By Leigh Goessl
Connecticut is the most recent state in the U.S. seeking to require companies producing foods made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels. This week the state Senate approved a bill that would pass such a law. The House had other ideas.
By Michael Krebs
At the McDonald's annual shareholder meeting on Thursday, a 9 year-old girl faced the company's CEO in objection to the fast food giant's poor nutrition - just days after the return of the "mega potato" in Japan.
By Phyllis L. Smith Asinyanbi
Janet Jackson (AKA Miss Jackson), 47, sister of the late Michael Jackson and youngest of the iconic Jackson family, has reportedly joined the mega rich by becoming a billionaire. Jackson has earned $1.2 billion, but does this mean she's a billionaire?
By JohnThomas Didymus The New York Police Department has confirmed that former child actress Amanda Bynes was arrested for "criminal possession of marijuana" in her New York apartment Thursday night and taken into custody for psychiatric evaluation.
English actor, singer, and composer Tim Curry has suffered a stroke at his home in Hollywood but is reported to be doing great.
Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, yesterday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York.
Amazon, through its new platform called Kindle Worlds, plans on monetizing the world of "fan fiction." It has obtained licenses for "Gossip Girl," "Pretty Little Liars," and "Vampire Diaries."
By Lesley Lanir Ohio lawmakers have decided it's time to shut down Internet cafes since their business methods are viewed as operating in a gray area of the law that could be viewed as encouraging gambling activities.
Located on 300-acres of Ohio woodlands, Abercrombie & Fitch has become a multibillion-dollar lifestyle name associated with sex, youth, and casual superiority. It is also associated with unfair treatment toward the "not-so-cool kids" and the disabled.
In the site's third installment of the 'Second Acts' editorial series, Slate's Emily Yoffe explores one woman's post-career move to own and operate a bed and breakfast.
How much has the cloud industry grown in the last two years alone? A new study discovered that workers are using 10 times more cloud apps than IT professionals project. Gary Read is one of the thousands trying to innovate the cloud.
By Anne Sewell Due to the economic crisis, so far in 2013 one in three cars sold in Spain is over ten years old, a trend that could be of major concern for road safety.
Electric and hybrid cars have been explored as an alternative to gas-fueled cars, but they haven't really become a viable option to date. However, is this going to change? eVgo stands, which are electrical charging stations, are cropping up in the U.S.
The Washington State patrol told media it was a Canadian truck driver who struck a girder on the bridge over the Skadgit River, causing the bridge to collapse and hurtling two vehicles to the waters below. No one was killed but 3 were injured.
According to the public information officer for the Washington State Patrol, Trooper Mark Francis, the northbound and southbound lanes of the I-5 over the Skagit River, north of Seattle, collapsed Thursday, dumping vehicles and people into the water.
By Eko Armunanto Gmail users will soon see a dollar-sign icon among Gmail attachment options. Just hover over the attachment paperclip, click the $ icon to attach money, enter the amount and press send.
Residents in the state of Connecticut may soon have to pay more money to download digital products such as iTunes songs, an apps or e-books.
Apple is alleged to have used offshore tax havens to keep huge amounts of money away from clutches of the IRS. The other side of this large coin is that US tax laws are a positive incentive for behaviour of this kind.
Mary J. Blige has been going through some financial problems as of lately, and that includes a tax bill of $3.4 million, and that is on top of $900K she owes the state of New Jersey.
By Tim Sandle Researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding could lead to new treatments.
Scientists have made the link between genetics and homosexuality. Can this finally be the validation that the LGBT community has been waiting for?
Berkeley scientists are developing an artificial forest to convert solar energy into chemical fuels. In a process that mimics photosynthesis, it soaks up light to generate oxygen and hydrogen, two gases that can be used to power fuel cells.
With the new, upcoming Star Trek movie on the horizon, its interesting to look back on an interview between the original Captain Kirk and Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut on the ISS, held back in January.
By Leo Reyes The upcoming fight between eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and former WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios in Macau, China, could eclipse all past pay-per-view (PPV) records in boxing history.
A young fox observing a game of golf decides to join in and help the players liven up their game tactics with its golf-ball tossing and nose dribbling antics.
Martina Mueller kept her nerves, with her penalty kick in the 74th minute to give VFL Wolfsburg a 1-0 victory over Olympique Lyon at Stanford Bridge. 20,000 spectators watched the tight match, which Lyon dominated for most of the first half.
Five days after a surprise win in Dortmund, rewarded with a relegation spot, Hoffenheim continued its march toward a Bundeliga berth for the 2013/14 season. Two goals from Firmino (11th, 29th) and Schippplock's (67th) cemented the Sinsheimer's success.
By Brett Wilkins President Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on Thursday in which he addressed hot-button issues including drones, civilian casualties, force-feeding of hunger striking Guantánamo detainees and the targeted assassination of US citizens.
The recent horrific murder of a soldier in Woolwich, South London was blamed by one of the perpetrators on the wicked Imperialists, but is this really the case?
An unusual incident occurred in a rural area of the locality of Lliu Lliu near the town of Villarrica, in Chile; a man attempted to sacrifice one of his pigs with a gun, but one of his workers ended in hospital injured by a rebounding bullet.
The Superintendent of Environment (SMA) in Chile imposed a fine of US$ 16.4 million to Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for environmental violations at the gold-silver-copper project known as "Pascua Lama" and halted construction of the project.
By Leigh Goessl The Stone House in Manassas, Virginia stands on the fields where two major Civil War battles took place. Today the property is open to the public.
Four fever medications for infants and for children have been recalled by Health Canada. The move is due to concerns of the sanitary conditions at the plant in China where the medication is made, and not because of reports of reactions to it.
For the past few years, the trend on the market has been vitamin water. Everywhere you’d go, you would see countless customers purchasing and consuming vitamin water in order to quench their thirst, attain their necessary vitamins and enjoy the taste.
The UCLA Medical Center in California became the first to film and live-tweet a brain surgery on its Twitter account. It began live-tweeting videos showing an "awake" craniotomy procedure for surgical implantation of a pacemaker at 6:24 p.m. Thursday.
By Anne Sewell With the new, upcoming Star Trek movie on the horizon, its interesting to look back on an interview between the original Captain Kirk and Chris Hadfield, the Canadian astronaut on the ISS, held back in January.
Cycling should be a fun and joyful experience minus the fear of crashing or slipping over rocks. Lumigrids might be the new way of riding bicycles.
The question of whether you can fly a drone over your neighbour’s place is getting a lot of attention online. The legal theory, such as it is, falls somewhere between the First Amendment and privacy laws, and it’s not helping anyone.
The debate of HTML5 versus native apps has been ongoing for quite some time now and until a solution can be formed then it could transpire for a long period of time.
By Paddy Reid Officials in Washington are claiming that Iranian hackers have stepped up attacks on the cyber networks of U.S. multinational corporations, focusing their attention on energy companies.
Ahead of the release of the $2 million documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney, WikiLeaks has leaked the annotated transcript of the movie revealing the errors and "sleight of hand" in the film.
An 80-year-old Japanese man breaks all records as the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak.
In 2003, when she was 17, Sonali Mukherjee had a bright future in front of her. She was the capital of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), the president of the Student Union and an honor student, wishing to pursue a degree in sociology.
By Karl Gotthardt A federal judge has ruled that election fraud occurred during the May 2011 election. While the Conservative Party (CPC) database was used, fraudulent activity was not tied directly to the CPC and activity did not affect the outcome of the election.
Republican-backed legislation that requires unemployment applicants to pass a drug test before receiving benefits awaits Governor Rick Perry's signature; the Texas House approved the measure Wednesday in a 104-42 vote.
This is the third and final episode of this short BBC TV series. For the most part it hits the nail on the head, but it still perpetuates the greatest fiction of all.
President Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on Thursday in which he addressed hot-button issues including drones, civilian casualties, force-feeding of hunger striking Guantánamo detainees and the targeted assassination of US citizens.
By Katerina Nikolas Less than a week after the EU announced a ban on restaurants serving open jugs of olive oil the policy has been rescinded after drawing widespread ridicule.
A lesbian couple has been forced to break up their happy home by a Texas judge who threatened to take their two children away if they continued to live together.
On May 25, 2013, there will be a worldwide March against Monsanto, protesting the giant pesticide company's attempts to take over the world's food supply. Vandana Shiva speaks about the movement against Monsanto and why it is necessary.
The familiar jug of olive oil is set to disappear from restaurant tables across the EU from January 1 2014, to be replaced with properly labelled non-reusable containers with tamper proof nozzles.
By Paul Bradbury The latest innovation conference in Dalmatia opens in Split, as imminent EU entry brings more start-up possibilities to the region.
More success for the wines from Hvar at the 2013 Balkans International Wine Competition, which is being held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The Stone House in Manassas, Virginia stands on the fields where two major Civil War battles took place. Today the property is open to the public.
A 6-day press trip looking at the Adristorical Lands project comes to an end in Jelsa, with an evening hosted by Prosek defender Andro Tomic.
By Tim Sandle Researchers have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria in laboratory culture. The finding could lead to new treatments.
Scientists have made the link between genetics and homosexuality. Can this finally be the validation that the LGBT community has been waiting for?
Berkeley scientists are developing an artificial forest to convert solar energy into chemical fuels. In a process that mimics photosynthesis, it soaks up light to generate oxygen and hydrogen, two gases that can be used to power fuel cells.
A group of archaeologists in Mexico found close to 5,000 ancient cave paintings in an unexpected location. The paintings were discovered in the north-eastern city of Burgos.
By JohnThomas Didymus We know they call it "constructive criticism" but if you've worked at calling up the elusive spirits of inspiration in an epic effort to put together that single "masterpiece" that upstages Gogh there is no such thing as constructive criticism.
Despite Richard Wagner's anti-semitism, racism and socialist viewpoints, his musical career is legendary and has provided generations of classical music aficionados with some of the most beautiful music ever composed.
A Japanese design team has created pictures of chairs using an elasticated fabric that you can prop up against a wall and use to sit in.
Thursday night at Toronto's Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) Stan Douglas was announced as the winner of the 2013 Scotiabank Photography Award (SPA). Douglas is world renowned for his brilliant skill behind the lens.
By David Silverberg During the second period of Game 4 between the San Jose Sharks and the L.A. Kings, the Twitter account @LAKings published a joke about sexual assault. It was written by guest live-tweeter Kevin Ryder, an L.A. radio host.
During textbook buyback season everyone is looking for the great deals, I'm going to let you in on a little known company that gives you more money back, 2x more to be exact!
The White House released 100 pages of emails related to the attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi. Consumer Reports rates the Tesla Model S as its favourite car. A man begged for his life as deputies beat him to death. Welcome to this week's TopFinds.
Nintendo now plans to place ads on user-generated videos on YouTube, such as walk-through videos, in a move to claim their ad-revenues.
By JohnThomas Didymus The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) released on its Twitter's page on Monday a photo of a mud-splattered black dog found sitting in the debris of a flattened home in the aftermath of the tornado that smashed through the suburb of Moore.
What’s in a name? Often it’s the difference between success and failure. At the UC Berkeley 2013 general commencement, Cal alumnus Steve Wozniak shook hands with graduates as they discovered Berkeley's name carries job opportunities & a bright future
This past weekend I was off to photograph a friend at the MudMorial Race in Concord, NC. It sounded like a fun way to celebrate five years of fitness after her heart surgery, but how safe are these races?
A report issued by the British Medical Association (BMA) has raised that the U.K.'s child welfare standards are below-par.
By Marcus Hondro Four fever medications for infants and for children have been recalled by Health Canada. The move is due to concerns of the sanitary conditions at the plant in China where the medication is made, and not because of reports of reactions to it.
For the past few years, the trend on the market has been vitamin water. Everywhere you’d go, you would see countless customers purchasing and consuming vitamin water in order to quench their thirst, attain their necessary vitamins and enjoy the taste.
The UCLA Medical Center in California became the first to film and live-tweet a brain surgery on its Twitter account. It began live-tweeting videos showing an "awake" craniotomy procedure for surgical implantation of a pacemaker at 6:24 p.m. Thursday.
Scientists have concluded that drug side effects are probably impossible to avoid. This relates to the way that proteins function in the body and due to the close similarity between proteins.
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