MOGADISHU, Somalia – A group of Somali pirates who have hijacked a tanker loaded with military supplies say they will fight to the death before giving in to Russian and U.S. authorities. The superpowers have been unable to end the standoff and remain concerned that the ship’s cargo of 33 …
Read More »'I Would Have Kept Shooting' Cops, NYC Gunman Says
NEW YORK – A man accused of shooting two police officers in the New York City subway said he would have kept firing had he not been shot by another officer, according to court documents released Thursday. Raul Nunez was arraigned at his bed at Manhattan’s Bellevue Hospital by a …
Read More »Canadian Woman Gains 'East Coast' Accent After Stroke
Rosemary Dore emerged from a left-sided stroke with an accent that was similar to the Canadian East Coast accent, the CBC News reported Friday. Incidentally, before she had the stroke, Dore, 50, of Windsor, Ontario, had always spoken with a southern Ontario accent. She had only traveled to Florida once …
Read More »Purdue Students Produce Exoskeleton for Dogs
LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University students are working on an “exoskeleton” for dogs — a type of brace they hope can help older canines struggling with hip problems. The students came up with a device that fits over part of a dog’s back and helps it put more weight on …
Read More »Doctor, 78, Honored for Still Making House Calls
YOAKUM, Texas – A physician in the sleepy Texas town of Yoakum, east of San Antonio, has been named Country Doctor of the Year for his 50 years of house calls. David Watson says he’s never aspired to any profession other than family practice. Now 78, Watson has provided medical …
Read More »Government Survey: Teen Marijuana Use No Longer Declining
Recent declines in marijuana use by U.S. teens appear to have stalled this year and their abuse of prescription drugs remains at worrisome levels, researchers said this week. The annual survey of U.S. teen drug use, conducted by University of Michigan researchers for the U.S. government, also found continuing declines …
Read More »Oil Prices Plunge, Making $1 Gas a Possibility
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oil prices hit four-year lows Friday as employers cut the highest number of jobs in 34 years. The continuing decline in prices is so dramatic and so sudden that it is raising the prospect that gas prices could soon fall below $1 a gallon. The worst jobs …
Read More »Two Rockets Launched Into Space
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Two rockets were fired into the sky within the space of a few hours, one carrying a commercial satellite and the other as part of a test of the U.S. missile defense system. The Department of Defense rocket was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air …
Read More »America Ferrera: Shows Like 'Gossip Girl' Hurt Female Relationships
America Ferrera told Seventeen magazine that TV shows like “The Hills” and “Gossip Girl” help fuel hostile relationships between females, Us magazine reported. “Close, genuine female relationships are not what generally gets depicted in movies and TV shows,” the “Ugly Betty” star told Seventeen. “Like, if you’re watching “The Hills” …
Read More »Pilot Lands in Antarctica Using Night-Vision Goggles
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A U.S. Air Force pilot has landed a plane in Antarctica in the dark for the first time using night-vision goggles, a feat that could lead to more supply flights to scientific bases in the frozen continent during its dark winter months, officials said Friday. The …
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