Sep 07 Hurricane Winds Blast Solar Panels and Roof Tiles…On Purpose At Florida International University, 12 giant fans mimic the intensity of a Category 5 hurricane, pummeling rooftops, building materials and solar panels with winds reaching 157 miles per hour. A team of researchers led by civil engineer… Continue reading
Sep 07 Slide Show: The Final Night of the Democratic National Convention Streamers fell; politicians and GM workers took the podium; the nominations for the Democratic party were officially accepted. Relive the final night of the Democratic National Convention via our slide show of the night's best highlights. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch State Department Dubs Haqqani Network Terrorists, ‘Sopranos of the Afghan War’ U.S. State Department announced its decision to designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist group. As a terrorist organization, the State Department can use different tactics to undercut the group's power, especially going after individual members through Haqqani's extensive financial… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch Democrats Stress Importance of Detroit Bailout in Saving U.S. Jobs Democrats Stress Importance of Detroit Bailout in Saving U.S. Jobs… Continue watching
Sep 04 ‘Enormous Strength’ in Isaac-Hit Areas, President Obama Says EmbedVideo(4331, 482, 304); On Monday, President Obama surveyed the damage after Hurricane Isaac swept through Louisiana and Mississippi. In a press conference in St. John the Baptist Parish just outside of New Orleans, Obama praised federal agencies for… Continue reading
Sep 03 Ask Larry: Can Social Security Disability Cover Care for Children with Down Syndrome? Retirement expert Laurence Kotlikoff advises readers on various Social Security subjects, including disability benefits for disabled children. Creative commons photo by Daniel Rivas Pacheco, via Wikimedia Commons. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security "secrets" and his answers to your questions… Continue reading
Aug 31 Better Off than Four Years Ago? Compared to What? Prior to the Democratic National convention, Paul Solman talked with Jared Bernstein to get the party's economic platform. Bernstein was the chief economic advisor to Vice President Biden from 2009 -- 2011. Photo by the PBS NewsHour. While… Continue reading
Aug 30 In Lebanon, What Happens to Hezbollah if Syria’s Assad Falls? Ali, a Lebanese resident, who worries about sectarian violence in his home country if the Syrian regime falls. BEIRUT, Lebanon | The turmoil in Syria is impacting neighboring Lebanon in more ways than one. Besides terrifying some Lebanese… Continue reading
Aug 30 Despite Downgrade to Tropical Storm, Isaac Brings Widespread Flooding Rescue workers transport residents trapped by rising water in LaPlace, La., on Wednesday. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images. Updated Aug. 30 at 10:10 a.m. ET: Tropical storm Isaac lost more steam as it lingered over land Thursday but was… Continue reading
Aug 28 Latest Case-Shiller Numbers Suggest “Firming” Housing Market The Case-Shiller housing index came out this morning (August 28), and as expected, the numbers for June are reassuring. For the last few months, prices have been rising in the 20 metropolitan areas covered by the index and with June's… Continue reading