World Dec 29 Gmail and Google Search access blocked in China Google’s email service appears to have been blocked by the Chinese government, renewing censorship concerns and further stressing an already contentious relationship between the Internet giant and China. The recent clampdown has also prevented access for third-party email clients, such…
World Dec 25 Did German and British troops really stop fighting and play soccer 100 years ago? Widely remembered as the unofficial cease-fire between British and German troops at the start of the first World War, the details surrounding the story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 have become muddled over time.
Nation Dec 24 Sony releases ‘The Interview’ across several digital platforms Sony Pictures’ controversial comedy, “The Interview” will now be available to rent or buy online beginning today, the studio announced. The movie is set to be released across several digital platforms, including YouTube, Google Play, Microsoft’s Xbox Video and…
Nation Dec 24 St. Louis County officer fatally shoots armed black teen Tensions mounted in a St. Louis suburb Wednesday morning, after a Berkeley, Missouri police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old black man who pointed a handgun at him late Tuesday. Following the shooting, the dozens of protesters that descended onto the…
Health Dec 23 LGBT advocates say FDA gay blood donor policy revision is long overdue, but ‘not enough’ The FDA said in a statement that it will "recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact."…
Nation Dec 23 iPhone cases featuring stolen, grisly war photos appear for sale on Amazon "Who wants to buy a picture with a dead child on it," said Tomas van Houtryve, a National Geographic photographer, who recently surfaced several unauthorized Amazon phone case sales in a series of posts on Instagram.
World Dec 22 In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal ‘person’ status in Argentina A court in Argentina ruled Sunday that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported.
Science Dec 19 Kepler keeps going, finds new ‘super-Earth’ NASA’s Kepler space telescope, once thought “beyond repair,” has found a planet two and a half times the size of Earth outside the Milky Way, the space agency announced Thursday.
Nation Dec 18 Transgender government workers now protected under Civil Rights Act Claims of workplace discrimination against transgender people will now be covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Attorney General Eric Holder announced in a memo released Thursday.
Arts Dec 04 ‘Gangnam Style’ proved to be swan song for YouTube’s view limit Psy's horse-galloping music video "Gangnam Style" exceeded YouTube's view limit, a potential problem Google, which owns the video service, said it anticipated months ago.