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Paula Abdul Not Likely to Return to 'American Idol'
David Sonenberg, Paula's manager, says he doesn't have a proposal for a new contract for Abdul. He says it doesn't appear she'll be back.
South Florida kicker Bonani falls 35 feet from Busch Gardens
A University of South Florida football player was recovering at a hospital after falling 35 feet from a gondola ride while working at Busch Gardens in Tampa, team officials said.
Long-lost Love Letter Led to Couple Marrying After 16 yrs...
A couple have married after they were reunited when a long-lost love letter sent ten years ago was found unopened behind a fireplace. Steve Smith and Carmen Ruiz-Perez, both 42, walked down the aisle on Friday following a separation of 16 years.
Military spends $155M for the nucleus of future wireless net
Raytheon to build wireless components to link disparate networks.
Florida Python Hunt nets 10 Foot Python within first hour
A program to eradicate invasive pythons from Florida's Everglades began Friday with a slithering success: Trappers caught a nearly 10-footer within about an hour of setting out, a shock to even the experts.
Astronauts Deal With Clogged Toilet At Space Station
(AP) -- The bathroom lines at the already crowded space shuttle and space station complex got a lot longer Sunday because of a flooded toilet. One of two commodes aboard the international space station malfunctioned, right in the middle of complicated robotic work being conducted by the two crews. The pump separator apparently flooded.
Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done
Cheap, powerful, and available almost everywhere?solar energy is a truly great thing. With these 10 sun-powered projects, you can turn a sunny day off into some brag-worthy, possibly money-saving backyard tech.
DC Comics: Loading Up For Huge Box Office Assault
There is an old motto from the 1980's, "DC Comics is on the move." But DC is mobilizing like never before. Here's an insightful look at the massive arsenal of superhero films in the pipeline...
Why Winning Athletes Are Getting Bigger
A new theory by engineers has showed that not only have Olympic swimmers and sprinters gotten bigger and faster over the past 100 years, but they have grown at a much faster rate than the normal population.
Europe's Largest Renewble Energy Project Now in Doubt
The giant Weston barrage tidal energy scheme would be the largest renewable energy project in Europe but comes with a huge ecological cost.
Henry Surtees Dies After F2 Race
Henry Surtees, 18, was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital after he was struck by a wheel which flew off Jack Clarke's car.
Obama - The Fact Checker In Chief
Obama highlighted some of the more common talking points against his health care proposal, only to knock them down one by one.
Confirmed: Digg Just Hijacked Your Twitter Links
Earlier today we mentioned that Digg.com appears to have changed the behavior of its short URLs so they no longer go to the source of the story for logged-out
10 Cheats to Help You Look Better in Photos
[#2] Put your tongue behind your teeth and smile, which will relax your face....
The Anatomy Of The Twitter Attack
The Twitter document leak fiasco started with the simple story of personal accounts of Twitter employees being hacked. Here's how the hacker obtained the necessary information..
Britain's dirty little secret as a dumper of toxic waste
Britain was accused yesterday of dumping toxic household and industrial waste in developing countries on two continents in breach of an international convention.
Lethally Blonde
How a former teen prostitute and beautician from Everett became an influential anti-immigrant crusader?and alleged murderer.
New York Outlaws Video Games - for Drivers, Anyway
This week New York's state legislature dragged itself out of paralyzing gridlock to pass a law that bans playing video games while driving. Putting on makeup, shaving, beating your children, that still isn't specifically proscribed.
Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes Author, Dead at 78
The death has taken place of author Frank McCourt, after a two week long battle with meningitis.
Torchwood: Children Of The Earth Is Like 5 Hours Of The Mist
If there's a problem, it's only that the whole thing is a huge, huge downer. Remember that sickening ending to The Mist? Now imagine that emotional punch in the gut stretched over five hours and you'll have some inkling of what Children of the Earth has in store for you. It's a wrenching story, thoughtful and smart, but also dark and depressing
Jakarta Bomber Laptop 'Found'
Indonesian police have recovered a laptop that they believe belonged to one of the bombers of Friday's twin hotel attacks in Jakarta, the country's official news agency said Sunday.
Teen convinces airline bosses that he is an aviation tycoon
In a scam that recalls the Steven Spielberg movie, Catch Me If You Can, a teenage boy has tricked British aviation executives into believing that he was a tycoon about to launch his own airline, it has emerged.
DRM is Dead, RIAA Says
For years the RIAA has defended the use of DRM, much to the dislike of millions of honest customers who actually paid for their music. Now, in a shocking turnaround, the outfit seems to have come to the realization that DRM does more harm than good and has officially declared its death.
St. George man drowns saving his sons - The Denver Post
Shawn Pederson was in a paddle boat in Upper Barker Lake when he noticed that his sons, ages 5 and 7, were having trouble staying above the water as they swam nearby, according to the Garfield County Sheriff's office.Pederson jumped in and kept the boys' heads above water as he tried to get them into the boat.
20 jQuery Tutorials And Plugins To Impress Your Friends
most of them have working demos
The Rebuilding of Hobbiton Has Begun!
With the Hobbit's production starting, the construction of the fabled town of Hobbiton has begun, check it out!
Undercover cops arrest an undercover cop posing as a dealer
An undercover Iredell County Sheriff's Office deputy recently purchased drugs from undercover Statesville police officers, raising questions about communications between the two agencies. "We had several large-scale operations going on at once, and the wires got crossed on this one," he said.
Microsoft speaks out on Obama's Xbox remarks
President Obama hasn't exactly been known for his positive stance on kids playing tons of video games (even though he owns a Wii and ran campaign ads on Xbox Live, ahem).
GE Introduces Green Gizmo Home
They call it the Net-Zero Energy home. It has ground source heat pumps (promising a 30% reduction in energy use), photovoltaic arrays, supplementary wind power, high efficiency appliances and battery storage, all talking to each other through a Home
July eclipse is best chance to look for gravity anomaly
From remote observatories on the Tibetan plateau to a cave in a Shanghai suburb, Chinese researchers are poised to conduct an audacious once-in-a-century experiment. The plan is to test a controversial theory: the possibility that gravity drops slightly during a total eclipse.
Man Sues Dentist After He Dropped Tools Down Throat TWICE
A central Florida dentist is being sued for allegedly dropping tools down the throat of an elderly patient - twice. The lawsuit says the doctor dropped an "implant screwdriver tool" in 2006 and a "mini-wrench" in 2007.
Hope Fading For Political Reform In Illinois
This was supposed to be the year for political reform in Illinois. But six months after Pat Quinn took over for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich, some political reform advocates aren't satisfied with the results.
Dallas McKennon voice of Gumby, many others dies at 89
Dallas McKennon, an exuberant character actor and voice actor who helped enliven Gumby, Archie Andrews, Buzz Buzzard and many other animated characters, has died.
Summer School: What? No More Vacations?
Hello, summertime! No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' ? wait, actually, yes, there may very well be more of each of those. Sorry, kids. A vacation-crushing theory on how to improve student performance is gaining traction: more time in class. Longer days, longer year. Goodbye, summer.
The Internet Is Dead (As An Investment) - WSJ
Op-Ed : Run for the hills when it comes to investing in Internet companies, writes portfolio manager James Altucher. In this economy, it's back to the basics.
The 10 Geekiest Pieces of Furniture in the Universe
So you're a huge geek and have some cash to spend. You're not going to settle for some memorabilia to hang on your walls and some costumes to wear to ComicCon. No, you're going to trick out your whole freaking house with some awesome geek-themed furniture.
Mysterious G-Men in Black SUVs Guard Fiber-Optic Cable in DC
A construction crew putting up an office building in the heart of congested Tysons Corner in McLean, Va., hit a fiber-optic cable no one knew was there. Within moments, three black SUVs drove up, half a dozen men in suits jumped out, and one said, "You just hit our line."
Resurrection Ecology Brings Century-old Eggs To Life
Cornell ecologist Nelson Hairston Jr. is a pioneer in a field known loosely as "resurrection ecology" in which researchers study the eggs that get buried in lake sediments and can remain viable for decades or even centuries. Suspending a life in time is a theme that normally finds itself in science fiction allows us a new method to study evolution.
Japan's "Iron Man" marathon runner retires... at 81
Japanese marathon runner Keizo Yamada has hung up his sneakers at the grand old age of 81 -- although he could be tempted back to run the occasional half-marathon. "I'm not getting any younger, so I won't run any more 42K races," he said, adding that he still jogs 20 km daily.
Embattled Organic Sector Worries About Regulation
But now with the deep recession in the United States, farmers are worried about the future of organic farming that grew sharply during the boom times. The industry, which prides itself on delivering wholesome and safe products, also is worried and even a little angry about new food safety rules emanating from Washington.
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