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Report Raises Questions About Rutgers' New Athletic Director
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Struggling to emerge from the shadow of Mike Rice — the men's basketball coach fired after video showed him assaulting his players — Rutgers hired Julie Hermann, a new athletic director the school hopes would make things better.
Well, last night, a little less than a month before Hermann ...
As Recovery Continues, Obama Heads To Oklahoma
Sunday, May 26, 2013
President Obama is scheduled to visit the city of Moore, Okla., today, to survey the devastation left behind by by a monster EF-5 tornado.
"Obama plans to meet with affected families and thank first responders during a visit Sunday to Moore, Okla. The White House ...
Flooding Brings San Antonio To Standstill, Kills One
Saturday, May 25, 2013
A massive storm system has dumped more than 10 inches of rain over San Antonio, leaving the Texas city flooded and at a standstill.
Texas Public Radio's Ryan Loyd reports the area is still under a flash flood emergency. Ryan filed this report for our Newscast unit:
"Some people ...
'We'll Keep Running': Thousands Complete Final Mile Of Boston Marathon
Saturday, May 25, 2013
It was cold and rainy today in Boston. Still, thousands of runners laced up their shoes and headed to Kenmore Square.
That's the site of the final mile marker for the Boston Marathon. On April 15, when two bombs exploded near the finish line, thousands of runners could not finish ...
Obama Forgets To Salute; Sparks Debate On Presidential Tradition
Saturday, May 25, 2013
As President Obama boarded Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, he didn't return the salute of the Marine standing at the base of the stairs.
Obama realized it once he got into the helicopter, so he turned around and shook the Marine's hand. Here's ...
Missouri Train Collision Injures 7, Collapses Overpass
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Two freight trains collided in Scott County, Mo., early Saturday morning, leaving seven injured and collapsing an overpass.
"Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter says a Union Pacific train t-boned a Burlington Northern train that had just made it through an intersection.
"The collision caused one of ...
One Hit Wonder? Another Anibal Sanchez No-Hit Bid Spoiled
Saturday, May 25, 2013
You've gotta feel for Detroit right-hander Anibal Sanchez.
He was cruising toward a no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins Friday night. It was the ninth inning, two outs to go, the count was 1-1 on Joe Mauer.
For his 121st pitch, Sanchez hung a pitch over the heart of the plate. ...
'We Need Help Bad': 911 Calls Reveal Chaos In Tornado's Wake
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Authorities in Moore, Okla., just released some of the calls that were made to 911 during the EF-5 tornado that devastated the city.
They're harrowing and they offer a glimmer of the chaos and emotion that followed the storm.
During one of the calls, a man tells the dispatcher that ...
School Bus Fire Kills 15 Children In Pakistan
Saturday, May 25, 2013
A fire onboard a school bus left at least 15 children dead in Pakistan Saturday morning.
The New York Times reports the private school bus caught fire near the town of Gujrat, when the driver tried to switch from using gasoline to natural gas.
"Because of high petrol prices, ...
WATCH: Moore Tornado As Seen From Space
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
When it became clear that the conditions over Moore, Okla. were ripe for a huge tornado, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration put its GOES-13 satellite into high gear.
Instead of imaging the earth every 30 minutes, it was doing it every 5 minutes. The images it beamed back are ...
JPMorgan Shareholders Vote To Keep Dimon As Chairman, CEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
'Tornado Emergency': A Rare, Dire Warning Born In Oklahoma
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
An Emotional Gauntlet: Tornado Survivors Start Picking Up The Pieces
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
(We're following the news from Oklahoma, where a tornado devastated the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday. Most recent update: 8:40 p.m. ET.)
A day after a monster EF-5 tornado pummeled Moore, Okla., the focus turned to the victims.
NPR's Wade Goodwyn spent the day in the ...
VIDEO: A Time-Lapse Of The Tornado In Oklahoma
Monday, May 20, 2013
NBC News has put together a time-lapse video of the EF-4 tornado that tore through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Okla.
As we told you in the live blog, the National Weather Service says it was at least an EF-4 tornado with winds in excess of 166 mph. ...
Dozens Killed In Massive Tornado Near Oklahoma City
Monday, May 20, 2013
Fox Calls U.S. Surveillance Of Its Reporter 'Downright Chilling'
Monday, May 20, 2013
Fox News said that it was "outraged," after learning that the Justice Department obtained the personal emails of one of its reporters during the course of a 2009 leak investigation.
The Washington Post broke the story this morning, citing an sealed affidavit filed in The United States District ...
WATCH: A Train Wreck Of A 'Star-Spangled Banner' Performance
Monday, May 20, 2013
Imagine: You're tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Memorial Cup, a Canadian hockey tournament being held in Saskatoon. Midway through, you realize you don't know the words. What do you do?
Well, on Saturday, the Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand decided to just keep going and ...
Texas Company Scraps Controversial Lesson Plan System
Monday, May 20, 2013
After uproar over some lesson plans some conservatives deemed un-American, a Texas company has decided scrap a curriculum system used by 877 school districts that were too small or too poor to produce their own.
"The CSCOPE era is over," Texas state Sen. Dan Patrick, who was leading the charge ...
Deborah Turness, Of British ITV, Will Be President Of NBC News
Monday, May 20, 2013
NBC announced Monday that Deborah Turness, the former editor of the British ITV News, will become president of NBC News beginning in August.
Turness, the network said, becomes the first woman to head the news division of one of the Big Three television networks in the United States.
"Deborah ...
Immigration Officers' Union Will Oppose Senate Bill
Monday, May 20, 2013
The union that represents 12,000 officers who process immigration applications said they will oppose a bipartisan bill that seeks to overhaul the nation's immigration policies.
As Fox News reports, The National CIS Council is the second union to oppose the bill being discussed in Congress. The National ICE Council, ...