Oct 10 What we're watching Thursday Shutdown - Debt Ceiling Treasury secretary Jack Lew is testifiying to the Senate on how bad things could get for the economy if the U.S. goes into default. GOP leaders are weighing a short-term debt limit increase… Continue reading
Oct 10 Lew warns a default could be 'deeply damaging' to financial markets WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned Congress Thursday of "irrevocable damage" that an unprecedented federal default could cause, even as House GOP leaders considered a short-term debt limit increase to provide more time to resolve their budget battle… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch As TV platforms, tastes diversify, where will money come from for quality shows? As TV platforms, tastes diversify, where will money come from for quality shows?… Continue watching
Oct 09 More than 30 years after his conviction, Ariz. death row inmate is executed Photo by Arizona Department of Corrections Arizona's oldest person on death row, Edward Harold Schad Jr., was executed Wednesday morning in Florence, Ariz., almost 35 years after he was charged with murder. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco's homeless Apartments sit vacant as shutdown delays move-in for San Francisco's homeless… Continue watching
Oct 09 D.C. local paper changes name during the shutdown In Washington, D.C., the shutdown has led restaurants and bars to extend their happy hours and stores to offer discounts on goods. And now, it has prompted the Washington City Paper to change its name...temporarily. Continue reading
Oct 09 Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to three American scientists for marrying quantum physics, chemistry and computers On Wednesday, three American scientists - Michael Levitt, professor at Stanford University, Arieh Warshel, professor at the University of Southern California and Martin Karplus, professor at Universite de Strasbourg in France and Harvard University -… Continue reading
Oct 09 What's the fuss over the debt ceiling all about? Cartoon by Mike Duncan & Jason Novak/The Morning News Congress used to authorize the government to go into debt on a case-by-case basis, but that all changed with World War I. If you're still confused about… Continue reading
Oct 09 What does education for girls look like where you live? Share a photo, video or thought with #girlsglobaled On Friday, the PBS NewsHour will interview Malala Yousafzai, who's in contention for the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting girls' education in Pakistan's Swat Valley in spite of great personal danger. Last… Continue reading
Oct 09 35 percent of Russian wealth belongs to 110 of its citizens 110 Russians own 35 percent of the country's wealth, creating one of the largest income inequality gaps in the world, according to a new report by a major investment bank. Continue reading