Tag: USA
U.S. faces hurdles if it chooses to extradite NSA leaker Snowden to face criminal charges
The United States government has begun a criminal investigation in response to data program leaker Edward Snowden's actions. While President Barack Obama declined to address Snowden specifically, in a national TV interview Monday night, he mounted a spirited defense of the NSA surveillance program at large....
Survey finds broad support for Edward Snowden, NSA leaker
The story of Edward Snowden and his brash leak regarding the NSA's use of information tracking systems on American citizens caught many by surprise. What does the public think of Snowden's actions and how are they feeling about their privacy and security?...
Ecuadorian locals still seeking damages from Chevron for environmental damage
Despite winning a long court battle, Ecuadorian plaintiffs seeking repayment for environmental destruction have been unable to collect from Chevron, the company the indigenous people and their lawyers blame for the leaked oil contaminating the land and water....
Apple seeks to chart new course with rollout of iOS 7 software
Apple reinvented the mobile space when it launched the iPhone, and then upended it again when it opened up its operating system, iOS, to third party developers. Now it's trying to recapture some of that mojo with its first major overhaul of the software, set to be released in the fall....
Deportation leaves family split apart, no one truly home
Felipe Montes accumulated traffic tickets -- so many that he was hauled into court in the small North Carolina town where he lived. Waiting for him there, though, were U.S. immigration officers. Montes was eventually deported, his U.S. citizen children placed in foster care and his long nightmare was just beginning....
Tough economic times leads more students to start, stay in school, new report shows
A new federal report indicates that Americans across the spectrum are increasingly choosing to go back and earn a college degree. And for some in college, there's new motivation to make sure they finish and get their diploma....
Modern family takes on new dimension when it comes to structure, gender
Many American families are no longer conforming to the traditional nuclear family. Jennifer Finney Boylan and her family, is just one example. More than ten years ago, Boylan transitioned from male to female and has remained married to her wife Deidre, all while raising two sons....
New York City begins to celebrate first immigrant -- a Dominican
History has taught us that New York City was founded by the Dutch as New Amsterdam, before it was renamed. But now, researchers are highlighting an immigrant from what is now the Dominican Republic who is believed to be the first immigrant to arrive....
Climate change threatens California's stock of native fish
California's rivers and lakes are getting warmer, which puts a great deal of stress on the native fish that live in those bodies of water. But all isn't lost. There are changes that could be made that could help keep them from going extinct....
Technology delivers brain controlled flying robots
As technology continues to develop at a rapid pace, another piece of the future has seemingly arrived. A team of researchers has successfully demonstrated the ability to control a flying robot using only a user's brain waves. ...
