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Arizona Busts Gun-Running Ring
(Newser) - Twenty Phoenix-area men were indicted yesterday on charges of buying more than 700 guns—including AK-47 assault rifles—and conspiring to smuggle them to Mexican drug gangs. The accused acted as "straw purchasers," claiming that the weapons they bought were for their own use, when in fact they... More »  |
Taco Bell Insists: It's Beef
(Newser) - Mystery meat? No way, says Taco Bell. The fast food chain's president insists its beef products are made from "100% USDA-inspected beef." Of course, the beef also includes other ingredients like oats, soy lectithin, sugar, soybean oil, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, and cocoa powder. But in... More »  |
'Tiger Mom' to Colbert: 'It's Supposed to Be Funny'
(Newser) - "Tiger Mom" Amy Chua defended herself on the Colbert Report last night, saying her memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has been widely misinterpreted. "It's not a parenting book," Chua said. "It says on the cover, 'How I was humbled by a 13-year-old.'" Asked... More »  |
Oregon Hands Dad-Son Bombers Death Sentences
(Newser) - An Oregon judge has signed death warrants for a father-son team that planted a homemade bomb in a bank, killing two police officers. Bruce Turnidge, 58, and his 38-year-old son, Joshua, were found guilty last month of planting the device that killed a police bomb technician and another police officer,... More »  |
Inquiry Concludes: Financial Crisis Was Avoidable
(Newser) - Corporate mismanagement, excessive risk-taking by Wall Street, and inadequate government regulation caused the 2008 financial crisis, according to a 576-page report by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, due to be released today. The report blames policies by both the Clinton and Bush administrations, Fed chairmen Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke,... More »  |
British Lord Guilty of Expenses Scam
(Newser) - A member of Britain's House of Lords could be facing time in the jailhouse for fiddling his expenses to swindle taxpayers out of $18,000. A jury found Lord Taylor of Warwick—who lied about having a residence outside of London in order to claim travel expenses—guilty of false... More »  |
Black Women Can Have Bigger Waists, Still Be Healthy
(Newser) - Black women can have larger waistlines and be larger in general than white women and still be relatively healthy, according to new research.The study of 6,400 volunteers examined abdominal obesity and body-mass index and found that black women had higher thresholds than white women for both measures before... More »  |
Obama 'Won the Center'
(Newser) - President Obama's second State of the Union address probably won't win over many critics from the left or right, but he did an impressive—at times even Reaganesque—job of pitching to the center, pundits say. "The point wasn't soaring rhetoric or soothing the nation," notes Joshua Green... More »  |
Google to Hire More Than 6,200 Workers This Year
(Newser) - Now here's a Google search that should make President Obama happy: "jobs." Google says it will hire more than 6,200 workers this year—25% of its work force—in the online giant's biggest hiring spree yet. Some Wall Street analysts complain that Google is quickly becoming too... More »  |
Mexican Cartel Claims to Have Retired
(Newser) - Banners have appeared in the heartland of Mexico's La Familia drug cartel claiming that the criminal organization has been dissolved but authorities are understandably skeptical. The cartel, one of Mexico's most brutal, declared a month-long truce earlier this month and authorities believe that it is weakened and in disarray but... More »  |
Toyota Recalling 1.7M Vehicles
(AP) - Toyota is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles around the world for various defects that may cause fuel leakage—the latest in quality control woes for the Japanese automaker. The company says it is recalling a wide range of models, including the IS and GS Lexus luxury models in North... More »  |
Giffords' Condition Upgraded to Good
(Newser) - Gabrielle Giffords' condition has been upgraded from serious to good at the Houston hospital where she is being treated. Doctors say Giffords has made "strong progress" since arriving at the hospital Friday and could be transferred to a rehabilitation center as soon as today, reports the Houston Chronicle. Her... More »  |
Odd Pairings & Aisle Hogs at State of the Union
(Newser) - The century-old tradition of partisan seating at the State of the Union address crumbled Tuesday night as Republicans and Democrats paired off. After days of matchmaking that resembled a pre-prom frenzy , Republican-Democrat pairings included Jim DeMint and Tom Udall, Charles Schumer and Tom Coburn, and John Thune and Kirsten Gillibrand,... More »  |
Zuckerberg's Facebook Page Hacked
(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg may need to fiddle with his privacy settings: The Facebook founder's fan page appears to have been hacked. An impostor, posting under what seems to have been Zuckerberg's identity, urged Facebook to transform itself into a "social business" in a post on Zuckerberg's own fan page yesterday,... More »  |
Bachmann: 'Stop Spending Money We Don't Have'
(Newser) - Michele Bachmann stuck to her Tea-Party-infused themes in delivering her response to President Obama's speech tonight—while taking pains to point out that hers wasn't intended to compete with Paul Ryan's official GOP response . (Read Bachmann's full text here from the National Journal.) The main charge: Under Obama, "... More »  |
Paul Ryan: We're at a Dangerous 'Tipping Point'
(Newser) - When President Obama addressed the economy in general and the deficit and debt in particular tonight, "some of his words were reassuring," said the GOP's Paul Ryan in his party's official response. (Full text here from CBS.) But that was about all the praise he could muster:... More »  |
Obama: This Is Our 'Sputnik Moment'
(Newser) - President Obama wrapped up his State of the Union Address tonight—read the full text here , from the Wall Street Journal —a speech in which he called on Americans to set aside partisan squabbles and summon their "stubborn resilience" to meet the nation's challenges, much as the US... More »  |
Future Criminal? Unless He Learns Self-Control
(Newser) - Bad kids grow up to be bad adults—unless they learn a little self-control. That's the gist of a new study out of New Zealand which shows that a lack of such control remains consistent through adulthood unless it is caught early and addressed. More than 1,000 kids were... More »  |
Grand Piano Found on Sandbar off Miami Coast
(Newser) - It's not exactly sunken treasure, but it's just as mysterious: A grand piano has appeared on a sandbar off the Miami coast. Weighing in at 650 pounds (or more), it sits at the highest spot along the sandbar, which keeps it from being submerged during high tide, reports the Miami ... More »  |
Jersey Shore Moving to Italy
(Newser) - Looks like we'll find out if "guido" really is offensive to Italians—MTV has decided to move the cast of Jersey Shore to Italy for the upcoming fourth season, the New York Daily News reports. Maybe sensing that America has had a bit much of the cast, the network... More »  |
Four Loko, Drugs Found Alongside 2 Dead Teens
(Newser) - Four Loko might be banned, but it's still showing up in sketchy situations: Police in California's Huntington Beach found the bodies of two teenagers—a boy and a girl, aged 15 and 16—surrounded by drug refuse, beer bottles, and one can of the infamous alcoholic energy drink, the... More »  |
City Roads Are Safest
(Newser) - Motorists are much more likely to die in a crash in a rural area than in an urban one, USA Today reports. That generalization is reflected in the latest federal data on traffic fatalities, which show that the lowest fatality rates occur in Washington, DC, and Massachusetts, while the highest... More »  |
3 Dead in Rare Egypt Protests
(Newser) - Massive anti-government protests in Egypt today left three people dead, and demonstrators vowed to camp out overnight and continue demonstrations tomorrow, reports AP . Riot police in Cairo used tear gas, water cannons, and batons throughout the day to try to disperse protesters, who marched in what activists called a "... More »  |
Warren Buffett's Greatest Investments
(Newser) - Warren Buffett is one of the United States' greatest rags-to-riches stories. Once a whiz kid from Omaha, Buffett is now one of the world's wealthiest men. Here are some of the investments that got him there, from 24/7 WallSt . Coca-Cola: Buffett bought his first shares of Coke in 1988. By... More »  |
Michael Jackson's Doctor Pleads Not Guilty
(Newser) - Conrad Murray entered a plea of "not guilty" today against charges of being responsible for Michael Jackson's death, the LA Times reports. Murray, who, when asked, started to say "Your honor, I am an innocent man—" before being cut off by the judge's request for a plea,... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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'Facebook Credits' to Be Mandatory for Games
(Newser) - Kiss your Farmville Coins goodbye. Facebook is telling game developers that in 5 months they'll be required to use Facebook Credits as their only means of charging users for their games, TechCrunch reports. Developers could theoretically still create in-game currencies like the aforementioned Farm Coins, but users would have... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Historian Faked Date on Key Lincoln Artifact
(Newser) - An Abraham Lincoln researcher has confessed to changing the date on a Lincoln document, effectively altering history for his own gain, AOL News reports. Thomas Lowry changed the date from April 14, 1864, to 1865—the date of Lincoln's assassination—so that it would seem he'd discovered one of... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Gitmo Detainee Gets Life for Embassy Bombings
(Newser) - Ahmed Ghailani—the first Guantanamo detainee to be tried by a civilian court—was sentenced to life in prison today without parole, the AP reports. Ghailani, 36, had been acquitted of more than 200 counts of murder stemming from the attack on US embassies in Africa in 1998, but the... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Rahm Emanuel Back on Ballot —for Now
(Newser) - Good news for Rahm Emanuel in the Chicago mayor's race: The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear his appeal of a ruling that booted him off the ballot—and it ordered election officials to stop printing ballots without his name on them, reports the Chicago Tribune . The court promised... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Obama to Call for 5-Year Spending Freeze
(Newser) - Barack Obama will call for a five-year freeze on non-defense discretionary spending in his State of the Union address tonight, calling it "a down payment toward reducing the deficit," a White House official tells the Wall Street Journal . The official said Obama would also look for "cuts... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Joan & Melissa an Embarrassment
(Newser) - Joan Rivers' new reality show on WE, Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?, follows the 77-year-old comedian as she moves in with her daughter in Los Angeles. It's as artificial as the botox Rivers extols: The show is "upsetting," writes a pained Linda Stasi in the New ... More »  |
Magma Makes Earth Rise at Yellowstone
(Newser) - The massive volcano that lurks under Yellowstone National Park took a "breath" recently, causing miles of earth to rise dramatically, scientists tell National Geographic . From 2004 to 2010, parts of the 925-square-mile caldera have swelled as much as 10 inches, most likely pushed up by a magma pocket four... More »  |
Last Season, Big Secret: How Convenient for Oprah
(Newser) - It's her show's final season, she's just back from Australia, and suddenly she's got a big surprise: Oprah has a long-lost half-sister! What a fortunate coincidence for the queen of talk, writes Lisa de Moraes in the Washington Post . This despite the fact that Oprah met... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Nestle's Plan to Trim Your Waist: Trick Your Belly
(Newser) - Scientists at Nestle are working on food to fool our stomachs. They're studying the "gut brain"—which tells us when we're hungry and when we're full—in an effort to develop products that will keep us feeling full longer and thus reduce overeating, the Wall ... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Nook's 3G Version May Be Phased Out
(Newser) - Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader is quite popular —but apparently, just the WiFi-only version. The bookseller is discontinuing the model with 3G, reports Engadget , and apparently will continue sales only until the current stock runs out. The move makes sense, writes Will Shanklin on AndroidCentral.com : Because e-readers require... More »  |
Hawaii Guv to Friend: There Is No Obama Birth Certificate
(Newser) - Another piece of kindling for the birthers' fire: Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie allegedly told one of his friends "there is no Barack Obama birth certificate in Hawaii." And that friend just so happens to be celebrity journalist Mike Evans, who shared the story with a KQRS morning radio... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Hey, Righties, We're Gonna Miss Olbermann
(Newser) - Keith Olbermann once included Bret Stephens on one of his "Worst Person in the World" lists, so you'd think the conservative columnist would be dancing on his talk show's grave. But he's not, mostly because he doesn't buy into the post-Arizona claptrap about civil discourse. "... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Small Pharmacy Makes Millions Fighting Fraud
(Newser) - Ven-A-Care started out as a small pharmacy supplying intravenous drugs for AIDS and cancer patients, but these days it doesn't make its money off drugs—at least, not the ones it sells. Instead, it's pulled in $380 million since 2000 by acting as a professional whistleblower, suing drug... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Sorry, Obama: No One Will Watch Tonight
(Newser) - Don't feel guilty if you're not planning to watch the State of the Union speech tonight—hardly anyone is, writes David Graham in Newsweek . And even those who do watch won't remember much about it. "What used to be a must-see for the country is watched... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Chicago Man Fired for Wearing Packers Tie
(Newser) - A Chicago man who wore a Green Bay Packers tie to work yesterday was sacked for it, the Tribune reports. John Stone, a salesman at a Chevrolet dealership, says he donned the tie in honor of his grandmother, a Packers fan who was buried on Friday. His boss told him... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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iPhone Gunning for Your Credit Card
(Newser) - So the next generation of iPads and iPhones will help you empty your wallet in a whole new way: As a credit card. Using "near-field communication" technology, the devices will be able to beam data—credit-card numbers and bank details, for example—up to 4 inches away. The move... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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'Kidnap Mom' Dressed as Nurse, Stole Baby
(Newser) - The "how" and "why" behind the 1987 kidnapping of Carlina White have begun to take shape, as a Manhattan federal court hears the case of Ann Pettway. Pettway admitted to abducting White from the hospital while dressed as a nurse because, after suffering multiple miscarriages, "she did... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Harlem Teen Found Dead in the Snow
(Newser) - Police have found the body of a missing Harlem teenager—but the discovery has only led to more questions. Gregory Willis Jr, who went missing on Wednesday, was found dead and almost completely buried in snow behind a high-rise building in the development where he lived, police tell the Wall ... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Stewart Smacks Fox Over Nazi Hypocrisy
(Newser) - When Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen recently compared his political opponents to Nazis—Joseph Goebbels in particular—no media outlet was more outraged than Fox News. Most notably, host Megyn Kelly argued with her guest, Democratic strategist Richard Socarides, when he pointed out that none other than Fox News often makes... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Jesse Ventura Sues Over Body Scans
(Newser) - Jesse Ventura doesn't want the TSA getting too intimate with "the Body." The wrestler-turned-governor-turned-conspiracy-peddler has filed a lawsuit complaining that the full-body scanners and pat-downs passengers are subjected to at airports constitute unreasonable search and seizure, the AP reports. The searches are "warrantless and suspicionless,"... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Scotland to US: C'mon, Take Our Haggis
(Newser) - The Scottish government wants you to be able to enjoy a delightful mixture of sheep organs in the comforts of your American home: It's urging the US to lift a 40-year-old ban on haggis imports. The sale of sheep's lungs, a vital part of the national dish, has been banned... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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After 50 Years, Which Fantastic 4 Hero Gets Offed?
(Newser) - Sorry, Human Torch fans: The iconic Marvel Comics character is no more. The Torch, aka Johnny Storm, died in issue No. 587 of the Fantastic Four comic book, released today. The high-profile death comes 50 years after the Fantastic Four's debut, as part of an epic storyline that will see... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Epilepsy Likely Fueled Chopin's Visions
(Newser) - The 19th-century composer Frédéric Chopin suffered frightening hallucinations, ranging from ghosts to creatures coming out of his piano. Now, researchers believe the visions may have been prompted by temporal lobe epilepsy, the Daily Telegraph reports. The disease can cause short, detailed hallucinations, and "could easily have been... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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US Can't Link Manning, Assange
(Newser) - The US military has been unable to establish a link between Bradley Manning and Julian Assange, US military officials tell NBC . Though investigators have determined that Manning unlawfully downloaded tens of thousands of military files and gave them to an unauthorized person, there's no evidence he passed them directly... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Bushies Illegally Billed Taxpayer for Political Trips
(Newser) - A three-year Office of Special Counsel investigation has found that members of George W. Bush's administration—including at least seven Cabinet secretaries—campaigned on the taxpayer dime. In the run-up to the 2006 elections, Cabinet members took many politically motivated trips, falsely claiming they were on official business, investigators... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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King's Speech Snags 12 Oscar Nods
(Newser) - The King's Speech swept past fellow front-runner The Social Network to claim a dozen Academy Award nominations this morning, including Best Picture and three of the four acting categories. Surprisingly, True Grit also bested the Facebook film with 10 nominations, also including the top award. The Social Network finally appears... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Obama Won't Back Social Security Cuts
(Newser) - President Obama will talk about the importance of cutting the deficit in his State of the Union address tonight, but he's unlikely to endorse any specific steps for doing so, administration sources tell the Washington Post . In particular, Obama has explicitly assured Democratic lawmakers and advocates for the elderly... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Russians Were Warned of Airport Attack
(Newser) - Russian security officials were warned a week ago of an impending attack at a Moscow airport—and they even had information on the exact location of the bombing, the Daily Telegraph reports. "A tip-off with a warning that something was being prepared appeared one week before the explosion. Even... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Feds Ready to Prosecute in Financial Meltdown
(Newser) - It might finally be time to pay for a handful of Wall Streeters, as the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission prepares to name names for possible prosecution, insiders tell the Huffington Post . The panel, which will release three separate reports on Thursday, is turning several cases over to state and federal... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Kate Middleton Quits Her Job
(Newser) - As, one assumes, part of her preparation for becoming royalty, Kate Middleton has quit her day job, the Evening Standard reports. The future Mrs. Prince William "handed over her work" at her parents' online party supply store before Christmas, "and is now preparing for her future life,"... More » Newser located this story for you on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) all.
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Long Island Killer Targeting Craigslist Escorts, Cops Fear
(Newser) - Long Island police fear they are facing a Craigslist killer, after identifying the skeletal remains of three women found dumped on a local beach last month —all were prostitutes, less than 5 feet tall, and about 100 pounds, and all three advertised on the popular classifieds site. One of... More »  |
