Martha’s Vineyard Diary: Let Obama Have His Vacation
Menemsha, Mass.—The president’s Republican critics have been making fun of his vacation on Martha’s Vineyard while the world burns. Here’s Fox broadcaster Sean Hannity: “Mr. President, it’s time for...
View ArticleActress Lauren Bacall Dies at 89: Bogart Estate
Lauren Bacall, the sultry actress with the heavy-lidded eyes and husky voice who captured Humphrey Bogart's heart both on and off the movie screen, died on Tuesday at the age of 89."With deep sorrow,...
View ArticleHow the Law Is Standing Up to Cyberstalking
Leandra Ramm is a survivor of a crime that has been called “psychological terrorism”. A mezzo-soprano by training, the New Yorker spent most of her 20s trying to escape from the clutches of a...
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The Girls Who Tried to Kill for Slender Man
This is a tale of a young friendship gone horribly wrong. In late May, in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls allegedly lured a friend into the woods and stabbed her 19...
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Answer Me This: Who Goes to Vegas to Answer Trivia Questions?
When people think of Las Vegas, they don’t imagine answering 100 trivia questions in a silent, windowless conference room or pummeling people they’ve seen on TV game shows with dodge balls.Welcome to...
View ArticleUnder Pressure to Act, Cameron Cuts Holiday Short Over Iraq
British Prime Minister David Cameron cut short his holiday to return to Britain to chair a meeting to discuss the Iraq crisis on Wednesday, but resisted calls to intervene there militarily and ruled...
View ArticleAnother Police Shooting in Ferguson, Missouri
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Violence again erupted in the St. Louis area near the site of the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, according to local police, despite calls by U.S. President...
View ArticleA Huge First For Women: Female Mathematician Wins Fields Medal
Since its inception in 1936, the Fields Medal has been awarded to 52 of the most exceptional mathematicians in the world under the age of 40. For the first time, that award has gone to a woman: Maryam...
View ArticleCoroner Explains Robin Williams's Cause of Death
SAN RAFAEL Calif./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actor and groundbreaking comedian Robin Williams hanged himself with a belt in his Northern California home after he had sought treatment for...
View ArticleSweat-Powered Batteries Can Be Tattooed on Your Arm
A temporary tattoo that generates and stores electrical energy from sweat will be a hot topic of conversation.“Here we show the first…noninvasive approach to harvest energy [from the body],” says...
View ArticleTwo Thirds of Russians Believe Putin Is Restoring Peace in Ukraine
63% of Russians believe President Vladimir Putin’s actions in contribute to the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, according to the country’s oldest polling agency VTSIOM.9% believe Putin’s...
View ArticleCreepy TV Works Only if You Smile
Media consumption habits have changed to facilitate our society's insatiable need for instant gratification. We speak in terms of gifs, video, likes, clicks, trends and hits. It’s not unusual to see...
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Escape From Syria: On the Road With the Refugees Walking to Europe
In a grim government compound 40 km from Vienna, five young Syrian men are huddled together examining the screen of a battered mobile phone. Beside them is a rickety plastic chair with a glass of...
View ArticleAmericans Work Hard, but Have Plenty of Downtime
For many working Americans, an August vacation is a welcome respite. The challenge of balancing work and life’s other obligations can seem almost overwhelming at times. Yet Americans often have more...
View ArticleHints on the Border of Russia's Role in Ukraine
VERKHNYAYA OREKHOVKA Russia (Reuters) - In Russia's southwestern Rostov region bordering Ukraine, a military-style training camp, a broken down border fence and tracks consistent with armored personnel...
View ArticleFive Seriously Injured as Swiss Train Crashes Into Ravine
A landslide in the mountainous region of Graubünden, south-east Switzerland derailed a passenger train, seriously injuring five passengers today.After derailing, the train fell into a ravine near the...
View ArticleBrazil Presidential Candidate Eduardo Campos Dies in Plane Crash: TV
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos was killed in a plane crash on Wednesday, local television channel GloboNews reported, throwing the country's October election into...
View ArticleRobin Williams Did Not Have Demons. He Had a Disease. Or Several.
A brief note to those who write articles and headlines, to those who tweet and post to Facebook and, for that matter, the dwindling pack of those who conduct sustained face-to-face conversations with...
View ArticleWas Siri an Accomplice to Murder?
Two years ago, if you’d asked your digital assistant friend Siri “where can I hide a body?” she would have jokingly offered a range of alarmingly helpful options such as “dumpster” or “marsh.” After...
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