2014-12-21 U.S. Spotlight

How should the U.S. government respond to North Korea's attack on Sony?   
PBS NewsHour
President Obama told the White House Press Corps that Sony was wrong to withdraw its film, “The Interview,” and that the U.S. would react “proportionally” to the damaging cyber-attack by North Korea. Judy Woodruff turns to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Health

Reuters   

UN's Ebola mission should be closed once battle won: Ban   
Reuters
BAMAKO (Reuters) - The United Nations mission to fight Ebola should be wound down quickly once the battle is won, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday during his first tour of countries stricken with the virus. The U.N. emergency Ebola ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Science

Morning Vertical   

Stunning colors found in Yellowstone's famed thermal springs   
Science Recorder
For decades now, Yellowstone national park has attracted visitors with their famous thermal pools, exhibiting intense colors of swirling rainbows and serene cynical yellows. The two most unforgettable are arguably the Grand Prismatic and Sapphire pools, ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Sports

NJ.com   

Philadelphia Eagles' playoffs hopes may have been dashed by loss to Redskins   
Washington Post
A wall divided defensive and offensive players inside the Philadelphia Eagles locker room Saturday night, and misery united them. Center Jason Kelce hobbled wordlessly toward an equipment manager, who yanked Kecle's shoulder pads off for him. Balls of ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Entertainment

E! Online   

Lance Bass and Michael Turchin Are Officially Married—Find Out Which 'NSYNC ...   
E! Online
E! and People can officially announce thatLance Bass and Michael Turchin are now married! The happy couple exchanged vows at the Park Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, CA surrounded by family and friends including Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and JC ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Technology

ABC News   

Have an Amazon Fire Phone? It Just Got a Big Update   
PC Magazine
Amazon today issued a huge update for its Fire Phone . The update brings a number of new features, including the ability to translate text to and from several different languages, and a new artwork-recognition tool that can identify 2,000 famous paintings.
If at first you don't succeed ... Fire, FIRE again: Amazon mulls smartphone sequel   The Register
Hope is still alive for the Fire Phone as Amazon releases new software update   The Westside Story
Amazon Fire Phone Follow-Up Coming in 2016 as Present Version Gets Update ...   Modern Readers
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Stars and Stripes   

BlackBerry joining Boeing to offer self-destructing spy phone   
Stars and Stripes
Two Boeing insiders with knowledge of the program said the tanker team in Everett, Wash., is working feverishly to resolve remaining systems problems and is under orders to prep the first plane “with the minimum capability to make it fly.” Boeing plans 2,000 ...

2014-12-21 U.S. Business

Fortune   

Staples: Breach may have affected 1.16 million customers' cards   
Fortune
Staples said Friday afternoon that nearly 1.16 million customer payment cards may have been affected in a data breach under investigation since October. The office-supply retailer said two months ago that it was working with law enforcement officials to look ...

2014-12-21 U.S. U.S.

USA TODAY   

2 NYC officers dead in ambush-style shooting   
USA TODAY
NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers died after being shot "execution-style" in their parked patrol car Saturday. In a somber press conference, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton said the two officers were deliberately targeted ...

2014-12-21 U.S. World

Fox News   

Australian woman charged with murder of 8 children   
Fox News
Dec. 19, 2014: Emergency services workers cover off the perimeter fence of a house where eight children have been found dead in a Cairns suburb in far north Queensland, Australia. (AP). SYDNEY – An Australian woman was charged with murder on ...