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Should Roman artifacts be sacrificed to discover secrets of the universe?
The search for the fundamental particles that make up the universe has raised a question that currently lacks any formal guidelines: Should some cultural artifacts be sacrificed in the name of science?...
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Google steps up efforts to grab a piece of the Internet ‘cloud’
Google is stepping up its efforts to move into the Internet “cloud,” taking on rivals like Amazon and Microsoft in competition for business customers. The California tech giant said Tuesday that its...
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Venezuela investigates near-nationwide power outage
A blackout that plunged much of Venezuela into darkness as President Nicolas Maduro spoke on TV was caused by a ruptured conductor in a transmission line, the government said Tuesday. “The system is 30...
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Pussy Riot documentary makes early list of Oscar contenders
A film about jailed Russian punk band Pussy Riot and a documentary about a British war photographer killed in Libya made it onto an Oscar candidate long list published Tuesday. “Pussy Riot: A Punk...
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Washington D.C. cop accused of taking nude photos of 15-year-old girl
A Washington D.C. police officer was arrested Monday night and accused of making child pornography following an incident involving a 15-year-old girl. D.C.ist reported that authorities recovered photos...
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How the hummingbird ended up in the Andes
How the hummingbird ended up in the Andes (via The Christian Science Monitor) A new paper reports that different species of high-altitude South American hummingbirds have alighted on the same genetic...
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Music site Spotify accused of short-changing artists on royalties
Spotify, the world’s most popular music streaming website, revealed on Tuesday how much an artist makes from each song listened in an effort to fight criticism it shortchanges musicians. On a new site...
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Police: Activist leader of Brazil’s Guarani tribe stabbed to death
An indigenous leader who for decades fought for his people’s right to live on their ancestral lands, was murdered in Brazil’s Mato Grosso do Sul state, police said Tuesday. Ambrosio Vilhalva, a Guarani...
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Hotel shortage may push Syria peace talks out of Geneva
The much-anticipated “Geneva II” Syrian peace talks might not be held in Geneva due to insufficient hotel availability, UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said in an interview broadcast Tuesday. UN...
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Kentucky town from ‘Colbert Report’ to pay police chief in Bitcoin
A Kentucky town that gained national attention after being featured on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report earlier this year has granted its police chief’s request to be paid in the online currency...
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MSG State Of Mind: Billy Joel announces monthly NYC concert series
Grammy-winning US singer Billy Joel on Tuesday announced a residency deal with Madison Square Garden that will see him play once a month at the iconic New York venue “as long as there is demand.” The...
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Tablet computer sales beginning to lose steam
Tablet computers have been one of the hottest items in tech in recent years, but sizzling growth is likely to slow in the coming years, a market tracker said Tuesday. The research firm IDC said global...
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Britain urges U.S. court to end contract ban on BP
Britain has formally backed BP’s effort to overturn a US ban on the oil giant from government contracts due to the disastrous 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In a filing Monday to a US court in Texas,...
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Picasso’s grandson offering a chance to win $1 million painting for $135
Still stumped for a Christmas present? Then what about an exquisite $1 million Picasso for the living room, yours for just $135 at an online charity raffle. The perfectly preserved Cubist gouache was...
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Climate change-denying Texas Rep. to lead House meeting on extraterrestrials
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), who has been openly skeptical regarding global climate change, will use one of the House’s seven remaining workdays this year to chair a hearing regarding the possible...
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Scott Walker aide behind ‘Black Friday’ fundraiser fired for racist tweets
In the second misstep by his re-election campaign within 24 hours, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) fired a top staffer on Tuesday for a series of offensive online remarks targeting Latinos. The...
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U.S. stops shipment route from Afghanistan through Pakistan
The US military on Tuesday suspended shipments of equipment out of Afghanistan through Pakistan, citing protests that posed a threat to the safety of truck drivers, officials said. The move came after...
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Researchers: Bees’ economic benefits have been underestimated
Bees have a much greater economic value than is widely known, according to a scientific probe into strawberry-growing published on Wednesday. Strawberries pollinated by bees were of far higher...
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Michael Jackson’s mother seeks retrial for final tour promoters
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine is seeking a retrial against tour promoters AEG Live, who were found not liable over the pop icon’s 2009 death, court documents show. The 83-year-old claims the...
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Greenpeace activists arrested after crashing energy conference
Eight Greenpeace activists were taken into custody Tuesday after an elaborate protest at a Geneva energy conference, including polar bears wading in oil-soaked snow and oil-spill cocktails served to...
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