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Obama at prayer vigil: ‘Newtown, you are not alone’
Sunday night, President Barack Obama addressed the citizens and first responders of Newtown Connecticut at a prayer vigil held at Newtown High School. “We gather here in memory of 20 beautiful children...
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Ancient assassin slit throat of Ramses III: scientists
An assassin slit the throat of Egypt’s last great pharaoh at the climax of a bitter succession battle, scientists said in a report on a 3,000-year-old royal murder. Forensic technology suggests Ramses...
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Hacker jailed for leaking nude pictures of Scarlett Johansson
A US judge jailed a computer hacker for 10 years on Monday for breaking into the email accounts of stars, including Scarlett Johansson, naked pictures of whom were leaked online. A federal judge in Los...
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Reporter: Fiscal cliff ‘brinksmanship’ over due to Newtown shooting
Ben White, the chief economic correspondent for Politico, said Monday that a deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff appeared to be imminent now that the national spotlight had moved to gun violence....
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Nine-year-old survivor of Newtown massacre recounts moments of terror
Nine-year-old Nicholas Sabillon was remarkably composed as he recounted how the Connecticut gunman who killed his schoolmates pounded on the locked door of the room where he was hiding. He shouted “Let...
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Maddow challenges conventional wisdom: New gun laws possible
On her show Monday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow challenged the notion that Congress was unable to pass any new regulations on firearms because of the powerful gun lobby. “The biggest barrier to...
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Tarantino film ‘Django Unchained’ latest to be pulled after school massacre
A Hollywood premiere of notoriously violent director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Django Unchained” was canceled Monday, the latest such response to the Connecticut school massacre. A string of...
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Mexico to create new police force to fight drug cartels
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto announced the creation of a national police force to crack down on crime and battle the country’s powerful drug cartels. The force — a gendarmerie based on the...
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Remains of sixth-century man in armor found at ‘Pompeii of Japan’
The remains of a high-caste man wearing armour who was buried by hot ash — possibly as he tried to calm the wrath of an erupting volcano — have been found in an area known as the “Pompeii of Japan”....
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High-tech classrooms in Australia reviving Aboriginal languages
In a high-school classroom in western Sydney, teacher Noeleen Lumby is asking her pupils to recall the Aboriginal name for animals that indigenous Wiradjuri people have used for hundreds of years. As...
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Cyclone Evan leaves trail of destruction in Fiji
Tropical Cyclone Evan left a swathe of destruction across Fiji Tuesday after battering the Pacific nation for more than 12 hours, destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists....
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Best friend’s letter to slain Sandy Hook pupil goes viral
A best friend’s touching farewell letter to a slain Sandy Hook pupil went viral on the Internet Tuesday, encapsulating in a few words the shock and sorrow of a nation. “Jack, you are my best friend,”...
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Penguin joins settlement in government e-books lawsuit
Penguin Group has agreed to join three other publishers in a settlement of a US government lawsuit alleging an e-book price-fixing conspiracy with Apple, officials said Tuesday. The Justice Department...
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Study questions link between cancer and 9/11 debris
A study due to be released Wednesday casts doubt on links between cancer and toxic dust in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in New York — only six months after dozens of cancers were declared eligible...
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Secular ‘church’ provides religion-free weddings in Denmark
Danish couples keen on a church wedding but without all the religious trappings will soon be able to tie the knot in a converted church, dressed however they wish and saying ‘yes’ to the music of their...
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Robert Reich criticizes Obama for caving on Social Security
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Tuesday night criticized President Barack Obama for agreeing to adjust the measure of inflation for safety net programs like Social Security. During an appearance...
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In bid to restore peace, Mexico changes stance in drug war
Mexico’s new president has outlined a security strategy aimed at reducing drug war-related violence that, rhetorically at least, contrasts starkly with the emphasis his predecessor placed on using...
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Gay-bashers beware, George Takei will ‘f*ck your sh*t up’
Conan on Tuesday night released a promotional video for Andy Richter’s latest business venture, in which the comedian offers to complete the difficult process of telling your family that you’re gay....
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Dogs help Newtown residents cope with tragedy
Lisa Peterson went straight to the dogs — therapy dogs, that is — when she returned home to Newtown from a business trip to Florida upon learning of the Sandy Hook school massacre. “I saw them and I...
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Benghazi probe finds ‘systemic failures’ at State Department
A long-awaited inquiry into a deadly militant attack on the US mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi slammed State Department security arrangements there as “grossly inadequate.” But the months-long...
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