The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/17: angry tweets are most contagious; Grumpy Cat’s endorsement deal; anti-drunk-dialing gadget; Facebook’s suicide prevention resources; Chinese rebels deface government website with taunting desserts; TX man arrested for attempted hacking
The photo above is a screen shot of MSNBC taken Tuesday at 12:08pm ET, hours after the FBI confirmed that Navy Yard shooter, Aaron Alexis, used a shotgun and two pistols during Monday’s rampage that killed 12. Regardless of these
NBC News reports that Aaron Alexis was armed with “an assault-style rifle, a shotgun and a handgun” when he was killed in a shootout with authorities. Law enforcement told NBC “they believed he arrived packing only the shotgun, which he
The dead suspect in the Washington Navy Yard shootings has been ID’d as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old Fort Worth native. He had recently begun working as a civilian contractor. Photo of #navyyardshooting suspect Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth http://t.co/h7yr3JEnht pic.twitter.com/MDU27drNQS
When the Eastern League baseball playoffs started earlier this month in Trenton, New Jersey, there was clearly a New York state of mind engulfing the ball park. I was right in the thick of it. What wasn’t as obvious was
A US Navy commander told Monday how he saw a co-worker shot in the head just a few feet from him, during mass shooting on a Washington base that left at least 12 people dead. Navy officer Tim Jirus told
CBS and NBC are retracting reports Monday of the alleged name of the shooter at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. Below pic via Twitchy: CBS and NBC both reported that the alleged shooter was named “Rollie Chance” before retracting
Over 100 Emory Healthcare workers have been laid off because of Obamacare. Layoff letters went out last week; the firings go into effect November 15th. WSB-GA Action 2 reporter Erica Byfield says a “furious” worker contacted the station and passed
Monday morning, at 8:28am ET, news broke of a shooter(s) on an active rampage at the Washington Navy Yard. As many as four are dead and eight wounded. Latest updates at the top. All times Eastern. Please tweet tips to
President Barack Obama again insisted that he will not negotiate on raising the debt ceiling with Republicans in the next round of budget negotiations. “I’m happy to have a conversation with him [House Speaker John Boehner] about how we can
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll reveals Americans are unconvinced that Obamacare will improve the country’s healthcare system. Only 12% say the law will have a positive effect on their family and even the uninsured are skeptical Obamacare will do
On NBC’s “Meet the Press” panelist Jeffrey Goldberg comments on Obama’s deal with Russia to remove Syria’s chemical weapons:
On NBC’s “Meet The Press” Sen. Bob Menendez on the US Russia deal to secure Syria’s chemical weapons:
On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Senator John McCain asked of this week’s Syria deal, “Whatever happened to the president’s red line’ where he said if they use chemical weapons we will respond?”
A national poll released on Tuesday found that 50% of the country now disapproves of President Barack Obama’s overall job performance. In a sign that Obama is losing his core supporters as well, only 78% of Democrats approve of Obama’s
Today Show host Matt Lauer has lashed out at the media for negative reporting on his conflicts with former co-host Ann Curry. Lauer’s harsh words appear in the latest issue of Esquire where the NBC star gave an extensive
(AP) NEW YORKMiley Cyrus may have something to talk about when she appears on “Saturday Night Live” next month. NBC said Monday that the singer and actress, who did some attention-getting twerking and found new uses for foam fingers during a
Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News, discusses the upcoming vote in Congress for military action in Syria on NBC’s “Meet The Press”
David Axelrod on NBC’s “Meet The Press’: “There’s no doubt that (Assad’s forces) are fighting side-by-side with Hezebollah, they could certainly use (chemical weapons) against Israel, they can be proliferated from there, and (inaction) gives the signal to everyone else,
Rep. Peter King on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “I just wish the president had laid this out better. I wish he’d quit backing away from his own red line. And I wish he was more of a commander in chief
House members on the Foreign Affairs Committee listened to several hours of testimony from Secretary of State John Kerry and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey make the Obama administration’s case for U.S. military intervention in Syria. Kerry testified
Just like NBC did earlier Thursday, CNN has also decided to manufacture a provably false claim that New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s viral meltdown Wednesday was actually a chivalrous defense of his wife. Watch the full CNN segment
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner melted down in front of the whole world Wednesday after the disgraced ex-Congressman’s confrontation with a Jewish voter was caught on video. NBC’s First Read had a rather bizarre and completely false interpretation
The reviews are in: Robert Davi’s live rendition of Frank Sinatra’s classic tunes Aug. 30 was a smash hit. County Executive Ed Mangano continued his legacy of bringing brilliantly inspired cultural arts to Nassau when he presented renowned actor-singer-producer and director Davi to
