Science

Scientists prepare to explore the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Scientists are to set off on a research expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch…

Young people using Alzheimer’s dementia drugs to boost brain power

Medicines used for Alzheimer’s disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder taken by 1% of 14…

Report: Shrinking glaciers behind a third of rise in sea levels

Water from the world’s shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise…

Scientists look to West African snake for help building better camouflage

Scientists have identified nanostructures in the ultra-black skin markings of an African viper which they…

Tech News

Congressional caucus raises Google Glass privacy concerns

A group of US lawmakers has asked Google to answer questions on the privacy implications…

Apple and U.S. lawmakers in showdown over taxes and huge offshore cash stockpiling

Apple and US lawmakers are gearing up for a showdown over taxes — specifically how…

Media

Shots fired during interview at Cannes Film Festival

By Matt Williams, The Guardian Man fires shots from starting pistol during live TV interview…

America’s tallest man boosts Ukraine in international singing competition

As fog billowed, a giant cloaked figure strode onto the Eurovision Song Contest stage, lightly…

World

Peru cracks down on junk food in schools

Peru’s president signed a new law Thursday designed to reduce child obesity by encouraging healthier eating habits in schools. The…

U.S. seizes operator accounts of major Japanese Bitcoin exchange

US authorities seized the accounts of a Bitcoin digital currency exchange operator, claiming it was functioning as an “unlicensed money…

Pregnant Canadian women sue over faulty birth control pills

A group of pregnant Canadian women launched a class-action lawsuit Friday against the maker of a recalled birth control pill…

Italian police raid hackers who took on Vatican

Italian police on Friday arrested four alleged hackers believed to belong to the activist group Anonymous for attacking websites, including…

Ex-dictator who waged Argentina’s Dirty War dies

Former dictator Jorge Videla, who ruled Argentina during its “Dirty War,” died in prison Friday while serving a life sentence…

U.S. News

Republican Texas judge orders lesbian couple to live apart or lose children

A Republican Texas Judge has ordered a lesbian couple to live apart or give up…

O.J. Simpson’s lawyer: I told him to go to the cops

The lawyer accused of bungling O.J. Simpson’s defense in his armed robbery trial said Friday…

Appeals court rules Fair Sentencing Act applies retroactively to crack offenses

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that a 2010 law mandating less-stringent penalties on…

Hit-and-run driver flees scene to avoid ‘defecating in his pants’

A 27-year-old Florida man fled the scene of an auto accident but authorities said the…

Federal judge stays application of Arkansas’ restrictive 12-week abortion ban

U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright issued an injunction against Arkansas’ recently-passed ban on abortions…

Outgoing IRS chief tells Congress abuses were ‘foolish mistakes’ and not political

The outgoing head of the IRS told Congress Friday that the US tax agency made…

Justice Department reveals that it lost track of two suspected terrorists in witness protection

In a disturbing report released Thursday by the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General,…

U.S. pledges to stamp out ‘evil’ of human trafficking

Hundreds of people were arrested in the United States in 2012 as authorities crack down…