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Chagas: Is tropical disease really the new AIDS?
Thu,31 May 2012 07:57 AM PDT
Chagas, a tropical disease spread by insects, is causing some fresh concern following an editorial—published earlier this week in a medical journal—that called it "the new AIDS of the Americas." More than 8 million people have been infected by Chagas, most of them in Latin and Central America. But more than 300,000 live in the [...] Full Story | Top |
Tipping iceberg captured on video by tourist
Thu,31 May 2012 11:53 AM PDT
A tourist has captured some rare and startling video of an iceberg tipping over. The tourist was traveling on a boat near the Upsala Glacier in Argentina and caught the unexpected moment. Writing on YouTube under the name "osibaruch," the tourist says: "While we were passing by it with a catamaran, the huge berg lost [...] Full Story | Top |
Bigfoot Spotted In Idaho?
Thu,31 May 2012 08:05 AM PDT
 A group of high school students may have come close to Bigfoot during a class project in the Idaho wilderness. A dark, mysterious creature was caught on tape for a few seconds near Mink Creek before it retreated into the treeline. "It just didn't look...
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New York mayor seeks ban on sale of big sugary drinks
Thu,31 May 2012 04:10 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to propose a far-reaching municipal ban on sales of large-size sugary beverages by restaurants, mobile food carts, movie theaters and delis, his administration said on Wednesday. A document outlining the proposal said it was aimed at fighting an epidemic of obesity, citing public health statistics showing that 58 percent of New York City adults and nearly 40 percent of city public school students are obese or overweight. ...
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Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, federal appeals court rules
Thu,31 May 2012 10:52 AM PDT
On Thursday, a federal appeals court in Boston ruled that the government's ban on gay marriage, called the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), violates the Constitution and should be struck down. If the Supreme Court hears the case and upholds this ruling, it means that the federal government would most likely have to recognize the [...] Full Story | Top |
Court: Heart of gay marriage law unconstitutional
Thu,31 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT
Associated Press - A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story | Top |
Mortgage Rates Plummet - 15-Year Fixed Below 3 Pct
Thu,31 May 2012 07:25 AM PDT
ABC News -  If you can get a new mortgage or refinance an existing one, interest rates have fallen to incredible new lows. Interest on a 15-year loan has dropped below 3 percent for the first time ever, according to data from Freddie Mac. The average rate on...
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Canada-Wide Arrest Warrant Issued for Suspect in Body Part Mailings
Wed,30 May 2012 03:19 PM PDT
ABC News -  Authorities have issued a "Canada-wide arrest warrant" for Rocco Luka Magnotta, a suspect police have connected to a homicide and the mailings of two body parts. Magnotta, 29, also goes by the pseudonyms Eric Clinton Newman and Vladimir Romanov, according to the Montreal Police Department,...
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Historic British mansion has 48 rooms but no toilet
Wed,30 May 2012 12:07 PM PDT
Fans of the British television drama "Downton Abbey" could live out the drama in a countryside estate of similar stature that has recently gone up for sale. Apethorpe Hall, an idyllic British manor with an astounding 48 rooms, has hit the market for what is considered a "bargain" price of 2.5 million pounds (about $3,882,500). [...] Full Story | Top |
Report: Chavez's cancer has 'entered the end stage'
Wed,30 May 2012 08:56 AM PDT
HDNet - This reporter has been told that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive cancer that has "entered the end stage". The information and the quote come from a highly respected source close to Chavez and who is in a position to know his medical condition and history. This source says the prognosis is dire and that Chavez is now not expected to live "more than a couple of months at most." Chavez is running for re-elec tion in Venezuela but several sources--including the one who revealed the exact kind of cancer-- have told me that they believe it is doubtful the dictator will live to see the results. Full Story | Top |
11-year-old played dead to survive Syria massacre
Thu,31 May 2012 06:19 AM PDT
Associated Press -  When the gunmen began to slaughter his family, 11-year-old Ali el-Sayed says he fell to the floor of his home, soaking his clothes with his brother's blood to fool the killers into thinking he was already dead.
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8-Year-Old Gets 'Catastrophe Award' for Most Homework Excuses
Tue,29 May 2012 04:39 AM PDT
The mother of an 8-year-old Arizona girl who was presented with a "Catastrophe Award" for apparently having the most excuses for not having homework believes her child was humiliated by her teacher. Christina Valdez said her daughter, Cassandra Garcia, came home one day from class... Full Story | Top |
Retired justice says campaign finance ruling made cash king
Thu,31 May 2012 09:40 AM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens leveled new criticism on Wednesday against the court's landmark 2010 ruling on campaign financing, saying it had allowed corporations to ramp up spending and non-voters to influence the outcome of elections. Stevens, who dissented from the "Citizens United" ruling, said it had increased the importance of cash in contested elections, opened the floodgates for foreign campaign spending and put corporations or other out-of-state speakers ahead of voters interested in local issues. ...
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Houston Waiter Gets $5K Tip to Replace Car
Wed,30 May 2012 06:35 AM PDT
Greg Rubar has waited tables at D'Amico's Italian Market Cafe in Houston for 16 years. But his car was flooded during a thunderstorm weeks ago and so he had been taking taxis to work and borrowing the restaurant's catering truck from the owners. But on... Full Story | Top |
Trump, Birthers Should Learn from Democrats' 1880 Mistakes
Wed,30 May 2012 04:45 PM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - Donald Trump seems to think the birther issue is great for the GOP. Last year, when Trump was toeing the birther line, trying to get some attention for an upcoming presidential bid, I researched the origin of birther controversies. It seems that questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate are not the first in American history. Full Story | Top |
Illinois state lawmaker has meltdown on House floor: 'Let my people go!'
Wed,30 May 2012 12:42 PM PDT
An Illinois state lawmaker lost his temper in dramatic fashion on Tuesday when he screamed and threw papers in the direction of his colleagues on the floor of the state House. Republican Mike Bost says he was simply protesting changes made to a proposed pension bill offered by House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat. The [...] Full Story | Top |
Sex offenders fight for right to use Facebook
Wed,30 May 2012 03:49 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Registered sex offenders who have been banned from social networking websites are fighting back in the nation's courts, successfully challenging many of the restrictions as infringements on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions.
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House Rejects Ban on Sex-Selection Abortions
Thu,31 May 2012 01:23 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News - The House voted today to reject a measure that would have banned sex-selection abortions in the United States, pitting Republicans and Democrats in a showdown over a woman's right to choose, which opponents contended was "intended to chip away at woman's right to obtain safe,... Full Story | Top |
Who is Luka Rocco Magnotta?
Thu,31 May 2012 09:54 AM PDT
Luka Rocco Magnotta, the former adult film actor who is alleged to have brutally killed a man in Montreal and shipped at least two body parts by mail to political parties in Canada, is now the subject of an international manhunt. Thursday morning, INTERPOL issued an international arrest warrant for Magnotta, who may have fled [...] Full Story | Top |
Romney Will Win in November for Two Very Bad Reasons
Wed,30 May 2012 12:26 PM PDT
Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | Mitt Romney clinched the Republican nomination Tuesday with his Texas primary win. Officially he doesn't have the final stamp of approval until the Republican National Convention, but that's a mere formality at this point. Full Story | Top |
Guitar Pee urinal turns user into a music whiz
Thu,31 May 2012 01:54 PM PDT
There's no denying it, this is a clear case of yellow journalism. Billboard Brasil has created a new musically interactive urinal that strums guitar chords while someone goes to the bathroom. The Guitar Pee is designed to look like an actual electric guitar and plays a unique set of notes with each use. In fact, [...] Full Story | Top |
Tax Brawl Brewing on Capitol Hill
Thu,31 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT
ABC OTUS News - The reality of "Taxmageddon" – a heavy load of tax code provisions expiring at the end of the year – is that lawmakers probably won't come together on a comprehensive agreement until after the election this fall. But that has not stopped congressional leaders from... Full Story | Top |
Hospital: Suspected Seattle gunman dies
Wed,30 May 2012 02:25 PM PDT
Click image to see more photos. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) A Seattle man suspected of multiple shootings has died Wednesday night, a hospital spokesman told the Associated Press. Officers believe the man was responsible for a Wednesday morning killing spree that has now left five people dead: four from a Seattle cafe, and one at a [...] Full Story | Top |
Wal-Mart ending membership in conservative group
Thu,31 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT
Reuters -  ROGERS, Arkansas (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's No. 1 retailer and the biggest seller of firearms in the United States, is dropping out of a U.S. conservative advocacy group that has been a lightning rod over voting and gun laws. Wal-Mart said late Wednesday it is suspending membership in the American Legislative Council (ALEC), which the retailer joined in 1993. ALEC sparked controversy recently because of its involvement in voting laws and in "stand your ground" gun laws, including the one under scrutiny in the Florida killing of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February. ...
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Romney's birth certificate evokes his father's controversy
Tue,29 May 2012 04:30 PM PDT
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Finally, there is definitive proof: The presidential candidate was born in the United States, and his father was not. Yes, Republican Mitt Romney appears eligible to be president, according to a copy of Romney's birth certificate released to Reuters by his campaign. Willard Mitt Romney, the certificate says, was born in Detroit on March 12, 1947. His mother, Lenore, was born in Utah and his father, former Michigan governor and one-time Republican presidential candidate George Romney, was born in Mexico. ...
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Russian millionaire throws paper planes made of money into crowd
Wed,30 May 2012 10:45 AM PDT
Twenty-seven-year-old Russian millionaire Pavel Durov has earned himself plenty of new critics today after it was reported the mogul threw "paper planes" made of money from the windows of his St. Petersburg office into a growing crowd of pedestrians below. Durov is the CEO of Vkontakte, or "In Contact," Russia's most popular social networking site [...] Full Story | Top |
Springsteen lashes out at bankers in Berlin show
Wed,30 May 2012 05:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  BERLIN (Reuters) - Rocker Bruce Springsteen touched on a nerve of widespread discontent with the financiers and bankers at a Berlin concert on Wednesday, railing against them as "greedy thieves" and "robber barons." Springsteen, a singer-songwriter dubbed "The Boss" who has long championed populist causes, played to a sold-out crowd at Berlin's Olympic Stadium, singing from his album "Wrecking Ball" and speaking about tough economic times that have put people out of work worldwide and led to debt crises in Greece and other countries. ...
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