Jon Stewart spars with Mike Huckabee over Beyoncé
Beyonce, ‘My Dog Skip’ and cigarettes: 7 things we learned in Mike Huckabee’s new book The potential presidential contender, who recently ended his Fox News show, also argued that the…
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Google Glass: What went wrong
In reality, of course, it doesn’t work that way. Just because you can build something doesn’t mean you should. Even if you cook up something cool and new and make…
4.4-magnitude quake shakes west-central California
No serious damage was immediately reported. The epicenter was in a sparsely populated area. One of the nearest cities, Greenfield, with a population of more than 16,000, is 17 miles…
NASA takes new images of dwarf planet Ceres
“We know so much about the solar system and yet so little about dwarf planet Ceres. Now, Dawn is ready to change that,” Marc Rayman, Dawn’s chief engineer and mission…
Should ski resorts pay for avalanche injuries?
The recent deaths of two U.S. Ski Team members in an avalanche at a resort in the Austrian Alps have raised questions about the risks of these sudden snow slides….
Anne Kirkbride, 40-year veteran of ‘Coronation Street,’ dies
“There are no words to describe the sense of grief we feel at Anne’s passing,” executive producer Kieran Roberts said in the post. “We know only too acutely how much…
Did smugglers in Turkey help Hayat Boumeddiene slip into Syria?
The widow of Paris supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly, she is believed to have disappeared into Syria in the days leading up to the shootings in Paris. Since the attacks, security…
Personal stories, fewer new policies: Obama to deliver new kind of State of the Union
“The President was tired of the old approach” of delivering a long laundry list of ideas, said one key Democratic party source who was briefed on the latest draft of…
T20 takes off: Baseball fuels cricket’s rise
Despite the millions earned in Major League Baseball, the minor leagues are filled with players only pocketing around $1,000 a month as they chase a dwindling dream of making it…
NASA’s crab cakes … try this at home
3lbs crab Meat, large lump 205g bread crumbs, Panko 340g Duke’s Mayonnaise 120.2g egg beater, eggs – Bake in an oven preheated to 350F [or 325F if convection] for 12…
Shots fired at U.S. Embassy vehicle in Yemen
The Embassy added that it did not know who opened fire.
18-month-old boy mauled by family dogs
The boy lived in a home with his grandfather, Gregory Moss, and mother. His grandfather was home at the time. – “It is a terrible, terrible event today. Obviously, even…
In Mozambique, art from weapons and rubble
Whether they draw from their colonial past, independence, or the turbulent years of civil war that followed, many Mozambicans have taken to the canvas to express themselves. It’s no wonder…
Is The Sun finally ditching topless Page 3 models?
Last Friday’s print edition of The Sun was the last to feature a bare-breasted woman, ending one of British journalism’s most controversial traditions after 45 years, The Times, the tabloid’s…
Happy 100th! 10 U.S. centennials to celebrate
Visit a natural wonder, explore a unique city, celebrate incredible art or enjoy a stampede to mark 100 years.
Is now the time to visit Russia?
However, recent events in Ukraine and the Crimean region have dealt a blow to this popularity, and could spell further trouble for Russia’s tourism industry in 2015. Ironically, with the…
Who is Joni Ernst?
But her bio is politically irresistible even beyond that. Joni Ernst to brave State of the Union rebuttal – “We are heading to Washington! And we are going to make…
Li Na: Tennis great answers YOUR questions!
Li Na is Asia’s only grand slam singles champion and one of the most famous Chinese athletes of all time. The 2014 Australian Open winner announced her retirement last September…
Clinton critics jab at Obama camp hiring
Tim Miller, the executive director of America Rising, an anti-Clinton communications and research super PAC, argues in talking points to other Republicans that Clinton is tying herself to Obama by…
The worms that invade your brain
Once you consume them, they can move throughout your bodyyour eyes, your tissues and most commonly your brain. They leave doctors puzzled in their wake as they migrate and settle…
Santorum hires fundraisers for possible 2016 campaign
Poll: Nearly six in 10 Republicans want Romney to run The PAC officials will transition into similar roles on a presidential campaign, a GOP source familiar with the moves told…
State of the Union: Obama’s Robin Hood turn
With Republicans now in charge of both the House and Senate and already battling him on immigration and the Keystone XL pipeline, there is precious little legislationexcepting perhaps trade and…
Catch a ride: Ghana’s bamboo bikes put sustainable change in the frame
It’s bespoke, beautifully formed, and changing the face of transport in Ghana. The bamboo bicycle is gaining traction in the country and one organization is riding this popularity wave to…
‘Catastrophic’ overpass collapse kills construction worker in Cincinnati
A semi truck driver struck the debris on southbound I-75 and suffered minor injuries, City Manager Harry Black said. – CNN’s Jennifer Moore contributed to this report.
Larry Wilmore tickles funny bones, goes for throat in ‘The Nightly Show’ debut
One of his first jokes? “A brother finally gets a show on late night TV, but, of course, he has to work on Martin Luther King Day.” Yes, “The Nightly…
Belgium hunts ringleader of suspected terror cell
The suspected key link between senior ISIS operatives in Syria and the Belgian terrorist cell, Belgian-Moroccan ISIS fighter Abelhamid Abaaoud, is still at large, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official said….
5-year-old boy finds gun, shoots baby brother in head
Missouri authorities are trying to figure out what led up to the shooting Monday in Elmo, in the northwest corner of Missouri. – Authorities have not determined whether charges will…
Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki set up showdown
Azarenka only played 15 matches in 2014 after last year’s Australian Open thanks to injuries to both feet and a right knee. And unsurprisingly, her ranking has tumbled from No….
5 Things to Know for Your New Day — Tuesday, January 20, 2015
OBAMA STATE OF THE UNION Trending upward: Headed into tonight’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama finds himself riding the first approval ratings uptick in nearly two years….
ISIS threatens to kill 2 Japanese hostages unless Tokyo pays $200 million
In a video posted online Tuesday, a masked man clad in black and holding a knife stands over two kneeling men in orange jumpsuits in a barren landscape. The masked…