Rooster
234 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 7 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsRooster runs you through a lot of news items (about 35) each day. It includes all the major stuff, but also plenty of ‘good to know’ bits. Rooster will tell you the essentials of each story, and then it’s on to the next. The idea is to get you informed in all genres of news quickly each morning.
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Episodes
Tuesday, July 26: Starbucks changing dress code for baristas
July 26, 2016 07:29 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MBNew Starbucks dress code | Democratic Convention, day one | Sanders backers balk at supporting Hillary | FBI investigating DNC email hack | Russia thought to be behind it | DNC apologizes to Bernie | Rough day for Wasserman Schultz | Trump will do a Reddit AMA | Knife rampage in Japan | Shooting at Florida nightclub | Afghanistan civilian death toll at an all-time high | ISIS responsible for bombing in Germany | Turkey arrests 42 journalists | And fires […]
Monday, July 25: Record-breaking heat in Kuwait
July 25, 2016 08:32 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBHeat in the Middle East | Verizon buying Yahoo | No Olympic ban for all Russian athletes | Munich mass shooting | Explosion in Germany | ISIS attack in Kabul | Hillary picks Kaine | Trump brings back talk about Cruz’s father and JFK’s assassin | Bloomberg siding with Hillary | DWS resigns as DNC chair | Obama’s half-brother voting Trump | David Duke running for Senate | Virginia Supreme Court rejects restoration of felons’ voting rights | Manson follower denied […]
Friday, July 22: The last VCR will be made this month
July 22, 2016 08:14 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBThe final days of VCR production | Nice attacker planned for a year, had help | Ten ISIS sympathizers arrested in Brazil | Trump accepts Republican nomination | Ivanka and Thiel spoke as well | Cruz defends non-endorsement | Trump not sold on defending NATO allies | Roger Ailes resigns | Home buying at a nine-year high | White House looking into allowing police to use military gear | Second mysterious Florida Zika case | Bomb scare […]
Thursday, July 21: Krispy Kreme introducing doughnut-flavored soda
July 21, 2016 08:19 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBDoughnut-flavored soda | RNC day three | Cruz offers no Trump endorsement | 17 arrested after flag-burning incident | Trump’s curious proposal to Kasich | Melania’s speechwriter takes fall | Third Eye Blind gives anti-GOP performance | Appeals court shoots down Texas voter ID law | Florida woman got Zika via mosquito bite | Baton Rouge shooter’s manifesto | Another recorded police shooting of an unarmed black man | Erdogan says other countries may have been involved […]
Wednesday, July 20: Nintendo now worth more than Sony
July 20, 2016 08:04 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBNintendo value soaring | Trump officially nominated | Trump camp denies plagiarism accusations | Day two speeches | Queen not down with song playing for Trump | Megyn Kelly the latest Ailes sexual harassment accuser | Ailes on the verge of ouster | US-led airstrikes hit civilians in Syria | Tens of thousands removed from jobs in Turkey | Turkey requests Gulen extradition | WhatsApp blocked in Brazil, then unblocked | North Korea said it simulated an […]
Tuesday, July 19: Pippa Middleton is engaged
July 19, 2016 07:51 - 6 minutes - 4.85 MBPippa gets a ring | GOP convention kicks off | Parts of Melania’s speech were plagiarized from Michelle Obama | Anti-Trump movement falters | Trump job given to ‘Apprentice’ contestant | Highest-ranking cop acquitted in Freddie Gray case | Mysterious Zika transfer in Utah | WADA report details Russia’s state-sponsored doping program | Turkish president would be open to death penalty for rebels | US flights to and from Turkey back on | Coup attempt […]
Monday, July 18: Jon Stewart making a return to late-night TV
July 18, 2016 07:55 - 6 minutes - 4.92 MBStewart heads back to TV for a week | Three Baton Rouge police officers killed | Gunman served in Iraq | Cleveland police union chief wants open carry law suspended | Failed coup attempt in Turkey | President Erdogan gave interview over FaceTime | Turkey wants cleric in America extradited | ISIS claims that Nice attacker was a ‘soldier’ | EgyptAir audio recording reveals fire talk | Trump introduces Pence | Pence celebrates at Chili’s | Hillary […]
Friday, July 15: Dinosaur similar to T. Rex found in Argentina
July 15, 2016 07:56 - 6 minutes - 4.87 MBNew dinosaur discovered | Truck attack at Bastille Day celebration in France | Driver was a 31-year old French-Tunisian | France’s state of emergency extended | Pence reported to be Trump’s VP choice | GOP convention speaker list revealed | Poll has Hillary and Trump even | Ginsburg apologizes for Trump comments | Defeat for anti-Trump Republicans | Syrian president not pleased with America | Break-in at Pulse | ‘Bridgegate’ principal pleads guilty | TV meteorologist arrested for child […]
Thursday, July 14: American beers will get nutritional labels
July 14, 2016 07:37 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBNutritional info will be presented for major beers | May takes over as British PM, Boris Johnson named foreign secretary | Emperor of Japan will give it up | Brady loses appeal, suspension sticks | Judge rejects evidence obtained through spying mechanism | Phoenix serial killer | ‘All lives matter’ anthem singer suspended from group | Minneapolis highway halted by protesters | Trump sues former aide | Trump says Ginsburg should resign | Trump pulls even […]
Wednesday, July 13: American League wins 4th straight All-Star Game
July 13, 2016 07:13 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBAmerican League wins 4-2 | Bernie endorses Hillary | Hillary vetting retired Navy admiral | Ruth Bader Ginsburg not a Trump fan | Obama speaks at Dallas police memorial | Loretta Lynch defends email investigation | Police mistook Castile for a robbery suspect | Three plotted to kill police in Baton Rouge | Singer adds ‘All lives matter’ to Canadian anthem | Paterno knew about Sandusky’s abuse in ’76 | Ceasefire in South Sudan | Court denies […]
Tuesday, July 12: Taylor Swift is the highest-paid celebrity
July 12, 2016 07:08 - 6 minutes - 4.92 MBSwift tops Forbes’ list | May will take over as UK prime minister on Wednesday | Inmate kills two bailiffs in Michigan | Baton Rouge DA recuses himself from Sterling case | Convenience store owner sues police department | Dallas police chief urges protesters to join the police | S&P 500 hits record high | Nintendo grows by billions | Pokémon theme music surges in plays | South Sudan violence | Terror plot against US […]
Monday, July 11: Mega Millions winning ticket sold in Indiana
July 11, 2016 07:33 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBBig winner in western Indiana | Dallas shooter planned an attack with explosives | And left post in Afghanistan over sexual harassment claims | Bomb-delivering robot deployed | BLM leader among hundreds arrested at weekend protests | Obama says police attacks hurt the BLM cause | Pokémon Go takes off | And leads to crime | Portugal wins Euro 2016 | First Zika-related US death | Violence in South Sudan | ISIS losing ground | North Korea threatens ‘physical […]
Friday, July 8: Planet with three suns discovered
July 08, 2016 07:50 - 6 minutes - 4.87 MBPlanet revolves around three suns | Philando Castile killed by police officer in Minnesota | Aftermath was live streamed on Facebook | Protests held nationwide | Snipers attack policemen at Dallas protest | Obama sounds off | State Department reopening probe into Hillary’s emails | FBI director takes questions from Congress | Two found guilty for Vatican press leaks | UK will have a female prime minister | Five killed in industrial accident in England | Explosion […]
Thursday, July 7: Marvel will have a black girl be the new Iron Man
July 07, 2016 06:54 - 6 minutes - 4.88 MBRiri Williams replacing Tony Stark | Baton Rouge police shooting under investigation | Post-shooting video emerges | Gretchen Carlson sues Fox News chief | Ailes denies wrongdoing | Pistorius gets six years | Messi found guilty of tax fraud | Trump ups fundraising | Trump regrets deletion of star tweet | Kushner fires back in New York Observer piece | No charges for Hillary | Paul Ryan says no classified information for Hillary | Experts say Clinton’s server was […]
Wednesday, July 6: FDA approves dissolving stent
July 06, 2016 07:48 - 6 minutes - 4.87 MBDissolving stent | FBI scolds Hillary, but no indictment recommendation | Trump says system is rigged | Paul Ryan dismayed by star tweet | New York Observer writer calls out owner over Trump tweet | Trump’s running mate will be announced next week | Obama gets on the Hillary campaign | Homeless man arrested in death of Wisconsin student in Rome | More EgyptAir revelations | Iraqi minister resigns after attack | Dozens of sexual […]
Tuesday, July 5: Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter’s orbit
July 05, 2016 08:47 - 6 minutes - 4.91 MBSolar-powered NASA probe moves into Jupiter’s orbit | Stargate on Trump’s Twitter account | FBI questions Hillary for 3.5 hours | Hillary campaign plays up trust | Durant leaves OKC for the Warriors | NBA free agents cash in | Baghdad suffers devastating attack | Bombings in Saudi Arabia | Foreigners targeted in Bangladesh attack | Attackers had high status in Bangladesh | Chechen extremist linked to Istanbul attack | UAE warns about traveling abroad | Elie Wiesel dead […]
Friday, July 1: Scientists working on ‘kilogram’ definition
July 01, 2016 08:09 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBScientists trying to nail down the kilogram more precisely | Transgender people allowed in the US military | Tesla being investigated after fatal crash | Dangerous airbags on Hondas | FDA: Don’t eat cookie dough | Boris Johnson won’t run for Prime Minister | Taliban attack in Afghanistan | American citizen killed in the West Bank | Trump vetting Christie for VP | Trump eavesdropped on guests at estate | Scare at Air Force One […]
Thursday, June 30: Holocaust escape tunnel found in Lithuania
June 30, 2016 07:54 - 5 minutes - 4.79 MBArchaeologists spot Holocaust escape tunnel | Istanbul airport death toll reaches 42 | US wipes out 250 ISIS fighters | EgyptAir recordings suggest fire below the cockpit | Leaders of North America assemble in Canada | New president of the Philippines sworn in | Massive population decline in Puerto Rico | Senate votes to rescue Puerto Rico | Markets surge after brief Brexit swoon | Three banks fail Fed stress tests | Trump not pleased […]
Wednesday, June 29: Lady Gaga banned from China
June 29, 2016 08:19 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBChina upset with Lady Gaga’s Dalai Lama meeting | Terrorist attack on Istanbul airport | EU’s first post-Brexit meeting | No-confidence vote for Corbyn | Final Benghazi report published | Zika bill stalls | Pregnancy causes Zika to linger | Another high-profile golfer pulls out of Rio | 5,300 water systems not up to standards | Indiana University rape case | California will vote on weed | New York mayor signs off on gender-neutral bathrooms | Trump not a […]
Tuesday, June 28: Aspartame reintroduced to Diet Pepsi
June 28, 2016 08:19 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBNew Diet Pepsi drink has aspartame | Supreme Court makes stand for abortion rights | Domestic abusers can be prevented from getting guns | Virginia governor un-convicted of corruption | European leaders say Article 50 has to be invoked before Brexit talks can begin | UK loses top credit rating | England upset by Iceland | English manager resigns | English will reportedly no longer be an official EU language | Financial markets […]
Monday, June 27: Shaq given State Department role to work with Cuba
June 27, 2016 07:18 - 6 minutes - 4.92 MBShaquille O’Neal, Sports Envoy to Cuba | After Brexit, Scotland weighing UK Scexit | Tensions high in the Labour Party | Floods in West Virginia | Fires in California | Trump pleased with Brexit vote | Bernie says he’ll vote Hillary in November | Polls vary widely, but Hillary comfortably ahead | George Will says he’s no longer with the GOP | Pope calls for Armenian remembrance | And says church should apologize to the […]
Friday, June 24: Columbus wins grant for public transportation transformation
June 24, 2016 08:27 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBColumbus wins $50 million for public transportation overhaul | UK votes to leave the European Union | Prime Minister David Cameron announces resignation | British pound plunges | Supreme Court tie vote blocks Obama’s immigration reform | ‘Stairway to Heaven’ ruled to not have been stolen | Democrats’ sit-in ends without a gun control vote | Bipartisan gun control compromise not likely to make it | Plan to ban confederate flags […]
Thursday, June 23: Monkey escapes from Massachusetts zoo
June 23, 2016 08:11 - 5 minutes - 4.75 MBMassachusetts monkey makes a break for freedom | House Democrats stage sit-in to force gun control vote | C-SPAN airs Periscope feeds | Paul Ryan calls it a publicity stunt | 300 arrested over healthcare fraud | Hastert begins prison sentence | Gay marriage statistics | Hoax press release on NRA’s website | White House signs chemical use bill | Republicans propose Obamacare alternative | Trump lays into Hillary | Sanders admits it’s not looking good | Poll says […]
Wednesday, June 22: 72 new emojis released
June 22, 2016 07:57 - 6 minutes - 4.88 MBEmojis galore | EgyptAir black box equipment damaged | David Cameron warns against Brexit | North Korea launches two missiles | Suicide belt scare in Brussels | Australian paralympian robbed in Brazil | Jaguar shot in Brazil after getting loose | Congolese warlord gets 18 years | Orlando shooter came to club, left, and then reentered | And purchased plane tickets for after the shooting | California men convicted of plotting to support ISIS | Jeep from […]
Tuesday, June 21: Netflix has a new logo
June 21, 2016 08:03 - 5 minutes - 4.81 MBNetflix’s new ‘N’ | Senate votes down gun control measures | Supreme Court sides with law enforcement on stop and search case | Assault weapons ban remains in CT and NY | Orlando police call transcript released | Threats of using explosives | Trump campaign hurting for cash | Trump fires campaign manager | Adviser celebrates Lewandowski’s exit, then resigns | Teen in Las Vegas wanted to kill Trump | Heat and flames in SoCal | NYC […]
Monday, June 20: Cleveland gets its first championship in 52 years
June 20, 2016 09:49 - 6 minutes - 4.92 MBCavaliers best Warriors in Game 7 | Transcripts of Orlando killer’s police calls will be released | Twelve arrested in foiled Belgium terror plot | Iraq wrests Fallujah from ISIS | Former Egyptian president sentenced to life in prison | Protests over US military presence in Japan grow | Children killed in boating accident in Russia | Russia’s track and field team banned from Rio | Group of delegates plotting Trump […]
Friday, June 17: Oxygen detected 13 billion light-years away
June 17, 2016 08:53 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBFarthest away that oxygen has ever been found | EgyptAir black box recovered | British politician murdered | Russian soccer fans jailed | Orlando shooter texted with wife during slaughter | LGBTs the most frequent target of hate crimes | Obama visits Orlando | Filibuster ends with agreement to vote | McCain says Obama is responsible for Orlando | NYT says NRA is complicit in terrorism | Most pressing issues for Americans | Disney adding alligator warning […]
Thursday, June 16: Broadway’s first live streamed show
June 16, 2016 08:28 - 6 minutes - 4.85 MB‘She Loves Me’ will be the first live streamed Broadway show | Boy’s body found after alligator attack at Disney hotel | Orlando shooter’s final Facebook post | Wife said she tried to stop him | Day-long filibuster by Democrats over gun control | FBI warns against threatening Muslims | Major EgyptAir pieces found | Pistorius takes off prosthetics in court | Brexit debate on the Thames | Prince William on gay magazine […]
Wednesday, June 15: 9-year old swims to Alcatraz and back
June 15, 2016 08:02 - 5 minutes - 4.83 MBBoy completes record-setting Alcatraz swim | Wife of Orlando shooter being investigated | Obama slams Trump, proposes changes | Paul Ryan not onboard with Muslim ban | Hillary wins final primary of 2016 | Bernie’s wishlist | Hillary up 12 points in new polls | Russian hackers infiltrate DNC | Court says internet is a utility | Judge from Stanford trial removed from new sexual assault case | Alien meteorite found in Sweden | Dolphins being removed […]
Tuesday, June 14: Restaurant in Italy named world’s best
June 14, 2016 07:38 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBOsteria Francescana is primo | Obama says Orlando shooter wasn’t working within a larger plot | Police say shooter was ‘cool and calm’ while on the phone | Reports say shooter was involved in the gay scene | Democrats look to pass gun regulation measures | Trump delivers polarizing security speech | Trump bans Washington Post | LinkedIn is now Microsoft’s | Eight years and $25 billion later | DraftKings and FanDuel talking […]
Monday, June 13: Pittsburgh Penguins win their fourth Stanley Cup
June 13, 2016 07:17 - 6 minutes - 4.92 MBPenguins win the Cup | America’s deadliest mass shooting | Omar Mateen | FBI was aware of him | Assault weapons debate reemerges | Trump tweets about being congratulated | Armed man arrested while going to LA’s gay pride parade | Big night at the Tonys for ‘Hamilton’ | Creator wins the Belmont Stakes | Warriors on the verge | Draymond suspended for Game 5 | Fighting between British and Russian soccer fans | Polling shows momentum for Brexit […]
Friday, June 10: Mel Gibson planning a ‘Passion of the Christ’ sequel
June 10, 2016 07:33 - 5 minutes - 4.77 MBMel Gibson going back to the ‘Passion’ well | Hillary lands Obama endorsement | And other prominent Democratic endorsements | Hillary and Trump get into it on Twitter | Kasich not feeling Trump | Spate of Clinton documentaries coming | Supreme Court says dismissed juries can be called back in | Ruling against concealed carry in public | Driver charged with murder for killing cyclists | Prosecutor says Freddie Gray driver gave a […]
Thursday, June 9: Elements will be named after Moscow and Tennessee
June 09, 2016 07:50 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBMoscovium and tennessine | Sharapova banned for two years | Nike staying with her | North Korea producing plutonium again | Mass shooting in Israel | Another Syrian hospital attacked | The world’s most peaceful and most dangerous countries | False bomb threat diverts EgyptAir flight | U of Chicago student body president in hot water | Scholarship-receiving valedictorian says she’s undocumented | Stanford rapist’s courtroom statement released | Ohio legalizes medical marijuana | Trump says the...
Wednesday, June 8: Harry Potter takes to the stage in London
June 08, 2016 08:34 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBHarry Potter play hits London | Hillary’s victory speech | Tuesday’s primary results | Trump makes use of the teleprompter | Obama will talk with Sanders on Thursday | Bernie will keep up the primary fight | Paul Ryan not OK with Trump’s judge comments | Trump says comments were misconstrued | Senator unendorses Trump | American female obesity hits all-time high | Safety drills for potential Pacific Northwest tsunami | Police say there’s no evidence that […]
Tuesday, June 7: Playboy Mansion sold to Hostess co-owner
June 07, 2016 07:37 - 6 minutes - 4.88 MBNeighbor buys Playboy Mansion | No charges against Cincinnati Zoo family | Zuckerberg’s password: ‘dadada’ | Hillary declared the presumptive nominee | Not yet, says Bernie | Buzzfeed ends RNC partnership over Trump stances | Trump makes first congressional endorsement | Supreme Court will hear Texas death penalty cases | Death sentence for Grim Sleeper | Petition calls for recall of judge in Stanford rape case | Stanford addresses situation | Outrage over Turner’s father’s ’20 minutes […]
Monday, June 6: Facebook departing from Helvetica font
June 06, 2016 06:45 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBNew Facebook font | Muhammad Ali dead at 74 | Hillary wins Puerto Rico ahead of Tuesday’s primaries | Trump doesn’t want judge of Mexican descent | Obama commutes 42 more prison sentences | Dismal May jobs report | Controversial prison sentence for Stanford swimmer | Tropical Storm Colin gaining steam | Paris flooding | Five arrested over tiger deaths in Thai temple | Boko Haram attack in Niger | NPR journalist killed by the Taliban | Three killed […]
Friday, June 3: USA cracking down on ivory trade
June 03, 2016 07:31 - 6 minutes - 4.88 MBMost ivory trading will be banned in the US | Prince died of painkiller overdose | Identity of UCLA killer revealed | He’s also suspected in death of Minnesota woman | Paul Ryan caves and endorses Trump | Hillary has some words about Trump | Trump protesters get violent in San Jose | Pilot dead in military plane crash in Tennessee | Jet crashes following Air Force graduation flyover | Flooding in Texas […]
Thursday, June 2: Switzerland opens world’s longest rail tunnel
June 02, 2016 07:20 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBWorld’s longest and deepest tunnel in the Swiss Alps | UCLA murder-suicide | New Olympic sports proposed for 2020 | FDA calling for less salt | Black box signals from EgyptAir plane detected | Relative was behind kidnapping of Mexican soccer player | Hillary with narrow California lead over Bernie | Trump has UK travel plans | PGA event taken from Trump’s Florida course, moved to Mexico | NYC investigating use of Trump […]
Wednesday, June 1: Rolling Stone becomes a father to twins at 68
June 01, 2016 07:41 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBRonnie Wood gets two newborns at 68 | Police investigating Cincinnati Zoo disaster | ‘The Biggest Loser’ under investigation for weight-loss drugs | General Mills recalling a whole lot of flour | Actor found guilty of killing his wife | Drew Peterson plotted to kill prosecutor from murder trial | State Department warns against European travel | Poland looking to extradite Roman Polanski | European passport forgers arrested | Battle continues in Fallujah | Government […]
Tuesday, May 31: Warriors and Cavaliers set for NBA Finals rematch
May 31, 2016 07:31 - 6 minutes - 5.51 MBWarriors complete series comeback against Thunder | Zoo gorilla killed after boy falls in | Mars gets up close and personal with Earth | Another failed missile test in North Korea | Former ruler of Chad jailed for life | Mexican soccer player gets kidnapped, then frees himself | Dr. Heimlich practices what he preaches | Scientists deliver grim Great Barrier Reef report | Zika said to not be worth postponing […]
Friday, May 27: Spelling Bee ends in a tie once again
May 27, 2016 07:51 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBThird straight Spelling Bee tie | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria diagnosed in America | Baylor president demoted, football coach fired | Flood traps 19 in Kentucky cave | Fire causes Korean Air evacuation | Another migrant boat disaster | Tourists killed in Thailand speedboat accident | Trump secures his 1,237th delegate | Hillary confirmed as the Kentucky winner | Trump and Bernie intrigued by debate | Obama says Trump rattles world leaders, Trump says that’s a good thing | No […]
Thursday, May 26: The Obamas settle on a new house
May 26, 2016 07:27 - 6 minutes - 5.58 MBThe Obamas’ post-White House residence | State Department report critical of Hillary’s email use | Eleven states sue over transgender bathroom guidelines | Japanese PM critical of Obama | Gawker loses bid for new trial | Shooting at NYC concert | Prisoners were kept behind bars for too long | Ukrainian pilot released by Russia | South Korea shoots down same-sex marriage | Italy rescues 562 survivors of migrant boat wreck | IMF not ready […]
Wednesday, May 25: Cuba legalizing private business
May 25, 2016 07:39 - 6 minutes - 4.89 MBCuba allowing private enterprise | Cosby will face sexual assault trial | And he admitted to sex with teenagers in past deposition | DOJ seeking death penalty for Charleston shooter | Twitter allowing more space | Silicon Valley billionaire funded lawsuit against Gawker | Portland police chief placed on leave | Reports say Baylor president is fired | Louisiana classifying attacks against police as hate crimes | US part of coalition against ISIS […]
Tuesday, May 24: Angelina Jolie will be a professor in London
May 24, 2016 07:26 - 6 minutes - 4.91 MBJolie will be a visiting professor in a master’s program | NFL tried to influence government investigation | Facebook announces changes to trending news section curation | New discovery sheds light on early reptiles | Far-right candidate toppled in Austrian election | Obama announces end to Vietnam arms ban | Obama’s approval rating above 50 | Baltimore cop acquitted on all charges | Supreme Court orders new trial for death row […]
Monday, May 23: New Apple Store design revealed
May 23, 2016 07:18 - 6 minutes - 4.9 MBApple Stores getting remodeled | US kills Taliban leader, Pakistan not pleased | Iraq wants Fallujah back from ISIS | EgyptAir wreckage found | Oklahoma governor vetoes abortion bill | Gunman rushes White House perimeter | Massachusetts cop killed | Bus rolls over on California highway | Obama in Vietnam | Far-right candidate has edge in Austrian election | Filipino president-elect lashes out at Catholic church | Record-setting heat in Indian city | Destructive cyclone in Bangladesh | Indones...
Friday, May 20: There’ll be a new James Bond actor
May 20, 2016 07:22 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBNo more Bond for Daniel Craig | Search continues for EgyptAir plane | Suspected to have been a terrorist attack | San Francisco police chief resigns | Oklahoma votes to criminalize abortions | Congress says no more Confederate flags at VA cemeteries | Dramatic House vote over LGBT discrimination | Taiwan’s first female president sworn in | WHO addresses yellow fever in Africa | Afghan cop kills fellow officers, goes to the Taliban | Second […]
Thursday, May 19: Kentucky’s life-size Noah’s Ark replica
May 19, 2016 07:34 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBMassive Noah’s Ark replica | EgyptAir crash | Hackers targeting US presidential candidates | Millions of LinkedIn passwords divulged from 2012 hack | Overtime wage requirements expanded | $4 billion fund for Madoff victims | Another month, more global heat records | Girl kidnapped by Boko Haram found alive | Landslides in Sri Lanka | Two more earthquakes hit Ecuador | Tear gas deployed on protestors in Venezuela | Trudeau apologizes for getting physical in […]
Wednesday, May 18: High schooler shatters world pull-ups record
May 18, 2016 07:10 - 6 minutes - 4.85 MBPull-ups extraordinaire | Wave of positive doping tests from 2008 Olympics | DOJ looking into Russian doping | As well as Walter Scott-related SC police department | Hillary wins Kentucky by a nose, Bernie gets Oregon | Trump tightens gap in NBC national poll | Trump and Megyn Kelly talk things through | Harry Reid unenthused with Bernie’s reaction to Nevada chaos | Canada proposes transgender protection bill | Mexican president calls for […]
Tuesday, May 17: Burlington College shutting down
May 17, 2016 07:46 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBBernie’s wife may be partly responsible for Burlington’s closing | Sinead O’Connor reported missing, then found | Yellowstone euthanizes bison that was brought into car | Supreme Court demurs on contraception coverage case | Kentucky and Oregon vote today | Trump ex says she was misrepresented in NYT article | Reporter says Trump interview was canceled over Spanish | America’s first penis transplant | Baby delivered after mom killed in crash | Texas […]
Monday, May 16: World’s largest cruise ship sets sail
May 16, 2016 07:08 - 6 minutes - 4.93 MBHarmony of the Seas leaves from France | World’s oldest person dies | Ukrainian singer wins Eurovision | Russia not thrilled with winning song | RHCP lead singer hospitalized | Bomb scare at Man U match | Trump not keen on divulging financial info | Recording points to Trump pretending to be his spokesman | Ben Carson confirms possible VP names | Cuban was approached to run against Trump | Trump and Biden at Penn’s […]