Tips for staying safe around trains
No one died in the accident, which happened before sunrise when the driver of a produce truck allegedly mistook the train tracks for the road and tried to turn onto…
Month: February 2015
American Express raises credit card rates
The changes will have minimal impact for AmEx customers who tend to pay off their cards each month, and a good number of borrowers will ignore the notice, said Detweiler….
California May Shut Down Baseball’s Tobacco Habit
The familiar image of baseball players chewing tobacco may soon be history in California, where state lawmakers are considering outlawing tobacco use in all baseball parks to set a better…
Billionaire divorce: How Ken Griffin made his fortune
“He is one of the top managersperiodamong ETFs, mutual funds and hedge funds,” said Raul Moreno, co-founder and CEO of iBillionaire, which tracks the holdings of a pool of uber-rich…
No Charges For LAPD Cops Who Shot Unarmed Man To Death On Live Television
No charges will be filed against three Los Angeles police officers who fatally shot an unarmed, mentally ill man on live television following a high-speed chase, the city’s top prosecutor…
Ron Paul: Congressional Black Caucus Opposed War Because They Wanted To Spend Money On Food Stamps Instead
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said earlier this month that members of the Congressional Black Caucus opposed war because they wanted to spend money on food stamps instead. – Listen…
Lawmakers Honor Civil Rights Marchers But Do Nothing On Voting Rights Act
WASHINGTON — It took the Senate Banking Committee about two minutes on Tuesday to unanimously pass a bill honoring those who walked in the historic 1965 civil rights marches in…
The dilemma over when to strike Mosul
At the same time, new Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is making it clear he will not commit quickly to a time table, and wants assurances the Iraqi military is…
Sea dwellers without a state
“All these movements they do with their hands,” Valle said. “They’re trying to keep themselves down (on the seafloor), move forward or stay in place.” The Badjao are a tribe…
How Junk Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison For Life
JUST BEFORE DAWN, on the unseasonably warm morning of February 24, 1992, a small house caught fire in Old Hickory, Tennessee, a few miles northeast of Nashville. The one-story cinderblock…
Cory Booker Explains How The Drug War Hurts Law Enforcement
In a Tuesday interview with HuffPost Live, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) discussed how the high cost of the war on drugs prevents law enforcement agencies from getting the funds they…
ACLU Calls For Federal Probe Into Mexican Farmworker’s Slaying
SEATTLE, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to launch an investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Mexican farmworker…
Top Medical Groups Say Gun Violence Is A Public Health Crisis
WASHINGTON — Seven medical groups representing most U.S. physicians are seeking to recast gun-related casualties as a public health crisis, pointing to data that blames firearms for 33,000 U.S. deaths…
Hat trick: Jeb Bush to travel to South Carolina
READ: Jeb Bush’s foreign policy strategy: ‘I am my own man’ His trip to the Palmetto State will follow a scheduled two-day swing through New Hampshire March 13-14, which comes…
Police Kill Boy During Protest in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela — A police officer shot and killed a teenage boy during an antigovernment protest in the restive Venezuelan city of San Cristóbal on Tuesday, officials said, as tensions…
Ashton Kutcher wants to pay you to write for him
Anyone can create a post on A+. The one caveat is that stories must follow the site’s editorial guideline. That is, articles must inspire positive social and personal change, according…
‘American Sniper’ case goes to jury
No one disputes that Routh shot and killed the two men. But defense attorneys say Routh was insane. Prosecutors dismiss that claim outright. – Jason Morris reported from Stephenville, Texas….
Globalization That Works for Workers at Home
Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE Mickey Kantor has a vivid memory of August 1993. The North American Free Trade Agreement was in trouble. Though the agreement had been signed the year…
Couple Married 67 Years Dies Holding Hands, Just Hours Apart
After 67 years of marriage, Floyd and Violet Hartwig died on February 11 just five hours apart at their home in Easton, California. With their beds pushed together, the couple…
Health chief: No plan if Obamacare overruled
READ: Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case “[We] know of no administrative actions that could, and therefore we have no plans that would, undo the massive damage to our…
Netanyahu Declines Invite To Meet With Senate Democrats
WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declined on Tuesday an invitation to meet with U.S. Senate Democrats during his trip to Washington next week. “Though I…
Zdravstvuyte! Siri is learning Russian
But the Silicon Valley giant is now facing pressure in Russia. Last December, it was forced to close its local online store because of plunging ruble. It reopened couple of…
Why Weed Gives You The Munchies, Explained By Neuroscience
Getting high tends to make the prospect of a late-night snack (or a second dinner) suddenly very appealing. But why? – The findings were published in the journal Nature.
‘Game Change’ Writer Danny Strong Explains How Sarah Palin’s Outrage Propelled His Film To Success
Before he was the executive producer behind the insanely successful new series “Empire,” Danny Strong wrote “Game Change,” the television adaptation of the dishy book depicting the 2008 president election….
NYC, Orthodox Jews Reach Deal On Circumcision Ritual
By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – New York City has reached a tentative agreement with local rabbinical leaders regarding the Jewish circumcision ritual of direct oral suction…
Shelby Counterman, 8, Has Thousands Of Cockroach Pets
Like many 8-year-old girls, Shelby Counterman has a doll house in her room. She also something most girls don’t have: Thousands of breeding cockroaches as pets. – “A very wise…
Mystery Surrounds a Tunnel in Toronto
OTTAWA — It was a baffling discovery: a hand-dug tunnel just over 33 feet long, tall enough for an adult to stand inside, fed with electricity, drained by a water…
Highly Skilled Immigrant Spouses Can Soon Work In U.S.
When Neha Mahajan’s husband got a job transfer from New Delhi to New Jersey, she was excited to come along. But the thrill faded when the television reporter realized there…
Lyon Sisters’ 1975 Disappearance May Soon Be Solved As Police Zero In On Persons Of Interest
Police say they’re closer than ever to solving the mysterious disappearance of Sheila and Katherine Lyon, the young sisters who vanished almost 40 years ago from a suburban Washington, D.C.,…
Crisis diplomacy on display
Nuclear talks with Iran Lawmakers were particularly keen to question Kerry on the state of nuclear negotiations with Iran, which continued over the weekend in Geneva. Kerry, who flew back…