Tag Archives: Obituary

New Rules for NSA, Carbon Clock Ticks

Friday, January 17, 2014

Change for NSA: President Obama is scheduled this morning to announce changes in the NSA’s “metadata” program that collects the raw data from telephone communications. Obama is expected to say that the data should be held by the phone companies …

NJ Coverup, Sochi Travel Alert

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Lane Change: Documents released by the New Jersey legislature reveal a concerted effort by state officials to cover up a plot to snarl traffic entering the George Washington Bridge last September.   In an act of political revenge on the Democratic …

Jobs Slow, Chem Spill, Who’s Sari Now?

Friday, January 10, 2014

Econ 101: The economy added only 74,000 new jobs in December, the smallest number in three years, but the unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent. Analysts had expected 200,000 new jobs, the same as previous months, but bad weather may …

Arctic Cold, Phil Everly Dies

Saturday, January 4, 2014

It’s a Negative: A deep cold has settled into the country from the Midwest to Maine in the wake of a major winter storm. Schools will be closed in Minnesota on Monday because it’s so freaking cold, with a low …

Storm Moves On, Al Qaeda Moves In

Friday, January 3, 2014

In Deep: A major winter storm dumped snow all the way from Maryland to Halifax. We have reports of 14 inches of snow at the Ragged Mountain ski resort in New Hampshire, two feet in Boxford, Mass., north of Boston, …

Peace, Ice, and an Extension

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas City and World: In his first Christmas celebration as Pope, Francis called on atheists to work with believers of all religions toward “a homemade peace” that can spread across the world. He said, “Let us all unite, either with …

Married in Utah, Snowden Mission Accomplished

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Beehive State: Same-sex marriages continued in Utah yesterday after a federal judge refused appeals to stay his own order making it legal. Utah Governor Gary Herbert filed a formal notice of appeal and said in a statement, “I am very …

Wet and White, HS Victim Dies

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Wet White Christmas: A winter storm stretching from Arkansas to the northern tip of Maine is bringing everything from flood warnings to snow and ice. Tornadoes ripped through Mississippi yesterday, killing one man when his mobile home overturned and another …

London Theater Collapse, Putin Pardons

Friday, December 20, 2013

London Collapse: The ceiling of the 113-year-old Apollo Theater in London collapsed during a performance last night, injuring 76 people, seven of them seriously. About 700 people were watching a show when, according to witnesses, the ceiling fell into the …

Tech Execs Object, Mega Millions

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Nation: Leaders of major tech companies urged President Obama yesterday to dial back the NSA’s electronic spying. Execs from Google, Apple, Yahoo and other companies met with the President for two hours, a day after the NSA’s massive data collection …