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‘Last American Man’ facing shutdown from North Carolina government
Eustace Conway, 51, has been called “The Last American Man.” He left his suburban upbringing and literally walked out into the Appalachian Mountains, where he has lived for 30 years. In that time, he’s...
View ArticleTop Government Spy Agency Seeks High School Computer Hackers
Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government’s top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of computer hacking.Their goal with “Toaster Wars” is to...
View Article5 Surprising Health Benefits of Beer
It’s no secret that St. Patrick’s Day is a beer lover’s favorite holiday. What might be a secret is that beer actually has some health benefits. That’s not to say that if drinking one beer is good,...
View ArticleThe Vitamin That Helps You Sleep
Did you know that the key to getting more sleep could be found in a glass of orange juice, a tomato salad, or even a bowl of broccoli? If you’re having trouble getting your zzz’s, a shortage of vitamin...
View Article10 Superfoods for More Energy
Homeostasis is another word for body balance. It is the state that your body seeks to achieve at every moment of every day. When your body is out of balance, it will show through in many ways: weight...
View ArticleWorld poverty is shrinking rapidly, new index reveals
Some of the poorest people in the world are becoming significantly less poor, according to a groundbreaking academic study which has taken a new approach to measuring deprivation. The report, by Oxford...
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Victim Wins $16M for Leg Severed by Speeding Police Car
A jury Tuesday awarded $16.2 million to a Bridgeport man whose right leg was severed after he was struck by a state police cruiser on a highway in 2010.After slightly more than two days of...
View ArticleEU could impose pesticide ban to protect bees
EU governments failed to agree a ban on three widely used pesticides linked to the decline of honeybees on Friday, but the European Commission could force one through by the summer unless member states...
View ArticleU.S. soldier accused of Afghan killings faces "sanity" review
Doctors opened a medical review Sunday on a U.S. soldier charged with killing 16 civilians, most of them women and children, near his Army post in Afghanistan in an effort to determine his state of...
View ArticleThe Health Benefits of Turnips
Turnips resemble potatoes in texture and appearance but exude a bitter flavor that pairs well with sweet meat like pork. This root vegetable can be found year-round in the produce section but is in...
View Article11 foods that lower cholesterol
Different foods lower cholesterol in various ways. Some deliver soluble fiber, which binds cholesterol and its precursors in the digestive system and drags them out of the body before they get into...
View Article5 Fats That Don't Make You Fat
There are a lot of myths out there regarding nutrition. We are always eager to try the next health fad or new diet in hopes of dropping pounds and feeling great. One of the biggest misconceptions is...
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400,000 black balls protects the quality of Los Angeles drinking water
400,000 black hollow plastic "shade balls" were dumped in Ivanhoe, which remains in use, in the hopes to reduce the likelihood of the sunlight-fueled bromate. Silver Lake Reservoir, too large to cover,...
View ArticleNew evidence: CIA and MI6 were told before invasion that Iraq had no active WMD
BBC’s Panorama reveals fresh evidence that agencies dismissed intelligence from Iraq foreign minister and spy chiefFresh evidence is revealed today about how MI6 and the CIA were told through secret...
View ArticleWhy do schools keep using suspension as a punishment ?
Several schools have suspended children for joking about guns in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings. A 7-year-old in Maryland was suspended for chewing a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun,...
View ArticleAmerican bankruptcy trustee questions $20M severance for CEO
The U.S. trustee overseeing American Airlines' bankruptcy has asked the carrier to justify its offer of $19.9 million in severance pay to Chief Executive Tom Horton, part of compensation linked to its...
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Daughter fights for return of dad trapped in China
She was just 16, a shy girl whose life revolved around school and homework, when the phone call came that would change her life.It was Thanksgiving weekend, and Victoria Hu couldn't wait for her father...
View ArticleBlack children less likely to get antibiotics: study
Black children who saw doctors in Pennsylvania and New Jersey were less likely to be prescribed antibiotics for respiratory infections than their non-black peers, according to a new study.Researchers,...
View ArticleDeadly Iraq blasts kill 56, mark 10 yrs since US invasion
A wave of bombings tore through Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 56 people and wounding more than 200, highlighting increasing sectarian tensions in Iraq on the eve of the anniversary of the US-led...
View ArticleGirl Scouts Hoaxed on 6,000-Box Cookie Order
Two Oregon Girl Scout troops say they were hoaxed into believing they had made a huge corporate cookie sale for $24,000, or 6,000 boxes of cookies. But the troops aren't letting the scam keep them...
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