General Motors is recalling another 3.16 million cars because of a defect that causes a similar problem to one that led to an earlier massive recall of small cars, and is linked to 13 deaths. The ignition switches in Chevrolet Impalas, Cadillac Devilles and five other models can slip out of the “run” position if…
The couple who police say killed three people in Las Vegas had been kicked off the Nevada ranch where anti-government protesters faced down federal agents earlier this year, Cliven Bundyâs son told The Associated Press. Ammon Bundy called the couple âvery radicalâ and says they didnât âalign themselvesâ with the protestâs main issues. AP
At least four are reported dead after a massive dust storm hit Tehran, Iran, on Monday. The event was called âunexpected and rather unprecedentedâ by Fars News Agency. Photo: A view of Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 2, 2014, while a flash dust storm hits the Iranian capital. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi via The Weather Channel) [weather channel]
A new study has cast doubt on the effectiveness of Tamiflu and Relenza, two popular drugs in the fight against influenza with researchers saying one of them âmay be no better than other symptom relief medications.â [usatoday]
A NASA camera on Mars has captured what appears to be artificial light emanating outward from the planet’s surface. The photo, beamed millions of miles from Mars to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., was taken last week, apparently by one of two NASA rovers on the red planet. Although the space agency hasn’t…
President Barack Obama says the United States is levying a new round of economic sanctions on individuals in Russia, both inside and outside the government, in retaliation for the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine. Obama says he has also signed a new executive order that would allow the U.S. to sanction key sectors of the Russian…
We knew that Google was cooking up a version of Android designed specifically for wearables, and today the company followed through. Android Wear is a Google Now-centric platform for smartwatches â and, eventually, other wearables as well. [gizmag/google]
SPOILERS A soldier knows nothing, an aspiring ruler gains something and a house loses practically everything. The cast of HBOâs Game of Thrones look back at the third season in this 25-minute recap.
The first known video footage of a Supreme Court hearing was posted on YouTube. The video appears to show footage from a campaign finance case in October 2013 as well as a spectator disrupting an oral argument on Wednesday. A group called 99Rise claims credit for the disruption. Court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg says officials are…
Ukraine has issued a warrant for the arrest of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, the interim interior minister has announced. Arsen Avakov said on Facebook that a criminal case had been opened against Mr Yanukovych and other officials over “mass murder of peaceful citizens”. > “An official case for the mass murder of peaceful citizens has…
Former presidential hopeful Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) said in an interview with TriCities.com columnist Cal Thomas that the United States wonât elect former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton president in 2016 because the country âisnât ready for a woman president.â According to Bachmann, the tide of white âguiltâ that President Barack Obama rode into office…
Fearing that a call for a truce was a ruse, protesters tossed firebombs and advanced upon police lines Thursday in Ukraine’s embattled capital. Government snipers shot back and the almost-medieval melee that ensued left at least 33 people dead. Video footage on Ukrainian television showed shocking scenes Thursday of protesters being cut down by gunfire,…
An orphan who was caught trying to escape from North Korea told NBC News how he was “treated like an animal” in one of the country’s notorious labor camps. The head of a United Nations panel on Monday said atrocities committed by North Korea against its own people were “strikingly similar” to those perpetrated by…
A Kentucky pastor who starred in a reality show about snake-handling in church has died — of a snakebite. Jamie Coots died Saturday evening after refusing to be treated, Middleborough police said. On “Snake Salvation,” the ardent Pentecostal believer said that he believed that a passage in the Bible suggests poisonous snakebites will not harm…
A Rome-bound Ethiopian Airlines jet was forced to land in Switzerland after the co-pilot locked the pilot out of the cockpit while he was in the bathroom and took control of the aircraft in an effort to claim asylum. After landing the plane safely, the co-pilot then escaped the plane on a rope hanging out…
Alex Rodriguez dropped his lawsuits that attempted to overturn his season-long suspension on Friday, suggesting he might be prepared to accept the penalty. The New York Yankees third baseman filed the lawsuits against Major League Baseball, Commissioner Bud Selig, and the playersâ association in January after his suspension for violating baseballâs drug agreement and labor…
As events get under way at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russiaâs deputy prime minister has said gay Olympians and fans have nothing to worry about but then added âPlease do not touch kids. Thatâs the only thing,â In a move set to draw further anger from the international community. Photo: Russia Deputy Prime Minister…
Think you can guess the winners of all 67 games in this spring’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament? Warren Buffett is betting a fortune that you can’t. In what may be the largest sports bet in history, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. will pay $1 billion to the person who correctly guesses the winner of every game…
Russian security services may be looking for as many as four âblack widowsâ dispatched to carry out terrorist attacks related to the Winter Olympics, including at least one woman believed to be in or near the Olympic city of Sochi, US and Russian sources told NBC News on Monday. Wanted posters that have gone up…
As temperatures rise to 108 degrees in Australia, tennis players are voicing concerns about playing in the Australian Open during the heat wave. Comparing the situation to playing tennis in a sauna, most players have to cool off between points with bags of ice. One player, Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic, fainted mid-match. “Itâs hazardous to…
A mission to put humans on Mars that drew 200,000 applicants has selected more than a thousand candidates who will now be tested to come up with a final list of 24 would-be Mars-dwellers. Mars One was set up in 2011 by two Dutch men with the goal of establishing permanent human life on Mars…
The vast majority of the coverage surrounding Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertsonâs suspension has concerned his comments linking homosexual sex to bestiality, among other âsins,â but those werenât the only controversial remarks he made in his interview with GQ. During his MSNBC show Thursday night, Lawrence OâDonnell chose to draw attention to Robertsonâs comments about…
LeSean McCoy had the best rushing performance in team history in some of the worst conditions. McCoy ran for a franchise-best 217 yards, including touchdowns of 57 and 40 yards, and the Philadelphia Eagles overcame two TD returns by Jeremy Ross to beat the Detroit Lions 34-20 in a blizzard Sunday. Snow began falling two…
A Japanese construction company is proposing to solve the energy problems facing Japan, and ultimately the entire planet, by turning the Moon into a solar power plant. Shimizu Corp, which is based in Tokyo, wants to lay a belt of solar panels 350 kilometres wide around the equator of the Moon and relay the resulting…
U.S. civil rights activist reverend Al Sharpton is leading a boycott against Kanye West, after the rapper declared he had “reclaimed” the Confederate flag from racists, and emblazoned the symbol on his tour merchandise. The Stronger hitmaker decided to stamp the items for his current Yeezus tour with the controversial flag, which was adopted by…
Joe Scarborough joined Jon Stewart Tuesday night to talk about the current state of the Republican party and whether men like Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan would make it in todayâs GOP. Scarborough argued that, actually, they could, if they stood up against and loudly denounced the more extreme elements of the party. -snip-
Spoiler Alert: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episode 7 of Showtime’s “Homeland,” titled “Gerontion.” Make no mistake — the second-half of this season’s “Homeland” means business. After meandering aimlessly for a few too many episodes at the beginning of the season through Dana’s teen runaway subplot and Carrie’s “beautiful…
Here’s the full transcript of the interview with Richie Incognito and Glazer of FOX Sports: Incognito: You can ask anybody in the Miami Dolphins locker room who had Jon Martinâs back the absolute most. And they will undoubtedly tell you, me. Incognito: Jon never showed signs that football was getting to him, um, the locker…
The Web giant says KitKat can run on lower memory requirements, which means it can ship on low-end phones as well as high-end. That should help with Android’s fragmentation problem, the company says. Google on Thursday took the wraps off the Nexus 5, adding 4G LTE capabilities, camera improvements, and the zippy new KitKat version…
The high-flying, high-grossing Broadway musical âWickedâ celebrates its 10th anniversary today, reaching a milestone only 10 other Broadway productions in history have achieved. The show, based on a novel by Gregory Maguire, tells the âuntoldâ story of L. Frank Baumâs Witches of Oz. Since its New York premiere a decade ago, âWickedâ has grossed more…
