Stalking North Korea’s odd Cold War time machines
Patriotic military music filled the cabin. Flight attendants handed out Communist propaganda magazines. As Leighton put it, that 2012 flight on Air Koryo airlines from Beijing to Pyongyang was an…
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Super Bowl Foods, Ranked From Worst To Best
Super Bowl Sunday will be here before you know it. Do you have a game plan? You’re going to need to choose your snacks wisely and pace yourself. It’s the…
Obama to Unveil Research Initiative to Develop Tailored Medical Treatments
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Friday will announce a major biomedical research initiative, including plans to collect genetic data on one million Americans so that scientists can develop drugs and…
NFL gets billions in subsidies from U.S. taxpayers
Taxpayers paid for most of the University of Phoenix Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is home to this Sunday’s Super Bowlto the tune of about $300 million. Teams even…
Make it a Double Shack. Shake Shack up 135%!
“#Gratitude. Team, Guests, Community, Suppliers, and Investors. In that order. Thank you all,” he wrote. Shake Shack, which started in 2001 as a hot dog cart in New York’s Madison…
Jay-Z buys music streaming Aspiro for $56 million
Last year, Neil Young raised more than $6 million for his startup Pono, which makes a portable music player that emits vinyl-record quality sound. Then there’s Dr. Dre and Jimmy…
George Toca Freed From Louisiana Prison After 30 Years
By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A Louisiana inmate whose case for leniency is before the U.S. Supreme Court was freed from prison on Thursday after 30…
David Duke ‘just might’ primary Steve Scalise
During an interview on the Jim Engster Show, audio of which was obtained by BuzzFeed, Duke calls Scalise a “sellout” for saying his appearance at a meeting of the European-American…
Apple May Have Edged Out Samsung To Become World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
For years, Samsung has sold more smartphones than Apple. The Korean electronics giant makes dozens of different types of handsets, many of which cost much less than the iPhone. –…
Graham on 2016: ‘I’m tired of just complaining’
“I complain a lot and also have some solutions. I’m tired of just complaining and now ready to try to lead. Whether or not there is a market for me,…
Are Super Bowl beer ads a bad idea?
Should parents worry about children seeing the Pac-Man ad? If you want my professional opinionyes!parents should approach ads for alcoholic beverages with great caution. In a new study published in…
The Biggest Check On U.S. Investment In Afghanistan Just Got Classified
WASHINGTON — The new NATO mission in Afghanistan has classified its assessments of how more than $60 billion in U.S. aid is being used to bolster the Afghan army, leaving…
Little Girl Has Unexpected, But Completely Logical Reason For Disliking Cats
There are cat people. There are dog people. But not all of us can eloquently explain why we’re on the side we’re on. Three-year-old Alma has no problem, however. While…
The Trailer For ‘Ted 2’ Has Arrived
Fun fact: “Ted” grossed $549 million worldwide after its release in 2012. So here’s the sequel, which reunites Mark Wahlberg with Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear. Amanda Seyfried, John Slattery…
Why Alibaba Stock Is Tanking
Alibaba stock plunged nearly 10 percent after the Chinese e-commerce giant reported sales that disappointed Wall Street and dealt with a regulatory spat in its home country. Alibaba, which made…
South Sudan’s Nuba Refugees Strive For Independence – In Pictures
About 4,000 refugees from villages in the Nuba mountains are living on a small settlement near Kodok, in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state. Conditions in the displacement camp, which is…
5 Things You Didn’t Know About The Seattle Seahawks
You might know that the Seattle Seahawks are going to destroy the New England Patriots this Sunday, but despite your fandom for the blue and green, there’s probably some trivia…
Nickelodeon to launch direct-to-consumer service
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Here Are The States That Spend The Most On Public School Students
The National Center for Education Statistics on Thursday released its latest data on how much money states are investing in public school students. – The data was compiled based on…
If Your iPhone Is Tight On Storage Space, Try The New iOS Update
Apple is throwing a bone to iPhone and iPad owners who complained that software updates took up too much storage space on their devices. A new update, iOS 8.1.3, released…
North Korea May Be Restarting Nuke Plant: Researchers
North Korea may be attempting to restart its main nuclear bomb fuel reactor after a five-month shutdown, a U.S. research institute said Thursday. If true, the finding, which is based…
The Most Stressful Jobs Of 2015
Just about every working American has come home after a rough day and complained about the stress of the job. But how does your work stress stack up against everyone…
Judgy moms and dads face off in hit ad
Ask any mom or dad to name one of the biggest challenges about parenting today, and you will probably get an earful about the constant judgment they face about their…
11 Basic Cooking Rules Even The Most Avid Cooks Forget
Even if you cook every single day of your life — and even if you’ve gone to culinary school or work in the food industry — there are certain basic…
Two Troubling Trends In Retirement Planning
2015 is going to bring along many changes to the investing landscape, and early signs are that there are two very troubling trends developing. Allow me to start by painting…
Wall Street bears warn: We’re on verge of crisis
Related: One dollar could soon equal one euro Consider that Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) reported solid earnings Tuesday, but its shares dropped as much as 10% because it’s forecasting weaker sales…
U.S. Strengths Buoy Consumers but Hurt Corporations With Business Abroad
For some time now, the United States stock market has been propelled forward by a domestic economy that has been growing swiftly compared with Europe, Japan and many once-buoyant emerging…
Qatar buys London’s banking district
Qatar already owns several London landmarks, including the Shard, which is western Europe’s tallest building. It also owns luxury department store Harrods, and the Olympic Village. – Chicago Mercantile Association:…
Gas prices finally stop falling
Other factors in the price slide are increased oil production in the United States, which last year passed Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest oil producer; decreased demand from slowing…
Yahoo to Spin Off Its Stake in Alibaba
Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s chief executive, unveiled a plan to spin off Yahoo’s 15 percent stake in the Chinese e-commerce giant into a separate company in order to avoid a large…