Heartwarming Video Of A Student With Down Syndrome Reading His College...
While many students this month learned whether they'll be attending their first choice school next fall, it's unlikely anyone had as heartfelt and genuine a reaction to the good news as this young man...
View ArticlePershing Square Denies Firing The Analyst Who Told Bill Ackman To Short...
There's a rumor going around that Shane Dinneen, the Pershing Square hedge-fund analyst who worked on the firm's famous Herbalife short, has been canned. We've been in touch with Pershing Square. The...
View ArticleThe 39 Safest Cars You Can Buy Right Now
By now, most of the auto world's 2014 models have rolled into showrooms. They've also made appearances on test tracks and crash sets so that various entities can evaluate their reliability and safety...
View ArticleJACK BOGLE: This Chart Was Useful In 1929, 2000, And 2007 (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
Business Insider reached out to the smartest people in finance and asked them for what they considered to be the most important chart of the year.Jack Bogle, pioneer of the index fund, sent us this...
View ArticleA Marine Who Won A Free Vacation On 'Ellen' Died While Skydiving On The Trip
Cherilyn McGraw was ecstatic when she won a free trip to Australia after competing in a game on "Ellen" last January.But McGraw's dream vacation turned into a nightmare after her husband, Gunnery Sgt....
View ArticleSenators Defy Obama And Introduce A New Iran Sanctions Bill
Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Thursday introduced new legislation that proposes new conditional sanctions on Iran, openly defying White House wishes to not introduce new...
View Article10 American Industries That Will Be Destroyed In The Next Decade
The clock is ticking on several industries that have long been staples of the American economy.A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics highlights the industries that are expected to...
View ArticleThis Futuristic Machine Could Make Airport Security So Much Better
Going through security in the 21st century is a pain.At airports, it means taking off your shoes and funneling shampoo into tiny bottles. At stadiums, it means letting a stranger with a little stick...
View ArticleThis Map Shows The States Where The Most People Hold Multiple Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released a report on rates of people holding multiple jobs in 2012. Nationwide, 4.9 percent of all employed people hold more than one job, and this rate has not...
View ArticleThe 5 Most Popular Throwback Thursday Instagram Photos Of 2013
Instagram recently released the stats on the most liked photos of 2013 with the Throwback Thursday hashtag (#TBT).Throwback Thursday is when people post old photos of themselves on Instagram with the...
View ArticleThis Humanoid Robot Has 10 Times The Strength Of Any Other
Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this video BI Video fans have noticed that we've been paying close attention to the DARPA Robotics Challenge — a contest to see which team can create...
View ArticleUK Startup Founder At Center Of Online Sex Scandal Explains Why His 'Sexting'...
On Monday, Luke Bozier's new app, Babl, will launch on Android phones. It's what Bozier, a well-known face in the U.K. start-up scene, describes as a "micro expression" app, allowing people to post...
View ArticleThe Real Story Of Linda Taylor, America's Notorious 'Welfare Queen'
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View ArticleObama Slams 'Unfair' Drug Laws As He Commutes The Sentences Of 8 Crack Offenders
President Obama is commuting the sentences of eight crack offenders, as the administration pushes back against harsh drug sentences that became popular in the '80s.This is huge news because Obama has...
View ArticleCowboys Fan Writes The One Of The Greatest Internet Comments Of All Time
The 7-7 Dallas Cowboys have pushed some fans to the brink.On a post about the Cowboys-Packers game on Sports Illustrated, commenter "jimmymartinez" (a lifelong Cowboys fan) wrote one of the best...
View ArticleNearly Every Action Movie Actor Is In The First 'Expendables 3' Trailer
The gift that keeps on giving.Lionsgate has released the first teaser trailer for "The Expendables 3."Here are all the action stars in the third installment: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li,...
View ArticleSEC Charges Microsoft Exec With Insider Trading
The SEC has brought insider trading charges against a senior manager at Microsoft, Brian Jorgenson, and a friend. The feds claim the pair made $393,125 in 2012 by betting that Microsoft stock would go...
View ArticleA New Study Just Found The One Big Problem With Robot Surgeries
There's one big problem with robotic surgery that will keep your human doctor on the payroll: It's not better, and much more expensive.Since the first robotic surgery was performed in 1985, the...
View ArticleHow To Dodge The Interview Question 'What Was Your Last Salary?'
It's the question we all dread. Sometimes it comes up in the first interview, and sometimes hiring managers hold it until the very end. But it always comes. "What were you earning at your last job?"...
View ArticleThe Trouble With 'Social ROI' —Companies Are Moving Away From Trying To Track...
Many brands are moving away from metrics that purport to measure ROI on social media. They've realized that social media isn't a transactional engine or sales machine, so they're dropping half-baked...
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