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Barcelona leading the peloton as bike share programs increase worldwide
Barcelona boasts the world’s most successful bike share program, according to a report Thursday that lays out the secrets of getting more people out and about on two wheels. The Spanish Mediterranean...
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Facebook’s Cayman Islands tax shelter revealed in company filings
Irish government collected £4.4m last year from world’s largest social media company that earned estimated £645m in UK Facebook is facing a fresh controversy over its tax contributions after company...
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Black cop says white colleagues arrested her knowing she was one of them
A 19-year Black veteran of the Nassau, New York police force has publicly questioned her Nov. 29 arrest, saying she was racially profiled by colleagues despite her identifying herself as an officer,...
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Somebody bought a Tesla car with Bitcoin
A California car dealer has announced the first sale of an electric Tesla car done entirely via the online Bitcoin currency. The Daily Dot reported on Thursday that the unidentified buyer sent a 94.4...
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Scenes from Ukraine you aren’t seeing on American TV
Los Angeles film producer Ben Moses was visiting Kiev recently when all hell broke loose. He was in Europe for a showing of his new documentary, A Whisper to a Roar, which portrays democracy movements...
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Jon Stewart roasts Stu Varney: The Pope doesn’t ‘slap Jamie Dimon’s d*ck out...
Daily Show host Jon Stewart let loose on Stuart Varney’s “deep fried in contempt, seasoned with disdain” stance against the fast food workers protesting nationwide for the minimum wage to be raised —...
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Jameson Witty posted photo of Paul Walker Porsche part before he was arrested...
News broke Thursday afternoon that Jameson Witty, 18, a Los Angeles area BMX rider, had been arrested for his part in a macabre theft. When a tow truck was carrying away the charred remains of the 2005...
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Revealed: Conservative think tank SPN coordinating right-wing assault on...
Conservative groups across the US are planning a co-ordinated assault against public sector rights and services in the key areas of education, healthcare, income tax, workers’ compensation and the...
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Chinese filmmaker faces $164 lawsuit for violating one-child policy
Top Chinese film director Zhang Yimou is facing a $164 million lawsuit after violating the country’s controversial one-child policy, state media reported Friday, prompting renewed debate around the...
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Hit show ‘Lekki Wives’ tells tough truths about Nigerian wealth
With its tales of infidelity, backstabbing and money-grabbing, “Lekki Wives” has become one of the most talked-about television programs in Nigeria. But the edgy portrayal of life in one of Lagos’...
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Microsoft worked with police to disrupt computer network that hijacks search...
Microsoft announced it worked with police in Europe and the United States to disrupt a “dangerous” army of virus-infected computers used to hijack searches at Google, Bing and Yahoo. Microsoft’s...
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More cable shows pushing boundaries with explosion of sexually explicit content
Violence has long been a staple of U.S. cable television shows, but most producers have been coy about sex — until recently, when an explosion of explicit content flooded the small screen. The...
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European storm turns deadly and threatens worst tidal surge in decades
A fierce storm battered northern Europe with hurricane force winds Thursday, leaving five people dead or missing, disrupting travel and forcing thousands to flee their homes over fears of the worst...
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Shanghai blanketed in smog so dense that flights were canceled
China’s commercial hub Shanghai was blanketed by dense smog Friday, delaying flights and spurring sales of face masks. Levels of PM 2.5 — tiny particles in the air considered particularly hazardous to...
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Police think biracial football player’s mother painted racist graffiti on her...
Police believe the mother of a biracial football player may have defaced her own home with racist graffiti aimed at her son that led to the cancellation of his team’s season. Court papers unsealed...
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Stephen Colbert on pot and gay marriage: ‘You put anything in your mouth’...
Last night, Stephen Colbert discussed the effect the legalization of pot will have on the citizens of Colorado. He began by explaining the general trend in favor of legalization. “Suddenly, a majority...
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France-Africa summit opens in shadow of Nelson Mandela’s death
A two-day summit that has brought 40 African leaders to France opened here on Friday against the sombre backdrop of a world in mourning over the death of Nelson Mandela. Flags above the presidential...
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Influential Catholic group says U.S. priest sexually abused a novice
The Legion of Christ, an influential Catholic congregation already at the centre of an abuse scandal involving its founder, on Friday said one of its priests had sexually abused a novice in the United...
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Shell scraps U.S. Gulf Coast gas-to-liquids project
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell has abandoned plans to build a US facility to convert natural gas into diesel and other fuels, citing high costs. “Royal Dutch Shell plc … announces that the company will...
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China’s first lunar rover enters the moon’s orbit
China’s first lunar rover entered the moon’s orbit on Friday, state media reported, a key step towards the vessel’s planned landing later this month. The rover — known as Yutu, or Jade Rabbit — reached...
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