Past Articles by Eyder Peralta
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The First Book Ever Printed In North America And A Church's Decision To Sell It The decision to sell a piece of North American history has sparked intense debate at Old South Church in Boston. The church's historian says the book is simply not theirs to sell. |
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NATO Approves Turkey's Request For Patriot Defense Missiles NATO said the missiles, as well as the radar system, will only be used for defensive purposes — that is they will only be used to intercept mortars once they have crossed into Turkish territory. |
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Report: Bloomberg Urged Hillary Clinton To Run For NYC Mayor One Democrat said if the offer did happen, it's because Bloomberg believes being mayor of New York is a step up from being president. Bloomberg's third and final term as mayor comes to an end in 2013. |
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Betrayed By Metadata: John McAfee Admits He's Really In Guatemala The founder of the anti-virus software company is on the run, wanted for questioning over a murder in Belize. But the technological genius' location was given up by data inadvertently left in a photograph taken with an iPhone. |
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Newly Released Color Photo Shows A Bloodied George Zimmerman The photograph, taken by a police officer, is the first high-resolution, clear view we've gotten of Zimmerman's injuries on the night he shot and killed Trayvon Martin. |
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House GOP Sends Obama Its 'Fiscal Cliff' Counteroffer The proposal would cut the deficit by $2.2 trillion over the next decade, but Republicans do not increase tax margins for the wealthiest Americans, something the president has said is not negotiable. |
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President Obama Takes To Twitter To Answer Questions On Fiscal Cliff Obama was asked about tax deductions for mortgage interest and about how much he is willing to give in negotiations with Republicans. The chat is part of the White House's effort to engage the American people in the fiscal cliff debate. |
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U.S. Has Growing Concerns About Syria's Chemical Weapon Stockpile The U.S. said the use of any chemical weapons is a "red line," requiring a response, while Syria said it had no plans to use them. Intelligence reports, however, point to heightened activity at some of country's chemical sites. |
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Group Of Internet Trolls Claims Thousands Of Tumblr Blogs Infected By Worm The worm has spread when users click on a post that denigrates Tumblr users. The infected post, encourages users of the micro-blogging site to "drink bleach and die." |
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North Korea Says Its Archaeologists Discovered A 'Unicorn Lair' The unicorn, the news agency says, is believed to have been ridden by King Tongmyong. |
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On Second Day On Stand, WikiLeaks Suspect Manning Admits He Made Noose The U.S. government argued Manning was held under near solitary confinement for his safety. But Manning, facing his prosecutor for the first time, challenged many aspects of the government's narrative. |
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Israel Plans To Expand Settlements In East Jerusalem, West Bank Israel announced the plans a day after the U.N. voted to upgrade Palestine to a non-member observer state. The United States called the plans "counterproductive." |
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Police Say Three Are Dead At Casper College In Wyoming Casper Police Chief Chris Walsh said no "firearms were involved" and no suspects are at large. Casper College has a student population of about 4,000. |
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An Overture To Latinos, GOP-Controlled House Passes Immigration Bill The program grants permanent visas to some immigrants earning advanced degrees. But the sticking point for Democrats opposing the bill is that it also ditches a lottery program that hands out 55,000 visas. |
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WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die In That Cage' Manning, who has offered to plead guilty to lesser charges, is asking for case to be dismissed, because he says his pre-trial punishment was so severe. |
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U.N. Votes To Give Palestinians 'Non-Member Observer State' Status The move gives the area the same status as the Vatican, but more importantly, it gives it access to other U.N. bodies like the International Criminal Court. This is a victory for the Palestinian Authority and a diplomatic setback for Israel and the United States. |
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Ambassador Susan Rice Is Financially Tied To Keystone Pipeline Company If she becomes secretary of state, Rice would get to decide the fate of the controversial oil pipeline. Financial disclosure forms show the U.N. ambassador has a financial stake in the company that wants to build the pipeline. |
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An Act Of Kindness: Photo Of NYPD Officer Giving Barefoot Man Boots Goes Viral On a frigid November day, the 25-year-old officer bought new boots for the barefoot man. A tourist captured the moment on camera and it's been become an Internet sensation. |
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Sea Level Rising Much Faster Than U.N. Projections A peer-reviewed study found that the sea was rising 60 percent faster than the U.N. estimated. It means that low-lying cities may need to prepare for more severe floods than had been expected. |
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Texas Moves To Seize Polygamous Leader Warren Jeffs' Ranch Texas authorities claim the Eldorado, Texas ranch was bought with laundered money. A spokesman for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints said Texas is now punishing victims by seeking to claim their property. |
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Pelosi: The Fiscal Cliff Debate Is 'A Clear One; The People Have Spoken' The minority leader in the House says the two sides had already reached an agreement last year and they should simply return to it. "There's no mystery," she told NPR. "There's no new factor to enter into the situation." |
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Spain Will Back Palestinian U.N. Bid, Britain Wants Assurances Britain said its decision would remain flexible up until the vote. It said it would vote in favor of the measure, if, among other things, Palestinians returned to negotiating table with Israel without any conditions. |
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EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP The federal agency cited BP's "lack of business integrity" in dealing with the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The London-based oil giant agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the case and also agreed to pay a record $4 billion in penalties. |
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EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP The federal agency cited BP's "lack of business integrity" in dealing with the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The London-based oil giant agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the case and also agreed to pay a record $4 billion in penalties. |
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EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP The federal agency cited BP's "lack of business integrity" in dealing with the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The London-based oil giant agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the case and also agreed to pay a record $4 billion in penalties. |
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EPA Temporarily Halts New Federal Contracts For BP The federal agency cited BP's "lack of business integrity" in dealing with the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The London-based oil giant agreed to plead guilty to criminal misconduct in the case and also agreed to pay a record $4 billion in penalties. |
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Polonium: Marie Curie's Stepchild Discovery, Now In Spotlight As Lethal Weapon Curie much preferred her "beautiful radium." Polonium was much too unstable and uninteresting, finding its place helping in the dull task of removing static. But with the exhumation of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, the element has found the spotlight as a lethal, almost perfect weapon. |
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Reports: Apple Lets Go One More Employee In Maps Fiasco Apple issued a public apology over its maps application and had already fired an executive over the bungling of the software. This time it was the manager who oversaw the project who was pushed out. |
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Reports: Apple Lets Go One More Employee In Maps Fiasco Apple issued a public apology over its maps application and had already fired an executive over the bungling of the software. This time it was the manager who oversaw the project who was pushed out. |
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Servicewomen, ACLU Sue Pentagon Over Combat Exclusion The plaintiffs say that women are already serving in combat roles and that their exclusion is unconstitutional. One servicewoman says the policy prevents the military from assigning the best person for the job. |
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Venezuela's Chávez Will Return To Cuba For Medical Treatment Hugo Chávez is returning to Cuba for treatment related to cancer. He does so about a month after winning another term during a hard-fought reelection campaign. |
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France Will Support Palestinian Bid For Status At United Nations France had broken with the United States once before when it voted to give Palestinians full UNESCO membership. France has become the first major European country to say they will side with the Palestinians. |
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Infrared Views Of Two Of Saturn's Moons Reveal 'Pac-Man' Features The odd shapes were found two years apart and scientists have a theory to explain the video-game invasion. The shapes, scientists theorize, is probably more common than first thought. |
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Meeting Between Egypt's Morsi, Judiciary Appears To Fail To Bring Compromise The decree, which granted the Egyptian president sweeping power, unleashed mass protests. Today, Mohammed Morsi softened his language, but stood his ground, saying the decree will not change. |
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State Department: Andrew W.K. Won't Party In Bahrain On Government Dime After early reports that the singer known for party anthems like "Party Til You Puke," was headed to the restive Gulf country hosted by the U.S. embassy, the State Department decided it wasn't an appropriate use of government money. |
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Supreme Court Refuses To Hear Case On Taping Police Officers The decision lets stand a lower court ruling, which found placing limits on taping police in public spaces unconstitutional. The ACLU said to make the rights of free expression and petition effective, Americans need to be free to gather information on their government. |
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In Nigeria, Church Bombing Death Toll Now 30; Gunmen Attack Police Station The attacks bear the hallmarks of Boko Haram, but the Islamist group, which has killed 760 people this year, has not claimed responsibility. |
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Happy Thanksgiving, Or When Turkeys Strike Back   From all of us at The Two-Way, here are two funny videos to help you kick off your holiday weekend. |
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Judge Approves Hostess' Plan To Liquidate Hostess is now free to fire its 18,000 workers and can look for buyers interested in their brands. The company decided to call it quits because it said it didn't have the finances to survive an ongoing national strike. |
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Judge Approves Hostess' Plan To Liquidate Hostess is now free to fire its 18,000 workers and can look for buyers interested in their brands. The company decided to call it quits because it said it didn't have the finances to survive an ongoing national strike. |
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VIDEO: Maine Newscasters Quit On Live TV   Cindy Michaels and Tony Consiglio said they decided to quit on-air because they thought that had they done otherwise, management would not have allowed them to say goodbye. The two said they quit over journalistic practices. |
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Facing Ethics Investigation, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns From Congress Jackson, who just won reelection in his Chicago district, has been dogged by controversy. He's been on medical leave from Congress for months and he is now under investigation for allegedly misusing campaign funds. |
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Reports: Sikh Temple Shooter Acted Alone, Had No Drugs In System Because Wade Michael Page killed himself, we may never know his motive for opening fire on a temple. In the end, six people were killed. The FBI says there is no evidence his affiliation with white supremacist groups led to the shootings. |
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San Francisco Supervisors Vote To Expand City's Nudity Ban An earlier law requiring nudists to place a towel between their parts and other things like park benches or restaurant chairs did little assuage those who complained. The city's supervisor said San Francisco was a place of acceptance but it should have standards. |
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A Grand Bargain Could Bring Good New Year For U.S. Economy, Says Bernanke Bernanke also said that the central bank doesn't have the tools to cushion the blow of driving off the fiscal cliff. |
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So What Did The Mars Rover Find On Mars? You Tell Us One scientist said it has found something "earthshaking" but wouldn't say what. We're asking you guess. |
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Church Of England Votes Against Introducing Female Bishops A two-thirds majority of bishops and clergy voted in favor of the measure. But 35 percent of the Laity House voted down the measure. |
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Talks With Colombian Government Are On A Good Path, Says FARC Negotiator The talks to end the longest-running conflict in the Western Hemisphere, got off to a rough start, but seem to have stabilized during the second day of negotiations. |
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Allen West, Controversial Tea Party Firebrand, Concedes In Florida House Race The race between West, who joined the House during the 2010 conservative sweep, and Democrat Patrick Murphy will go down as one of the most expensive and bitter in history. |
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U.S. Official: Benghazi Talking Points Weren't Edited To Minimize Terrorist Role After attending a closed-door hearing, a Republican lawmaker insinuated that the CIA assessment of the Benghazi attacks had been changed. A U.S. official tells NPR the talking points were not changed and included references to "extremists." |
