• Here’s the real reason people in Baltimore are protesting

    Here’s the real reason people in Baltimore are protesting

    Apr 30, 2015 07:18 PM EDT

    ... and ‘looting,’ -- these are all older euphemisms and epithets that are racially coded ... I just think we need to be beyond those terms, and maybe start treating people as equal and not calling each other names.” Liz Howard, a native of Maryland, witnessed the riots that broke out on Monday ...

  • Will Jay-Z's new music streaming service help artists?

    Will Jay-Z's new music streaming service help artists?

    Mar 31, 2015 07:23 PM EDT

    ... streams of an artist’s song on a streaming service to equal one album sale in revenue. Other artists had sounded the alarm, culminating with Taylor Swift, the industry’s biggest money maker, pulling her entire catalog from Spotify last year. So after buying Tidal for $56 million, Jay-Z ...

  • Little vetting of pilots for mental health, U.S. experts say

    Little vetting of pilots for mental health, U.S. experts say

    Mar 27, 2015 01:31 PM EDT

    ... American Airlines pilot and executive who maintains his commercial pilot's license, said: "They check your eyes, your ears, your heart — all the things that start going bad when you get older. But they don't do anything for your head, no." There also is no confidential reporting, Gadzinski said ...

  • How a simple ‘hello’ became the first message sent via the Internet

    How a simple ‘hello’ became the first message sent via the Internet

    Feb 09, 2015 05:06 PM EDT

    ... on space travel and ballistic missiles, but after those were reassigned to NASA and the military, its focus shifted to more earthly matters. One was Taylor’s plan to link the computers at various universities doing work for ARPA. To start, ARPA commissioned a set of IMPs, or Interface Message ...

  • In the age of streaming music, just how much is a listen worth?

    In the age of streaming music, just how much is a listen worth?

    Feb 04, 2015 10:20 PM EDT

    ... are being paid from these services and whether it’s a fair amount for their music. The issue came to the forefront in November when Taylor Swift, one the music industry’s largest stars, pulled her entire catalog from Spotify. A few other artists have pulled their music and some ...

  • President Obama sends Congress record $4 trillion budget plan

    President Obama sends Congress record $4 trillion budget plan

    Feb 02, 2015 02:46 PM EDT

    ... the budgets they produce will achieve balance and will attack costly benefit program like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Obama, interviewed by NBC before the start of Sunday's Super Bowl game, said he believed there were areas where he can work with Republicans, who for the first time in ...

  • Four reasons so many Republicans are running in 2016

    Four reasons so many Republicans are running in 2016

    Jan 26, 2015 02:38 PM EDT

    ... so many are throwing their hats in the ring What to watch in Congress this week and the president’s ANWR action Republicans itching to start 2016 campaign: A slew of Republican hopefuls spoke at Rep. Steve King’s Iowa Freedom Summit Saturday, and then, on Sunday, some also made ...

  • Anchor failure puts Philae lander in a precarious position - Part 1

    Anchor failure puts Philae lander in a precarious position - Part 1

    Nov 14, 2014 12:57 AM EDT

    ... up about a kilometer from its intended target. The cross is where it was meant to land. The box is where it is now. MATT TAYLOR, Rosetta Mission Scientist: There's just something emotional within the context of having some manmade feature in the foreground of some alien landscape. And ...

  • Can Alaska's waters be a respite for sick sea stars?

    Can Alaska's waters be a respite for sick sea stars?

    Oct 26, 2014 03:57 PM EDT

    A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast starfish for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues.

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    Democrats don't need Kansas Senate nominee, court rules

    Oct 01, 2014 07:04 PM EDT

    Kansas court ruled Wednesday that Democrats can go without a U.S. Senate candidate on the ballot after their nominee dropped out of the race against three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, a blow to the GOP in the national battle over control of the Senate.