News

FIFA Chief Rejects Responsibility For Welfare Of Workers In Qatar

4:57pm December 02, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Sepp Blatter, who heads soccer's governing body, said the companies that employed the migrant laborers building the infrastructure for Qatar's 2022 World Cup were responsible for their safety.

Saxophonist Bobby Keys of The Rolling Stones performs at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, N.Y., on Sept. 7, 2012.

Bobby Keys, Who Played Saxophone For The Rolling Stones, Dies At 70

3:44pm December 02, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

During the course of his long career, Keys played with everyone from John Lennon to Eric Clapton, but it was work with the Stones for which he was most famous.

Health & Safety

Why The ER Doctor Asks Patients What's Happening At Home

3:15pm December 02, 2014

by Leana Wen

Some people would argue that the emergency room isn't the right place to deal with patients' personal problems. But the ills that lead people to seek care are often tied to their challenging lives.

The use of infant bedding by mother's age, between 1993 and 2010. Data provided by the National Infant Sleep Position Study.

Health & Safety

Doctors Warn That Soft Bedding Puts Babies At Risk

3:15pm December 02, 2014

by Alison Bruzek

Pediatricians have been telling parents for years that soft bedding, such as pillows and blankets, raises the risk of suffocation for babies. But many parents don't seem to be paying attention.

A new minimum wage was approved Tuesday in Chicago, where fast food workers and activists demonstrated outside McDonald's downtown restaurant this summer.

Chicago Council Strongly Approves $13 Minimum Wage

3:13pm December 02, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Saying that inflation has outpaced wage growth, the ordinance will raise the city's minimum wage to $10 by next July, with new increments added each summer thereafter.

Ashton Carter answers a reporter's question during a March 2013 news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea.

Reports: Ashton Carter Emerges As Obama's Top Pick For Secretary Of Defense

3:06pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Carter served as the No. 2 defense official under Leon Panetta. While relatively unknown to the public, he's respected for his intelligence.

World News

Costa Concordia Captain Defends Himself In First Testimony

3:02pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Francesco Schettino said he didn't change the route of the cruise liner to impress a Moldovan dancer he was having an affair with.

U.S. athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their gloved fists at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968 to express their opposition to racism in the U.S.

National

A Brief History Of Racial Protest In Sports

2:22pm December 02, 2014

by Kat Chow

On Sunday, players from the St. Louis Rams ran onto the field with their arms raised in the "hands up, don't shoot" pose that's been used in protests of the shooting death of Michael Brown.

Each item, including boots from Guatemala, a basket from Rwanda and a soda can cuff from Kenya, are handmade. And when people buy these gifts, the profits go back to the artisans and their community.

For Giving Tuesday: A Guide To Gifts That Give Back

2:18pm December 02, 2014

by Maanvi Singh

Boots from a Guatemalan village. A basket woven in Rwanda. Kenyan soda cans that became cool cuffs. Money spent on these and other items provides a better life for artisans in the developing world.

World News

Al-Shabab Takes Responsibility For Killing Dozens In Kenya

1:56pm December 02, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Witnesses said armed militants opened fire on workers at a quarry in the northeast part of the country. At least 36 died. The country's police chief resigned, and the interior minister was fired.