‘Bartholomew Biddle’: A Writer’s 15-Year Adventure
Gary Ross has penned and directed big Hollywood hits like Big, Pleasantville and The Hunger Games. For years, though, his obsession has been the story of one little boy.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Coast Guard Member Dies After Collision With Suspicious Boat
The boat, suspected of illegal activities, rammed into a Coast Guard vessel off of the Southern California coast, knocking two crew members in to the ocean.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Mission Diversify: CIA Begins LGBT Recruiting
Until the 1990s, the agency routinely denied security clearances to gay men and women. Hundreds were purged from government agencies in the ’50s and ’60s. Today, the CIA is actively searching for them, hoping they’ll join.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Signs Of Life On Mars? Not Exactly
There’s a possibility the Mars rover has found signs of carbon-containing molecules on the red planet. That discovery is exciting because of what it might say about the Martian environment where the rover is sitting at the bottom of Gale crater.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Untangle An ‘Act Of God’
Every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form “____ of ____.” The letters in the first and last words of each phrase are rearranged. You give the phrases. For example, “Cat of Dog ” becomes “Act of God.”» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Dozens Of Covers Later, ‘Hallelujah’ Endures
There are songs, and then there are anthems. Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” is a popular power anthem now, but almost never saw light of day. In his new book, music journalist Alan Light charts the unlikely rise of the song through countless weddings, funerals and in film and television.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Ach! No End In Sight For Berlin Airport Woes
The new international airport in Berlin has become a major embarrassment to Germany. The airport was supposed to replace the three airports that operated in the once-divided city. But with major cost overruns and safety issues, the project has been delayed three times already.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
The 3 Unofficial GOP Rules That Are Making A Deficit Deal Even Harder
Three rules adopted by House GOP leaders in recent years are leaving Speaker John Boehner little room to maneuver. To reach an agreement to avoid the fiscal cliff, he may have to break at least one of them, analysts say.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Reports: Joint U.S.-Afghan Base Attacked By Taliban
The Associated Press and the BBC are reporting that a joint U.S.-Afghan base in eastern Afghanistan was attacked at that fighting is taking place.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Is The Voting Rights Act Outdated?
The most effective civil rights law in U.S. history faces its most serious challenge yet as the Supreme Court prepares to re-examine its constitutionality.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
