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How One Patent Could Take Down One Comedian
The popular comedian, Marc Maron, faces off with a patent holder who claims to have invented podcasting.
Egyptian Court Verdict Complicates Relations With Washington
The State Department and several U.S. pro-democracy organizations have reacted strongly to a Cairo court ruling Tuesday. More than 40 foreign and local NGO workers were sentenced to prison for operating without a license. The ruling will likely spur calls in Congress for retaliation.
Myrlie Evers-Williams retells the moments prior to her husband's assassinati...
Fifty Years After Medgar Evers' Killing, The Scars Remain
The assassination of the NAACP field secretary galvanized a growing civil rights movement, the effects of which are still being felt across the South today.
Film Crew To Search Landfill For Atari Games
The Fuel Entertainment company plans to sift through a New Mexico landfill in search of Atari video games. According to legend, that's where Atari dumped millions of copies of E.T. The movie-based video game did not sell when released in 1982.
The Last Word In Business
Linda Wertheimer has the Last Word in business.
Report: IRS Fails To Track Many Conference Expenses
The IRS spent more than $4 million on a single conference, according to a report from the agency's inspector general. The tax agency spent nearly $50 million on conferences in fiscal 2010 to 2012. The report is another blow to the IRS which was already under fire for giving extra scrutiny to Tea Party and other conservative groups.