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Half of men may have HPV infections: study
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:55 pm PST
Reuters - Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Full Story | Top |
Five graphs show state of American women
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 09:55 am PST
The Lookout - The White House dropped a statistics-stuffed report compiling reams of federal data about the state of American women today. None of the information is exactly new, but a number of the graphs featured in the report caught The Lookout's eye--they offer a compelling illustration of the status of women today. For instance, more young women [...] Full Story | Top |
With Russia's $650 billion rearmament plan, the bear sharpens its teeth
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:22 pm PST
 The Christian Science Monitor - The graying bear is getting a make-over. Russia's military is launching its biggest rearmament effort since Soviet times, including a $650 billion program to procure 1,000 new helicopters, 600 combat planes, 100 warships, and 8 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. Full Story | Top |
Maine and whoopie pie? Pa. says stick with lobster
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 06:44 am PST
 AP - It consists of two round, textbook-thick, palm-sized chocolate cakes that sandwich a creamy vanilla filling to create one sinfully rich snack. It's the whoopie pie, a snack so beloved that residents in two states have cooked up a good-natured tug of war over which place is its rightful home — Maine or Pennsylvania? Full Story | Top |
Largest earthquake in 35 years hits Arkansas
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:07 pm PST
 AP - The central Arkansas town of Greenbrier has been plagued for months by hundreds of small earthquakes, and after being woken up by the largest quake to hit the state in 35 years, residents said Monday they're unsettled by the increasing severity and lack of warning. Full Story | Top |
Gov't shutdown averted as House votes $4B cuts
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:48 pm PST
 AP - The House passed emergency short-term legislation Tuesday to cut federal spending by $4 billion and avert a government shutdown. Senate Democrats agreed to follow suit, handing Republicans an early victory in their drive to rein in government. Full Story | Top |
News outlets take flak for hyping Sheen spectacle
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 12:04 pm PST
The Cutline - Is the mediasphere finally in danger of Charlie Sheen overload? The unhinged actor, whose associations with drugs, hookers and porn stars have kept him in the headlines since last fall, has given four major video interviews since CBS last week abruptly canceled his hit show, "Two and a Half Men." And Sheen's termination, fittingly enough, [...] Full Story | Top |
Huckabee falsely claims Obama was raised in Kenya
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 01:47 pm PST
The Ticket - Presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee mistakenly said President Obama was raised in Kenya during an interview yesterday in which he argued that the president's upbringing in Africa gave him a very different outlook on the world than that held by most Americans. WOR radio host Steve Malzberg asked the former Arkansas governor to weigh in on [...] Full Story | Top |
2 Investigators: Stray Voltage Dangers
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 06:11 am PST
The Chicago Local - CHICAGO (CBS 2) -- Pam Zekman and Dave Savini There are sidewalks across the Chicagoland area that are electrified. If you touch the wrong light pole, or step on a sidewalk metal junction box, you can be killed. City officials are … Full Story | Top |
Wis. governor proposes deep cuts for schools
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 05:55 pm PST
 AP - After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of collective bargaining rights, Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday presented his full budget — a plan that cuts $1 billion in aid to public schools and local government but avoids any tax or fee increases, furloughs or widespread layoffs. Full Story | Top |
Ex-Goldman director charged with insider trading
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 03:37 pm PST
 AP - Depicting moment-to-moment detail, the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday laid out civil fraud charges linking a former Goldman Sachs board member to the biggest hedge fund insider-trading case ever. Full Story | Top |
Tenn. bill would make following Shariah a felony
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 02:35 pm PST
 AP - Tennessee is considering making it a felony to follow some versions of the Islamic code known as Shariah, the most severe measure yet put forth by a national movement whose members believe extremist Muslims want Shariah to supersede the Constitution. Full Story | Top |
Rutgers says male, female students can share room
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 07:25 pm PST
AP - New Jersey's flagship state university has decided to allow male and female students to share rooms in three dorms in an effort to make the Rutgers' New Brunswick campus more inclusive for gay students after a highly publicized suicide last year. Full Story | Top |
China's Most Secret Weapon: The Messenger Pigeon
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:30 pm PST
Time.com - Though the world's attention has recently been focused on the unveiling of China's first ever stealth fighter jet, the Chinese militaryhas been busy investing in another type of furtive flyer -- the humble messenger pigeon Full Story | Top |
Despite overhaul, gas wastewater still a problem
Tue, 1 Mar 2011 06:41 pm PST
 AP - Pennsylvania's natural gas drillers are still flushing vast quantities of contaminated wastewater into rivers that supply drinking water, despite major progress by the industry over the past year in curtailing the practice. Full Story | Top |
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