Tag: John Hockenberry
Police facial-recognition scanners raise privacy concerns
Law enforcement outfitted with iPhones capable of scanning a person's face and matching it to a database of people with criminal records. ...
Africa faces its worst drought in 60 years
Drought grips Horn of Africa region -- which encompasses Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea -- leaving millions at risk....
Minnesota state shutdown the longest in US history
Minnesota's state shutdown entered day 12, making it the longest in US history and leaving 22,000 state employees unemployed....
US suspends $800 million of military aid to Pakistan
The move is an effort to admonish Pakistan for expelling U.S. military trainers, and show disapproval for terrorist activities there....
Ahmed Wali Karzai assassinated in Kandahar
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead at point blank range this morning....
DEA declares marijuana has no medical use
What the DEA's recent ruling could mean for medical marijuana dispensaries....
Social Security on the table in debt limit talks
President Obama puts entitlement reform on the table in debt ceiling talks, Democrats say they were caught completely off-guard....
Evaluating effectiveness of Medicaid
A new study shows people on Medicaid see doctors more regularly, are more financially stable and less depressed....
Texas execution has international impact
Execution could hurt U.S. diplomatic relations with Mexico and may violate U.S. compliance with Vienna Convention on Consular Relations....
News of the World closes, hacking victim speaks out
British detectives investigating the illegal phone hacking conducted by the tabloid's staff say the number of victims could exceed 4,000. ...
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