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The Man Who Is Allergic To Wi-Fi
We've heard of people trapped in their homes by a stubborn fear of the outdoors. But Steve Miller shuns the most ordinary public places because of an allergy to modern technology.
Extinct Leopard Cub Discovered in Bangladesh
Conservationists in Bangladesh are thrilled after the discovery by local villagers of a clouded leopard cub, a species which was previously thought extinct in that country.
iPhone Pot App: 1,000 Stoners Served, and Counting
The app has sold more than 1,000 units, and its founders said they planned to put 50 cents of every purchase -- or one-tenth of the proceeds -- toward establishing a nonprofit organization dedicated to media outreach for the pro-pot cause.
Convicted Pastor Says He's 'One of the Prophets'
Millionaire former street preacher Tony Alamo is convicted of taking girls as young as 9 across state lines for sex.
Dumbest Criminal with the Dumbest Tattoo, Makes it Easy
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10 Gadgets We'd Like to Throw Into a Black Hole
We?re recruiting the help of a black hole to crush the worst gadgets into nothingness. Here?s a list of 10 gadgets ? plus one bonus ?gadget? ? that deserve to be thrown beyond the event horizon, never to return.
N. Korea Publicly Executes Christian for Distributing Bible
Slain woman also accused of spying; family sent to prison camp, report says
Five Awesomely Stupid Infomercial Products
Some ***** is just too awesome to be stupid, yet to stupid to be awesome. And like a train wreck... we can't look away.
The World's 6 Most Versatile Fighter Planes
India announced this week that it is in the market for a national warplane, sparking a faceoff among the most formidable jet manufacturers. Here are six planes that are contenders?some of the best multi-role military aircraft in the world today.
Near Extinct Galapagos Tortoise Successfully Mates at 90
Conservationists are delighted at news that Lonesome George, the last remaining giant tortoise of his kind, may soon become a father ? at the age of 90.
From 1980 World Series Hero to 14-Year Prison Term & Back
A World Series hero in 1980, Willie Mays Aikens lost nearly 15 years of his life to prison and crack cocaine. Now 54, he's trying to repair a life that once held so much promise.
150 Dogs Found Dead in Freezers in Michigan Home
Police on Friday found about 150 dead dogs packed in freezers in the basement of a Michigan house littered with feces and trash where more than 110 live dogs, mostly Chihuahuas, were rescued this week.
Nice beach, shame about the bunkers
Concrete bunkers - an enduring symbol of Albania's harsh Cold War isolation - were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.
Halo Reach to be last Halo game - Bungie working on new IP
Reach will be our last Halo game. We are currently working on a new IP but obviously can't reveal anything at this stage. Reach is it for us.
Flynn Lives And Inside His Arcade Is An Actual Lightcycle
Pictures, video, and complete details from an incredible TRON event happened late last night. They had a lightcycle! An actual lightcycle, with an actual mannequin posed on top of it, all lit up and spinning around for us to gawk at.
It Ain't Easy Being in the Taco Truck Business...
The taco truck business is pretty ruthless, and not just to our stomachs either.
Blue Cross Staff Promoted for Dumping Sick Policyholders
Blue Cross of California encouraged employees through performance evaluations to cancel the health insurance policies of those diagnosed with leukemia, breast cancer and 1,400 other serious illnesses.
Facebook Hits One Billion Video Views
Facebook Video launched in June 2007 and now there are four times as many video views as actual Facebook members.
Ex-Florida coach Spurrier snubbed Tim Tebow in All-SEC vote
Steve Spurrier is expected to confirm it himself later Friday when he appears at the SEC media days, but it appears we have an answer on who snubbed Florida's Tim Tebow in the coaches' voting on the preseason All-SEC team.
Alienware Launches Its First Retail Store
Alienware is invading a Micro Center located in Paterson, New Jersey. In honor of the event, the Dell-owned company is hosting a LAN party, giving away a fair amount of free swag, and showcasing their various systems on Saturday, July 25.
Teen Get Prison Time For Door-Checking (Inspired by GTA4)
In the popular game "Grand Theft Auto," players drive virtual cars and intentionally hit pedestrians by smacking them with open car doors. It's called "door checking," and prosecutors say 18-year-old Nathan Hartley decided to try it with a real car last summer.
Drunk man got two hammered
A DRUNK Romanian thought he'd hit on a good idea to solve his toilet troubles ? sticking TWO HAMMERS up his bum.These incredible x-rays show how Viorel Firoiu attempted to nail his severe constipation with the help of his handy tools.
Transparency and Open Government? Not yet, apparently
Citing an argument used by the Bush administration, the Secret Service rejects a request from a watchdog group to list those who have visited the White House to discuss the healthcare overhaul.
Drives of a Lifetime Photo Gallery
The cliffside town of Positano, in Italy's Campania region, is known for its brightly colored buildings?in varying shades of pink, red, peach, and white?that cling in tiers to the cliffs' rock face.
"Batman 3" Unofficially Announced by Oldman at Comic Con!
Gary Oldman slipped and said that the next Christopher Nolan Batman flick will start filming next year...
Minnesota Independent: Bachmann is in ?real danger?
The National Republican Congressional Committee has added another Minnesota representative to its list of most vulnerable incumbents for 2010: Rep. Michele Bachmann
Recession Causes Mexican Immigrants to Run for the Border
A study released Wednesday by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that the number of Mexican's entering the United States illegally has dropped nearly 40 percent in 2009, and found that nearly 500,000 immigrants already in the country have opted to go back to Mexico rather than try and brave the U.S. economic storm.
Got Chicken Parts? Make Biodiesel
11 billion pounds of chicken feather meal are accumulated annually by the poultry industry in the U.S., and if a process developed by scientists in Nevada moves forward, those chicken parts could be used to produce 153 million gallons of biodiesel a year, and 593 million gallons worldwide.
Does Soda Taste Different in a Bottle Than a Can?
As the summer heat drags on, one Explainer reader wonders why soda or beer from a can tastes so much fizzier than the stuff that comes out of a bottle. Is there really any difference in the carbonation?
This green home will heat itself
A designer takes on a mighty green building challenge: convert an 1850 Boston home into a superinsulated house as energy efficient as the lofty Passive House standard. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Green Tech.
Bill Maher: New Rule: Not Everything in America Has to Make
When did the profit motive become the only reason to do anything? When did that become the new patriotism? Ask not what you could do for your country, ask what's in it for Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Abstinence-Supporting GOP State Lawmaker Admits To Sex With
In a sworn affidavit, a Tennessee state investigator has said Paul Stanley admitted to having a "sexual relationship" with a 22-year-old female intern working in his office, and taking nude pictures of her in "provocative poses" in his apartment.The girl's boyfriend tried to blackmail him. 1994, Stanley's first wife, Judy Martin, filed for a restra
Leopard savaging a crocodile caught on camera
The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera.
Looking to Mars as the Next Frontier
As the 40th-anniversary celebrations of the moon landing end, a human voyage to Mars remains a holy grail for NASA.
The 'Citizen Kanes' of videogames
Citizen Kane push the film medium forward, and it was a watershed masterpiece that was hugely innovative from a technical standpoint, hugely influential in film circles and forever altered perceptions of what movies could be. And if those are the criteria for a medium?s ?Citizen Kane,? then what follows are 25 videogames that have done the same.
10 Best Movies That Didn't Win An Oscar
The following are the list of the top 10 movies which were hot favorites to win the Oscar but didn?t receive the Best Picture Oscars.
10 Reasons Mark Buehrle's Perfect Game Makes Him Great
Ten Reason to go nuts over the perfect game that Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox Perfect Game
In Photos: The Worst Man-Made Environmental Disasters
Environmental catastrophes at the hands of humans
Where in the world are those 18.6 million iPod touches?
Apple, for reasons known only to itself, does not report the number of iPod touches it has sold. Nearly 12 million are in the United States, according to a report on the geographical distribution of Apple mobile devices issued by AdMob, the leading mobile ad platform. That makes sense, given that Americans buy the lion?s share of all Apple handsets
We Are 10 Years Away From a Functional Artifical Human Brain
"It's a new brain. The mammals needed it because they had to cope with parenthood, social interactions, complex cognitive functions. It was so successful an evolution from mouse to man it expanded about a thousand fold in terms of the...
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