Body In California Cabin Is Positively Identified As Ex-Cop Christopher Dorner
The San Bernardino sheriff said today that the charred body found in a cabin at the Big Bear mountain resort was that of alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner, the AP reports.
Jobless Claims Fell By 27,000 Last Week
The number of people filing first-time clams for unemployment insurance fell by 27,000 last week, to 341,000 from 368,000 the week before.
Designing Inaugural Dresses, Not All Roses
For fashion designers, catching the eye of a first lady can be the opportunity of a lifetime. But sometimes the attention isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be. Host Michel Martin speaks with fashion critic Robin Givhan about the agony and ecstasy of creating inaugural gowns.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
White House Death Star Petition Wouldn’t Pass New Threshold
In order to get an official response to your petition on the White House’s We the People platform, you now need at least 100,000 signatures. Recent high-profile petitions haven’t been all that serious.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Deadly Day In Pakistan: Dozens Killed In Multiple Blasts In Quetta
Back-to-back bomb blasts at a snooker club in the city killed at least 80 people. A Sunni extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack on the predominantly Shiite area. Earlier in the day, a blast at a city market killed 11. A separatist group said it was behind the explosion.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
The Phantom Tax That Made The Deficit Look Better
Congress finally made a permanent fix to the alternative minimum tax, which threatened to boost the tax bills of millions of Americans each year. But the AMT also created a “useful fiction,” as one analyst says, by appearing to shrink future budget deficits.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Drug Fulfills Promise Of Research Into Cystic Fibrosis Gene
The success of Kalydeco, a drug to treat cystic fibrosis, has been decades in the making — since the discovery of the gene associated with the disease. The time from gene discovery to successful drug may be shortening, but there are only a handful of drugs like Kalydeco on the market.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Shootings Leave Sandy Hook Survivors Rethinking The Odds
The probability that an individual will experience a school shooting may be low. But when the improbable happens to you, where do you find comfort?» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Jakarta’s New Governor Seen As A Rising Star
Most Indonesian leaders have been generals or bureaucrats who came to power by building patronage networks, not by providing services to citizens. But Jakarta’s new governor, who has been in office only a few months, has already won widespread popular support.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Survived The Mayan Apocalypse? Here Come The Radish People
Each Dec. 23, they descend upon Oaxaca’s main plaza: giant root vegetables carved into human figures and other vivid forms. The Night of the Radishes is a major tourist draw these days, but it all started with Spanish missionaries in the 1500s. When a new religion and imported crops met indigenous woodcarvers, a novel art form was born.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
