NewsTaco To Go: Gas Prices, Wisconsin Unions, Military, Middle East And Fossils

Rising oil prices will likely put a damper on any growth in the U.S. economy.

The Wisconsin Assembly voted to strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights, now the bill goes to the Senate. Meanwhile, all 2,000 teachers in Providence, Rhode Island received layoff notices.

Military psychiatrists were ordered by generals to use mind tricks to convince U.S. Senators to provide more funding for the Afghanistan war. Yes, this actually happened.

Egypt, Yemen, Iraq and Bahrain saw protestors take to the streets en masse yesterday; there’s all kind of unrest and discontent, much of it due to economic stress.

The oldest human remains in North America were found in central Alaska; the remains were those of a child, about 3 years old, approximately 11,500 years ago.