Bobby Petrino was named head coach at Western Kentucky, months after being embroiled in scandal at University of ArkansasSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBobby Petrino was named the new football coach at Western Kentucky this weekHiring came just months after he was fired from Arkansas amid scandalJeff Pearlman says, sadly, this is no surprise in big-time college sportsHe says the vast majority of players are ultimately...
Mandela undergoes successful gallstone surgery
Labels: Health JOHANNESBURG South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela underwent a successful surgery to remove gallstones Saturday, the nation's presidency said, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is still recovering from a lung infection. Doctors treating Mandela waited to perform the endoscopic surgery as they wanted to first attend to his lung ailment, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement....
Conn. Shooting: Cops Probe Report of Earlier Altercation
Labels: Business Police are investigating reports that Connecticut gunman Adam Lanza had an altercation at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in the days before he carried out a massacre the school's students and staff, sources told ABC News.Authorities indicated today that they have "some very good evidence" about the motive behind Lanza's shooting spree at the school in Newtown, Conn., and...
Zebrafish made to grow pre-hands instead of fins
Labels: World PERHAPS the little fish embryo shown here is dancing a jig because it has just discovered that it has legs instead of fins. Fossils show that limbs evolved from fins, but a new study shows how it may have happened, live in the lab. ...
Swimming: Chinese star Ye wins 200m medley gold
Labels: Technology ISTANBUL: Chinese teenager Ye Shiwen added the world shortcourse 200m individual medley title to her two Olympic golds on Saturday when she clinched victory in 2 minutes 4.64 seconds.Ye, 16, who took Olympic gold in the 200m and 400m medleys in London, finished ahead of Hungary's Katinka Hosszu and Hannah Miley of Great Britain."I'm so happy I came in first today. It feels so good," said...
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U.S. sending troops, missiles to Turkey
Labels: LifestyleShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in SyriaShowdown in Syria<<<1234567891011121314151617181920>>>STORY...
Will Clinton testify on Libya next Thursday?
Labels: Health Updated: 1:42p.m. ETThe State Department assured Congress today that Hillary Clinton will indeed be ready to testify next Thursday on the recent violence in Benghazi, after suggesting yesterday that the report on which her testimony will be based might not be ready in time. "The committees have announced the secretary will be on the Hill next Thursday, and so that's the plan," said Patrick Ventrell,...
At Least 27, Mostly Kids, Killed at Grade School
Labels: Business A heavily armed man invaded a Newtown, Conn., elementary school today, killing his mother and 26 others, mostly children, federal and state sources tell ABC News.The gunman, identified as Ryan Lanza, 24, of New Jersey, was killed inside of the school.In addition to the casualties at the school, a dead body was also found in his home, officials said. Sources said Lanza was armed...
Today on New Scientist: 14 December 2012
Labels: World Global cuteness increased by discovery of new loris Three new species of Bornean slow loris have been discovered, quadrupling the world's cuteness indexTime-travelling 3D tour shows birth of Eiffel Tower Watch an ultra-realistic 3D reconstruction that lets you experience Paris through the agesWarning, speedsters: you can't fool quantum radar A technique borrowed from quantum cryptography could...
US concerned by China plane in Japan airspace
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: The United States Friday voiced concern after a Chinese state-owned plane breached Japanese airspace for the first time to overfly islands at the heart of a bitter row between the two nations."It's important to avoid actions that raise tensions and to prevent miscalculations that could undermine peace, security and economic growth in the region," State Department Acting Deputy...
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Singer Jenni Rivera's remains identified
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 2:35 PM EST, Thu December 13, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: There may be two memorial events, one in Mexico and one in Los AngelesNEW: Her remains will be cremated, funeral home employees sayThe remains of Rivera's publicist and the plane's co-pilot also have been identified (CNN) -- Music star Jenni Rivera's remains have been identified and turned over to her family, a government spokesman...
John McAfee says U.S. has not questioned him
Labels: Health MIAMI BEACH, FloridaAnti-virus software founder John McAfee said U.S. authorities have made no efforts to question him since he arrived in Miami after weeks of evading Belizean authorities who want to question him in the death of his neighbor there. "Why would they want to question me, about what?" a tired-looking but jauntily dressed McAfee, a 67-year-old British native, said Thursday from the...
Court: CIA Tortured German in Botched Rendition
Labels: Business Nearly a decade after a German man claimed he was snatched off the street, held in secret and tortured as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program -- all due to a case of mistaken identity -- a panel of international judges said today what Khaled El-Masri has been waiting to hear since 2004: We believe you.The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) handed down a unanimous...
Today on New Scientist: 13 December 2012
Labels: World Violent beauty at the end of an Alaskan glacier You can almost hear the crash of ice on water in this stunning image of an ice sheet calving off the Chenega glacier in AlaskaOvereating now bigger global problem than lack of food The most comprehensive disease report ever produced confirms that, for the first time, there is a larger health problem from people eating too much than too littleIn...
Exasperated US lawmakers push for fiscal cliff deal
Labels: Technology WASHINGTON: Exasperated US lawmakers warned Thursday they were no closer to a deal with the White House to avert severe tax hikes and austerity measures, as talks threatened their Christmas break.With the US economy lurching toward the so-called "fiscal cliff," House Speaker John Boehner, the top Republican negotiator, again blamed President Barack Obama for the impasse and demanded concessions...
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Police: Shooter acted alone in 'heinous, horrible' crime
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: The gunman initially tried to flee after opening fire, sheriff's investigators sayNEW: Officials identify the shooter and his victimsNEW: The gunman was 22-year-old Jacob Tyler RobertsA mall employee heard the suspect announce he was the gunmanFollow continuing local coverage on CNN affiliates KPTV, KATU, KGW and KOIN. See photos from the scene(CNN) -- The gunman, having shot...
Suspect in Oregon mall shooting ID'd
Labels: Health Updated 1:40 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. The gunman who killed two people and himself in a shooting rampage at an Oregon mall was 22 years old and used a stolen rifle from someone he knew, authorities said Wednesday. Jacob Tyler Roberts had armed himself with an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and had several fully loaded magazines when he arrived at a Portland mall on Tuesday, said Clackamas County Sheriff...
Mall Gunman Identified as Jacob Tyler Roberts
Labels: Business The masked gunman who killed two people in the crowded Clackamas Town Center mall in suburban Portland, Ore., was identified today as Jacob Tyler Roberts.Roberts, 22, was armed with a stolen AR-15 semi-automatic weapon, Sheriff Craig Roberts told a news conference today. He was not wearing a bullet-proof vest as previously reported.Earlier today the sheriff told "Good Morning...
UK government urged to consider relaxing drug rules
Labels: World JUST say yes to considering relaxed drug controls, urged a panel of UK parliamentarians this week - but Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected the calls. Many countries have loosened their penalties for drug use, including the Czech Republic and Portugal, which...
Egypt goes towards referendum even more divided
Labels: Technology CAIRO: A controversial referendum on a new constitution in Egypt due to start Saturday looks set to further split the country after the opposition called for a 'no' vote and imposed conditions that could yet result in its boycott.Egypt's powerful army called off a national "unity" meeting between President Mohamed Morsi and opposition leaders that was supposed to happen Wednesday because...
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