Scott Neuman

Judge: Unredeemed Borders Gift Cards Are Worthless

Scott Neuman — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:22 +0000

If you were hoping to cash in that Borders gift card for the latest Dan Brown novel — or at least hoping to get some cash for it — you're too late.

A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the bankrupt and defunct book chain owes nothing to the roughly 17.7 million people who hold $210.5 million in unredeemed gift cards.

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Why Oklahomans Don't Like Basements

Scott Neuman — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:33:10 +0000

When Randy Keller moved from Texas to the Oklahoma City area seven years ago, he couldn't find the house he was looking for.

"I was moving from Texas, where there are also a lot of tornadoes," says the professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Oklahoma who experienced the 1970 tornado in Lubbock, Texas.

Obama Announces Resignation Of Acting IRS Commissioner

Scott Neuman — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:49:10 +0000

President Obama announced late Wednesday that the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steve Miller, has resigned in the wake of a report that employees at the agency engaged in partisan scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

The president, appearing for a brief statement at the White House, said he had directed Treasury Secretary Jack Lew "to accept the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS."

He said it was part of a larger effort to "make sure noth

White House Denies Any 'Substantive' Edits To Benghazi Memo

Scott Neuman — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:30:02 +0000

The White House says it made only minimal changes to the now-discredited talking points used to discuss the deadly attack last year on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya.

The remarks, by White House press secretary Jay Carney, came in response to an ABC News exclusive on Friday that detailed changes to a memo used by U.N.

Air Force Strips 17 Officers Of Nuclear Missile Launch Authority

Scott Neuman — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:01:50 +0000

Seventeen Air Force officers with control over nuclear missiles have had that authority suspended after receiving poor reviews on their mastery of launch operations, The Associated Press reports in an exclusive.

The suspensions at the 91st Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota, which controls about a third of the nation's nuclear-tipped

White House: Evidence Syria Used Chemical Weapons

Scott Neuman — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:21:09 +0000

Update at 5:45 p.m. ET. 'All Options' On The Table

A White House official reiterated much of what was in the letter sent to Capitol Hill, but added that "all options were on the table in terms of our response."

The official said that reports of the use of chemical weapons in Aleppo in March was one of the incidents being examined.

Speaking on All Things Considered, Sen.

Redesigned $100 Bill To Go Into Circulation After Long Delay

Scott Neuman — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:40:00 +0000

The redesigned U.S. $100 bill will begin appearing after October with new security features that will make it "easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate," the U.S.

1960s Satellite Images Add To Evidence Of Shrinking Sea Ice

Scott Neuman — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:38:34 +0000

Scientists have digitized and analyzed imagery taken by one of the first U.S.