Here’s What the Inside of Greenland Looks Like, in 3D
Want to know what the inside of an ice sheet looks like? Read the whole story at Climate Central
Month: February 2015
FCC Chief Announces Big Win For Net Neutrality Advocates
WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed a big win for net neutrality advocates on Wednesday, asking for strong authority to enforce open Internet protections. – Wheeler added,…
Police Reform Is Impossible In America
In recent weeks, the White House has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening “community policing” around the country. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has coalesced around the same theme, releasing a…
Teen With One Hand Learns To Play A Mean Guitar, Thanks To 3D-Printed Prosthesis
Diego Corredor loves music and has always longed to play the guitar. But the 17-year-old lost his right hand at birth, rendering his dream impossible. Or so it seemed.
Alabama Lawyers Face Off Against Chief Justice In Gay Marriage Fight
In Alabama, which is set to begin allowing same-sex marriages on Monday, two old foes are facing off over the future of gay rights in the state. A legal group…
‘Magic Mike XXL’ grinds out a trailer
The “MMXXL” trailer opens with a masked Magic Mike, played by Channing Tatum, welding metal in a suggestive manner and then breaking into a smooth dance routine to Ginuwine’s “Pony.”…
57 Percent Of Men Are Inclined To Be Promiscuous: Study
Despite your best intentions, you may simply be inclined to cheat or not to cheat. University of Oxford researchers say they have found that 57 percent of men and 47…
Top Catholics And Evangelicals: Gay Marriage Worse Than Divorce Or Cohabitation
NEW YORK (RNS) A high-profile alliance of conservative Catholics and evangelical Protestants is set to issue a sweeping manifesto against gay marriage that calls same-sex unions “a graver threat” than…
Syrian woman: I had to marry an ISIS police chief to save my father’s life
Hanan is not the woman’s real name. Though now in Turkey, not her native Syria, the 26-year-old is still so terrified and traumatized that she has not left her relatives’…
Girl Becomes Wonder Woman To Celebrate Last Chemo Treatment
Sophia Sandoval is only 3 years old, but she’s already Wonder Woman. –
Mayors Conference To Congress: Pass ‘Clean’ DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON — With just weeks remaining before the Department of Homeland Security runs out of money, a nonpartisan coalition of mayors is calling on the United States Senate to pass…
Picasso’s Granddaughter Plans to Sell Art, Worrying the Market
MARSEILLE, France — Since Marina Picasso was a child, living on the edge of poverty and lingering at the gates of a French villa with her father to plead for…
‘God’s Bankers’ Author Gerald Posner Explains The Vatican Bank’s Secret History Of Hiding Mafia Money
Gerald Posner’s book God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican chronicles the secret side of the Vatican Bank, the Catholic Church’s completely independent financial institution. Part…
Don’t Be Like That: Does Black Culture Need To Be Reformed?
It was just after eight o’clock on a November night when Robert McCulloch, the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, announced that a grand jury would not be returning an…
These Students Responded In The Best Way After A Racial Slur Was Painted Near Their School
After a rock near South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, was vandalized over the weekend with hate speech, students at the school are responding with a message…
This Organism Hasn’t Evolved In More Than Two Billion Years
It’s being called the greatest absence of evolution ever reported: sulfur-eating bacteria that live deep in the sea haven’t changed at all in 2.3 billion years, according to a new…
Why ‘Empire’ Gets Bigger Every Week
Cookie is the greatest character to have slithered across our TV screens in a very long time. Might we say ever? It’s the way Taraji P. Henson spits her toxic…
Man Killed In Police Shootout Was Former Officer
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was shot and killed after opening fire on a San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter has been identified as a former…
An Update On The Barry Manilow Fan Who Promised Her Husband ‘Sex On Command’ (VIDEO)
There are Barry Manilow fans, and then there are Barry Manilow fans. An “Oprah Show” guest named Candace is the latter. More than 10 years ago, Candace had written a…
Single dad creates salon-worthy braids
Single dad Greg Wickherst could barely contain Izzy’s hair in a simple ponytail. – Wickherst says all parents should try to break stereotypes with their children. “I think dads should…
Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons Of Al Qaeda – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com: WASHINGTON — In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors…
Train crash shows killing zones drivers face
The Irish writer James Joyce once said an excellent puzzle would be to try to cross Dublin without walking past a pub. A similar challenge for many cities in the…
Columbus Short Threat: I’m Gonna Kill Jamie Foxx Baby Mama Claims
Columbus Short threatened to kill Jamie Foxx … according to a woman Short got pregnant. Read the whole story at TMZ
Coincidence Or Higher Power? 3 Experts Weigh In
From mathematical theory to embracing God and coincidence, these insights can move you a little closer to understanding our connection to the beyond. By Steven Strogatz, PhD, Kate Braestrup and…
Leading Egypt Activist Among 230 Sentenced to Life
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced 230 people, including one of the leading activists behind the country’s 2011 uprising, to life in prison after finding them guilty on Wednesday of…
4 Signs You Shouldn’t Buy Those Groceries
Don’t waste your money: Here’s how to know when something isn’t a good deal. By Lynn Andriani
A-1 Kutz Barbershop Gives Old Man Haircuts To Kids Who Misbehave
Kids who misbehave in Atlanta have reason to be good. If they aren’t, their parents will take them to A-1 Kutz so barber Russell Fredrick can cut their hair so…
Smart Travel Options for Mexican Adventures
Frugal Traveler By FREDA MOON Mexico is a big country — and there are plenty of ways to get around it. Which method is right for you depends on a…
Parents-To-Be Announce Pregnancy With Thrilling Sci-Fi Trailer
This sci-fi-themed pregnancy announcement is quite … otherworldly. – H/T RightThisMinute
Dramatic Video Shows Stark Contrast Between Life As A Child Bride And As A School Girl
Girls give up a lot when they are forced into marriage. A video produced by UNICEF highlights how different life is for a child bride as compared to a girl…