Headlines from December 4, 2014

Records of deaths by officers from local police departments are routinely higher than those reported by the FBI.
Following the decision not to indict, Eric Holder announces federal investigation into Eric Garner’s chokehold death.
Man who shot the Eric Garner video claims police have been harassing him ever since.
Days after Obama announced police body camera funding, failure to indict Daniel Pantaleo shows change won’t be a quick fix.
The US and Iran are conducting parallel military operations against ISIS, though each claims no cooperation with the other.
This will be the first human-rated spacecraft that’s gone beyond low-Earth orbit in 42 years. Today’s NASA launch brings us closer to Mars.
CDC announces samples of the current influenza virus indicate a mutation, making this year’s vaccine less effective.
Now they can count—on two hands—the total number of toys each child has.
Compared to other rich countries, older Americans have better access to specialists and more trouble paying for them.
For those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia, getting lost can be a frequent—and dangerous—occurrence.
I would never refer anyone to Gannett…the laughably Orwellian Newsroom of the Future.
I am one woman who has experienced something countless women have experienced. Roxane Gay tells her harrowing story.
University of Texas psychology lab loses 100 brains, including that of a notorious serial killer.
They were just ways to link things together. Embedded in the web’s many messy languages, the weight of technologies and dreams past.
“Gangnam Style” broke YouTube’s counter when its views hit 2,147,483,648—aka computing’s magic number.
We were virtual but personal, digital and not anonymous, sexual, yet never physical.