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Russia considers smoking ban
In a familiar scene of Russian daily life, Ivan Alexandrov smoked a cigarette outside a Moscow metro station as other commuters stepped out of the heavy doors and immediately lit up. But under a draft...
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Breast cancer study suggests new treatment could slow aggressive tumors
New research into cancer growth has pinpointed a mechanism that impacts the aggressiveness of breast cancer tumors, according to a Scripps Research Institute study published in the Journal of Clinical...
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EU approves testing plan to end horsemeat scandal
The European Union has agreed the immediate launch of tests for horse DNA in meat products, seeking to reassure nervous consumers that their food is safe and to end the horsemeat scandal spreading...
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New York City marks 5 years of handing out free condoms
New York City this week marked the fifth anniversary of a groundbreaking free condom program that has distributed tens of millions free rubbers, under the racy slogan “NYC Condoms — Get Some!” NYC...
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Carnival cruise ship passengers’ parting gift: bathrobes
The 4,000-plus exhausted passengers who lived a hellish four-day ordeal aboard the powerless and drifting Carnival Triumph cruise ship won’t be left completely empty handed. The cruise company is...
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Maher on Hagel: Based on GOP statements ‘the Israelis are controlling our...
On Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, the host took issue with Senate Republican’s blocking of Chuck Hagel’s confirmation as Secretary of Defense — actions which have been called unprecedented by...
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Australia ‘deeply involved’ in Israeli ‘Prisoner X’ case: report
Australian intelligence had detailed knowledge of the case of a Melbourne man thought to have been an Israeli spy well before he died in a Tel Aviv jail in 2010, a report said on Saturday. “Every day...
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Alleged cop killer died from single shot to head: coroner
Alleged US cop killer Christopher Dorner died from a single gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, a coroner said. The doctor who examined the body concluded that “the cause of...
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Bill Maher: GOP ‘has always been an uneasy marriage between the Jesus freaks...
On tonight’s episode of Real Time, host Bill Maher chatted with panelists Donna Brazile, Jon Meacham, and Jamie Weinstein about recent attempts by some in the GOP — most notably Karl Rove — to “reign...
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Russian meteor blast had force of 300-kiloton nuclear warhead
Russian meteor blast had force of 300-kiloton nuclear warhead (+video) (via The Christian Science Monitor) The meteor that exploded over the Ural Mountains in Russia Friday now appears to have been a...
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FBI investigating Menendez allegations: Washington Post
Report: FBI investigating Menendez allegations A team of FBI agents has been conducting an investigation in recent weeks into allegations of prostitution use in the Dominican Republic by U.S. Sen....
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As SARS-like virus hits 12th person, WHO urges countries to stay alert
The World Health Organisation on Saturday urged countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal SARS-like virus after a new case in Britain brought the global number to 12. “Based on...
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World Bank warns economic powers: Climate change is real
The president of the World Bank on Saturday warned the finance chiefs of the world’s leading economic powers that global warming is a real risk to the planet and already affecting the world economy in...
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Police: CA rape suspect met victim on Christian dating site
Police in La Mesa, California said on Friday that the suspect in a rape and burglary case met his victim on a popular Christian dating site. According to KGTV-TV, 37-year-old Sean Patrick Banks was...
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Bangladesh’s PM hints at backing ban of Islamic party
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina indicated Saturday she would back a ban on the country’s largest Islamic party, as tens of thousands of people joined the funeral of an anti-Islamist blogger....
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Report: White House immigration plan contains 8-year path to residency
The 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the U.S. could have a chance to earn U.S. residency status within eight years, according to an immigration bill being crafted by President Barack...
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Argentina’s wine industry still struggling despite worldwide acclaim
Argentina has built up a world-class wine industry, luring a flood of wine tourists, but boosting the quality quotient is still keeping its winemakers hard at work. The century-old industry, with its...
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Study: In vitro fertilization does not increase risk of breast cancer
A new study has found that in-vitro fertilization (IVF) does not increase a woman’s risk of contracting breast or endometrial cancer. According to Reuters, researchers at the National Cancer Institute...
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University president: ‘Three-Fifths’ slavery agreement example of ‘pragmatic’...
The president of Emory University, James Wagner has drawn criticism for using the Three-Fifths Compromise of 1787 as an example of what he called “pragmatic half-victories” in his latest column for the...
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‘Dorner’s Last Stand’ game surfaces as protesters decry LAPD brutality
An online video game depicting ex-Los Angeles Police officer and quadruple-murder suspect Christopher Dorner’s battle with authorities surfaced online as demonstrators criticized his former department...
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