Carnegie Medals Honor 20 Who Risked Their Lives
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/carnegie-medals-honor-20-risked-lives-21290826
Two men who helped save six people from drowning in New York City during Superstorm Sandy are among the 20 people honored Friday by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission with medals for their heroism. The awards include recognition for Michael T.
Cheat Sheet: Who is the best coach in the NFL? None of these guys
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/cheat-sheet-who-is-the-best-coach-in-the-nfl-none-of-these-guys-122013
Ron Rivera, Chip Kelly, or Bruce Arians may win the NFL's Coach of the Year award this year, but San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio is my pick for Coordinator of the Year. Don't recognize Fangio's name? That's fine. The 55-year-old ...
Can't stay away: Stars who threatened to retire (and didn't)
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/19/showbiz/music/justin-bieber-retire/
Can't stay away: Stars who threatened to retire (and didn't). By Breeanna Hare, CNN. updated 6:39 PM EST, Thu December 19, 2013. Justin Bieber, at the ripe age of 19, has claimed that he's ready to retire from music. After the year he's had, we can't ...
HHS loosens rules for those who lost health care plans
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/20/canceled-insurance-policy-reprieve/4140405/
"The president and I want to do everything we can to ensure that individuals with canceled plans have as many options as possible," Health and Human Services Sebelius wrote in a letter sent Thursday to Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and five other senators ...
Who Made That Smoke Alarm?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/22/magazine/who-made-that-smoke-alarm.html
In the early 1960s, Duane Pearsall tinkered in his engineering lab with a machine he called a ?static neutralizer? ? an ion generator designed to control static electricity in factories and photo labs. But when one of his technicians lit up a ...
They performed for who? Gigs musicians may regret
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/12/20/entertainers-performing-dictators-tyrants/4142115/
What happened: Carey performed for dos Santos, who has been criticized by the Human Rights Foundation for ordering the execution of various politicians, journalists and activists. This is not the first time she has come under fire for singing for ...
Official who oversaw development of Oregon health exchange resigns
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/12/20/official-who-oversaw-development-oregon-health-exchange-resigns/
A senior state manager who oversaw most of the development of Oregon's struggling health insurance exchange resigned Thursday as developers continue trying to find some way get the online enrollment system to work. Carolyn Lawson stepped down as ...
Methodist Church defrocks minister who officiated at gay wedding in Hull
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/20/methodist-defrock-minister-who-officiated-gay-wedding-hull/7kMpfkGGpU3puHLxU6U0PP/story.html
United Methodist Church officials defrocked Thursday the pastor who was convicted in a church trial last month for performing the marriage ceremony of his gay son in Hull six years ago. The Rev. Frank Schaefer, pastor of a church in Lebanon, Pa., was ...
