New Big Document Dump In The Chris Christie Scandal — You Can See Them All Here
More than 900 pages of documents related to the closure of George Washington Bridge lanes have been released.You can see all the documents here (they're in order).Among the new revelations contained in...
View ArticleA Supermassive Black Hole Is About To Collide With A Monster Gas Cloud, And...
Astronomers say that a collision at the Milky Way's core could light up the skies.In the next few months, a gas cloud called G2 is expected to collide with Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole...
View Article17 Tricks Stores Use To Make You Spend More Money
Accidentally buy much more than you intended?You may not have been planning on it, but the store certainly was. From supermarkets to clothing boutiques, shopping hubs are carefully engineered to get...
View Article10 Air Force Officers Implicated For Alleged Illegal Drug Possession
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ten U.S. Air Force officers are being investigated for alleged illegal drug possession, the Air Force said on Friday, a day after the probe surfaced as Defense Secretary Chuck...
View ArticleWhy We’re Still Optimistic About America’s Economy
In the first full week of trading of 2014, the stock market's performance was less than dazzling. While the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) and Nasdaq (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC ) both finished in the plus...
View ArticleHere's The Truth About The Nickname Jerseys That The Heat And Nets Are...
So, we've known for a while that the Nets and Heat would play a game with nickname jerseys. And we've been making jokes about it for a while.However, one thing became clear. While some players --...
View ArticleCNN'S JEFF ZUCKER: Fox News Is A Republican Front, And Roger Ailes's Bio...
CNN chief Jeff Zucker unloaded on Fox News and its chairman Roger Ailes Friday, saying that the network is essentially a front for the Republican Party in response to a question about Gabriel Sherman’s...
View ArticleHackers Possibly Stole Credit Card Data From Neiman Marcus
Upscale retailer Neiman Marcus has acknowledged that some customer credit and debit cards may have been stolen by hackers in a data breach back in December, cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs is...
View Article'Breaking Bad' Actor In Talks For Lead Role In 'Star Wars: Episode VII'
Jesse Plemons, who starred on both “Breaking Bad” and “Friday Night Lights,” is in contention for a lead role in “Star Wars: Episode VII,” multiple individuals with knowledge of the top-secret casting...
View ArticleIt Is Embarrassing That CES Has A Section Called MommyTech
LAS VEGAS — In my final hours at the 2014 International CES, I’m poking around the MommyTech TechZone — the designated pink-collar show floor at the Venetian.Other TechZones include robotics and...
View ArticleUp To 300,000 West Virginians Told Not To Drink Tap Water After Chemical Spill
CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) - Up to 300,000 West Virginia residents were told not to drink tap water on Friday after a chemical spill called its safety into question, and health officials said...
View ArticleThe Good And The Bad News For The Future Of America's Jobs
As we reported earlier (and have been for the past three years), there is a reason why the media prefers not to talk about the quality aspect of US job gains, and instead focuses on the seasonally...
View ArticleArkansas Lt. Governor Announces Resignation Over Ethics Violations
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Mark Darr, under political siege from fellow Republicans as well as Democrats after admitting to numerous violations of state ethics laws,...
View ArticleRECALL: General Motors Identifies 370,000 Trucks As Possible Fire Risk (GM)
US auto giant General Motors issued a recall for 370,000 trucks in North America on Friday after identifying a possible fire risk.GM said in a statement it was recalling certain 2014 Chevrolet...
View ArticleWal-Mart's International Finance Chief Is Leaving
(Reuters) - Cathy Smith, Wal-Mart Stores Inc's <WMT.N> finance chief for the international division, will leave at the end of the month to take a "leadership position" at an unidentified company,...
View ArticleDropbox Is Down, Hacker Groups Claim Credit
The website of cloud-backup service Dropbox has been taken offline, with the company posting a terse statement that it is experiencing issues.Here's what users visiting Dropbox.com are seeing:"We are...
View ArticleHealthcare Employment Dropped In December For Only The Second Time In Nearly...
Friday's jobs report was a weird one. For one, the pace of job creation was much worse than expected. Secondly, there was a huge drop in the unemployment rate. Also, there seems to have been a sizable...
View ArticleBritish Spies Are Officially Getting The 'License To Speed'
British spies are to be given a "licence to speed", allowing the likes of James Bond to drive fast with impunity in the name of national security.Transport minister Robert Goodwill was to announce the...
View ArticleDoctors And Nurses Are Sharing Embarrassing Photos Of Patients On Social Media
Visiting the doctor can be … well, awkward. No one enjoys donning an onionskin gown and waiting in a chilly room for a pelvic exam or prostate probing and testicular palpation. Perhaps a colonoscopy...
View ArticleMeet New GM CEO Mary Barra, The 'Lifer' Who Is Quietly Transforming The Company
DETROIT (Reuters) - Mary Barra, the next CEO of General Motors Co <GM.N>, sent a powerful message to colleagues last year when she challenged about 250 designers and engineers at GM's Vehicle...
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