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Snowden's Flight To Russia May Not Have Been Such A Shock 27 Aug 2013 | 06:31 pm
Did "NSA leaker" Edward Snowden really surprise Russian officials when he showed up at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport on June 23? Maybe not. The Associated Press writes that, according to the Russian...
MU researchers receive funding for science teaching program 27 Aug 2013 | 06:17 pm
According to an article in the journal Science 60 percent of teachers are “cautious” when teaching science. But the National Science Foundation has recently approved a grant that will help Missouri te...
Top Stories: Crisis In Syria Continues; Fire Rages In Calif. 27 Aug 2013 | 05:41 pm
Good morning. Our early headlines: -- Crisis In Syria: U.S. Likely To Act Soon, AP Reports. -- STUNNING VIDEO: Pilots' View Of California's Rim Fire. Other news: -- "U.S.
STUNNING VIDEO: Pilots' View Of California's Rim Fire 27 Aug 2013 | 04:48 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_eGiGG1B-Q
Woman In Kenya To Marry 2 Men 27 Aug 2013 | 04:14 pm
Polygamy is fairly common in Kenya but one forthcoming marriage is turning that custom on its head. A Kenyan woman not wanting to choose between the two men she loves, decided she will marry both of t...
Crisis In Syria: U.S. Likely To Act Soon, AP Reports 27 Aug 2013 | 04:13 pm
(Click here for our latest update, at 8:45 a.m. ET: "We are ready to go" if ordered, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says.) The Obama administration expects to formally declare Tuesday that Syrian Pres...
Cafe Customers Complain About Early Christmas Music 27 Aug 2013 | 03:52 pm
Shoppers always complain the Christmas season begins earlier every year. And this year, those lunching at Pret A Manger cafes in New York City were treated to Christmas carols starting last week. Only...
Thousands Of Striking Teachers Disrupt Mexico City 27 Aug 2013 | 02:17 pm
The teachers are protesting education changes that would institute evaluations and reduce the power of unions in hiring educators. It's common practice for teachers in Mexico to buy and sell tenured p...
USA Swimming To Review Sexual Misconduct Prevention Program 27 Aug 2013 | 02:13 pm
The governing body of U.S. competitive swimming announced an independent review of its program to protect athletes from sexual abuse. There are new questions, some from Congress, about whether swimmin...
Residents Of Hot Weather States Sweat Air Conditioning Bills 27 Aug 2013 | 02:02 pm
As the number of Americans living in Sunbelt states grows, air conditioning is increasingly becoming a necessity — not a luxury — for a larger swath of the population. Yet the main federal energy assi...
