Oct 10 42 hanged as 'terrorists' in Iraq in the past week Iraq executed 42 people this week for "terrorist crimes," Reuters reports. Hassan al-Shimary, Iraq's minister of justice, said in a statement that those hanged were guilty of "deaths of dozens of innocent citizens, as well as other crimes… Continue reading
Oct 09 Shutdown strands refugees en route to U.S. When the government shut down on Oct. 1, one of the agencies immediately affected was the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program. The shutdown forced the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration to delay the arrivals of refugees from… Continue reading
Oct 09 Shutdown threatens grades, hopes of graduation for some furloughed interns Photo by Flicker user Laura Fries.com Have a Netflix marathon. Learn a language. Make bread. Those are all options for furloughed interns as they wait out the government shutdown. The shutdown has lasted nine days now and along… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Colo. tourist destination suffers 'double whammy' of floods, government shutdown Colo. tourist destination suffers 'double whammy' of floods, government shutdown… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Obama rejects House GOP call for special committee to work on ending impasse Obama rejects House GOP call for special committee to work on ending impasse… Continue watching
Oct 08 DC mayor says shutdown compromises entire city's public safety Washington Mayor Vincent Gray wrote in a letter to President Barack Obama, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner that "time is running out" for the city before all reserved funds used during the shutdown are… Continue reading
Oct 08 Government shutdown may put Antarctic research on ice Photo by Flickr user Alan R. Light U.S. scientists stationed in Antarctica may find their entire summer field season canceled if the government shutdown continues. The researchers only have a small window when the continent is warm… Continue reading
Oct 07 Shutdown puts T. rex's new stomping grounds on hold The near-complete T. rex fossil was due to be moved to Washington before the government shutdown. Photo by Flickr user Greg Goebel A near-complete T. Rex fossil that was due to make Washington's Smithsonian National Museum of… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Supreme Court opens doors to cases on campaign money, abortion Supreme Court opens doors to cases on campaign money, abortion… Continue watching
Oct 07 Government shutdown affects services for domestic violence victims Survivors and Advocates For Empowerment (SAFE), Washington's only 24-hour crisis intervention agency for domestic violence victims, loses critical federal funding this week because of the government shutdown. Without the federal funds, SAFE will need to raise $19,000… Continue reading