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High court agrees to hear town meeting prayer case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether a town in New York endorsed religion by allowing members of the public to open meetings with a ...
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Arias jury to weigh possible death sentence in Arizona murder trial
Jodi Arias cries as she listens to Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, makes his victim impact statement to the jury during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Arizona May 16, ...
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Justices agree to hear Fidelity whistleblower case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a case involving whistleblowers at Fidelity Investments, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether mutual fund employees are subject to the same whistleblower protections as those who work for publicly traded ...
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San Francisco unions protest Kaiser premium hike
San Francisco's Health Service System has teamed up with labor unions to protest Kaiser Permanente's latest rate hike, the LA Times reports. The system and the unions are demanding that Kaiser provide an alternate proposal and better explain the need for rate increases. Kaiser insures 45,000 public workers in the area. Read more at the LA ...
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Video White House on GOP charges Weve seen this playbook before
CBS News political director John Dickerson discusses what to expect in this week's round of hearings concerning the IRS scandal and how the White House is responding to Republican ...
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Video Obama urges Morehouse grads to be better men
Gary Pruitt, CEO and president of the Associated Press, told "Face the Nation" that Justice Department investigators have gone too far and President Obama should step in and control them. Gayle King ...
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Video AP CEO Sources fear govt. monitoring
Gary Pruitt, CEO and president of the Associated Press, told "Face the Nation" that Justice Department investigators have gone too far and President Obama should step in and control them. Gayle King ...
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Video IRS scandal White House hits back at Republicans
The White House deployed senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer to defend the president's handling of the scandal and to accuse Republicans of going on a "partisan fishing expedition." CBS News' Nancy Cordes ...
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Man breaks world record by riding Ferris wheel at Chicagos Navy Pier for more than 48 hours
FILE - In this June 13, 2012 photo, visitors ride on the Ferris Wheel and Wave Swinger at Chicago's nearly century-old Navy Pier. Clinton Shepherd, park operations manager at the Navy Pier, rode the tourist spot’s Ferris wheel for more than 2 days over the weekend of May 18-19, 2013, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. (AP ...
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Made In Chicago New Era Windows Co-Op
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some of the workers who staged a sit-in until they obtained severance checks from the old Republic Windows and Doors are back in business as owners. WBBM Newsradio’s Bob Roberts with Made In ...
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Two days on a Ferris wheel No problem for Chicago man
CHICAGO oA manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the ...
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City asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel Energy
City asks feds to limit cost of divorce from Xcel Energy Boulder has taken a big step on its path toward breaking off from Xcel Energy. Attorneys for the city filed a petition Friday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. The petition asks the commission to "confirm" that the city wont owe Minneapolis-based Xcel (NYSE: XEL) any money for investments the utility ...
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The Weeks Homophobia Hits New Highs But Hate Was Transcended At New York Vigil For A Murdered Mark Carson
Google Images w/caption by Rev Dan While the rhetoric against the LGBT community has been ratcheted up in the last months due to the Boy Scouts and marriage equality, violence has also escalated. Calls for imprisonment and even death have surfaced at home and abroad. Last week in homophobia (click on links to see full ...
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Proposed Calif. measure requires doctor drug tests
Re the Feb. 11 letter, Park the car: Here’s an additional safety measure: Immediately impound the vehicles of persons driving with a suspended or no license or upon the first DUI. These might significantly diminish traffic issues as ...
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Tornadoes kill 1
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. Shawnee, Oklahoma (CNN) -- A rash of tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and the Midwest on Sunday and Monday, destroying homes and tossing trees around like toothpicks. And the destructive weather isn't ...
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9 hospitalized after Conn. train collision
>Were you there? Share your images with iReport.(CNN) -- Five people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators looking at the accident, along the corridor from New York to New Haven, Connecticut, ...
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Toucher Rich Know Your Armpits Of America
There are places on this planet that are less desirable, according to the local news, and some are even in this country. So Toucher & Rich are doing their due diligence to warn you about these "Armpits of America." Rich will give a short description of a real news story, and it's your job to guess where the story came from. One features thieves butt dialing 911, a guy ...
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What of Obamas promise
>Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of "Jimmy Carter" and "Governing America. " Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- On "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart captured the frustration that many of President Obama's supporters have felt over the past week as one scandal after another cascaded into the White House. After ...
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Use money to buy happier time
>Editor's note: Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton are co-authors of "Happy Money: The Science of Smarter Spending" (Simon & Schuster) and professors at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School, respectively.(CNN) -- The logic is so simple: If I work hard now, the money I earn will give me the opportunity to do all the things that make me happy later. What's the ...
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$590M Powerball winner bought ticket in Fla.
A Publix grocery store in Zephyrhills, Fla., sold a Powerball ticket worth $590.5 million, the second-largest lottery jackpot in history, to one lucky winner. NBC's Kerry Sanders ...
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Treasurys rise before Chicago Fed president speech
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices moved higher Monday ahead of a speech by Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans at 1 p.m., which kicks off a week full of Fed speakers. The 10-year ...
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Chicago Fed national activity index falls in April
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Chicago Fed's national activity index worsened in April, falling to negative 0.53 from negative 0.23 in March. The three-month moving average meanwhile was at negative 0.04 from negative 0.05 in March. The three-month average of the index, which is a weighted average of 85 different economic indicators, is designed so that a zero reading equals trend growth ...
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Burma leader making landmark White House visit- Kerry to Mideast to press Syria peace talks
Former general Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first Burma president to be welcomed to the White House in almost 47 years, crowning a dramatic diplomatic rehabilitation for his nation after years of international isolation. But activists are angry about President Obama hosting Thein Sein, and lawmakers are wary. The Burma leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but ...
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Monday profile Welsh focuses on promoting Chicago
Don Welsh, Chicago's top convention and tourism salesman, early this month embarked on one of the most high-wire sales trips of his tenure here — flying to rival Las Vegas in an attempt to win back the National Hardware Show, once a cornerstone exhibition at McCormick Place.Unlike most roadshows, where Welsh makes pitches in hotel meeting rooms or restaurants, this mission played out ...
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Accused American spy in Russia What was he really doing there
Russia shows accused U.S. spy heading home But there are still many questions about what he was really doing there. Five days after Russia ordered him to ...
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