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Politicizing Nelson Mandela Is Exactly What Should Be Done
Every major news event, no matter how sad or epochal, is transformed by the power of social media into a way to carp about politics. Some among us want people to stop doing that.With respect, let's...
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Syrian Rebels Claim Assad Has Used Chemical Weapons Again
AMMAN (Reuters) - Opposition activists again accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of using poison gas in Syria's civil war on Thursday, and said victims had been discovered with swollen limbs and...
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Get Ready For The Next Space Race, Brought To You By Google
Moon Express, a company competing for a piece of the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, revealed images and blueprints for a lunar probe it plans to launch in 2015 in a steps towards commercializing this...
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Elton John Tells Russia To End Gay Discrimination At His Moscow Concert
British pop icon Elton John at his Moscow concert on Friday called on Russia to end discrimination against gays and lesbians, the Interfax news agency reported.The openly gay singer said he was "sad to...
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More 'Indiana Jones' Movies Are Coming!
Disney has acquired the rights from Paramount Pictures for the future of the Indiana Jones franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.You know what that means?More Indy films are on the way!Disney...
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HOUSE OF THE DAY: At $35 Million, The Most Expensive Home In New Jersey Is...
A 20,000-square-foot mansion in Colts Neck, N.J. is listed for $34,999,000, which makes it the most expensive home currently on the market in New Jersey. Besides its impressive size and price, the...
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GIF Captures A Skateboarder Leaping Over A NYC Subway Track
Back in March, we got our first look at an amazing photo of skateboarder jumping over a New York City subway track, via Gothamist.Now we've got the GIF (again via Gothamist), and it's even cooler.The...
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This Map Shows The Huge Scale Of Vladimir Putin's Eurasian Plan
The ongoing political crisis in Ukraine has brought a renewed attention to the Eurasian Union, Vladimir Putin's grand dream of a political and economic union that would bridge the gap between Europe...
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Only 7 Of The Fortune 500 Companies Have Boards That Are At Least 40% Women
Women make up at least half of the workforce. Yet that 50/50 ratio doesn't hold true in corporate boardrooms.This gender disparity is only hurting the companies themselves as studies have shown that...
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President Obama Will Join Two Former US Presidents At Nelson Mandela Memorial...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his two immediate predecessors, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, will all travel to South Africa to attend memorial events for Nelson Mandela, the...
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Leaked Doodles Show What Clinton Was Really Thinking About During Serbia Meeting
The legendary hacker that goes by the name of Guccifer has hacked into the email accounts and private information of a number of high profile politicians and celebrities, including George W. Bush and...
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The Best Tourist Attraction In Every State
The U.S. isn't called "America the Beautiful" for nothing.Each year, millions of tourists come from home and abroad to see the country's majestic landscape and iconic sites, from the Grand Canyon to...
View ArticleCisco Exec Who Vowed To Hunt Down A Corporate Leaker Is Retiring
Cisco's vice president of services and 19-year veteran Mike Quinn is retiring. A year ago, he caused a firestorm.Join the conversation about this story »
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BLACKROCK: Stock Valuation And Investor Sentiment Don't Justify Bubble Fears...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.KOESTERICH: Stock Valuation And Investor Sentiment Don't Justify Bubble Fears...
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500 Lightstick-Toting Math Enthusiasts 'Pythagorized' NYC's Iconic Flatiron...
As part of their first anniversary celebrations, the Museum of Mathematics (MoMath) and about 500 math enthusiasts of all ages proved that New York's iconic Flatiron building is approximately in the...
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CDC: Measles Infections Are 3 Times Higher Than Normal This Year
The CDC just announced that measles cases in the United States in 2013 tripled over the annual average. There were 175 cases (so far), when usually there are about 60.Why?Well, let's see. In March,...
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Ex-Goldman Trader Gets Prison, Fined $118 Million For Pursuing Unauthorized...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc trader Matthew Taylor was sentenced Friday to serve nine months in prison and pay $118 million in restitution to his former employer after he pleaded...
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Legendary Bob Dylan Guitar Sells For Nearly $1 Million At Auction
An electric guitar on which Bob Dylan performed a legendary set at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 sold for a record $965,000 at an auction in New York on Friday, Christie's announced.The price for...
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17 Of The Most Unforgettable Moments From Nelson Mandela's Life
Nelson Mandela, who died this week at the age of 95, was one of the most influential people of the 20th century.In a century that saw both institutionalized racism at its worst and unprecedented...
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8 Outlandish Tech Predictions For 2014 That Will Never Happen
It's that time a year again when everyone is looking into their crystal balls and describing 2014.Most of the humans making these predictions aren't really clairvoyant although some of are pretty good...
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