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| Chat with the crew of the solar plane as it completes its journey across America Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 05:22 PM PDT The solar plane is scheduled to land early Sunday morning in New York City and complete a historic first as the only solar plane to fly across America day and night--and without fuel. Join the Swiss-based staff of the Solar Impulse as they take your questions and explain the flight instruments, tactics and technology. The [...] Full Story | Top |
| Presenting: The Homer Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 02:04 PM PDT Die-hard fans of "The Simpsons" probably remember the Season 2 episode in which Homer finds his long-lost half-brother, Herb Powell (voiced by Danny DeVito), the big boss of an automobile company. In a magnanimous (but ultimately unwise) act, Herb lets Homer design his own car in an effort to give his half-brother a boost of [...] Full Story | Top |
| Extremely rare jaguar spotted near Arizona mountains Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 01:18 PM PDT Photos of an extremely rare jaguar roaming Forest Service land near Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains have been published by the Arizona Daily Star, which got the images from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The male jaguar, believed to be the lone known unconfined jaguar in the U.S., has been in the area since at [...] Full Story | Top |
| Saturn Awards honor year’s best in genre entertainment Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:44 AM PDT You might not know about the Saturn Awards, much less that they were first given out in 1972 as a way to honor achievements in sci-fi fantasy and horror—genres that often were overlooked and underappreciated by mainstream critics. But the 39th Saturn Awards ceremony on Wednesday night in Burbank, Calif., showed just how far genre [...] Full Story | Top |
| After the SCOTUS ruling, what’s next for same-sex marriage? Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:11 AM PDT Bottom Line History was made this week when the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act- a federal law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman- and also cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. Many of you had questions about the details of the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Real-life ‘Star Trek’ Tricorder Could Save Lives Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 10:11 AM PDT After his young son fell 36 feet from a window in 2005, Walter De Brouwer spent the better part of a year at the hospital. Nelson, his son, had endured severe brain trauma. In addition to a lengthy rehabilitation, Nelson required vigilant monitoring; his vital signs were checked daily. For De Brouwer, a 55-year-old Belgian [...] Full Story | Top |
| Woman asked to prove she’s female to get driver’s license Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:51 AM PDT A 37-year-old Georgia woman whose birth certificate mistakenly labeled her as male had to jump through some major hoops to get her driver's license renewed. Fox 5 Atlanta spoke with Nakia Grimes of Clayton County about her odyssey to get the typo cleared up. Grimes said she never really had occasion to look closely at [...] Full Story | Top |
| Watch how a pro surfer inspires autistic kids to smile Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:49 AM PDT  Pro Surfer Israel Paskowitz Uses His Unique Expertise to Help Autistic Children It was a summer day in 1969 on Tourmaline Canyon Beach in San Diego, when Israel "Izzy" Paskowitz fell in love with surfing. He was 6 when his father, legendary surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, took him out to ride together on his board. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Legally blind girl helps save friend from raccoon attack Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 07:47 AM PDT Three children in Vermont had a frightening encounter with an aggressive raccoon while on a play date in the woods near their homes this past weekend, reports WCAX. Irie Campbell, 11, was playing with her friend Piper Rolfe, 10, and Irie's 5-year-old brother, Felix, when the raccoon attacked Irie. Irie spoke with WCAX about the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dairy Queen installs treadmills for employees Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 06:21 AM PDT First came the free yoga classes and gym memberships. Then the nap rooms. Now some companies are encouraging their employees to exercise while they work. Dairy Queen, best known for candy-infused ice cream Blizzards, has installed a bank of treadmill workstations at its Edina, Minn., corporate headquarters as part of a wellness program aimed to [...] Full Story | Top |
| How a Taxi Ride Led to Milton Glaser’s Famous ‘I Heart NY’ Logo Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Milton Glaser's fascination with art, design and visual communication began when he was 5 years old. As the legendary designer told ABC News, "My cousin Saul came to the house one day. … He had a brown paper bag and he asked me if I had wanted to see a horse. And I said yes. [...] Full Story | Top |
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