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Why is Latin making a comeback?
POPE BENEDICT XVI was a Latin lover. In January, not long before stepping down, he launched a Latin language Twitter account that has since attracted more than 130,000 followers. People have used it to...
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Senate confirms full slate of labor board nominees
By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board, marking the first time in a decade that the bipartisan agency that...
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New EPA chief: Can we stop talking about regulations killing jobs, please?
By Richard Valdmanis and Valerie Volcovici CAMBRIDGE, Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Delivering her first speech as the top U.S. environmental steward, Gina McCarthy on Tuesday pre-empted a frequent...
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Study finds religious priming does not promote self-control
New research casts doubt on the claim that merely thinking about religious and moral concepts promotes higher levels of self-control. The study, published in the July issue of Journal of Articles in...
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Julian Assange expects Bradley Manning to appeal ‘dangerous’ verdict
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday called US soldier Bradley Manning a “hero” and said he expected him to appeal after a military judge convicted him of espionage. Assange said the verdict had...
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Scientists move one step closer to resurrecting woolly mammoths
The pioneering scientist who created Dolly the sheep has outlined how cells plucked from frozen woolly mammoth carcasses might one day help resurrect the ancient beasts. The notional procedure –...
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Chris Hayes mocks Bill O’Reilly with satirical tirade against white culture
MSNBC host Chris Hayes mocked Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday, parodying the Fox News host’s claim “black culture” was fundamentally violent. The segment began with Hayes showing a video clip of white teens...
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Jeffrey Toobin and Glenn Greenwald fiercely battle over Bradley Manning
Is Army Private First Class Bradley Manning a whistleblower or a criminal for releasing thousands of secret State Department documents? CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin and Guardian columnist Glenn...
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Amnesty International: California prison conditions an ‘affront to human rights’
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amnesty International weighed in on a 22-day-old hunger strike in California prisons on Tuesday, calling solitary confinement conditions faced by protesting...
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John Oliver rips Halliburton for destroying the Gulf of Mexico: They can go...
Tuesday night on The Daily Show, host John Oliver blasted oil giant Halliburton over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill. After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and leaked nearly 5 million barrels of crude...
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Because sometimes you have to vote with your wallet
Raw Story is going to buy 31 copies of Reza Aslan’s new book, “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” Each day in August, we’ll give away a copy to one of our readers via Facebook. To be...
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NASA turns 55. What’s next for the space agency?
Fifty-six years ago, civilian pilots and military rocket scientists had little in common. And then, on October 7, 1957, came Sputnik.;
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Why the bird brain is actually a dinosaur brain
A new paper published in Nature suggests that Archaeopteryx’s flight-ready brain case was not unique but was found in non-avian dinosaurs, a find suggesting that the bird brain was actually received...
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Lou Reed doesn’t like it when his music is pirated
Lou Reed has taken a stand (sort of) against music piracy, which puts him at odds with many of his fans. Earlier today David Lowery, a singer/songwriter and guitarist for the bands Camper Van Beethoven...
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Chris Christie dismisses Rand Paul’s invitation to bury hatchet over beers
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul wants to call a truce over beers with Gov. Chris Christie, but the governor said tonight he isn’t having it. The senator from Kentucky today invited Christie to “patch things up,”...
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How Estonia became a leader in technology
WHEN Estonia regained its independence in 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, less than half its population had a telephone line and its only independent link to the outside world was a...
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How can radiation therapy cause heart disease?
RADIATION therapy is a powerful tool for improving the survival rate of those diagnosed with certain forms of cancer. But the dozens of doses of high-energy radiation involved carry a risk, as healthy...
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Ice-free Arctic was responsible for super-warm Pliocene Epoch, research finds
A year-round, ice-free Arctic Ocean could help to explain why the Earth is known to have been significantly warmer during the Pliocene Epoch than the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere...
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Uruguay approves state-grown marijuana bill
Uruguay moved closer to becoming the world’s first nation to produce and distribute marijuana, after its lower house approved a bill putting control of the drug in government hands. The controversial...
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Chinese videogame lets players re-take islands disputed with Japan
A video game backed by China’s military that lets players fight enemy forces in islands disputed between Beijing and Tokyo was set for release Thursday. “Glorious Mission Online”, China’s answer to...
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