Dec 16 Watch Judge rules NSA’s bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional Judge rules NSA's bulk collection of phone records is likely unconstitutional… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch Is Obama rethinking surveillance thanks to a new report? The White House considers an advisory group report on changes in surveillance programs. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch House Intelligence Committee chair discusses support for NSA spying laws Does the scope of U.S. surveillance need to be scaled back?… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Looking back at Bernie Madoff’s fraud scheme five years on Five years ago, financier Bernie Madoff was arrested for running an elaborate, global Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars and left many of his thousands of victims with nothing. Madoff is currently serving a 150-year sentence in… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Will the Volcker Rule change the culture of Wall Street? Five U.S. regulatory agencies gave final approval to a rule that will bar U.S. banks from trading with their own money for a profit. Jeffrey Brown examines the Volcker Rule and its implications with views from Dennis Kelleher of Better… Continue watching
Dec 05 Star quarterback Jameis Winston cleared of sexual assault charges UPDATE: Details on why Jameis Winston was not charged after sexual assault investigation » http://t.co/emPIJqQsCH— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 5, 2013 The quarterback for the top-ranked college football team will not face sexual assault charges. Continue reading
Dec 05 Celebrate the end of Prohibition with a drink today .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; 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%; } Universal Newsreel clip via the… Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch Tuesday, December 3, 2013 President Obama touted the benefits of the health reform law against negative attention. Continue watching
Dec 03 House approves 10-year extension on plastic gun ban Using a 3-D printer, a Texas man fabricated a working handgun from 15 plastic parts. Similar technological advances have renewed debate on the expiring ban against plastic firearms. Image courtesy of PBS NewsHour WASHINGTON -- With 3-D printers… Continue reading
Dec 02 NH hospital worker sentenced to 39 years for infecting patients with hepatitis C David Kwiatkowski plead guilty to infecting 46 people with Hepatitis C after they were administered shots using syringes tainted with his blood. Photo by Flickr user ZaldyImg CONCORD, N.H. -- A federal judge sentenced a hospital technician… Continue reading