Nation Mar 17 SXSW car crash claims fourth life A suspected drunk driver killed at least two people and injured 23 others early Thursday morning when he evaded a traffic stop and plowed through barricades set up for the South by Southwest festival, the Austin Police Department said.
World Mar 07 Lavrov warns Kerry that ‘reckless’ sanctions could come back to harm U.S. Updated March 7 at 1:30 p.m. EST | In a call with Secretary of State John Kerry Friday, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov warned the United States against "hasty and reckless steps" that would damage relations between Russia and the…
World Mar 07 Obama to Putin: Russia’s actions violate Ukraine’s sovereignty Updated March 7, 11:00 a.m. ET | The Kremlin said that Putin, for his part in the phone conversation with Mr. Obama, reiterated that Russia could not ignore the current Ukraine government's "illegitimate decisions" in Crimea, and that US-Russia relations…
World Mar 03 Standoff between Russian and Ukraine troops spark traded accusations, threats The military standoff between Russia and Ukraine continued to raise tensions Monday in the peninsula of Crimea.
Economy Feb 25 Mt. Gox goes offline amid allegations of largest-ever bitcoin heist The world's largest Bitcoin exchange went offline Monday amid a series of setbacks -- including a reported theft of hundreds of millions of dollars -- that have raised concerns about the virtual currency's legitimacy in the marketplace. Bitcoin entrepreneur Ryan…
World Feb 24 Ugandan president defends country’s harsh anti-gay bill Despite international outcry, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed an anti-gay bill Monday that imposed harsh penalties for homosexual acts, with first-time offenders facing 14-year jail sentences. Anticipating pushback from the West, Museveni remained steadfast in his decision to pass the…
World Feb 21 U.S. men’s hockey team loses to Canada, keeps Bieber After defeating the United States 1-0 in the semifinals of the Olympics men's hockey tournament Friday night, Canada advances to a gold medal match with Sweden on Sunday.
Nation Feb 20 Despite cold spells in U.S., world had fourth warmest January on record Even though large-scale winter storms have bombarded parts of the U.S. in the last few weeks, global temperatures in January were the fourth warmest on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported Thursday.
Science Feb 17 Watch a massive asteroid pass by Earth, beginning at 9 p.m. EST An asteroid the size of three football fields is expected to zip by Earth at a close, but safe distance on Monday. Traveling at 27,000 mph, the celestial object 2000 EM26 will be approximately 2 million miles from the Earth’s…
Science Feb 15 Crocodiles can climb trees, study finds Despite the fact they lack the physical adaptations of a climber, crocodiles can climb trees and do it regularly, a new study in Herpetology Notes finds.