Science

Sudden infant death risk greater when parents share bed with babies

The controversy over whether parents should share a bed with newborns has been reignited by…

Like bats and dolphins, blind humans can use echolocation to find objects

New research published in the June issue of the scientific journal Hearing Research found that…

First ‘home grown’ British astronaut heads to International Space Station

A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first “home-grown” British astronaut…

Southern U.S. welcomes hairy ‘crazy ant’ invasion in Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana

Hairy crazy ants are on the move in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The flea-sized…

Tech News

Google faces new pressure in UK over tax claims

HM Revenue and Customs is investigating fresh lines of inquiry into Google’s tax affairs after…

Apple allegedly uses havens to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes

Apple uses a “highly questionable” web of offshore entities to avoid paying billions in US…

Media

Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at 74 after battle with cancer

Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, died Monday in Germany after a…

Luke Skywalker’s pants to be put up for auction on Tuesday

The pants worn by actor Mark Hamill in the first Oscar-winning “Star Wars” film are…

World

Climbers from Bangladesh and South Korea die on Mt. Everest

A climber from Bangladesh and another from South Korea have died on Mount Everest as hundreds flock to the world’s…

Australian zoo sees ‘sign of hope’ in white rhino’s birth

An Australian zoo said Tuesday the birth of a southern white rhinoceros was a “sign of hope” for the species…

Vatican denies video shows exorcism by Pope Francis

The Vatican on Tuesday denied that Pope Francis had performed an exorcism after an Italian religious television channel said footage…

Guatemala strikes down ex-dictator’s genocide conviction

Guatemala’s Constitutional Court has struck down the 80-year sentence given to former dictator Efrain Rios Montt as well as his…

North Korea releases Chinese fishermen after briefly holding them hostage

North Korea has released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat, Chinese state-run media said Tuesday, after reports that armed assailants…

U.S. News

New Yorkers protest fatal shooting of gay man

New Yorkers — including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn — planned a rally Monday to protest…

Small Alaskan village loses court battle against big oil

Perched at the tip of an Arctic barrier reef in harsh northwestern Alaska, a tiny…

Karl Rove: Prosecute ‘people who break their oath’ by leaking secrets

Fox News on Monday asked former Bush White House senior adviser Karl Rove, who participated…

White House knew of IRS targeting of tea party groups in April

Wall Street Journal says counsel learned of targeting of conservative groups on 22 April, 18…

State Department alarmed at rising anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic waves worldwide

The United States on Monday denounced what it called a rising tide of both anti-Muslim…

FBI arrests person behind online threat on LGBT activist

Authorities arrested a Puerto Rico resident after referencing the Boston Marathon bombing in an online…

Chick-fil-A donates gift cards to Ohio ‘Biblical Marriage’ event

The fast food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A recently continued its fight against equal marriage rights for…

Gohmert: IRS ‘would have shot the Boston Tea Party’

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Friday declared that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would have…