The peaceful event, called Blockupy, in a nod to the Occupy movement, was the culmination of four days of demonstrations and drew about 20,000 protesters.
Ever encountered a snotty attitude at an organic food stand? It makes sense psychologically, according to a new study that analyzed how people reacted after looking at different kinds of foods, MSNBC... Lifestyle News Summaries. | Newser
Google said Saturday that Chinese antitrust authorities have cleared the Internet giant's proposed purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc., pushing the $12.5 billion deal over its last regulatory hurdle.
The Republicans and their accomplices on Wall Street are trying kill Social Security by getting your payroll taxes instead of paying to the government.
CNN asked iReporters to share the issue that matters most to them in the coming election. Cast your votes to determine that marijuana legalization makes it to the next round of the iReport Debate.
Studios are always looking for a way to tie a movie to some element of pop culture in hopes of a guaranteed box office blow out. Board games may be the biggest stretch so far, but it is happening.
Dr Robert Spitzer apologises for 'fatally flawed' study, published in 2001, which claimed gay people could be 'cured' if properly motivated. One of the most influential figures in modern psychiatry has apologised to America's gays for a scientific study which supported attempts to "cure" people of their homosexuality.
One of the most popular wall paper applications among iOS users – Pimp Your Screen from Apalon – has been upgraded to be compatible with the Retina Display.
Friday night, on “Real Time with Real Maher,” host Bill Maher welcomed veteran newsman Dan Rather, long-time anchor of “The CBS Evening News.” Rather is the author of a new book, called Rather Outspoken.
Rather’s career as a news anchor was brought to an abrupt and ignominious end in 2004 when he and his organization acted on evidence they had that then-President George W. Bush’s had gone AWOL from his tour of duty as an Alabama Air National Guardsman during the Vietnam War. Subsequent investigation has borne out the charges, but Rather’s days as a major network anchor were over
I've noticed that a few of my conservative Facebook friends have linked to the recent debate between Paul Krugman and Ron Paul on Bloomberg. Some of them are embarrassed to find that Krugman was the more convincing participant.
I have a theory as to why. In that short interview Ron Paul revealed that his school of Austrian economics is more about assertions and ideology then it is about empirical data.
North Korea has publicly executed at least three people in recent years after they were found guilty of cannibalism, according to a think tank in Seoul.
A long lost Cambodian tribe has left only one trace behind, but it's a significant one. Human remains have been found in jars. The latest have been found about one hundred and sixty feet up a cliff. The Cardamom Mountains hide an unappetizing secret.
The cyclists who participated in Friday's National Bike to Work Day likely planned their ride based on several criteria, from convenience to safety. Those same concerns help determine how "bikeable" a city is, according to a new study by the Walk Score website.
Astronomers may have detected evidence of a possible planet disintegrating under the searing heat of its host star located 1,500 light-years from Earth. Similar to a debris-trailing comet, the super Mercury-size planet candidate is theorized to fashion a dusty tail. But the tail won't last for long. Scientists calculate that, at the current rate of evaporation, the dusty world could be completely vaporized within 200 million years.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three anti-NATO protesters arrested in a late-night raid days before start of the 60-nation summit have been charged with terrorism for possession of explosive devices, police and their
The brother of Mary Richardson Kennedy, who killed herself this week in Westchester County, went to court to challenge her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over control of her body.
In a sworn interview with a prosecutor, a girl who was speaking on the phone with Trayvon Martin before he was killed tells of Mr. Martin’s growing fear as he was followed.
Colin Firth will play Noel Coward in BiteSize Entertainment's upcoming feature Mad Dogs And Englishmen. Gene Kirkwood and Ross Elliot, who are folding thei
It’s no fun recovering from a stroke and relearning to do simple things that were once totally natural. That’s being offset by new video games that refine patients motor skills by having them play games that, for once, actually look fun.
An enormous plain of Antarctic ice is splitting in two. Airborne NASA scientists discovered the nearly 20 mile-long crack during a research flight, capturing its contours by laser imaging. From our video series Over Earth with Andrea Mustain.
Romney’s essential task is thus to persuade people to act on their convictions. A majority of the American electorate is disappointed—one way or another—with the performance of this president. Romney just needs to convince them that things will not improve in a second Obama term. It is important to note that almost all of the electorate is already locked in. Over the last 25 years, the numbers of core Democrats and Republicans have been roughly equal, such that it is a very rare event in the modern era for either side to fall under 45 percent of the vote. There really is only 10 percent
There’s no denying that Carroll Shelby permanently etched his mark on the American landscape with big, bold strokes. Over the course of his career, Shelby worked as everything from a farmer through a Formula One driver, but he was perhaps best known as the mad genius who shoehorned a Ford V-8 into an AC Ace roadster.
Sure, we love sci-fi and fantasy for all the spaceships and wizards and trolls and giant robots, but there's a cuter side to our favorite genre stories, too. Science fiction is filled with awesome pets, whether they're magical regenerative birds or robot dogs that follow time travelers throughout the galaxy.
With the rise of social platforms and emergence of new mobile and connected devices, we have entered the post-search world and companies are finding ways to organize information around "knowledge" and "interests." Today, Twitter is introducing a way to follow others based on interests.
While privacy seems like a concept lost on Facebook, Twitter is showing that it understands its users' need for security by supporting Mozilla Firefox's "Do Not Track" feature, a day before Facebook is set to raise billions in its IPO.
May 20, the Moon's shadow will race across planet Earth. Observers within the 240-300 kilometer wide shadow track will be able to witness an annular solar eclipse as the Moon's apparent size is presently too small to completely cover the Sun. Heading east over a period of 3.5 hours, the shadow path will begin in southern China, cross the northern Pacific, and reach well into North America, crossing the US west coast in southern Oregon and northern California. Of course a partial eclipse will be visible from a much larger area within North America, the Pacific, and eastern Asia...
The joint JAXA/NASA Hinode mission captured this image of the January 6, 2011 solar eclipse. On May 20-21, sky-watchers in Asia and much of the U.S. will be able to view a “ring of fire” eclipse or a partial eclipse of the Sun, depending on their location. The rest of the world, including our readers [...]
The UK Adultery Survey 2012 found once women decide to cheat on their spouse they are far more likely to play the field seeking emotional fulfillment, an improvement to their self esteem and romance.