Monday afternoon, Stanford students and community members shut down the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in support of the Ferguson Action national demands, which include the demilitarization of local law enforcement and…
Football Manager is a computer game which allows players to take control of their favorite team. Using the game’s encyclopaedic database, which contains data on nearly a quarter of a…
Ah, delicates — the bane of every person’s laundry life. You either have to wash garments by hand, which is rarely a good time, or you run the risk of…
In the 70-minute-long address, the President gave only lip service to immigration reform. He made no remarks on protecting Social Security and Medicare — just as Republicans have hinted at…
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rabbi Jack Moline, a congregational rabbi who briefly led the nation’s top Jewish Democratic group, is the new head of the Interfaith Alliance, a staunch voice in Washington…
The mercurial all-rounder had been in the form of his life at the 2011 Cricket World Cup, helping India win their first title in almost three decades when they beat…
For Brooklyn Decker, long hair is so 2014. On Tuesday, the model-turned-actress debuted a dramatic new ‘do via Instagram, revealing that she’d chopped her formerly flowing locks into a long…
French company NewWind has created the “Arbre a Vent” or “Wind Tree,” a 3-meter-tall generator designed for urban environments which makes the most of smaller air currents. Operating in near…
Ben Rattray, the founder of Change.org, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos about the “false divide” between what he called “clicktivists” — people who engage in activist causes “on their…
In his State of the Union address Tuesday night more a lofty campaign style rallying call than a traditional plodding policy lectureObama declared he had delivered on what voters first…
In one scene, a woman wearing HoloLens needs help fixing her leaking sink. A man in another city sitting in front of a tablet sees what she is seeing, makes…
Along its winding path — and elsewhere — Polish photojournalist Justyna Mielnikiewicz met people whose lives have been profoundly changed since fighting erupted last year between Ukrainian government forces and…
“One guy had the metal detector, and if anything got a hit we’d check it out,” Gibson said. “We wanted to make sure the rest of the troops moving through…
Other big-ticket baseball memorabilia items that sold in Wednesday’s auction include a Joe DiMaggio 1937 baseball cap that fetched over $150,000 and a 1932 Yankees ball, signed by both Ruth…
As he entered a caucus lunch, Reid told reporters he is doing “fine” and hopes to regain full vision in his seriously injured eye, which he described as “doing better.”…
A lack of cohesion was apparent in both defense and attack, and a Guinea team that scored six goals in their final two qualifying matchesplayed in Morocco because of the…
Consider this: Some 9,000 potential jurors are being summoned, and the jury selection that begins Tuesday could last until May or June when the trial would finally start. Here are…
It's official…part owner of @BlueWahoosBBall Love my hometown #GoWahoos The Wahoos are based around 20 miles from Bagdad, the small town in which the extrovert golf star grew up. –…
Dr. Rebecca Gomperts is a physician, artist, human rights activist, and founder of organizations Women on Waves and Women on Web, which are featured in the documentary “Vessel.” The organizations…
In 1880 a Bavarian priest created a language that he hoped the whole world could use. He mixed words from French, German and English and gave his creation the name…
It’s finally time to crown Miss Universe 2014, which means it’s also time to meet the Latinas who are in the running for the coveted title. – But Sanchez will…
It’s hard to know which charities are most deserving — and yet questioning the merits of a nonprofit (Where is my dollar really going? Is this a scam?) can make…
BY ANDREW M. SEAMAN Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:35am EST (Reuters) – The age at which babies are introduced to foods with gluten doesn’t affect their risk of developing celiac…
This woman is taking fashion sins a little more seriously than most. Christian blogger Veronica Partridge has been getting a lot of attention for a blog post earlier this month…
We typically think of touch as a pleasant, but not particularly important part of life. But touch, which is the interface between our bodies and the outside world, does a…
Blackfilm.com has learned that Melissa De Sousa (The Best Man, Best Man Holiday) has joined the cast of the hour-long romantic comedy series ‘Single Ladies,’ which will now air on…
Gov. Christie’s staff has refused to release almost $800,000 in American Express card bills being sought by New Jersey Watchdog which has written that the governor’s travel is costing taxpayers…
WASHINGTON — In advance of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed overhauling a federal law used to prosecute hackers. His suggested revision has come under fire…
Anne-Marie Slaughter, president and CEO of New America, said she thought the U.S. was wrong not to send a more high-profile official to a unity march to honor the victims…
(Adds background) By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KIEV, Jan 22 (Reuters) – At least eight civilians were killed on Thursday when a shell or mortar hit a public transport…