by Medill News Service | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock one minute closer to midnight. The clock, which now stands at five minutes until midnight, was changed due to concerns over the threats ofexpanded nuclear power and grave environmental dangers due to...
by Edwin Rios | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — The Guantanamo Bay detention facility should be closed within the next decade because it undermines U.S. security, a member of the House defense appropriations committee said Tuesday. “As long Guantanamo continues to exist, it undermines our...
by David Uberti | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Less than a week after the Pentagon released a defense plan proposing to cut costs and focus attention on East Asia, experts Tuesday warned further cutbacks could hurt U.S. security and economic interests in the region. The plan, unveiled Thursday by...
by Jaclyn Skurie | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — The global think tank World Resources Institute hosted its ninth annual “Stories to Watch” event at the National Press Club on Tuesday, connecting trends and observations from last year to predict the key environmental issues of 2012. Manish Bapna,...
by Rebecca Nelson | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON – Activists in black hoods and orange jumpsuits gathered outside the White House Tuesday, protesting the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The demonstration, part of a protest by the group Witness Against Torture, previewed the ten-year...
by Shirley Li | Jan 10, 2012 | Business
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court Tuesday heard arguments from Fox and ABC that federal rules banning indecency on TV violate the First Amendment, although the government’s lawyer countered that the ban is needed to protect children. The case, Federal Communications...
by Patrick Svitek | Jan 10, 2012 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Industry officials stopped short of suggesting drastic changes to safety guidelines at air shows and air races across the country before a sometimes skeptical National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday. They did, however, signal they will continue...
by James Arkin | Jan 10, 2012 | Education
WASHINGTON — From students to college presidents to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, people from all corners of the education community flocked to the White House Tuesday to participate in panel discussions on the need for civics in American higher education....
by Chris Kirk | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON — Policymakers who ignore or trivialize global climate change are pushing humanity closer to extinction, according to an organization of scientists and diplomats. Lamenting the failure of policymakers worldwide to ease nuclear tensions and curb...
by Ben Kamisar | Jan 10, 2012 | Environment
WASHINGTON— It may not be time to head for the fallout shelters, but the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists thinks it’s at least time to pre-emptively sound an apocalyptic alarm. The Bulletin on Tuesday moved its Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of the world’s...
