Nation Mar 12 New York City explosion leaves at least two dead, more than a dozen injured An explosion and subsequent collapse of two apartment buildings Wednesday morning in New York City has left at least two dead and more than a dozen more injured.
Nation Mar 11 Study finds fear drives people into the embrace of brand-name products A new study finds that when someone is put into a fearful situation without another person to turn to, they will turn to a brand to provide that missing support.
World Mar 11 Mystery passengers identified; crowdsourcing effort aids search for missing Malayasia flight Colorado satellite imaging company DigitalGlobe is asking the public for help in the search efforts for the missing Malaysian airliner based on high-resolution images of the Gulf of Thailand -- the flight’s last known location. Interpol released the names of…
Science Mar 10 An elephant never forgets (a voice) Elephants may be listening closer than you think. A new study released Monday from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that not only can wild elephants distinguish between different human languages, but they can also differentiate between…
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…
Nation Mar 06 Dalai Lama opens Senate with prayers The Dalai Lama opened U.S. Senate proceedings with prayers Thursday, marking the first time the Tibetan spiritual leader has performed the traditional prayer that opens each session. Speaking in both Tibetan and English, the Dalai Lama offered several prayers and…
World Mar 05 American anchor quits Russian-funded TV network over Putin coverage [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55izx6rbCqg] Liz Wahl, an anchor and correspondent for the Russian government-funded television network, RT — formerly known as “Russia Today” — announced her resignation during a live broadcast Wednesday. Wahl, who works for RT’s Washington bureau, said she could not…
World Mar 04 Putin defends right to use force in Ukraine, says military action would be ‘last resort’
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.