VIDEO: Was Bombing Preventable? House Homeland Security Committee Asks Boston's Top Cop
Edward Davis: Surveillance, fusion centers and intelligence gathering part of our future
2013-05-10
By Dan Merica
Could the Boston Marathon bombing have been prevented? At the House Committee on Homeland Security hearing, Congressmen asked a former senator, Boston's top cop and two experts on public safety about whether or not the intelligence community dropped the ball when they closed an investigation into one of the alleged Boston bombers before the marathon bombing in April. Read the complete article
U.S. Orders Defense Distributed to Remove 3-D Gun Instructions from Website
More than 1 million plans already downloaded possibly against international arms laws
2013-05-10
By Todd Sperry CNN
The U.S. State Department sent a three-page cease and desist letter dated Wednesday to Cody Wilson, the organization's 25-year-old founder and self-described anarchist, demanding that the group remove instructions for printing a handgun with a 3-D printer from its website.
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In Texas, Obama Will Unveil Executive Actions on Jobs
Proposed actions will create education-manufacturing alliances and increase availability of data
2013-05-09
Kevin Liptak CNN
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama will debut two executive actions designed to spur job growth when he visits Austin, Texas, on Thursday, fulfilling a vow he made during his State of the Union address to further bolster American manufacturing. Read the complete article
Student Debt Delays Spending, Saving - and Marriage
Survey: About three-quarters of borrowers have been forced sacrifice to keep up with payments
2013-05-09
Blake Ellis CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Piles of student loan debt are leading some borrowers to put off saving for retirement, buy a home and even get married -- and now many regret taking out the loans in the first place. Read the complete article
Biden Wants Immigration Reform by End of Summer
Newest proposal has seen strong pushback by some on the right
2013-05-09
Ashley Killough CNN
(CNN) --Vice President Joe Biden laid out a timetable for his hopes on immigration reform, saying he wants to see Congress pass a bill in the coming months. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Amendment to Immigration Bill Could Extend Rights to Same Sex Couples
If passed the bill would create a 13-year path to citizenship for most undocumented immigrants
2013-05-08
By Alan Silverleib CNN
Vermont Sen. Patrick's Leahy's amendments to immigration bill would recognize same-sex marriages in which one spouse is an American, and also would allow U.S. citizens to sponsor foreign-born same-sex partners for green cards as long as there's proof of a committed relationship. Read the complete article
VIDEO: Dennis Rodman Asks Kim Jong Un to Release Kenneth Bae
Bae was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea
2013-05-08
By Holly Yan and Jethro Mullen CNN
Dennis Rodman Asks Kim Jong Un to Release Kenneth Bae. The U.S. missionary was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for vague crimes Read the complete article
James Beard Awards: Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon is Best in Northwest
Ken Forkish of Ken's Artisan Bakery nominated for best pastry chef
2013-05-08
CNN
To be nominated is awesome. To win is divine: Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon beat out stiff competition to be named Best Chef in the Northwest in the James Beard Awards. Also nominated were: Cathy Wims at Nostrano and Naomi Pomeroy at beast, from Portland; along with Jason Franey at Canlis and Ethan Stowell at Staple & Fancy Mercantil of Seattle. Read the complete article
FBI Agents' Group Wants Rep. Mike Rogers to Head Bureau
The Michigan Republican currently chairs the House Intelligence Committee
2013-05-07
Carol Cratty CNN Senior Producer
(CNN) -- The FBI Agents Association called on President Obama on Monday to nominate Rep. Mike Rogers, a former agent himself, as director of the bureau. Read the complete article
Nun, Two Others in Federal Court for Nuclear Breach
Peace activists could face up to 20 years in prison for walking onto nuclear facility
2013-05-07
Tricia Escobedo CNN
(CNN) -- When an elderly nun and two fellow peace activists walked undetected onto one of the nation's most secure nuclear facilities last year, they wanted to call attention to the dangers of nuclear weapons. Read the complete article
