2014-12-23 U.S. Spotlight

PBS NewsHour   

New York police killings raise questions of cause and effect after weeks of ...   
PBS NewsHour
The murder of two New York City police officers has ignited a volley of blame and exposes the deep rifts dividing a city in mourning. Gwen Ifill gets two perspectives from Patrick Colligan of the New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association and Mark ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Health

UPI.com   

iPads, tablets, smartphones disrupt good sleep, study finds   
Washington Post
Basking in the blue glow of iPads, smartphones and other electronic devices before bedtime could be messing up our sleep patterns more profoundly than we realize, and even affecting our long-term health, according to a new study published Monday in the ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Science

Science Times   

Yellowstone's Thermal Springs - Pollution and Their Unique Coloration   
Science Times
It may not be easy to turn back the hands of time to see the effect humans have, but thanks to some creative mathematical modelling geologists have been able to make an accurate picture of one particular case. Published this week in the journal Applied ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Sports

SI.com   

Kragthorpe: Brawl overshadows BYU-Memphis drama   
Salt Lake Tribune
Memphis defensive back DaShaughn Terry (32) intercepts a pass intended for BYU wide receiver Jordan Leslie (9) to end the inaugural Miami Beach Bowl NCAA college football game, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014 in Miami. Memphis defeated Brigham Young ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Entertainment

Variety   

Singer Joe Cocker Dies at 70   
Variety
British vocalist Joe Cocker, whose blues-drenched, unfettered performances made him one of the most distinctive rock singers of the late '60s and early '70s, died Dec. 22 in Colorado. He was 70 and had been battling lung cancer. The Sheffield-born ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Technology

New York Daily News   

Google Shows Off Finished Prototype of Self-Driving Car   
NBCNews.com
Just in time for the holidays, Google has taken the wraps off the first complete prototype of its self-driving car. In May, the company showed off a mockup of its autonomous driving vehicle. But that was just an early design concept — the vehicle didn't have ...

2014-12-23 U.S. Business

USA TODAY   

Dow, S&P 500 finish at all-time closing highs   
USA TODAY
Despite plunging oil and gas prices, stocks soared on Monday with the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting new record closing highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 0.8% to 17,959.44, while the S&P 500 ended the day 0.3% ...

2014-12-23 U.S. U.S.

New York Daily News   

Widow of NYPD cop Wenjian Liu speaks about husband   
New York Daily News
The devastated widow of slain police Officer Wenjian Liu spoke Monday about her husband's choice to lead a life of service as a shaken city continued to mourn him and Officer Rafael Ramos — two heroes executed by a madman. “His dreams were of ...

2014-12-23 U.S. World

Toronto Star   

North Korean Web goes dark days after Obama pledges response to Sony hack   
Washington Post
North Korea's fledgling Internet went dark Monday, days after President Obama promised a “proportional response” to the nation's alleged hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment. The question of who pulled the plug immediately became the stuff of a global ...