Sep 17 The days of getting gas for less than $3 a gallon are over Photo by Flickr user Rusty Clark. Remember the last time you saw a price less than $3 on a gas station sign? AAA reported that today is the 1,000th consecutive day of the national average… Continue reading
Sep 17 This day in history: Oprah Winfrey launches book club By News Desk Photo by Getty Images. On this day in 1996, American talk show host Oprah Winfrey introduces her television book club. According to a Fordham University marketing professor Al Greco, more than 55 million books have sold since… Continue reading
Sep 17 National Zoo panda cub gets first full veterinary exam The National Zoo's newest addition got her first full vet exam Monday. Zoo scientists have been anxiously waiting to assess the panda cub since she was born on August 23 in Washington, D.C. Our panda cub had… Continue reading
Sep 17 How common are mass shootings? According to Pew Research Center analysis of government data "less than 1 percent of homicides each year claim three or more victims. In 2010, there were 31,672 deaths in the U.S. from firearm injuries, with the biggest categories… Continue reading
Sep 17 Compromised wiring to blame for Jersey Shore fire An investigation into last week's fire along the New Jersey Shore boardwalk has determined it was accidental. It's possible that the wire -- because of its age alone -- could have created this fire. But we also… Continue reading
Sep 17 FBI: Navy Yard shooter used shotgun, two handguns .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Law enforcement officials say the… Continue reading
Sep 17 UPDATE: That viral #NavyYardShooting photo was related Updated at 6:50 p.m. EDT on September 20, 2013 Another photo from the scene. Our staff is safe. #NavyYardShooting pic.twitter.com/qfBgR6Fmpv— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) September 16, 2013 On Tuesday, we posted below how a viral AP… Continue reading
Sep 17 When antibiotics can't cure us from "nightmare bacteria" Photo by Centers for Disease Control In an alarming report, the Centers for Disease Control conservatively estimates more than 2 million people get sick with antibiotic-resistant infections each year in the United States and 23,000 die as… Continue reading
Sep 17 Women still earned 77 cents to a man's dollar in 2012 Along with disappointing poverty line numbers, Tuesday's Census report shows that women on average still make significantly less than men. The average income in 2012 for a man was $49, 398 and for a woman $37,791. "… Continue reading
Sep 17 Since 2006, the faster-than-human stock market has hidden 18,000 spikes and crashes Highspeed, online trading happens so fast that we, mere humans, can't keep up with what's going on -- and there's a lot that's been going on. That's what a group of scientists concluded after researching the complex systems behind market… Continue reading