station sign? AAA reported that today is the 1,000th consecutive day of the national average… Continue reading
Sep 17 This day in history: Oprah Winfrey launches book club By News Desk Photo by Getty Images. On this day in 1996, American talk show host Oprah Winfrey introduces her television book club. According to a Fordham University marketing professor Al Greco, more than 55 million books have sold since… Continue reading
Sep 17 National Zoo panda cub gets first full veterinary exam The National Zoo's newest addition got her first full vet exam Monday. Zoo scientists have been anxiously waiting to assess the panda cub since she was born on August 23 in Washington, D.C. Our panda cub had… Continue reading