Obama: NATO 'Must Stand United Against Russia's Aggression in Ukraine'
President Barack Obama urged NATO allies on Wednesday to "stand united against Russia's aggression in Ukraine," in remarks delivered in Tallinn, Estonia. The president, who is in Estonia for talks with...
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The Westâs Greatest Threat is the âLone Wolfâ Terrorist, Say Security Experts
Earlier this week, a text message spread like wildfire among young people in London, warning them to avoid using the underground the next morning. By 8pm, friends of mine had received the message from...
View ArticleDoes the EPA Favor Industry When Assessing Chemical Dangers?
On a late spring morning in 2012, Michelle Boone settled into her seat on an expert panel at the U.S. Environmental Protection in Washington, D.C. As the day wore on, she felt more and more uneasy....
View ArticleBernard Madoff's Son Andrew Dies After Long Battle With Cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff, died on Wednesday from cancer, his lawyer said. He was 48."Andrew Madoff has lost his courageous battle against mantle...
View ArticleApple: We're Not to Blame for Leaked Celebrity Photos
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The week before a crucial launch of its new iPhone, Apple Inc said intimate photos of celebrities including Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence were leaked online through the...
View ArticleThe Building on Pink Floydâs âAnimalsâ Album Cover, Battersea Power Plant,...
Nothing will be spared from gentrification, it seems. Battersea Power Station, the iconic building on the River Thames featured on Pink Floydâs 1977 Animals album cover, will be reconstructed later...
View ArticleSouth County Pregnancy Help Center Responds to 'The Abortion Warâs Special Ops'
Ramona Davis, executive director of the South County Pregnancy Help Center, sent the following statement in response to Newsweekâs story The Abortion Warâs Special Ops.Center Seeks Recording from...
View ArticleColumbia Senior Will Carry Mattress Around for as Long as Rapist Is on Campus
A Columbia University senior says she will carry her mattress around campus every day until her alleged rapist leaves campus.Emma Sulkowicz is among the 23 students who filed a federal Title IX...
View ArticleNew Dr. Suess Collections Brings Back Horton and Some Other Favorite Characters
Four Dr. Seuss stories you donât likely rememberWill hit bookstore shelves on the ninth of September!In the last sixty years these tales havenât been seen.But how could it be so? What could it...
View ArticleProstate Cancer Foundation to Reddit: Keep Your Sticky Money
In what's become known as #CelebGate, a hacker stole photos of naked celebs and posted them to 4Chan (or possibly an 'offshoot' of 4Chan) over Labor Day Weekend. A sub-reddit called The Fappeningâa...
View ArticlePutin Unveils Ukraine Ceasefire Plan
KIEV/ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin outlined plans for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday but Ukraine's prime minister dismissed the proposal, while France expressed its...
View ArticleBogotĂĄâs Bullfighting Ban Falls in Court
Bullfighting can return to BogotĂĄâs Santamaria Plaza, Colombiaâs Constitutional Court said Tuesday. The cityâs mayor had banned the spectacle in 2012.The high court ruled that the artistic rights of...
View ArticleNew York City St. Patrick's Day Parade Will Let Gays March for First Time
The New York City St. Patrickâs Day Parade will allow a gay group to march openly in 2015, reversing a long-standing ban against LGBT organizations from marching under their banner.OUT@NBCUniversal,...
View ArticleAre Revenge Porn Laws Going Too Far?
If you have spent any time on the internet in the past few days you have probably heard that over the weekend, anonymous hackers leaked stolen images of over 100 female celebrities, including Jennifer...
View ArticleThe Political Backstory in Ferguson
Four days before Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, sparking nearly two weeks of protests, the black community there lost the most...
View ArticleApple Hack Points to Broader Vulnerabilities in the Cloud
Apple has issued a statement denying that a recent hack of celebrity iCloud accounts was the result of an internal security flaw. "None of the cases we have investigated has resulted from any breach in...
View ArticleObsessive Compulsive Disorder, Schizophrenia Linked, Researchers Report
Obsessive compulsive disorder is associated with higher rates of schizophrenia, revealed a study by Danish researchers published Wednesday.A prior OCD diagnosis, as well as being the offspring of...
View ArticleDead Ebola Doctor Leaves 60 at High Risk for Infection
GENEVA (Reuters) - A Nigerian doctor with Ebola carried on treating patients and met scores of friends, relatives and medics before his death, leaving about 60 of them at high risk of infection, the...
View ArticleBritainâs Largest Mosques Condemn âUn-Islamicâ ISIS Radicals
Britainâs 12 largest mosques announced on Wednesday they âcondemnâ the actions of militant group Islamic State today, telling Newsweek the group is âun-Islamic to the coreâ. "Leading Islamic centres...
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Corporate Deadbeats: How Companies Get Rich Off Of Taxes
You and your wallet have a big stake in huge tax-dodging deals being crafted by big American companies, like Burger King merging with Tim Hortons, the Canadian coffee and doughnut chain.Burger King is...
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