Ex-Georgia prosecutor on trial for hindering Ahmaud Arbery's murder investigation
Former district attorney Jackie Johnson is accused of interfering with the police investigation into the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery, nearly five years after he was murdered while jogging.
More Than Average: Dow Jones Adds The 'Swoosh'
Nike made the leap onto the stock averages index when Hewlett-Packard, Bank of America and Alcoa were dropped because of their low stock prices. Yes, says, commentator Frank Deford, a mere sporting goods company has joined the wealthy elite.
Florida Makes Spreading Word On Health Care Law A Challenge
The state fought hard against Obama's Affordable Care Act. Now Gov. Rick Scott's administration is questioning the use of federally funded navigators to enroll residents in health care exchanges.
New Zealand Men Give New Meaning To The Words: Beer Tap
With the sponsorship of a brewery, the men rigged a friend's home so that beer flowed from all the taps.
Why Lilly Collins Is The 'Most Dangerous Celebrity'
Fantasy film star Lily Collins seems harmless but beware of looking for more about the starlet on the Internet. According to antivirus software company McAfee, she is the Most Dangerous Celebrity. Plugging Collins' name into a search engine has a 14 percent chance of turning up a computer virus.
Should It Take 2 Or 3 Years To Earn A Law Degree?
President Obama, a Harvard Law grad and former law professor, has suggested that students can learn all they need to take the bar exam in two years. That would save them tens of thousands of dollars. But it would also cost law schools millions of dollars in tuition revenue.
Home Care Workers To Be Included In Wage And Overtime Law
There are about 2 million home care workers in the U.S. But currently they are not covered under minimum wage and overtime laws. That will change in January of 2015 under new regulations announced by the Obama administration.
Brazil's President Postpones U.S. Visit Over Spying Concerns
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has put off her state visit to the United States over allegations that the National Security Agency spied on her, ordinary Brazilians and the state oil company. This was supposed to be the first state visit by a Brazilian leader in two decades.
U.N. Report Doesn't Assign Blame To Syrian Chemical Attack
U.N. weapons inspectors have issued their report on last month's chemical weapons attack in Syria. Anthony Cordesman, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, tells Steve Inskeep that the report bolsters U.S. and European charges that the Assad regime deployed the sarin gas.
