2014-12-20 U.S. Spotlight

'The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Volume II'   
New York Times
At a time when religious faith is coming under intense scrutiny, “The Norton Anthology of World Religions” is presenting a documentary history of six major faiths with sufficient editorial explanation to make their major texts intelligible across the barriers of time ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Health

Fox News   

Contaminated caramel apples linked to four deaths, dozens of illnesses in 10 ...   
Fox News
MINNEAPOLIS – Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states. Caramel apples are most popular around Halloween, and the outbreak ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Science

The Register   

Kepler's still got it! Space telescope spots SUPER-EARTH 180 light years away   
The Register
Don't panic, US Navy has only deployed a ROBOT SHARK (but where are the lasers?) Woz moves to Oz · Scrooges rejoice! Beancounters find formula for perfect Xmas party · 30,000 people buy a box of BOVINE EXCREMENT · Boggling bum babe Kim fails ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Sports

FOXSports.com   

Islanders edge Red Wings 2-1   
ESPN
DETROIT -- Anders Lee knocked the puck over the goal line for a split-second in the second period, and the New York Islanders went on to a 2-1 victory over Detroit on Friday night. Lee was credited with a tiebreaking goal after a replay review, and the ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Entertainment

The Hindu   

North Korea hacked Sony: Obama   
The Hindu
President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea's leader, and he pledged the U.S. would respond “in a place and manner and time that we choose” to the hacking attack ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Technology

Delhi Daily News   

Explore Google Street View with virtual reality   
Delhi Daily News
Google Street View has just got better, now giving anybody the option to explore locations with virtual reality. And all it takes is a tiny piece of cardboard with a price tag of 10 dollars. The tech giant announced on Tuesday that users can wear the headset and ...

2014-12-20 U.S. Business

Reuters   

Wall Street up for third day, led by energy shares   
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended gains for a third session on Friday, giving the S&P 500 its best weekly performance in nearly two months as energy shares continued to rebound. The S&P energy index .SPNY jumped 3.1 percent, leading the ...

2014-12-20 U.S. U.S.

New York Daily News   

De Blasio meets with protesters, NYPD cops just hours apart   
New York Daily News
Walking a fine line between his sympathy for civil disobedience and his role overseeing the NYPD, Mayor de Blasio met with both protesters and cops Friday in separate events just hours apart. At the agency's lower Manhattan headquarters, where he ...

2014-12-20 U.S. World

Chron.com   

AP WAS THERE: US breaks relations with Cuba   
Chron.com
EDITOR'S NOTE — When the United States severed its diplomatic relationship with Cuba on Jan. 3, 1961, it kicked off a year in which CIA-funded counterrevolutionaries would try to invade Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, and after that, the withdrawal or ouster of ...