After guilty plea, N.Y. congressman to resign
By Larisa Epatko Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., leaves U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York, on Dec. 23. Grimm pleaded guilty to one count of felony tax fraud. Photo by…
Local, federal inquiries into gym mat death continue – CNN.com
startclickprintexclude STORY HIGHLIGHTS google_ad_section_start Records: Sheriff’s investigators did work this month on Kendrick Johnson death case Sheriff’s office said it closed the case 18 months ago Johnson was found dead…
Would Sony Have Been hacked if They Used Macs?
Details of the hack North Korea used to break into Sony are now coming out. Late Monday the FBI issued a confidential five-page warning to U.S. businesses concerning malicious software,…
Sony planning limited release of ‘The Interview’ – Dec. 23, 2014
main NEW YORK (CNNMoney) “The Interview” is not over, after all. Despite threats from hackers, Sony (SNE) is making the controversial Seth Rogen comedy available at a limited number of…
Supreme Court adds same-sex marriage cases to agenda | The Rundown | PBS NewsHour
WASHINGTON — Gay marriage cases are on the Supreme Court’s agenda with enough time for the issue to be argued and decided by late June. The justices could decide as…
Good news on health care in 2014, but we’re still spending too much
By Wendell Potter The end of the year is always a good time to reflect on what went right and what didn’t and to speculate about what might happen in…
In Alabama, A Public Hospital Serves the Poor — with Lawsuits
By ProPublica by Paul Kiel More than a century ago, Alabama enshrined a basic protection in the state’s constitution shielding its poorest citizens from being forced to pay debts they…
Leading role for Murthy: New American Surgeon General
Harvard health experts anticipated bold pronouncements on tobacco control, obesity, and mental health this week, as they digested the news that Harvard Medical School physician Vivek Murthy had been confirmed…
Why the middle class is not feeling a recovery
By Simone Pathe The wealth gap between upper and middle-income Americans is at a 30-year high. Photo by Flickr user Noël. An unemployment rate that’s the lowest since 2008 and…
Obama Normalizes relations With Cuba: Is Havana Your Next Vacation?
President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced plans to normalize diplomatic relations with Cuba and ease economic restrictions on the nation, an historic shift he called the end of an “outdated…
Koch group’s income plummeted in non-election year
By Carrie Levine Revenue at the Center to Protect Patient Rights, once a nerve center of the Koch brothers-affiliated nonprofit network, plunged in 2013, a non-election year, according to new…
BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW: Eric Garner’s Death a Retaliatory Move by NYPD
By Matt Agorist “I wouldn’t really say because Eric was a black man. It’s due to the fact that they stole money from and refused to give him his money,…
Former Officer Sentenced for Gruesomely Stabbing and Shooting His Family’s Dog
By Bob Tuskin Smotherman shot his dog, Whiskey, three times with a .45-caliber gun and slashed its throat with an 8-inch knife at his home in far west unincorporated Bexar…