Bombings in Paris, Sanaa and Colorado Springs, December Job Growth, Phylicia Rashad Defends Bill Cosby
Some of the stories I'm reading up on this morning:
- At least 12 people are dead in Paris after gunmen shoot up a French satirical magazine known for its Islamophobic content; the gunmen are currently at large.
- At least 35 people are dead after a car bomb attack in Yemen's capital of Sanaa explodes outside a police college.
- The FBI is searching for a suspect following a bombing outside an NAACP chapter in Colorado Springs.
- According to payroll processor ADP, employers added 241,000 jobs in December--that's more than expected.
- Intel says it's investing $300 million "to achieve full representation of women and under-represented minorities" in the next five years.
- Phylicia Rashad essentially contends that the 21 women who have accused Bill Cosby of attacking them are all part of a giant conspiracy to destroy his career.
- The CDC says alcohol poisoning kills half a dozen people in the U.S. each day--mostly white men ages 35-64.
- NASA reveals a better image of the Eagle Nubula, first captured by Hubble in 1995. It's gorgeous.