'Polar Vortex' Creates Huge Temperature Difference Across US
A blast of Arctic air pushing south as far as Atlanta has caused air temperatures across the United States to plunge, creating a massive 140-degree Fahrenheit (77 degrees Celsius) temperature difference between the chilly Dakotas and balmy Florida yesterday (Jan. 5).
Watch another high school student take down Common Core like a boss
Another high school student at Farragut High School in Knox County, Tenn. is receiving widespread attention for an eloquent speech he made against Common Core at a school board meeting. This time the student, Kenneth Ye, gave a rousing speech before the Knox County school board urging it to drop…
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Colorado’s Pot Catch-22
Veterans may be lining to buy legal marijuana, but others who fear being fired for testing positive are staying home. How one court case could free them to ‘recreate’ responsibly.
9 Hilarious Things People Tweeted About the Record-Breaking Cold
Simply put, it’s cold out there, and people are doing some crazy things to keep warm. Thanks to Twitter, you can find some of the funniest effects of the freezing weather that people shared from across the country. Some people posted a few of their...
Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose: Greenwald
Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal that relate to Israel, the journalist who first brought his leaks to the world's attention said on Monday. Among allegations aired by Snowden last year were that the U.S. National Security Agency and its British…
Portugal pays final homage to Eusebio
Tens of thousands of people turned out in the rain on Monday to say a final farewell to Portuguese football legend Eusebio, who grew up in grinding African poverty to become one of the world's greatest players. Mourners lined the streets of Lisbon and applauded as the black hearse carrying…
Senator sues over Congress' health coverage
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator on Monday sued to stop the government from paying most of the medical insurance premiums for members of Congress and their aides who are now required to obtain coverage through the new health care law's state exchanges.
The Men Who Followed Rodman to North Korea
Bold and brave? A look at the former NBA players who followed Rodman to North Korea
Amtrak trains headed to Chicago stranded in snow
Amtrak is evacuating hundreds of passengers stranded on three trains near Mendota, Illinois.
Toyota bumps up hydrogen-powered car in US to 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Toyota said Monday that a hydrogen-powered vehicle that emits only water vapor as exhaust will go on sale in the U.S. in 2015, a year earlier than it promised just two months ago.
Monster waves slam into UK after US storm
LONDON (AP) — Waves up to 27 feet (8.2 meters) high slammed into Britain's southwestern coast on Monday, as lashing winds and heavy rain battered parts of the U.K. and coastal residents braced for another round of flooding.
The Mystery of the Blue Flames - Kawah Ijen Volcano, Indonesia (23 photos)
For over 40 years, miners have been extracting sulfur from the crater of Kawah Ijen in Indonesia . To double their meager income, the hardiest of these men work nights, by the electric blue light of the sulfuric acid exhaled by the volcano. (Photographs by Olivier Grunewald) As the light of day…
Man Raises Duckling in His Beard
Meet Peeps, a duck that hatched from a batch of eggs. Several things make Peeps different from his duckling counterparts. For one, the man who cared for the eggs Peeps came from was initially attempting to hatch chickens. For another, Peeps did not have any other ducks to socialize with. That man…
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KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Zach Johnson still looks at himself as David, even though the results are starting to suggest Goliath.
As cohabitation gains favor, shotgun weddings fade
WASHINGTON (AP) — No longer taboo, living together has become a more common arrangement for America's couples who become pregnant while dating.
'Slight improvement' in Schumacher's condition
Grenoble (France) (AFP) - There has been a "slight improvement" in Michael Schumacher's condition, a source close to the Formula One legend said on Monday, eight days after a skiing accident left him with life-threatening injuries. Schumacher remains in a critical condition in hospital where he…
Watch: man who lost 130 pounds surprise his parents
Parents who hadn't seen their son in a year are surprised by their his weight loss.
'Polar' freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business
By Nick Carey and Kim Palmer CHICAGO/CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday, bringing the coldest temperatures felt in two decades, causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands of…
Rodman and ex-NBA All Stars arrive in North Korea
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Dennis Rodman and a team of former National Basketball Association players arrived in North Korea on Monday for a game he says will be a "birthday present" for one of their most unlikely fans: leader Kim Jong Un.
