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Comet due in 2013 could be brighter than the full moon
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:48 PM PDT
Late next year, there will be a new object in the night sky nearly 10 times brighter than the full moon. This temporary attraction, called C/2012 S1, is a comet that has likely never passed through our inner solar system … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Google president arrested in Brazil over YouTube videos
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:46 PM PDT
Here in the United States, Google's YouTube has taken up arms in defense of the First Amendment, refusing to take down a highly controversial anti-Muslim video in the name of free speech. In countries where free speech does not apply, … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Russian dash-cam captures lightning striking SUV roof
Wed,26 Sep 2012 04:47 PM PDT
The National Weather Service reports that a person's odds of being struck by lightning are around 1 in 775,000. Meet the unfortunate "1" in that statistic. A driver captured footage of lightning striking the roof of another car on a rainy Russian day. In the video, an unidentified driver cruises along with a dashboard camera [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney: 'I'm going to win Ohio'
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT
TOLEDO, Ohio—Mitt Romney projected confidence Wednesday that he's going to win Ohio, in spite of a recent spate of polls showing him trailing President Barack Obama in this crucial swing state. "I'm going to win Ohio," Romney told NBC's Ron Allen in an interview. "I'm going to become the next president." In a separate interview [...] Full Story | Top |
Pollution-eating clothing coming to a retail store near you
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:32 PM PDT
What happens when you mix science and fashion? Aside from some bad sweaters and pocket protectors, you get clothing that is coated in nanoparticles designed to eat pollution. First introduced in March of this year, the concept revolves around the … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Hints of consumer confidence emerge, but finances still shaky for many
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:14 PM PDT
Women carry shopping bags through Times Square in New York on July 27. Consumer confidence in the economy is at its highest level since February and topped economists' expectations. (Andrew Burton/Reuters) For some Americans, clues of confidence in the economy are unmistakable: • In Davis, Calif., Jennifer Wolfe's family is seeing renewed curiosity in its [...] Full Story | Top |
Man disguised as car seat busted by Spanish border authorities
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT
A Guinean man was caught trying to cross the border into Spain while disguised as a car seat. We first spotted the news over at the U.K.'s Telegraph. The two-image video above is from African Movie Reporter. Apparently two Moroccan men attempted to sneak a third man into Spain by removing the foam from the [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama campaign: Romney's White House path 'narrowing'
Wed,26 Sep 2012 02:20 PM PDT
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign said Wednesday that recent polls have shown Mitt Romney's path to the White House "narrowing" but flatly denied that it was spiking the ball on the 30-yard line. "We're running this race in every single swing state like we're five points down," campaign spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. The Obama [...] Full Story | Top |
With superior ground operations, Obama widens his lead in Ohio
Wed,26 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT
BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio—For Mitt Romney's campaign, the location was nothing more than a friendly business that had agreed to host a rally to promote the candidate's policies toward small businesses and manufacturing. But it was hard not to view Romney's midday appearance at American Spring Wire, a company that makes wire that bounces back into [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama sees Libya attack as 'terrorist' act: Spokesman
Wed,26 Sep 2012 12:13 PM PDT
President Barack Obama regards the Sept. 11 assault on the American Consulate in Libya as a terrorist attack, the White House said on Wednesday, as Republicans questioned why the commander in chief has not said so publicly. "It is certainly the case that it is our view as an administration, the president's view, that it [...] Full Story | Top |
Viral photo helps 19-year-old arthritic dog recover
Wed,26 Sep 2012 11:09 AM PDT
A photograph of a man wading in Lake Superior with his 19-year-old arthritic dog captured the hearts of millions when it was posted online last month--an outpouring that inspired the dog's owner to launch a foundation to help low-income families care for their aging canines. John Unger says Schoep's Legacy Foundation has raised more than [...] Full Story | Top |
Google maps goes underwater
Wed,26 Sep 2012 10:34 AM PDT
Google Maps is taking a deep dive. Underwater, that is. The mapping giant, which has scoured the earth with its Google cars and cameras for its Street View tool, now can take users into the ocean. Note: Please get out of your car before you do this. Actually, diving equipment is not required. You can [...] Full Story | Top |
007-like squirrel jumps from third-floor window, lands safely
Wed,26 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT
You can't stop this squirrel; you can only hope to contain it. And even that's pretty difficult. In a video that's sweeping the Web for obvious reasons, a squirrel runs around a third-floor apartment, climbing walls, and generally looking as if it has had too much Red Bull. Then, without warning, it takes a flying [...] Full Story | Top |
Ahmadinejad addresses U.N. General Assembly amid protests
Wed,26 Sep 2012 08:58 AM PDT
Amid warnings from other world leaders—and planned protests outside—Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, his last speech in front of the world body as president of Iran. The outspoken Iranian leader called for a "new world order," criticizing capitalism and the United States and Europe for "trampling on the rights of [...] Full Story | Top |
Newt Gingrich offers free debate advice to Mitt Romney
Wed,26 Sep 2012 08:54 AM PDT
Newt Gingrich, who was once Mitt Romney's chief rival during the Republican primaries, is offering the Republican nominee free advice before he debates President Barack Obama next week. Writing in Human Events on Wednesday, Gingrich relayed four suggestions for the upcoming debates: Newt's advice: Relax and be prepared I tell the stories to make the [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney in Ohio: 'My heart aches' for struggling Americans
Wed,26 Sep 2012 08:37 AM PDT
WESTERVILLE, Ohio—Mitt Romney kicked off a day of campaigning in this battleground state by insisting his "heart aches" for struggling Americans and that he is better prepared than President Barack Obama to help those who are "hurting" under the tough economy. Speaking at a rally located in a swing district just outside Columbus, Romney kept [...] Full Story | Top |
Homeless boy wins $130,000 peace prize
Wed,26 Sep 2012 07:22 AM PDT
The obstacles seemed insurmountable for a 13-year-old Filipino street kid. Forced to scavenge for his survival from the age of 2, sleep in a coffin and run away to seek help after he was badly injured, Cris "Kesz" Valdez had every reason to merely look out for himself. But at age 7, he started a [...] Full Story | Top |
J.K. Rowling's Daughter 'Tutored' Her on Teen Slang
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:49 AM PDT
J.K. Rowling, the bestselling author behind the wizard world of the wildly popular Harry Potter books, has invented hundreds of words – Muggle, Quidditch, apparating to name a few – that have entered our pop culture vocabulary. When it comes to today's new digital language filled with LOLs, JKs, and OMGs, Rowling says her latest book embraces the new lexicon, though she had to enlist an assistant to sort them out. Full Story | Top |
J.K. Rowling's Daughter 'Tutored' Her on Teen Slang
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:38 AM PDT
J.K. Rowling, the bestselling author behind the wizard world of the wildly popular Harry Potter books, has invented hundreds of words – Muggle, Quidditch, apparating to name a few – that have entered our pop culture vocabulary. Full Story | Top |
Libyan president: Benghazi attack was a 'preplanned act of terrorism'
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:31 AM PDT
Libyan President Mohammed Magarief said the controversial film that mocked Islam's Prophet Muhammad and ignited protests throughout the Muslim world had "nothing to do" with the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, and that he has "no doubt" it was an act of terrorism. "It's a preplanned act of terrorism directed at [...] Full Story | Top |
In new TV ad, Romney tries to undo damage of '47 percent' comment
Wed,26 Sep 2012 06:13 AM PDT
WESTERVILLE, Ohio—Mitt Romney released a new television ad Wednesday aimed at curbing the fallout from his secretly taped comment at a fundraiser that 47 percent of the country has a "victim" mentality and is dependent on the government. Speaking directly to the camera for nearly a minute, the Republican presidential candidate offers an appeal to [...] Full Story | Top |
Army soldier tries to cure hiccups, shoots friend
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:45 AM PDT
An attempt to cure a case of hiccups has left one U.S. Army soldier dead and another behind bars. According to the Killeen Daily Herald, 22-year-old Pfc. Isaac Lawrence Young was hiccuping while watching football on Sunday night with fellow soldier Spc. Patrick Edward Myers, 27. In an apparent attempt to scare him and make [...] Full Story | Top |
Paul Ryan releases third ad for House race
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:41 AM PDT
Paul Ryan, who is running in two races this fall, one for the vice presidency and another to retain his Wisconsin House seat, released his third congressional campaign ad on Wednesday. The simple 30-second spot, which began airing in TV markets in Madison and Milwaukee on Wednesday morning, shows Ryan in a small, town-hall-like setting [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama leads in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania: Poll
Wed,26 Sep 2012 05:19 AM PDT
President Barack Obama has stretched his lead over Republican nominee Mitt Romney in battleground states Ohio and Florida and retains a 12-point lead in Pennsylvania, according to a Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS poll released Wednesday. The president is ahead 53 to 43 percent in Ohio and 53 to 44 percent in Florida, according to surveys [...] Full Story | Top |
Wednesday in politics: Obama and Romney campaign in Ohio, and more
Wed,26 Sep 2012 03:07 AM PDT
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will both be campaigning Wednesday in Ohio. Obama will deliver remarks at events at Bowling Green State University and Kent State University. Romney, meanwhile, will wrap up his three-day "Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle Class" bus tour across the Buckeye State. He'll be joined by golf legend Jack [...] Full Story | Top |
Self-driving cars are now street legal in California
Tue,25 Sep 2012 06:16 PM PDT
California has become the third state to welcome driverless cars with open arms. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into law today that officially legalized self-driving vehicles, following in the footsteps of Nevada and Florida. The signing event was held … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Worldwide bacon shortage 'unavoidable'
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:31 PM PDT
Is it pork-ageddon? Britain's National Pig Association has sounded the alarm that the world should brace for an "unavoidable" bacon and pork shortage next year. The cause of the trouble is high pig-feed costs caused by what it describes in a press release as "the global failure of maize and soya harvests." The organization notes [...] Full Story | Top |
Bacon shortage "aporkalypse" sends Twitter into panic mode
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:28 PM PDT
Bacon is serious business. Aside from a successful industry so deeply seated in artificial bacon flavoring, real bacon is facing the grim possibility of experiencing a shortage in 2013. According to the National Pig Association in Britain, an unavoidable shortage … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Father and son launch toy train into space (VIDEO)
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:27 PM PDT
Ron Fugelseth and his four-year-old son Jayden are enjoying a bit of Internet fame after the duo launched Jayden's toy train, Stanley, into the stratosphere. Fugelseth said he was inspired to launch his son's prized toy after seeing a similar video using a Lego figure. "I figured if two high school kids can send a [...] Full Story | Top |
Apple says iPhone 5 scratches are normal for aluminum products
Tue,25 Sep 2012 03:24 PM PDT
There's a reason Apple sold millions of iPhone 5 shortly after its launch: Reviews of the device have generally been positive. That doesn't mean Apple's smoothly cruising its way to victory, though. There's been one persistent complaint among iPhone 5 … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Romney campaign: Internal polls indicate race remains close in battlegrounds
Tue,25 Sep 2012 02:09 PM PDT
VANDALIA, Ohio—Mitt Romney's campaign insists its internal polls say the race remains very close, as aides pushed back on the perception they are losing ground to President Barack Obama in important swing states. Ahead of Romney's appearance here with his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rich Beeson, the candidate's political director, and Zac Moffatt, who [...] Full Story | Top |
Scott Walker tweets support of unionized NFL refs
Tue,25 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT
Like most Green Bay Packers fans, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker woke up Tuesday morning still stinging from a controversial call—made by the NFL's replacement referees—that cost the team a victory over the Seattle Seahawks on "Monday Night Football." "After catching a few hours of sleep, the #Packers game is still just as painful," Walker tweeted. [...] Full Story | Top |
Todd Akin (still) staying in Missouri Senate race
Tue,25 Sep 2012 12:33 PM PDT
Despite calls from Republican Party leaders to step down, Rep. Todd Akin announced he will remain in the Missouri Senate race against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. Tuesday marked the final day on which the embattled Republican could remove his name from the ballot. Akin has fought calls for him to exit the race since he [...] Full Story | Top |
Onions on hamburger send Oregon man into 'McFury'
Tue,25 Sep 2012 12:25 PM PDT
The unexpected inclusion of onions on a hamburger sent one Oregon man into what police called a McFury, which could not be alleviated even after he was offered a free replacement burger. The Oregonian reports that Jayme John Leon, 50, reportedly threw a soda in a McDonald's manager's face and smashed a cash register over [...] Full Story | Top |
Bill Clinton: Romney's '47 percent' remark could haunt him in debates
Tue,25 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT
Bill Clinton thinks the upcoming presidential debates are crucial for Mitt Romney, and that the Republican candidate's controversial "47 percent" remarks could come back to haunt him. "I think if he's going to double down on that 47 percent remark, that will cause difficulties," the former president told Piers Morgan on Tuesday in an interview [...] Full Story | Top |
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