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California woman denies ‘Google Glass’ caused driving distraction
A US woman thought to be the first person to get a traffic ticket for wearing Google Glass pleaded not guilty in court, her lawyer said. Cecilia Abadie, who was wearing the hi-tech eye-wear but says it...
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz schools Newt Gingrich over ‘war on women’ crack...
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s (R) awkward attempt to link Vice President Joe Biden to the GOP’s policies against womens’ reproductive health was smacked down hard by Democratic National...
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Soccer-like Lebanese sport gets country’s first womens’ league
A group of Lebanese women have shrugged off family disapproval and paltry resources to create their country’s first female league for futsal — the faster, five-a-side variety of football. “My family...
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Jon Stewart skewers Sarah Palin and Bill O’Reilly’s defense of ‘inexorable...
Jon Stewart waded into the “war on Christmas” on The Daily Show on Tuesday, mocking conservative personalities like Bill O’Reilly, who was driven to ask “what holiday is Santa celebrating?” after...
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Truck with ‘extremely dangerous’ radioactive material stolen in Mexico
Thieves in Mexico have stolen a truck containing potentially “extremely dangerous” radioactive material used in medical treatment, the UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday. The truck was transporting a...
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White House warns Congress not to undermine Iran nuclear deal with more...
The White House warned Congress that passing new sanctions on Iran — even with a delayed launch date — would give Tehran an excuse to undermine an interim nuclear deal. White House spokesman Jay Carney...
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About one-fifth of customers pay nothing at Chinese pay-what-you-like restaurant
A Biblically-named restaurant in China where patrons can pay whatever they want — or nothing at all — has shown that while loving your neighbor may be laudable, it is a risky business model. The “Five...
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70 percent of Hollywood’s silent films lost forever, Library of Congress...
Studios failed to archive early films properly leading to huge losses due to fire and deterioration Most of the feature-length films made by Hollywood during the golden age of silent movies have been...
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ESA’s ‘Rosetta’ spacecraft on track for historic January 2014 comet landing
Hundreds of millions of miles away and 10 years after launch, a European spaceship could be on the brink of discovering how life appeared on Earth At precisely 10am GMT on 20 January next year, a tiny...
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Regular exercise might help slow down progression of dementia, says study
Physical activity may improve memory, attention and general cognitive function among the growing number of people with dementia, according to new research in a leading medical journal. The findings,...
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Ohio teen won’t give up wearing Confederate flag belt buckle to school...
A southwest Ohio teenager could be disciplined if he doesn’t stop wearing his Confederate flag belt buckle to school. Cody Long said he started wearing the belt to Mason High School after the friend...
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Scientists will re-trace 1913 journey of legendary Antarctic explorer Douglas...
Geologist almost lost his life mapping unknown Antarctic regions in ‘the Edwardian equivalent of space travel’ When Douglas Mawson plodded into base camp at Commonwealth Bay in Antarctica in February...
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Arafat widow says she’s convinced his death was not natural
he widow of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said on Wednesday she was still convinced he was poisoned, after French experts ruled out the theory that he had been assassinated. “I’m still...
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Dennis Rodman headed back to North Korea to train basketball team
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, the new friend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, will this month make a third visit to the reclusive state to train its basketball team, a source involved in the trip...
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Texas principal bans Hispanic students from speaking Spanish to ‘prevent...
Hempstead Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has confirmed that a middle school principal has been placed on leave after Hispanic students said that she forbid the entire school from speaking...
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SpaceX finally launches commercial satellite on third try
The private US company SpaceX said it successfully launched on Tuesday its first commercial satellite, designed to provide telecommunications services to China and other Asian countries. It said the...
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Chinese demand return of priceless British Museum artifacts ‘illegally...
British Prime Minister David Cameron faced demands for the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century on Wednesday, the last day of his visit to China. Cameron travelled to...
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Georgia electric car owner charged with stealing about 5 cents worth of fuel
A Georgia electric car owner was charged with theft after plugging his vehicle into a school’s power supply. Kaveh Kamooneh said he charged his Nissan Leaf for about 20 minutes one Saturday last month...
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Jon Stewart congratulates ‘old white men’ of GOP for their role in ending racism
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart slammed Republicans for their appropriation of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in an ill-considered message on the social medium Twitter....
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Bill O’Reilly: Jesus is not ‘down with’ food stamps because most poor people...
No one knows what Jesus would do to feed today’s poor, hungry Americans — but Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is pretty sure the Christian savior wouldn’t be “down with” giving them food stamps because...
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