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Powerball Jackpot Boosted To $550 Million For May 18 Drawing
17 May 08:12 | U.S. News
The Powerball jackpot has been boosted to a $550 million annuity value or a $350.1 million cash prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing.read more »
House Energy Costs Should Be Listed In All Real Estate Transactions: Report
16 May 08:47 | Business
A new report suggests requiring energy costs of a house to be listed in all real-estate transactions would one way of encouraging people to develop "net-zero houses", or residences that generate as much energy as they use over the course of a year.read more »
Groundwater Unaffected By Fracking In Arkansas, Say Scientists
15 May 15:42 | SciTech
A new study by scientists at Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas.read more »
Climate Change Body Urges Coordinated Response To CO2 'Danger Zone'
14 May 09:01 | World
The United Nations climate change body is warning that a stepped-up coordinated response is needed to fend off the impacts of climate change after the world’s carbon-dioxide concentrations surpassed their highest level in 4 million years.read more »
New Method of Finding Planets Scores its First Discovery
13 May 15:38 | SciTech
A team at Tel Aviv University and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) has just discovered an exoplanet using a new method that relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity.read more »
Two Perpetrators of Nationwide 'Walk Away Today' Scam Plead Guilty
13 May 10:42 | U.S. News
Mark S. Farhood, 49, formerly of San Diego, California, and Jason S. Sant, 37, of Lecanto, Florida, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges in connection with their nationwide online foreclosure rescue scam that went by various names, including Home Advocate Trustees and Walk Away Today.read more »
Rare Glass Bottle Returned to Wistar Institute
13 May 06:35 | U.S. News
A rare glass bottle has been returned to the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after being lost for more than 50 years. read more »
Peacekeepers Detained In Golan Heights Released
12 May 15:45 | World
Four United Nations peacekeepers captured last week while on patrol in the Golan Heights have been released unharmed.read more »
Climate Change Will Cause Dramatic Loss Of Common Plants And Animals Say Scientists
12 May 15:34 | SciTech
More than half of common plants and one third of the animals could see a dramatic decline this century due to climate change, according to research from the University of East Anglia.read more »
12 Year Old Boy Charged With Murder Of 8 Year Old Sister
12 May 01:00 | U.S. News
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office in California says after an extensive fifteen day investigation into the murder of 8 year old Leila Fowler, detectives have arrested Leila's 12 year old brother on the charge of homicide. read more »
Man Claiming To Be Congo President's Son Indicted for Defrauding Victims of $1.6 Million
10 May 15:36 | U.S. News
A federal grand jury in San Francisco has indicted Blessed Marvelous Herve, a/k/a Rodrigue Herve Ngandou, a/k/a Herve Rodrigue Ngandou, a/k/a Blessed Roll Herve, for wire fraud after the 41 year allegedly old devised and executed a scheme to defraud victims of approximately $1.6 million. read more »
Mortgage Rates Rebound After Better Jobs Report: Bankrate
9 May 15:27 | Business
After declining for seven straight weeks, mortgage rates moved higher following better than expected news about jobs, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate increasing to 3.6 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. read more »
World Food Prices Rise For Second Month In A Row
9 May 15:20 | World
World food prices have risen for a second straight month, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which added global production of coarse grains could set a new record this year with strong growth also projected for global wheat and rice production. read more »
131 Cases Of Avian Influenza A H7N9 Virus Confirmed
9 May 08:29 | World
The World Health Organization says a total of 131 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus have now been reported, with 32 deaths.read more »
Call For Western Clothing Brands To Work With Bangladesh To Prevent Another Disaster
9 May 07:13 | World
Global clothing brands are being urged to work with Bangladesh, international organizations and civil society to improve working conditions in the country’s garment sector, following the collapse last month of a factory that left hundreds dead and wounded. read more »
Libyan Trials Could Be 'Nuremberg Moment' Says ICC Prosecutor
9 May 06:28 | World
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says if Libya can conduct fair trials of alleged perpetrators during the pro-democracy uprising in 2011, the proceedings could equal the lasting impact of the Nuremberg trials.read more »
Members of North Korea Human Rights Abuses Probe Announced
8 May 06:30 | World
The President of the United Nations Human Rights Council has announced the appointment of the members of the commission of inquiry set up to investigate alleged abuses in North Korea. read more »
CoreLogic Home Price Index Rises by 10.5 Percent Year Over Year in March
7 May 15:46 | Business
CoreLogic says its March HPI report shows home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 10.5 percent on a year-over-year basis compared to March 2012. read more »
Nutritional Quality At Fast-Food Restaurants Still Needs Improvement: Study
7 May 15:42 | SciTech
A new study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Healthy Eating Research program presents results from a 14-year study indicating that fast food restaurant menus have only modestly increased nutritious offerings, and much improvement is still needed.read more »
SEC Charges Traders In Massive Kickback Scheme Involving Venezuelan Official
7 May 15:32 | Business
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged four people with ties to a New York City brokerage firm in a scheme involving millions of dollars in illicit bribes paid to a high-ranking Venezuelan finance official to secure the bond trading business of a state-owned Venezuelan bank.read more »
Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Officer Charged With Sexual Battery
7 May 06:38 | U.S. News
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has expressed outrage and disgust over the "troubling allegations" that an Air Force officer responsible for the service's sexual assault and prevention efforts has been charged with sexual battery.read more »
Syria: "No Conclusive Findings" On Use OF Chemical Weapons
6 May 15:22 | World
An independent panel on Syria says it has "no conclusive findings" regarding the use of chemical weapons by any of the parties to the conflict in the country.read more »
Bangladesh Agrees On Plan To Improve Working Conditions Following Disasters
6 May 2013 | World
Bangladeshi lawmakers will receive an agreed upon labour reform package as soon as next month to improve the nation's working conditions, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said following a high-level visit to the South Asian country still reeling from the deadly collapse of a garment factory.read more »
Leader Of $29.1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty
6 May 2013 | U.S. News
The mastermind of a $29.1 million Medicare fraud scheme involving approximately 30 purported medical clinics has pleaded guilty in Detroit for his role in the scheme.read more »
76,000 People Displaced Near Afghan Border
5 May 2013 | World
The UN emergency relief arm has warned that population displacement could surge amid Government military operations and ongoing fighting between rival armed groups in northern Pakistan, near the Afghan border. read more »
Heavy Fighting In Northeast Nigeria
4 May 2013 | World
Nearly 220 civilians have reportedly been killed during violent clashes between military forces and the Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria.read more »
Promoter of Cincinnati Grand Prix Sentenced To Prison
4 May 2013 | U.S. News
Curtis Boggs, 54, formerly of Harrison, Ohio, has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, ordered to pay $352,745.21 in restitution, and forfeit any assets that he received as part of a fraudulent scheme he promoted to bring a grand prix race to Cincinnati in 2009.read more »
Over 270,000 Pedestrians Killed on Roads Every Year
3 May 2013 | World
More than 270,000 pedestrians lose their lives on roads each year, according to the World Health Organization, which has called on Governments to improve traffic safety.read more »
Home Prices Rise in February According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices
30 Apr 2013 | Business
Average home prices increased 8.6% and 9.3% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices.read more »
Scientists Ask What Happened to Dinosaurs' Predecessors After Earth's Largest Extinction
30 Apr 2013 | SciTech
Newly discovered fossils from 10 million years after Earth's largest mass extinction 252 million years ago have revealed a lineage of animals thought to have led to dinosaurs in Tanzania and Zambia.read more »
Level Global Pays $21.5 Million To Settle SEC Insider Trading Charges
30 Apr 2013 | Business
The Securities and Exchange Commission says Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund advisory firm Level Global Investors LP has agreed to pay more than $21.5 million to settle charges that its co-founder and its analyst engaged in repeated insider trading in the securities of Dell Inc. and Nvidia Corp.read more »
Two More Die From H7N9 Virus
30 Apr 2013 | World
The World Health Organization says another two people have died from avian influenza A (H7N9) virus with another 17 cases confirmed in China.read more »
The Politics Of Climate Change Examined In Study
29 Apr 2013 | SciTech
A study led by a Michigan State University sociologists has found U.S. residents who believe in the scientific consensus on global warming are more likely to support government action to curb emissions, regardless of whether they are Republican or Democrat.read more »
Sea Surface Temperatures At Highest Level In 150 Years On Northeast Continental Shelf
28 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). read more »
Head Of Probe Into Syria Chemical Weapons To Report Back
28 Apr 2013 | World
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the head of the United Nations probe of the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria to come to New York on Monday for consultations. read more »
Air Traffic Controllers To Resume Normal Operations By Sunday Evening
27 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
The FAA says air traffic facilities will begin to return to regular staffing levels over the next 24 hours and the system will resume normal operations by Sunday evening.read more »
Milton Man Sentenced To 17 Years For Orchestrating Large Ponzi Scheme
26 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
A Milton man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for orchestrating a large Ponzi scheme through his securities company and for defrauding customers of millions of dollars by selling coins at inflated prices.read more »
Former U.S. Federal Employee with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage for Cuba
26 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
A one-count indictment unsealed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has charged Marta Rita Velazquez, 55, with conspiracy to commit espionage. read more »
Six Months After Hurricane Sandy, New York Making Progress Says FEMA
26 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
FEMA says in the six months since Hurricane Sandy made landfall, significant progress has been made in New York’s recovery.read more »
U.S. Finds Syria Used Chemical Weapons With 'Some Degree Of Varying Confidence'
25 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says the U.S. intelligence community assesses with some degree of varying confidence that the Syrian regime has used chemical weapons on a small scale in Syria, specifically the chemical agent sarin.read more »
Source Of Human H7N9 Influenza Virus Identified
25 Apr 2013 | World
Chinese scientists say analysis of H7N9 influenza viruses collected from live poultry markets have shown these viruses circulating among birds were responsible for human infections.read more »
Study Faith In God Positively Influences Treatment For Those With Psychiatric Illness
25 Apr 2013 | SciTech
A new study by McLean Hospital investigators has found belief in God may significantly improve the outcome of those receiving short-term treatment for psychiatric illness.read more »
Asia's Consumption Of Raw Materials Unsustainable, Report Warns
24 Apr 2013 | World
The Asia-Pacific region must boost its resource efficiency or risk losing ground in lifestyle, economic growth and environmental sustainability, according to a new report.read more »
Researchers Say Air Pollution Can Lead To Hardening Of Arteries
24 Apr 2013 | SciTech
Researchers say long-term exposure to air pollution may be linked to heart attacks and strokes by speeding up atherosclerosis, or "hardening of the arteries." read more »
New Study Shows Children Routinely Injured Or Killed By Guns
24 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
While gun control issues usually surface after major incidents like the fatal shooting of 20 elementary school students in Newtown, CT, a new study shows that children are routinely killed or injured by firearms.read more »
SEC To Return $147 Million To Swindled Investors
24 Apr 2013 | Business
The Securities and Exchange Commission will repay $147 million to investors in a fraudulent investment scheme that offered foreign investors a path to citizenship.read more »
Woman Pleads Guilty To Feeding Killer Whales In Marine Sanctuary
24 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
A California woman has pleaded guilty to illegally feeding killer whales in the wild in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.read more »
French Embassy In Libya Attacked
24 Apr 2013 | World
A car bomb has exploded in front of the French Embassy in downtown Tripoli injuring two French guards and destroying much of the diplomatic compound. read more »
Thousands Of Flight Delays As Sequestration Begins To Bite
23 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
The FAA says more than 1,200 delays at airports around the country yesterday were attributable to staffing reductions due to sequestration, and travelers can expect to see a wide range of delays continuing.read more »
Boston Marathon Suspect's Condition Improves
23 Apr 2013 | U.S. News
The condition of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has improved from serious to fair, according to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.read more »
