January 23, 2015
- An initial 300 vials of the experimental Ebola vaccine will arrive in Liberia tonight.
- King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies, spurring questions about succession at a critical time.
- The Obama Administration has quietly tabled its proposal to reform the NSA's collection of telephone metadata.
- Liberal disenchantment with NAFTA stands in the way as Obama pushes to fast-track massive trade deals.
- Journalist and former Anonymous member Barrett Brown sentenced to 63 months in prison for linking to illegally obtained information.
- After two decades in office—and years of rumors—New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver arrested for corruption.
- The military's public disavowal of body counts belies their internal fascination with the most macabre of metrics.
- An Iraq vet attests to American Sniper's realism, but says we need more.
- Scientists find evidence in our pre-human ancestors of thumb bones structured for a strong and precise grip.
- Four New Hampshire bears have died after overdosing on 90 pounds of chocolate and doughnuts used as bait.
- Following its measles outbreak, Disneyland warns parents of unvaccinated children against visiting.
- An interview with Motown Records' chief engineer.
- American appetite for avocados has skyrocketed since 2000, and now 85% of the fruit must be imported.
- E-cigarettes, marketed as a healthier alternative to regular cigarettes, found to have much higher levels of formaldehyde.
- Scoring high on the internet addiction quiz.
- Fed up with fake news, Facebook adds a hoax-catching device to its NewsFeed algorithm.
- Rappers El-P and Killer Mike give advice to teenage girls.