Nation Apr 24 How champion marathoner Rita Jeptoo fuels the fire in her feet “It is one thing to be told how to train and what to do in the pitch, how to pace yourself, how to get the final kick, but it’s another to be told that you are a winner and to…
World Apr 17 Putin admits unmarked soldiers in Ukraine were Russian; optimistic about Geneva talks For a long time, Russian President Vladimir Putin remained silent over the involvement of Russian troops in Crimea. However, speaking on a televised call-in show Thursday, Putin admitted for the first time that the troops present in Crimea wearing…
World Apr 16 20 Killed as Islamic Extremists insurrection in Nigeria continues Twenty people were killed in northeastern Nigeria Wednesday after Islamic extremists attacked in the country for the fourth time in three days.
World Apr 15 U.S. considers targeting Russia’s ‘Darth Vader’ in new round of sanctions As tensions mount over the prospect of further Russian interference in eastern Ukraine, "the White House is preparing a new list of targets to incur sanctions," the New York Times reported Monday. Among them is Igor Sechin, a longtime…
Nation Apr 11 U.S. Sentencing Commission takes steps to depopulate federal prisons In a bid to reduce the federal prison population, the U.S. Sentencing Commission set in motion a change of formula to determine the sentencing of low-level, nonviolent federal drug law offenders. The commission voted Thursday to reduce sentencing guidelines…
Nation Apr 10 Taking the burp out of the bovine What does the “cow of the future” look like? Or rather smell like? If all goes according to a new plan set out by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, cows will be a lot more couth and emit a…
Economy Apr 09 Land Rover concept car allows drivers to see through a ‘transparent’ hood A new innovation from Land Rover will, quite literally, let you see through tough obstacles on your course. The British manufacturer plans to unveil the technology it calls a "Transparent Hood" at the 2014 New York Auto Show,…
Science Apr 09 In space, recycled urine has many uses Recycled urine is something astronauts are already psychologically prepared to consume when they go to outer space. But a new report published in the ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering journal suggests that rather than releasing wasted urine into space, scientist…
Health Apr 08 Procrastinators, you can blame it on genetics…tomorrow Procrastination is in your genes, according to researchers at the University of Colorado at Bolder.
Nation Apr 08 ‘Noah’ showing in England canceled by flood Moviegoers who attempted to flood the Vue Cinema in Exeter, England, to watch an afternoon showing of the movie "Noah" -- based on the biblical story of Noah and the great Ark -- got to witness a piece of the…