'Star Trek' actress Grace Lee Whitney dies at 85
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Grace Lee Whitney, who played Captain Kirk's assistant on the original "Star Trek" series, has died. She was 85.
Russia Announces "Checkmate" on the Dollar
Russia's underground resource and currency wars are starting to have catastrophic effects on the global economy. Here's what this means for Americans.
British grandmother prepares for execution in Indonesia
A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia is writing goodbye letters to her family and believes she could be executed at any time, she wrote in an article on Sunday. Lindsay Sandiford, 58, said she was expecting to die shortly, after seven foreign drug convicts were executed last week,…
Four killed in shooting on Wisconsin foot bridge, including suspect
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A man fatally shot three people on a walking and biking bridge in central Wisconsin on Sunday, and wounded a fourth before being found dead himself, police said. "We believe that this was a random act and we do not believe that anyone was targeted," Menasha Police…
Fayetteville Police: Man stabbed after strangling woman in front of child
Duriel Shaw was critically injured on Sunday after the woman he was strangling stabbed him
Vonn says relationship with Woods is over
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn are no longer a power couple in American sports.
15 Surprising Maps Of The World
Maps are crucial in learning geography, but they can be just as useful in helping us better understand the world we live in.
Police kill two gunmen at US Mohammed cartoon event
US police have shot dead two gunmen outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas put on by a group that has a history of sparking controversy with its statements on Islam. While no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack Sunday was made, similar depictions of the Prophet Mohammed…
With rescue near, Boko Haram stoned Nigerian girls to death
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Even with the crackle of gunfire signaling rescuers were near, the horrors did not end: Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom.
‘It Was Never a Dress’ Ingeniously Updates Women’s Room Symbol
Flipping the dress idea on its head, an Arizona tech company, Axosoft, debuted its newly designed bathroom symbol at Arizona’s Girls in Tech Conference this week. Girls and women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math are an underrepresented minority, with women making up less…
Mohammed cartoon event group pushes religious envelope
The group behind the Prophet Mohammed cartoon event in Texas where police killed two gunmen Sunday has a history of making provocative statements about Islam that it says are aimed at defending "freedom" and critics see as antagonizing Muslims. The American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), led by…
27 Bizarre Aircraft We Can't Believe Exist
Many different kinds of planes have been designed and scrapped as we learn more and more about flying.
Mexican drug cartel Jalisco New Generation flexes muscles
MEXICO CITY (AP) — An increasingly strong drug cartel known as Jalisco New Generation was showing off its power with a spasm of violence that killed seven people and forced down a military helicopter in western Mexico, analysts said Saturday.
Husband of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg dies suddenly
David Goldberg, the husband of Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg, has died suddenly, his brother said Saturday. Robert Goldberg said his brother, the chief executive of online polling firm SurveyMonkey, had died late Friday. "It's with incredible shock and sadness that I'm letting…
Philippine rebels kill most wanted Islamist militant in south
The Philippines' most wanted Islamist militant, who escaped after a raid in January that killed 44 police commandos, was killed on Sunday in firefight with Muslim rebels, officials said. Protracted police operations to arrest three Islamist high-value targets had become the biggest political crisis…
Buying the Watch you want from Apple is now harder than ever
Apple on late April launched its first smartwatch ever, but not all buyers looking to score one on April 24th were able to do it. From the looks of it, buying an Apple Watch from Apple.com will not be an easy task in the near future either, at least unless you’re willing to wait quite a while for…
13 Of The World's Scariest Roads
These roads aren't for the light at heart; hair pin turns and steep drop offs make these roads a little precarious.
World kept guessing over name of Britain's baby princess
Royal watchers around the world waited to discover the name of the two-day-old British princess born to Prince William and his wife Kate, which could be announced on Monday. The couple left hospital with their newborn daughter on Sunday -- and when their toddler son George was born in 2013 his name…
Police: Man shoots, kills would-be carjacker outside store
OREM, Utah (AP) — A shopper with a concealed weapons permit shot and killed a man who was trying to carjack a woman Saturday outside a Utah grocery store, officers said.
NYPD officer shooting (9 photos)
A man accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head will be arraigned Sunday on charges including two counts of attempted murder of a police officer, officials said.Demetrius Blackwell was arrested Saturday night in the shooting of Officer Brian Moore, who remained hospitalized in…
Ex-CIA official: GOP distorted agency analysis of Benghazi
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former CIA deputy director says Republicans repeatedly distorted the agency's analysis of the Benghazi attack in 2012 that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans. He also says U.S. intelligence agencies failed to recognize that al-Qaida would rapidly…
13 Wonderful Uses For Coconut Oil
Unleash your younger, natural self with these thirteen new innovative ways to use coconut oil!
Police shoot dead 2 gunmen at Texas exhibit of Prophet Mohammad cartoons
By Mike Stone and Lisa Maria Garza GARLAND, Texas (Reuters) - Texas police shot dead two gunmen who opened fire on Sunday outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that was organized by an anti-Islamic group and billed as a free-speech event. In January, gunmen killed 12 people in…
'We are victors': Russia fetes WWII win despite Western snub
Russia is preparing this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany with imperial flair and a military parade viewed as an unapologetic show of force. In what is seen as punishment for the Kremlin's policies on Ukraine, Russia's World War II allies are boycotting…
Health insurers 'may go the way of Blockbuster'
Commentary: author Steven Brill says big firms are making it harder to cut costs.
