England’s Prince Charles turns 65 on Thursday and has begun filling out paperwork to claim his public pension. The idea may seem strange, since he’s been patiently waiting since the age of three to assume the throne, a stretch of time that now qualifies as the longest...
In Tacloban, security forces engaged in gun battles with armed gangs, while a hungry mob overran a rice warehouse, causing a partial collapse that killed eight people. Five days after Typhoon Haiyan crushed this south Pacific island nation, international relief...
For the first time in a decade, America has new guidelines for preventing heart attacks and strokes, including a recommendation that twice as many adults be steered towards cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. A combination effort by the American Heart Association and...
After examining quality of life and economic opportunities in 34 countries, British Bank HSBC came to the conclusion that China and Thailand are the best countries for expatriates, and Egypt, a hotbed of recent xenophobia is the worst. * (Editor’s Note: xenophobia is...
The federal court in Washington DC, the second most influential court in the land, after the US Supreme Court, gets set to release a verdict that could have a massive impact on the freedom to access information currently enjoyed by Internet users. The bottom line is...
David Schorr intended to take his 5-year-old son out for a dinner date on October 30 but ended up being branded an inept parent by psychologist Marilyn Schiller in a lawsuit filed by the boy’s mother. Schiller suggested that Schorr is unable to care for his child and...
At 1,776 feet, the new World Trade Center (officially known as 1 World Trade Center) was set to be christened as the tallest building in America. But doubts have been raised as to whether or not the 408 foot needle that sits atop it should be counted as an integral...
While Apple gets all the “oohs” and “ahhs” from the technology media, Samsung Electronics is quietly closing the gap with the goliath producer in the tablet market. For those who have been living beneath a rock, Apple is the creator of all things that start with a...
With the next round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, set to commence, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his stance that his country will move unilaterally, if necessary, to stop Iran from achieving...
It’s been almost half a century since President John F. Kennedy was gunned down in Dallas. Official inquiries have long since been concluded. The Warren Report gathers dust, most of the men who researched the official version of events that day long dead....
