Oct 02 Watch Pa. Judge Rules Strict Voter ID Law Will Go Into Effect Year After Election Pa. Judge Rules Strict Voter ID Law Will Go Into Effect Year After Election… Continue watching
Oct 02 Starfish and Storms Cost Great Barrier Reef Half Its Coral The images above show the damage that severe weather and crown of thorns starfish have caused to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system. A study from the Australian Institute for Marine Sciences found… Continue reading
Oct 02 2012 MacArthur Fellows Are ‘Pure Genius’ The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the MacArthur Fellows for 2012 on Tuesday. The 23 fellows, who each were awarded an unrestricted $500,000 'genius grant', were selected from hundreds of anonymous nominations identified for their creativity, and… Continue reading
Oct 02 The Tuesday Cutline…a Winner! Last week, we kicked off the Tuesday Cutline, a contest in which you come up with a caption to a photo and win a prize, and you responded with some very creative submissions. Continue reading
Oct 02 Presidential Debates: Teachable Moments to Spark Interest in Elections What can middle, high school and college students learn from watching the upcoming presidential debates? Not only can these prime-time events be suspenseful and exciting, but they provide the opportunity to see the candidates side by side on… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Congress Charges that Requests to Improve Security in Libya Were Rejected In a letter sent to the State Department, Congressmen Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, blamed the administration for allegedly rejecting requests for more security made by the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, prior to the fatal Sept. 11… Continue watching
Oct 01 SCOTUS Preview: Looking at Affirmative Action A line forms up to attend the opening day of the Supreme Court. Since 1917 the first Monday in October has been the official opening day of the Court. Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call. The Supreme Court was back… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch New Session of Supreme Court Expects Cases on Voting Rights, Same-Sex Marriage New Session of Supreme Court Expects Cases on Voting Rights, Same-Sex Marriage… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Hunting for Mines in Persian Gulf as Tensions Between Israel and Iran Build Hunting for Mines in the Persian Gulf, as Tensions Between Israel and Iran Build… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Consumer Confidence Is Higher Than Before Despite Mixed Economic Numbers Consumer Confidence Is Higher Than Before Despite Mixed Economic Numbers… Continue watching