It’s been nearly a week since Virginia legislators made headlines by refusing to put a Richmond prosecutor on the bench. Tracy Thorne-Begland is a decorated fighter pilot who was honorably discharged from the Navy, and he’s openly gay. Some said this was a case of bigotry, but it may also be a case of intensive lobbying by a conservative Christian group. Sandy Hausman has that story.
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From NPR News- China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act? May 24, 2013There is some political willingness, but because China is highly decentralized politically the Communist Party has only limited influence over provincial governments and how they regulate their dirty factories. The powerful state-owned oil companies have also resisted pressure to produce cleaner-burning fuel.
- Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon? May 24, 2013A Stanford MBA who used to work for Google returned to Myanmar to be an Internet entrepreneur. But it's tough to start an Internet company in a country where the power goes out every day.
- Military Moms: A Bond Borne From Shared Loss May 24, 2013Two mothers whose sons were killed during the first Gulf War talk about how they became friends after their sons' death. The last 22 years would have been tough without the friendship, because, as one tells the other, "what's in our hearts we share."
- Why You Have To Scratch That Itch May 23, 2013Itch can be a useful warning sign, or a maddening symptom with no cure. But the origins of itch have long been a mystery.Scientists think they've come closer to understanding the origins of itch in a molecule that makes mice scratch like mad.
- Bridge Collapses In Wash. State; People, Cars In Water May 24, 2013TAn unknown number of people and vehicles are in the Skagit River, and rescue crews are looking for them. The bridge collapsed at 7 p.m., but the reason is unclear.
- China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act? May 24, 2013
- From BBC News
- Woolwich: Security services defended May 24, 2013The government defends security services against criticism they missed signs which might have helped prevent the murder of a soldier in London.
- Emergency runway closure at Heathrow May 24, 2013Heathrow Airport's runways were closed after a plane made an emergency landing.
- US road bridge falls into river May 24, 2013Three people are rescued after part of a US road bridge on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver collapsed into a river in Washington state.
- Sex education struggles with porn May 24, 2013In an age when "extremely violent and sadistic imagery is two clicks away", school sex education is struggling to keep pace, suggests a study.
- Cockroaches evolving to evade traps May 24, 2013Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
- Woolwich: Security services defended May 24, 2013
