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Dust Cloud Swallows Phoenix
(Newser) - It's a scene movie directors would pay millions to create: a 10,000-foot-tall dust cloud advancing over a city, swallowing it whole. That was the reality in Phoenix last night, as a massive dust storm swept over the city like a wave, reports the AP . Radar data showed that... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Pakistan Bars bin Laden Family From Leaving
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's three widows and six children are still in Pakistan, and the country has now decided to bar them from leaving. Initially, Pakistan intended to repatriate the women to their countries of birth, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. But an independent commission investigating the US raid that killed... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Women MPs Brawl During Karzai Impeachment Talks
(Newser) - The relationship between Hamid Karzai and the Afghan parliament has reached breaking point, and so have the tempers of some lawmakers. Two female members of parliament came to blows yesterday as the chamber discussed kicking the president out of office, the New York Times . One woman threw a shoe, her... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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1,400 California State Workers Paid $200K+
(Newser) - State budget problems? What budget problems? That's what some 1,400 California state workers who pull in at least $200,000 a year are wondering. One prison doc earned a cool $777,000 last year, and a dentists collected $599,000. Most of the top paid workers are doctors,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Team Uncovers Big, Fat (Faced) Liars
(Newser) - Wide-faced men tend to be a lot trickier than their narrow-faced counterparts, according to researchers who measured the faces of hundreds of business school students before running them through assorted behavioral tests. The study found that broad-faced men are three times more likely to lie and nine times more likely... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Dalai Lama Back in Washington
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama has arrived in Washington, DC, for his highest-profile engagement since giving up his political role . Serving as a spiritual leader instead of a political one, the Tibetan will lead a complex 10-day Buddhist ritual called the Kalachakra, reports the Washington Post . He plans to hold low-profile meetings... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Harry Potter Crew Overcome on Final Day
(Newser) - Now it can be shown: The last day of filming of the last Harry Potter movie was not so magical. It was rather heartbreaking. Cast mates applauded one another, and burbled, and recalled their amazing time together and expressed grief that it was over. "How do I put into... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Verizon Ditching Unlimited Data Plans
(Newser) - Verizon is becoming the latest carrier to scrap unlimited data plans in favor of tiered ones. As of tomorrow, new Verizon customers will be offered options ranging from $30 for 2 GB per month to $80 for 10 GB per month, Fierce Wireless reports. Existing customers will be allowed to... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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iPhone App Tracks Taliban Fighters
(Newser) - An iPhone app designed to track down Taliban positions and call in covering fire if necessary is being offered for sale on iTunes. US Army Captain Jonathan Springer says he came up with the idea for the app—which is being marketed to hikers as well as soldiers—after two... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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'Only Flaw' in Maid's DSK Accusation Was Aftermath
(Newser) - Perhaps the French shouldn't start popping their corks just yet for Dominique Strauss-Kahn. It turns out the hotel maid's account of a sexual assault by the former head of the IMF was very convincing, and the only inconsistencies in her story concerned what happened afterward, reports the New ... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Former KKK Grand Wizard Eyes White House Run
(Newser) - He's baaaaack. White supremacist David Duke is considering throwing his pointy hat into the ring for the Republican presidential nomination, according to the Daily Beast . The former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard and Louisiana lawmaker, who has been living in Europe in recent years, is reportedly planning a 25-state... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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News of the World Targeted UK Terror Victims' Families
(Newser) - Investigators probing how low Britain's News of the World was willing to go in pursuit of a story may have finally hit bottom: Police have notified relatives of the victims of the 2005 London bombings that they were targeted by the paper and may have had their phones hacked,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Calif. Gay History Bill Heads to Governor
(Newser) - A bill requiring California schools to teach gay history is headed for Gov. Jerry Brown's desk after passing the state Assembly. The bill, SB48, would make California the first state in the union to require history classes and textbooks to include the contributions of gay and lesbian Americans, reports... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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US Indicts Terror Suspect Held on Ship for 2 Months
(Newser) - A Somali man has been indicted on terror charges in federal court in New York, and his case is drawing big attention because it touches a slew of hot-button issues. The easy part is that the US military, acting on a tip, picked up Ahmed Abdulkadir Warsame on a boat... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Nancy Grace on Verdict: 'Devil Is Dancing Tonight'
(Newser) - Nancy Grace at HLN has been running "Tot Mom" stories about the Casey Anthony case pretty much from the day Caylee went missing. Her reaction to today's verdict ? "I absolutely cannot believe that Caylee's death has gone unavenged," she says, as per Mediaite . The... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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This Congress Is the Least Productive in Decades
(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times takes stock of the accomplishments of the 112th Congress, and it isn't pretty: This Congress "is on pace to be one of the least productive in recent memory—as measured by votes taken, bills made into laws, nominees approved," writes Kathleen Hennessey. It'... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Painter Cy Twombly Dead at 83
(Newser) - Cy Twombly, a renowned abstract painter once slammed by critics, has died at 83 in Rome. No cause has been given, though the American artist had cancer, the New York Times reports. Twombly's work, full of scribbles and scratches, at first earned him harsh words from art critics. But... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Angry Posts Flood Facebook After Anthony Verdict
(Newser) - Casey Anthony's surprise acquittal today on all the big charges did wonders for the nation's web traffic this afternoon. News site page views surged from 2 million to 3.3 million per minute around the time of the verdict, reports Mashable . Facebook posts from people enraged at the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Majority of US Jews Still Back Obama
(Newser) - A clear majority of Jewish Americans—some 60%—still support President Obama, Gallup finds. That figure is 14 points higher than his overall 46% approval rating, a gap that matches the average since the president entered office. US Jews' approval of Obama's performance is statistically unchanged from April's... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Horn of Africa Close to Famine
(Newser) - A lack of rain and rising world prices have left an estimated 12 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia in dire need of food, the Telegraph reports. The reality is especially difficult to ignore in Dadaab, a city in northern Kenya experiencing its second-lowest rainfall in 60 years. Dadaab... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Rapture Predictor Recovering in Nursing Home
(AP) - Everyone's favorite failed doomsday predictor is out of the hospital. Harold Camping has been moved to an Oakland nursing home for rehab as part of his recovery from a stroke he suffered last month . It's unclear, however, whether he will be able to return to his Family Radio... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Twitter Valued at $7B
(Newser) - Twitter's latest private fundraising effort values the firm at up to $7 billion, an insider tells the Wall Street Journal . Just seven months ago, a round of fundraising that brought in $200 million valued the firm at $3.7 billion. Twitter is hoping its ad system, begun last year,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Air Pollution Tied to Brain Damage
(Newser) - Air pollution isn't just a threat to the heart and lungs: It can also affect learning, memory, and mood, researchers find. They exposed mice to extended periods of polluted or filtered air, and found that those exposed to pollution were slower to learn, quick to forget, and possibly more... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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NYC Stores Ban Drunk People From Buying ... Puppies
(Newser) - Pet stores in New York City's West Village have discovered an unlikely downside of keeping shop in an area particularly dense with bars—drunk puppy buying, in the words of DNA Info . Yes, the pups playing in shop windows are apparently just too adorable for inebriated people to pass... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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China Plans Massive Surveillance Network
(Newser) - China is preparing a surveillance network with an area bigger than New York City—and Cisco is among the Western companies set to help. China says the system of up to 500,000 cameras is aimed at preventing crime, but human rights advocates fear it could be used to stamp... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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GOP Blowing 'No-Brainer' Compromise
(Newser) - Congressional Republicans have proven to be tough negotiators since entering office, and they've got Democrats poised to accept trillions in budget cuts in exchange for a few hundred million in closed tax loopholes, writes David Brooks in the New York Times . It's "the mother of all-no brainers,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Mondale, Carlson Swoop In to Solve Minn. Shutdown
(Newser) - Walter Mondale and Arne Carlson leapt into Minnesota's budget fray today, announcing an independent commission bent on ending the state's government shutdown . The former Democratic vice president and former Republican governor will head up the commission, which will include the current budget commissioner to Gov. Mark Dayton, USA ... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Casey Anthony Not Guilty of Murder
(AP) - A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The jury also cleared her of child abuse and manslaughter charges after deliberating a total of about 11 hours. She was found guilty only of four counts of lying to investigators, and Judge Belvin Perry will sentence... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Strauss-Kahn Accuser Sues New York Post
(Newser) - The Dominique Strauss-Kahn case in New York City may disappear soon , but the DSK headlines keep coming. The maid who accused him of rape is suing the New York Post for reporting that she was a prostitute , notes Reuters . The stories were "an apparent desperate attempt to bolster its... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid Born in China
(Newser) - Whether you call it a "zonkey" or a "donkra," one thing is sure: The creature born Sunday at a zoo in Southeast China is certainly rare. So far the foal—a cross between a female zebra and a male donkey who freely occupied the same enclosure—looks... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Obama's Risky Soft Spot: Ivy league White Guys
(Newser) - Former Times columnist Frank Rich makes his debut in New York magazine today with a harsh assessment of President Obama's handling of the aftermath of the economic meltdown. Obama has been way too soft on Wall Street, argues Rich, who complains of a "stunning lack of accountability for... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Best of 2011 ... So Far
(Newser) - Now that we're more than halfway through 2011, the Salon staff compiled the best books, movies, music, and TV of the year so far. Among its recommendations: Film: Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life is quite good—but Lee Chang-dong's Poetry, about a 66-year-old woman who may... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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China Scrambling to Build Its Own Drones
(Newser) - The showstopper at this year's Zhuhai air show in China doesn't need a pilot. Visitors were shown a video of the WJ-600 drone finding and transmitting targeting info on something that looked suspiciously like a US aircraft carrier near an island that looked suspiciously like Taiwan, the Washington ... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Mexico: Missing Boaters Could Still Be Alive
(AP) - Mexican rescuers continued to scour the Gulf of California for seven US tourists whose fishing boat capsized two days ago, saying they were extending their search because the men could still be alive in the warm, calm waters. One American has been confirmed dead in the accident, which came after... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Can't Get a Date? Become an Adele Fan
(Newser) - Not having much luck in the world of online dating? Consider becoming an Adele fan. Tastebuds.fm , a dating site that matches users based on musical tastes, finds that Adele lovers have an edge when it comes to receiving messages, receiving replies to messages, and having their profiles viewed. Following... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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The GOP Now a 'Political Cult'
(Newser) - Someone needs to study the Republican Party, and not a political scientist, but "a mental health professional," writes Richard Cohen of the Washington Post . "The GOP needs an intervention. It has become a cult." To get into the cult, one must not just "mouth banalities... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Overeating? Blame Your Body's Marijuana Chemicals
(Newser) - Can't stop eating French fries? Blame the marijuana-like chemicals in your own body. A new study shows that eating fatty foods triggers the body to produce such chemicals, which in turn make you want to eat more fatty foods. Endocannabinoids, which are similar to the chemicals contained in marijuana,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Charlie Sheen Roast to Air on Night of Kutcher's Debut
(Newser) - Well, this is sure to be some combination of awkward and hilarious: Charlie Sheen will subject himself to a Comedy Central Roast. "You could say I've been providing kindling for this Roast for a while. It's time to light it up. It's going to be epic,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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US Links Pakistan's ISI to Journalist's Murder
(Newser) - The US has obtained classified intelligence that shows that Pakistan's ISI spy agency ordered the killing of journalist Saleem Shahzad, senior administration officials tell the New York Times . Several officials say the intelligence is reliable and conclusive, with one calling the ISI's actions "barbaric and unacceptable."... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Finger Length Can Point to Size of Man's...
(Newser) - You know what they say about men with big feet, right? Well, now you can trade that phrase in for one just a bit more cumbersome: Men whose index and ring fingers are nearly the same size are more likely to have a long penis than men whose digits don'... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Coming to ... Kazakhstan
(AP) - Soon the fine and fashionable people of Kazakhstan will be able to shop in added style: Luxury retailer Saks said today it will open a Saks Fifth Avenue store in August 2012. Saks plans to license the store, which will be built in the former capital of Almaty. Financial terms... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Internet Love Pours in for Girl Who Wouldn't Cheer Attacker
(Newser) - A former cheerleader who sued her school and lost after refusing to cheer for a player she says raped her is being helped by strangers from all over America. The Texas girl and her family were ordered to pay the school almost $40,000 in legal fees after losing their... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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New 3-D Images of Titanic Released
(Newser) - Scientists showed some never-before-seen images of the Titanic in a Virginia courtroom Thursday, unveiling dramatic three-dimensional views of the rusting hulk and the ghostly images of the sea floor where the ship sank almost a century ago, on April 12, 1912, about 400 miles off Newfoundland, Canada. The images taken... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Inside Your Belly Button: A Ton of Mysterious Bacteria
(Newser) - Breaking science news: Your belly button is kinda gross. A new study, the amusingly named Belly Button Biodiversity project, found more than 1,400 strains of bacteria in 95 navel swab samples, the Washington Post reports. Of those, 662 couldn't be classified to a family—suggesting those microbes are... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Iowa Teen Survives Being Run Over by Train
(AP) - A 17-year-old boy somehow managed to suffer only cuts and bruises after being run over by a train in northwestern Iowa. The Altoona teen told city police he had been drinking at a music festival when he blacked out Sunday night. Two Iowa Interstate Railroad engineers told the police they... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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iPads Make Up 2.1% of US Web Traffic
(Newser) - If you thought the iPad was a fad, think again. Its share of web traffic has jumped 10% or more since March, giving it a full 1% of the world's traffic, and 2.1% in the US, according to new data from NetMarketShare. Overall, June saw tablets and mobile... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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RFK Granddaughter Gets Big Hollywood Break
(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter has nabbed her first big acting break: Kathleen "Kick" Kennedy has scored a role in Aaron Sorkin's HBO pilot. More As This Story Develops, a show about cable news, also stars such boldface names as Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn, and Dev... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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NY Bill: Business Signs Must Be in English
(AP) - The teeming streets of Flushing, Queens, can feel like a different country. A booming Chinese population exists alongside a longtime Korean enclave. Sidewalks are jammed with shoppers browsing and haggling in stores offering everything from iPhones to herbal remedies to fragrant dumplings. But to some, the area can feel a... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Double Blasts Kill 35 in Iraq
(AP) - Double blasts from a car bomb and a roadside bombing at a parking lot outside a city council building north of Baghdad killed at least 35 people today, Iraqi police and hospital officials said. The attack started when insurgents first detonated a car bomb around noon in the parking lot... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Can Gadhafi Outlast NATO?
(Newser) - Fifteen weeks into its Libyan campaign, NATO is getting restless. The eight nations involved in the campaign can't get the other 20 off the bench, and many seem to disagree on strategy. Norway, whose tiny air force has carried out a disproportionate 10% of the airstrikes, has set an... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Iceland Debates Making Cigarettes Prescription-Only
(Newser) - In Iceland, you may soon need to head to the pharmacy to get your cigarettes. The country is considering a counter-intuitive measure that would make cigarettes a prescription-only product. The bill would ban the sale of cigarettes anywhere except pharmacies, and would initially require pharmacies to sell cigarettes only to... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Homosexuality a Western Disease, Says India Minister
(Newser) - India's health minister ruffled feathers yesterday at an HIV/AIDS conference when he referred to homosexuality as a "disease" that came from the West. "Unfortunately this disease has come to our country, too ... where a man has sex with another man, which is completely unnatural and should not... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Miss Brazil Robbed at Gunpoint
(AP) - Miss Brazil has been robbed at gunpoint in front of her home. Debora Lyra was held up as she approached the entrance of her gated condo in Sao Paulo on Sunday, the Miss Brazil pageant press office said. A well-dressed man with a pistol approached Lyra as she pulled up... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Crystal Cathedral Board: We Didn't Oust Founder
(Newser) - Contrary to yesterday's report , Rev. Robert H. Schuller, founder of California's Crystal Cathedral, "was not voted off the board," a church spokesperson says. Rather, the board voted to change Schuller's position "from that of a voting board member to the honorary Chairman of the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Charges Against DSK to Be Dropped: Source
(Newser) - The case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn has fallen apart so spectacularly that charges will be dropped within two weeks, a top investigator on the case tells the New York Post . It is "a certainty" that prosecutors will agree to ditch the charges on DSK's next court date, two weeks... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Yellowstone Waters Swell as Oil Spill Spreads
(Newser) - Exxon Mobil's Montana oil spill cleanup faces a big hurdle today as the swollen Yellowstone River peaks at Billings this afternoon. The rising water means that areas already cleaned may be re-contaminated, and the AP reports that Exxon officials acknowledged under fire yesterday that the scope of the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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In This Crappy Economy, Corporate Profits Soar
(Newser) - There's a whole lot of evidence that the US' economic recovery isn't going well—unemployment remains too high, consumer lending too low, and consumer confidence in shambles—but one place you won't find that evidence is on corporate balance sheets. US companies are poised to post big... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Most Popular User on Google+ Is ... Zuckerberg
(Newser) - How's this for irony: Google+ is a Facebook competitor ... but its most popular user is none other than Mark Zuckerberg. Zuck hasn't even posted to Google+ yet, the Atlantic notes, but according to tracking service Social Statistics , he has amassed the most followers; in second is Larry Page.... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Meet the Agent Who Found bin Laden
(Newser) - By now, you've seen the photo of Obama administration brass awaiting word of the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound. What you haven't seen is the CIA agent standing just outside the frame, a man the AP identifies only as "John." He spent years doggedly... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 7:01 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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