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| ‘Through hardship to the stars’: remembering Space Shuttle Columbia 10 years later Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 06:18 PM PST The Space Shuttle Columbia was just 16 minutes from landing at Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 1, 2003, when disaster struck. Friday marks a decade since the nation lost the Space Shuttle Columbia. Seven astronauts perished in the Earth’s atmosphere upon re-entry, and the orbiter disintegrated across the southern United States, its remains strewn across [...] Full Story | Top |
| Cans of ‘fresh air’ for sale in China Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:43 PM PST Air pollution in China has gotten so bad that one entrepreneur has decided to sell cans of fresh air. The decision by Chen Guangbiao to sell the cans of air isn’t actually an attempt at a profit-generating venture. Rather, Chen, already worth a reported $740 million, is using the cans as social commentary on the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Sex only burns about 21 calories, according to new university study Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 02:45 PM PST Burning love apparently does not equate to burning fat. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham says the average sex act burns only about 21 calories. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, contradicts many long-standing claims that sexual activity is a vigorous, fat-burning workout. Funded in part [...] Full Story | Top |
| Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch enters Massachusetts Senate race Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 01:22 PM PST Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch on Thursday afternoon announced his candidacy for U.S. senator in Massachusetts, setting up a competitive primary race against his colleague, Rep. Ed Markey. Lynch took the opportunity on Thursday to embrace his outsider status. "I will not fit in. But neither would you. And I think that can be a good [...] Full Story | Top |
| Woman allegedly uses car test drive to rob bank Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 01:10 PM PST A California man became an unsuspecting getaway driver when a woman taking a test drive in his car stopped to rob a bank. The Manteca Bulletin first reported that Gail Castle asked to take the 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue for a test drive but that the owner, who asked to remain anonymous, insisted on coming [...] Full Story | Top |
| Student shot at Atlanta middle school; suspect in custody Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 01:05 PM PST A student was shot in the back of the neck with a handgun at a middle school in Atlanta, Ga., on Thursday afternoon. The 14-year-old Price Middle School student is "alert, conscious and breathing,†police told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to be released tonight. Police apprehended [...] Full Story | Top |
| Applebee’s fires waitress who posted receipt from pastor complaining about auto-tip Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 11:38 AM PST An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager. Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified [...] Full Story | Top |
| Nancy Pelosi guest-stars on the series finale of ’30 Rock’ Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 10:05 AM PST Nancy Pelosi has received plenty of television airtime as leader of the House Democrats. But on Thursday she’ll score perhaps her biggest on-air cameo yet, guest-starring in the final episode of NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy series “30 Rock.†The congresswoman is set to play herself as Tiny Fey’s show has its official swan song. According [...] Full Story | Top |
| NRA President David Keene predicts victory in gun debate after Senate hearing Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 09:14 AM PST Despite facing a campaign to impose new gun restrictionsâ€"one backed by President Barack Obama after a string of deadly mass shootings across the countryâ€"the National Rifle Association says it has no intention of backing away from its stalwart defense of gun ownership. Indeed, the organization's leaders think it's a battle they'll win. NRA President David [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man finds (valuable) whale vomit on English beach Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:56 AM PST Just because something's gross doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Case in point: Whale vomit. A man taking his dog for a walk on the beach came across a pile of (maybe! hopefully!) whale regurgitation. Now he could stand to make more than $50,000 from the find. Who would pay tens of thousands of dollars for [...] Full Story | Top |
| White House won’t renew president’s jobs council Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:47 AM PST The White House is not renewing its Council on Jobs and Competitiveness set to expire on Thursday, a decision that drew a storm of criticism from Republicans who have long criticized the council for being ineffective amid continued high unemployment and national economic turmoil. "Unbelievable," Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri began in a statement in [...] Full Story | Top |
| You smell … clean: a Yahoo News chat on the power of fragrance Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 08:05 AM PST Join Yahoo News columnist Virginia Heffernan and "The Happiness Project" author Gretchen Rubin at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday to discuss how scent has the power to transform our lives and sway our emotions. You smell ... clean: a Yahoo! News chat on the power of fragrance Full Story | Top |
| Police not amused by motorcyclist’s freeway marriage proposal Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:50 AM PST Police in California say they're mulling over charges against a motorcyclist who orchestrated the shutdown of a freeway outside Los Angeles so he could propose to his girlfriend. The stunt, captured in a video posted to YouTube, occurred Sunday on the 10 Freeway in West Covina, Calif., 20 miles east of L.A. The video shows [...] Full Story | Top |
| Hagel pummeled by McCain, others as opposition mounts Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 07:13 AM PST Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel endured a thorough pounding on Thursday at the hands of his fellow Republicans during a contentious, daylong confirmation hearing that did nothing to improve his prospects for heading the Pentagon. But in a Senate where Democrats control four more votes than the 51 needed to approve him, it may not [...] Full Story | Top |
| Fourth-grader wins science fair with drug-sniffing dogs, ounce of cocaine Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 06:14 AM PST In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for a science fair project, according to the Miami Herald. Douglas Bartelt, a detective with the Miami-Dade Police Narcotics Bureau, provided his daughter, Emma, with three detector canines [...] Full Story | Top |
| Art and Craft of Diplomacy: Secretary of State John Kerry Faces ‘Complex Agenda’ Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 04:49 AM PST In her four years as the 67th Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton traveled nearly a million miles, visited 112 countries and had 1,700 meetings with world leaders. Besides a grueling travel schedule, the president’s chief foreign affairs adviser must wield all the tools of a negotiator: the art and craft of diplomacy. This week Clinton [...] Full Story | Top |
| Thursday in politics: Hagel goes before Armed Services Committee, and more Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 03:06 AM PST Former Sen. Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nominee to be secretary of defense, is certain to face tough questions Thursday when he testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The grilling will include his views on U.S. relations with Israel and Iran and how he would manage Pentagon spending. But opposition from his fellow Republicans [...] Full Story | Top |
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