Warning System for Solar Storms Is Kept on Earth for Now
Al Gore will have to wait at least one more day for his spacecraft to go to space. The planned launching of a spacecraft that is to act as a…
Month: February 2015
Stars turn Grammys into social-issues platform
Sam Smith, who was the big winner at tonight’s ceremony, hit on that last theme in particular in the acceptance speech for best pop vocal album. “I just want to…
For the Slothful, a Race Is a One-Step Process
Participants awaiting the start, and finish, of the Philly 0.0 Instant Gratification Run last week. After they took one step, they were all given an official time of 1 second.”…
North Korea flaunts its ‘cutting-edge’ missiles
But some analysts are saying North Korea’s touted missiles appear to be Russian designs. The announcement of the tests also occurs just weeks before the annual joint U.S.-South Korea military…
Well Connected at Home, Young Malaysian Has an Appetite for New York
In early 2010, a young Malaysian financier named Jho Low began making some very expensive real estate deals in the United States. First, a shell company connected to Mr. Low,…
Kurdish fighters battle equipment woes as well as ISIS in northern Iraq
Abdullah is one of a few dozen peshmerga stationed on Mount Zartak, overlooking Mosul from the east. The city is still firmly under the control of the Islamic State in…
Taylor Swift Photographed With Kanye West, Destroys Sweetheart-Villain Narrative
I’mma let you finish, but Kanye West made the best “I’mma let you finish” joke at the Grammys Sunday night. He walked up on stage when Beck won Best Album…
Matured Anchorage Struggles to Shake Haunting Memories
ANCHORAGE — This city often walks with a swagger as the metropolis of America’s far north, the high-rises of its oil-based economy glittering against a backdrop of mountain peaks and…
Kim Kardashian & Beyonce Took A Photo With A Bunch Of Other Famous Beautiful People
Kim Kardashian and Beyonce took a photo together at the 57th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night: They posed for a photo with a bunch of other beautiful, famous, wealthy…
7 Bold Twists To Classic Lunar New Year Food
Although the new year no longer seems, well, new, you don’t need to settle into the doldrums of winter on account of the solar calendar. (Who needs it, anyway?) In…
Who Made The Mess? Kids Or Dogs?
Dogs and kids! Photos and videos of their antics account for approximately 1 million percent of the most adorable things on the Internet. But beneath the heart-melting cuteness, kids and…
Joan Rivers’ lavish penthouse listed for sale for $28 million
The palatial property also includes a more intimate wood-paneled library and dining room, four bedrooms, 4.5 baths, two kitchens and five fireplaces. Its two terraces look out on Central Park…
End of OPEC is closer to reality
That means not only has OPEC lost its biggest customer (America), but it no longer has the ability to manipulate prices to its own advantage. Morse is no obscure analyst….
All The Best GIFs From The 2015 Grammy Awards
There was Taylor Swift dancing, there was Paul McCartney dancing, there was Kim Kardashian looking confused. Here are all the moments worth reliving from the 2015 Grammys, all in GIF…
Bruce Jenner Issues Statement After Fatal Car Crash
Reality star and former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner has spoken out following a multi-car collision on Saturday that left one person dead and seven others injured. – The Los Angeles…
Beyoncé’s Powerful Grammys Performance Brings The House Down
Bow down to Beyoncé. At Sunday night’s Grammys, Beyoncé helped introduce Common and John Legend’s performance of “Glory” from the movie “Selma” by singing “Take My Hand, Precious Lord.” The…
Despite efforts, Latino enrollment in Obamacare lags
Nearly a third of the ACA’s media budget this year is focused on Hispanic media, tripling the 10% spent on reaching Latinos last year, according to Health Secretary Sylvia M….
Buying a home is easier if you’re white
The hurdles that black and Hispanic borrowers face in obtaining a mortgage means fewer people in those communities own their homes. More than 70% of white people own their home,…
Brian Williams’ Mugging Story Comes Under Scrutiny
Ever since Brian Williams admitted last week that he had embellished a story about his exploits during the Iraq War, other anecdotes shared by the NBC anchor — including a…
Kristen Wiig & Maddie Ziegler Turn Sia’s Grammys Performance Into The Best ‘SNL’ Sketch Of The Year
Sia enlisted Kristen Wiig to “Chandelier” at the Grammys on Sunday, turning her performance into one of the night’s best moments and the year’s strangest and most enjoyable “Saturday Night…
A Favorite ‘Breaking Bad’ Character Appeared In The ‘Better Call Saul’ Premiere
After much anticipation, “Better Call Saul” premiered Sunday night, revealing the very beginnings of Saul Goodman’s origin story. Spoiler alert for the first episode of “Better Call Saul” and the…
Watch The ‘Straight Outta Compton’ Red Band Trailer
We got a preview of “Straight Outta Compton” during the Grammys on Sunday, and now we have the first red-band trailer, with an intro from Dr. Dre and Ice Cube….
Greek Finance Minister pledges deep reform after PM rattles markets
Related: Alan Greenspan: The euro is doomed Neither Tsipras nor Varoufakis has laid out specifically how their government would bridge the revenue gap. – “And the world economy — the…
Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me’ Wins Song Of The Year At The Grammys
Sam Smith won the coveted Song of the Year award at the Grammys on Sunday. “I’m having a really good night,” Smith said, after collecting his third award of the…
‘Walking Dead’ helps ‘Better Call Saul’ set cable record
AMC is emphasizing that it expects the show’s ratings to grow markedly with the addition of delayed viewing datato that end, it says it won’t share any ratings for Monday’s…
Kanye West Pokes Fun At His Taylor Swift VMA Moment With Beck’s Grammys Win
Kanye West was having a ball Sunday night, what with two incredible Grammy performances behind him. So when Beck won the award for Album of the Year, beating Kanye’s friend,…
Beck Beats Beyoncé For Album Of The Year
The Beygency is going to be mad. Beck took home the Album of the Year award at the Grammys on Sunday night for “Morning Phase.” He beat Beyoncé’s “Beyonce,” Sam…
Consumer Protection Agency Seeks Limits On Payday Lenders – NYTimes.com
In the world of consumer finance, they are chameleons: payday lenders that alter their practices and shift their products ever so slightly to work around state laws aimed at stamping…
Brooke Axtell Joins Katy Perry’s Grammys Performance To Stand Up Against Domestic Violence
Just a week after starring in the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show ever, Katy Perry took the stage at the Grammys on Sunday. She sang “By the Grace of God,”…
Chinese couples shun Year of the Sheep babies
Perturbed, she convinced her husband to delay their plans to conceive. They now hope to have a baby in 2016 – the Year of the Monkey, according to the Chinese…