Sep 19 Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day, Matey! Shiver me timbers! It's International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Wondering when this holiday came to be officially recognized on Google and beyond? According to the official Talk Like Pirate Day site, author Dave Barry mentioned the holiday… Continue reading
Sep 19 The truth about a shutdown: Social Security checks will still go out on time Photo by Getty Images Here's the truth about a government "shutdown." The government won't shut down if a dysfunctional Washington can't pass a funding bill before the new budget year begins Oct. 1. Social Security payments will still go… Continue reading
Sep 19 Man who led Nintendo during the glory years dies at 85 Thursday's death of Hiroshi Yamauchi, head of the video game giant Nintendo, prompted Twitter users to remember hours of their youth spent playing Donkey Kong and Super Mario. RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi the Nintendo genius responsible for a lot of… Continue reading
Sep 19 Maine heroin deaths up 300 percent in three years Photo courtesy of Flickr user Indabelle Maine, "the way life should be"? Harper's Index for October highlights a gloomy incidence for the "vacationland" state. The number of people in the state who have died from a heroin overdose… Continue reading
Sep 19 Mexico braces for another round as Hurricane Manuel moves north Photo of flooded Acapulco by Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images The same storm that hammered southwestern Mexico over the weekend, is now threatening the northern part of the country as it spins through the Pacific Ocean. According to AccuWeather, an… Continue reading
Sep 19 Fit kids learn more effectively Photo by flickr user Geoffery Kehrig Scientists know physical activity can help children focus better at school and that it can even help them perform better academically. But it wasn't until a recent study, conducted at the… Continue reading
Sep 19 Federal regulators hit JP Morgan with one of the largest fines ever against a financial firm MORE: JPMorgan paying $920 million in penalties & admits wrongdoing over a $6 billion trading loss last year: http://t.co/SxBzGsGg0G— The Associated Press (@AP) September 19, 2013… Continue reading
Sep 19 What we're watching Thursday House to vote on stopgap funding bill The GOP-controlled House is cruising toward a vote to gut President Barack Obama's health care plan as part of a temporary funding bill to prevent a partial government shutdown on Oct. Continue reading
Sep 19 Twitter Chat: How is Climate Change Affecting You? By Bridget Shirvell Photo by David Doubilet/National Geographic/Getty Images Climate change and its effects are the subject of this week's #NewsHourChats. On Thursday, from 1 to 2 p.m., EDT, on the @NewsHour Twitter account we'll discuss the things we risk… Continue reading
Sep 18 Labor Dept. says same-sex spouses have right to employee benefit plans regardless of state they live in: http://t.co/vNHYOmaUtQ -SS— The Associated Press (@AP) September 18, 2013… Continue reading