2015-01-30 U.S. Spotlight

Weighing risks and benefits of making a deal with Iran   
PBS NewsHour
As part of a collaboration between The Atlantic and the PBS NewsHour, Judy Woodruff examines the challenges and opportunities of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. RELATED. RELATED. RETHINKING IRAN monitor us iran flag · Is it time to open the door ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Health

CBS Local   

New Study Of Retired NFL Players' Brains Shows Why Tackle Football Should ...   
Forbes
How young is too young to be playing tackle football? There are plenty of leagues around the country where kids as young as six play. They shouldn't. There is no reason for young kids to be banging heads like the grown-ups do. And now science shows just ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Science

NBCNews.com   

Survey Shows Scientists and Public at Odds Over Climate, GMOs and More   
NBCNews.com
A newly published survey shows a significant opinion gap between professional scientists and the wider American public on issues in science ranging from climate change to genetically modified foods. But the results match up on at least one score: Each side ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Sports

Bleacher Report   

NBA All-Star Reserves 2015: Full Roster List and Analysis for East and West   
Bleacher Report
A week after the voting public picked the starters for the 2015 NBA All-Star Game, the coach-selected reserves were announced Jan. 29. There were a few surprises, and it seems clear quality trumped quantity in some cases, which helps explain Kevin ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Entertainment

USA TODAY   

Suge Knight involved in fatal car crash on 'Compton' set   
USA TODAY
Hip-hop mogul Suge Knight reportedly ran over a man with his vehicle at a promotional shoot for the upcoming Universal release Straight Outta Compton Thursday in Compton. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has arrived on the scene and ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Technology

CNNMoney   

Chinese netizens squirm as party tightens grip on internet   
Sydney Morning Herald
Beijing: Google has been steadily strangled, and Gmail finally blocked more effectively than ever. Instagram and Flickr recently went black, while Microsoft Outlook was hacked. In the past few days, virtual private network (VPN) services, the tools that many ...

2015-01-30 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Voices: Google's Glass miscue deserves a second life   
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — O.K., Glass, what's next? On Google's earnings call Thursday, CFO Patrick Pichette noted that "when teams aren't able to hit hurdles … sometimes we ask them to take a pause and reset their strategy." He was talking about Google Glass, ...

2015-01-30 U.S. U.S.

CBS Local   

McCaskill Issues Statement: 'The Keystone Pipeline – A Commonsense Approach'   
CBS Local
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill issued the following statement after voting to approve the Keystone Pipeline: During my career, I've never been afraid to pick a fight—including with the leaders of my own party—because we can't let politics trump good ...

2015-01-30 U.S. World

CBC.ca   

Islamic State's Egypt wing claims deadliest attacks in months: official Twitter   
Reuters
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Islamic State's Egypt wing claimed a series of attacks that killed at least 27 security personnel on Thursday in some of the worst anti-government violence in months, after commemorations around the anniversary of the 2011 ...