World Feb 14 One killed, three wounded in Charlie Hebdo-style terror attack in Denmark One civilian was killed and three policemen were wounded during a free speech public forum at a Copenhagen cafe in an apparent terror attack on Saturday. Danish police said a 40-year-old man was killed and three police officers…
Health Feb 01 Carl Djerassi, a creator of the birth control pill, dies at 91 It was Dr. Carl Djerassi, along with two colleagues, who patented the key ingredient that led to the development of the oral contraceptive in 1951.
Arts Feb 01 The next Serial? 12 podcasts to listen to instead of watching Super Bowl XLIX Still feeling a void after the end of Serial? Not really into the big game? Here's a list of podcasts you can listen to in the time it takes to watch Super Bowl XLIX.
Nation Jan 25 Crippling and ‘potentially historic’ blizzard to slam Northeast A crippling and potentially historic winter storm was approaching a large swath of the northeastern United States Sunday, which officials and forecasters warned could dump up to three feet of snow, produce high winds and cause power outages and flight…
Nation Jan 25 Colorado to federal government: Let our colleges grow pot for research Colorado colleges may soon begin growing their own weed -- that is, if a group of state officials have their way -- in order to study more in-depth the drug's health affects.
World Jan 24 Japanese hostage reportedly executed in Syria Japanese officials condemned the apparent execution of Haruna Yukawa, a 42-year-old unemployed widower who went to Syria in July and was captured the next month.
Nation Jan 18 FAA no longer letting agents skip checkpoints after inspector arrested The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended a program on Saturday that allows its safety inspectors to skip security checkpoints while on the job, following the arrest of an FAA agent earlier in the week who was caught allegedly carrying a…
Nation Jan 17 Miami sniper training halted after target practice mugshots found Police in North Miami have suspended a sniper training program after it was revealed that trainees used old mugshots of black suspects during target practice.
World Jan 13 Searchers retrieve second black box from crashed AirAsia flight Indonesian search teams believe they've located the black box flight recorders of the AirAsia flight that crashed into the Java Sea two weeks ago, officials announced Sunday.
World Jan 11 Child suicide bombers kill more than 20 in two Nigerian market blasts Two young girls strapped with explosives in northeast Nigeria blew themselves up Sunday, killing three other people in the second apparent attack in two days using child suicide bombers.