The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel just published a blockbuster story that’s today’s must read: Based on court records, police reports and dozens of interviews, the paper details how the ATF used “rogue” tactics — including providing underage youths with alcohol and allowing them to smoke pot — to run storefront gun and drug stings across the […]
A European lawmaker says former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is set to testify before a civil liberties committee of the European Parliament later this month. Snowden, of course, is expected to talk about the surveillance activities of United States’ National Security Agency. Reporter Terri Schultz filed this report for our Newscast unit: Enlarge image i
Enlarge image i Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong signs autographs in the Blue Note nightclub in Chicago in 1948. Edward S. Kitch/AP Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong signs autographs in the Blue Note nightclub in Chicago in 1948. Edward S. Kitch/AP Aside from racial and ethnic slurs, there aren’t many words that prompt a more immediate and
Enlarge image i President Obama participates in a conversation with Saban Forum Chairman Haim Saban at the 10th annual Saban Forum on Saturday. Pete Marovich/Getty Images President Obama participates in a conversation with Saban Forum Chairman Haim Saban at the 10th annual Saban Forum on Saturday. Pete Marovich/Getty Images During an hour-long talk at the
Enlarge image i A police officer uses pepper spray on seated Occupy demonstrators at the University of California, Davis, on Nov. 18, 2011. Thomas K. Fowler/AP A police officer uses pepper spray on seated Occupy demonstrators at the University of California, Davis, on Nov. 18, 2011. Thomas K. Fowler/AP Just in the past few days:
Today college football saw another upset, when Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State to kill their Big 12 championship and BCS bowl game hope. The AP has the details of the game. But something just as dramatic happened off the field: Stillwater, Okla., where the game was played, and a large section of the state stretching south
“DOUGH a crust, an unbaked crust …”: Carrie Underwood may have played Maria in NBC’s The Sound of Music Live, but on Twitter, it was @DiGiorno that stole the show. NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images When big food corporations try to horn in on Twitter conversations about TV shows and other pop culture fare,
Enlarge image i Spectators gather in the rain before President Barack Obama lights the National Christmas Tree at a ceremony at the Ellipse across from the White House in Washington, on Friday. Charles Dharapak/AP Spectators gather in the rain before President Barack Obama lights the National Christmas Tree at a ceremony at the Ellipse across
Enlarge image i A French soldier looks out from an armored vehicle during a patrol through the streets of Bangui, on Thursday. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images A French soldier looks out from an armored vehicle during a patrol through the streets of Bangui, on Thursday. Sia Kambou/AFP/Getty Images France has sent troops to the Central African
Enlarge image i Fast-food workers march toward the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Similar rallies occurred in about 100 cities across the U.S. Morgan Walker/NPR Fast-food workers march toward the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Similar rallies occurred in about 100 cities across
Enlarge image i Jameis Winston #5 of the Florida State Seminoles attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators on November 30. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Jameis Winston #5 of the Florida State Seminoles attempts a pass during the game against the Florida Gators on November 30. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images Florida State University Quarterback
Enlarge image i That’s Dr. Fido to you, pal. JAMA That’s Dr. Fido to you, pal. JAMA For a half-century, JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association, adorned its cover with works of fine art. You could have easily mistaken an issue of the august medical journal on your doctor’s desk for a stray