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| Heads-up technology puts data on car windshields at CES |
| One of the automotive world’s newest, buzziest upgrades was once offered only for trained jet pilots: heads-up displays, projecting a buffet of colorful information on that once-sacred place of clarity, the car windshield. Read full article » |
| Two dead, including alleged shooter, in El Paso VA clinic shooting |
| One person was shot and killed in an El Paso Army medical facility Tuesday afternoon, and the alleged shooter is dead, army officials said Tuesday night.The incident at the El Paso Veteran Affairs Clinic was reported around 3:10 p.m. local time, Maj. Gen. Stephen Twitty, commanding general of Fort Bliss, said at a news conference. Read full article » |
| White House riles new GOP-led Congress with threat to veto Keystone XL pipeline bill |
| The new Congress was not yet two hours old when the White House announced Tuesday that the president would veto the first bill lawmakers plan to send to his desk: a measure authorizing the construction of the Keystone XL pipelineacross the Canada-U.S. border. Read full article » |
| South Korean airline heiress indicted over ‘nut rage’ incident |
| TOKYO – The disgraced Korean Air heiress who exploded in a now-notorious fit of “nut rage” was indicted Wednesday on charges of violating South Korea’s aviation safety law after being served macadamias the wrong way. Read full article » |
| Jeb Bush education foundation played leading role in mixing politics, policy |
| An employee of Jeb Bush’s education foundation was unequivocal when New Mexico’s top schools official needed someone to pay her travel costs to Washington to testify before Congress: The foundation would give her “whatever she needs.” Read full article » |
| Boehner survives leadership challenge from conservative members |
| Republicans took full control of Congress on Tuesday, but — even on a day of happy ceremony — GOP leaders were reminded of the limits of their power, first by a veto threat from the president and then by a historic rebellion by conservatives in the House. Read full article » |
| I didn’t realize the pressure to have a C-section until I was about to deliver |
| I had been at the hospital for two days in induced labor, unable to get out of bed or eat, tethered to a labor-inducing oxytocin drip. The doctors started to talk about stalled labor, a stuck baby, and going to the operating room. I had assisted at dozens of Caesareans when I was a medical student, but I didn’t think I was there yet. I started flipping through numbers on my cellphone, looking for friends who were obstetricians and pediatricians. I needed another opinion to keep me from a C-section. Read full article » |
| Snow closings and delays in the D.C. area for Wednesday, Jan. 7 |
| Following is a list of weather-related closings and delays for Wednesday:Schools Read full article » |
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| POLITICS |
| Jeb Bush’s early 2016 moves force other GOP contenders to speed up timetable |
| Jeb Bush’s rapid moves to jump-start fundraising and organizing for a possible 2016 presidential run are accelerating the timelines of other prospective GOP candidates and creating tumult within the still-forming field. Read full article » |
| The striking decline of ‘values’ in American politics |
| Ten years ago this month, George W. Bush was sworn in to his second term as president of the United States. The reason, according to many political experts of the day: "values voters."And it made sense: "Moral values" was the most-cited priority among voters in the 2004 election -- higher even than the economy, which is usually No. 1. And Bush won 80 percent of these voters, while John F. Kerry won 80 percent of those who emphasized the economy. Read full article » |
| Postal Service reports record holiday package numbers |
| The U.S. Postal Service last month surpassed its holiday-season goal for package deliveries and set a new agency record for parcel deliveries in a single day.The agency last year implemented plans to capitalize on the nation’s traditional late-year shopping spree, lowering shipping rates and making Sunday deliveries in major cities from Nov. 17 through Christmas. Read full article » |
| Has the medical device tax eliminated ‘thousands’ of jobs? |
| “This tax has already eliminated thousands of jobs in the medical device industry, and it’s on track to eliminate thousands more if it isn’t repealed.”—Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), CNN.com opinion article, Jan. 6, 2015 Read full article » |
| OPINIONS |
| The next big fight among Democrats? |
| Almost a year ago, President Obama vowed to use his “pen” and “phone” wherever possible to “make a difference for middle class Americans,” effectively promising to aggressively employ executive action to lift struggling Americans’ economic prospects in the face of implacable Republican opposition. Read full article » |
| Conservative pests swarm John Boehner on Congress’s first day |
| John Boehner won reelection as speaker of the House on Tuesday with the help of an unlikely ally: Mario Cuomo, the former Democratic governor of New York.Astute readers may have noticed that Cuomo is currently deceased. He died on New Year’s Day and was buried Tuesday — and thus, quite inadvertently, did he help to stack the deck for the Ohio Republican to keep the speaker’s gavel in the 114th Congress. Read full article » |
| Learning from the oil market |
| The recent plunge of oil prices to below $50 a barrel offers the same lessons as previous sharp fluctuations: Energy markets work, and politicians who try to steer them almost always get it wrong. It’s ironic that, amid this demonstration of the inexorable power of supply and demand, Congress is beginning its debate on the symbolic issue of the Keystone XL pipeline. The premise on both sides of the aisle is that legislative decisions will shape the supply of crude oil. But 40 years of experience says otherwise. Read full article » |
| Former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell’s real punishment is disgrace |
| THE JUDGE’S sentence was two years in prison, or barely 20 months with time credited for good behavior. But the real punishment for former Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell is disgrace.At Tuesday’s sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge James R. Spencer, who presided over the trial in which Mr. McDonnell (R) was convicted on corruption charges, heard that he had suffered enough. The judge heard that Mr. McDonnell is kind-hearted; compassionate; a devout Catholic; a man as good as his word whose talents would be wasted in prison. In the testimony of admirers and friends —nearly 450 of whom wrote letters to the judge — Mr. McDonnell is hard-working, even-tempered and loath to speak ill of others, a man respected and beloved by all. Read full article » |
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| LOCAL |
| Va. attorney general says state authorities don’t have to hold migrants for U.S. agency |
| RICHMOND — Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) has issued an opinion giving Virginia law enforcement officials cover to release suspected undocumented immigrants before federal officials can assume custody. Read full article » |
| Metro bus to restore service on all bus routes at 7 a.m. |
| Metro said it will restore its regular weekday bus service on all of its routes throughout the region by roughly 7 a.m. Wednesday.Just before 6 a.m., the transit agency said in a news release that buses would begin “moving out to their starting locations shortly.” Read full article » |
| US 50 westbound near Annapolis reopens after earlier crash |
| Updated at 6:24 a.m.Authorities said US 50 westbound has reopened, but traffic backups remain in the area. Read full article » |
| SPORTS |
| Trip west teaches Washington Wizards what is needed to compete against league’s best |
| The night before the Washington Wizards were to fly to Texas to commence the most difficult stretch of their season — a five-game crucible over eight nights versus a handful of the Western Conference’s best teams — John Wall declared the Wizards’ objective was to finish the trip above .500. Read full article » |
| President Obama: ‘If I was a Lions fan I’d be pretty aggravated’ |
| The times being what they are, wasn’t it inevitable that the biggest sports-related controversy to emerge in recent days — an officiating crew’s decision to pick up a fourth-quarter flag it had thrown against Dallas, helping the Cowboys rally for a win against the Lions — would break down along partisan lines? Read full article » |
| Police recover 1968 O.J. Simpson Heisman Trophy stolen from USC 20 years ago |
| In July of 1994, while O.J. Simpson was awaiting trial for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, a replica of the 1968 Heisman Trophy he won at USC was stolen from a display case at that school. Over 20 years later, Los Angeles police announced that they recovered the trophy, along with a Simpson jersey that was stolen at the same time. Read full article » |
| TV and radio listings: January 7 |
| NBA7 p.m. New York at Washington » Comcast SportsNet Plus, WNEW (99.1 FM)7 p.m. Houston at Cleveland » ESPN9:30 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota » ESPNNHL Read full article » |
| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
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| Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz to lead federal watchdog panel |
| Justice Department watchdog Michael Horowitz this month became the second chairman of the panel that guides and oversees the work of federal inspectors general.The 72-member Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency elected Horowitz as its head in a closed-door vote last month, choosing him over Small Business Administration Inspector General Peggy Gustafson. Read full article » |
| Stock market gains boost TSP investors |
| A year of U.S. stock market gains boosted investors in the Thrift Savings Plan, with the program’s large company stock fund posting a 13.78 percent rise for calendar year 2014.The C Fund, which tracks the S&P 500 index of large companies, rose for the sixth straight year—following a drop of nearly 37 percent in 2008 — to outgain the S Fund, which tracks the remainder of the U.S. stock market and which posted a 7.8 percent gain in 2014. The prior two years, the S Fund had outgained the C Fund. Read full article » |
| Courts ‘choose’ to lag behind on tech, says Chief Justice Roberts |
| There are few institutions in modern America as untouched by technology as the U.S. Supreme Court. And that's why it was so striking to see, as our Robert Barnes details, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts devote the bulk of this year's progress report on the state of the federal judiciary to musings on what role technology plays in the life of the court. Read full article » |
| NATIONAL |
| A comprehensive presentation on the rise of inequality…to go! |
| When it comes to the rise of economic inequality in the United States, the question is no longer: Has it really gone up? It’s 1) why has it gone up, 2) what does it mean, and 3) what can be done about it? Read full article » |
| How brick-and-mortar stores can survive the Internet shopping craze |
| Department stores and other brick-and-mortar retailers registered another lackluster holiday shopping season, while online sales have remained upbeat since Cyber Monday. As more consumers spend a larger share of their dollars online, does this signal the days of shopping at department stores and shopping malls are numbered? Read full article » |
| Let’s shatter the ‘broken windows’ theory of American foreign policy right now |
| A few months ago the Wall Street Journal’s Bret Stephens wrote an essay arguing for a “broken windows” theory of American foreign policy — or, rather, for applying the “broken windows” theory of policing to world politics: Read full article » |
| WORLD |
| Palace’s reaction to sex allegations against Prince Andrew surprises royal watchers |
| LONDON — The usual royal response to scandal is to pull up the drawbridge and pretend nothing is happening. So many royal watchers here were quite surprised that instead of the expected “no comment,” , palace officials have taken an uncharacteristic offensive posture. Read full article » |
| Why M.I.A. is angry about Sri Lanka’s election |
| A few months ago, no one could imagine that a presidential election in Sri Lanka would be a real contest. The country's sitting president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has consolidated his grip to such an extent in recent years that many observers see him as a de facto autocrat. In November, Rajapaksa decided to call early elections to extend his mandate beyond the decade he has already been in power. But the move backfired badly. Read full article » |
| Chart: London’s population is finally about to return to its 1939 peak |
| This year, London is expected to reach an important milestone: It will finally surpass the population it had back in 1939, just before World War II, according to Britain's Office of National Statistics. When the city's population reaches 8.615 million, the British capital will be the largest it's ever been. Read full article » |
| Mystery surrounds 53 Cuban political prisoners supposed to be set free |
| An air of secrecy surrounds the fate of 53 political prisoners whom Cuba agreed to free in its historic deal with the United States last month, as Washington and Havana’s refusal to publicly identify the dissidents is fueling suspicion over Cuba’s intentions. Read full article » |
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| BUSINESS |
| Coach is buying Stuart Weitzman. Is that a smart move for the troubled brand? |
| Coach has scooped up some shoes to go with its handbags.The upscale purse and accessories retailer said Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire luxury footwear brand Stuart Weitzman from private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal valued at up to $574 million. Read full article » |
| Why you shouldn’t count on your family members to take care of you when you’re old |
| Americans are strongly underestimating their future needs for long-term care, a potentially costly oversight that could hurt them in their retirement years.About 60 percent of adults between 40 and 65 years old don't think they'll need need long-term care services, according to a new Health Affairs study. That's much less than the 70 percent of people at least 65 years old who will need long-term care services at some point either in their home or at a facility, according to a widely cited earlier study from the Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project. That includes 20 percent who will need between two to five years of long-term care and 20 percent who'll need more than five years. Read full article » |
| 2014 was a terrible year for private pensions |
| Corporate pensions took a hit in 2014.Even though the stock market rose last year, which would normally help pension assets, funding for private pension plans fell to levels not seen since immediately after the financial crisis, according to a recent report by benefits consulting firm Towers Watson. Read full article » |
| TECHNOLOGY |
| Dish’s new Sling TV is a huge deal. Here’s why. |
| You may have heard that Dish Network is unveiling a new online service called Sling TV. This is no ordinary set-top box alternative: Now, for the first time, you'll be able to get live sports, online, without paying for a cable bundle. That's a huge deal, and potentially a sign of things to come. Here's everything we know about Sling TV and why it matters. Read full article » |
| Elon Musk, gaming supernerd |
| Elon Musk has grand visions of colonizing Mars and building a corporate empire to stand the test of time. So perhaps it’s no surprise he counts Mass Effect and Civilization among his favorite video game franchises. Read full article » |
| Forgot to book a hotel? Soon, your car will be able to do it for you. |
| Imagine that you've set out on a long road trip, have the car packed, have gas and are just pulling onto the highway when you realize -- you've forgotten to book a place to stay tonight. In an age of connected cars, GM's OnStar will be able to solve that problem in a very simple way. Just ask your car to find you a room. Read full article » |
| What you need to know about OLED lighting |
| Just as consumers are warming up to idea of LED bulbs usurping good old-fashioned Edisons, another challenger seems poised to join the mix. In December leading lighting manufacturer Acuity Brands introduced a line of OLED lighting products intended for the broader public in the form of two flat panel fixtures: the petal-shaped Chalina and the Aeden, a rectangular minimalist design. Both are now available on Home Depot’s Web site as well as at select stores, starting at $199. Read full article » |
| LIFESTYLE |
| Rep. Steve Israel, finding the funny in Washington’s corridors of power |
| MELVILLE, N.Y. — Because, seriously, there aren’t enough caucuses cluttering Capitol Hill, Rep. Steve Israel plans to start a new one this month. It’s tentatively called the Congressional Writers Caucus, because there’s another critical shortage in this country: politicians publishing books. Read full article » |
| Fox’s ‘Empire’: A hip-hop mogul prepares to drop his final track |
| At least a decade overdue but welcome to try its luck, Fox’s stylish if overly sudsy midseason drama “Empire” (created by Lee Daniels) is set in a deadly serious world of hip-hop and R&B record-label management — and all the high-carat nonsense that comes with it. Read full article » |
| BRCA, guilt and motherhood |
| I’m giving up on poker. It’s too risky for my temperament. When you ante up, your destiny can be in those cards. For someone who is a control nut, that is a scary proposition. I learned that the hard way when I was dealt the BRCA 2 card. As much as I wanted to walk away from the table, once this card is in your hand, your life is forever altered. Read full article » |
| Carolyn Hax: Sometimes, irksome conversational habits can go uncorrected |
| Dear Carolyn:A group of people who once worked long days, weeks, months and even years on a political campaign gets together once or twice a year for lunch. The former candidate usually starts the invitation process by e-mail, and once responses are in, we agree on a date and time and meet at a restaurant. Read full article » |
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