Tel Aviv Diary: Hamas Fires Rockets as Ceasefire Collapses
It's amazing how fast things seem to change here. Last night, as I was writing this diary, I was trying to fully understand the supposed agreement that had been reached in Cairo. However, at the last...
View ArticleFlash Flood in Phoenix after 8 Inches of Rain, Major Highways Closed
Severe flooding swept through the Phoenix metro area on Tuesday as some areas were hit by up to eight inches of rain. The National Weather service issued a flash flood warning for the desert city, The...
View ArticleEbola Frontline: Despite Discrimination and Lack of Adequate Medical Gear,...
Last Wednesday, widely-respected Nurse Sister Sandro Kamara went on the Starline Radio station in Kenema to talk about the dangerous position nurses in Sierra Leone are in. She called this Ebola...
View ArticleISIS Releases Video of Execution, Alleges Victim is American Journalist James...
A video released Tuesday by militant Islamic extremist group ISIS depicts the violent execution of a man alleged to be missing American journalist James Foley, who was kidnapped in Syria last year....
View ArticleSt. Louis Police Fatally Shoot Young Man Wielding Knife
St. Louis city police have shot dead a 23-year-old man they claim was armed with a knife.The suspect was in Six Stars Market in north St. Louis on Tuesday afternoon and took two energy drinks without...
View ArticleOctopus-Inspired Camouflage: New Material Can Take on Color of Surroundings
Certain animals, like the octopus and cuttlefish, are natural camouflage artists that can change the color and pattern of their skin based on their environment. For example, check out this octopus...
View ArticleGov. Jay Nixon Won't Replace Controversial Prosecutor on Michael Brown Case
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon issued a statement Tuesday evening announcing he will not replace St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch as the head prosecutor in the investigation into the death of Michael...
View ArticleTensions Flare in Ferguson After Bottles Reportedly Thrown at Police
Tensions flared around midnight local time in Ferguson, Missouri, as at least one protester apparently threw bottles at the police. #Ferguson. Somebody just threw a bottle at cops. Just like that...
View ArticleOne Dead in Long Island Marina Boat Explosion
(Reuters) - One person was killed and another was injured in a boat explosion at a New York marina fuel station, police said on Thursday.The 33-foot (10 meter) Carver motor boat burst into flames while...
View ArticleMeet Baseball's 13-Year-Old Game Changer Mo’Ne Davis
A plume of ebony braids, ligatured with a thick rubber band, cascaded from the back of the baseball cap of 13-year-old Mo’Ne Davis and descended all the way to her waist. This was shortly after 7 p.m....
View ArticleThree High-Ranking Hamas Commanders Killed in Israeli Strike
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a clear sign of its intention to hit the group's armed leadership days after a...
View ArticleThe U.S. Is at War With the Islamic State, But It Hasn’t Sunk In Yet
The United States is at war—though it does not seem to have sunk in yet. While reports have concentrated on President Barack Obama’s condemnation of the murder of the American journalist James Foley,...
View ArticleAmerica's Ally Against Islamic State: A Terrorist Group
MAKHMUR Iraq (Reuters) - Washington has acquired an unlikely ally in its battle against Islamic State militants in Iraq - a group of fighters it formally classifies as terrorists.The outlawed Kurdistan...
View ArticleMoscow McDonald’s Branches Shuttered in Sanctions Tit-for-Tat
Russian authorities have closed four McDonald’s restaurants over “health violations.” But western analysts see the move as a purely political response to sanctions imposed upon Russia in response to...
View ArticleOn Twitter, Too Much Information, Not Enough Knowledge
Did you know that “estimating a woman’s beauty based on the size of her chest is called colposinquanonia?” Did you know bears can count? Speaking of bears, did you know Alaska is “the most eastern,...
View ArticleNational Guard to Withdraw From Ferguson as Protests Quiet
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon today ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin the “systematic process of withdrawing from the city of Ferguson,” St. Louis Public Radio reported.INBOX: Gov. Nixon...
View ArticleThe Elevation of Western U.S. Is Rising Due to Drought
The Western U.S. is getting higher and drier. And I’m not talking about the recent legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington. A new study published today (Aug. 21) in the journal Science...
View ArticleIs Emailing Your Brainwaves the Future of Communication?
Here’s something you probably didn’t expect in your inbox: Researchers have now developed a way to email brainwaves. A study published in PLOS One on Wednesday details how an international research...
View ArticleFinally! The World’s First All-Bacon Bar
Canadian meat lovers, rejoice! Montreal is getting a new bar and restaurant featuring all bacon everything. Bar Brutus will soon be serving up bloody marys garnished with delicate bacon roses, bacon...
View ArticleEbola Frontline: Sensitization Process Will Be Key to Slowing Outbreak
As tensions continue to flare in Monrovia, Liberia in the aftermath of the dangerous assault on a an Ebola treatment center there, the need for better education on the disease-causing virus is more...
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