The Week In News: Health Care Bill, Baby Einstein

Oct. 24, 2009

The news this week ranged from a possible heath care breakthrough in Congress to Disney's decision to issue refunds for its Baby Einstein products. Guy Raz reviews the headlines, big and small, with our regular news analyst, James Fallows of The Atlantic magazine.

Disney OKs full Baby Einstein refunds

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. has expanded its refunds to U.S. buyers of its "Baby Einstein" videos who thought they would make their babies smarter, advocates say.

Baby Einstein crib toy is recalled

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 15,000 Baby Einstein-brand crib toys due to a safety hazard.

Baby Einstein blocks recalled

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Disney has recalled 35,000 Baby Einstein toy blocks made in China with potentially hazardous lead paint.

Disney fires back at Baby Einstein report

BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Walt Disney Company is demanding the University of Washington take back what it called an “inflammatory” report about its Baby Einstein products.

Newton beats Einstein in British poll

LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Polls of British scientists and the public finds that Isaac Newton is more highly esteemed than Albert Einstein as a scientist and human benefactor.

Sex tape spliced into graduation video

Boy finds dead uncle's pic in sale camera

Witness: Face-eating man was growling

Littering case over dollar dropped

New theory addresses frozen Earth paradox

Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler

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