Japan has successfully launched its new space freighter from the Tanegashima base in the south of the country. The 16.5-tonne unmanned H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) is on a mission to re-supply the space station.
A French air force general has become the first non-American to assume a supreme command post in Nato. Gen Stephane Abrial, 55, became head of Allied Command Transformation (ACT) at a ceremony aboard a US aircraft carrier moored at Norfolk, Virginia.
Tall People Are Happier Than Petite Peers, Princeton Test Shows. Height brings happiness, according to a study that also suggested tall people are more likely to have higher levels of income and education than smaller peers.
Police shut down kick-for-cash operation at Triangle Center - A Rainier man came up with an innovative — if rather painful — money-making idea and decided to give it a test run Tuesday at the Triangle Center in Longview.
A billboard critical of Mercury Insurance is taken down after the firm complains. But a vodka ad suggestive of part of the female anatomy is still eliciting gasps.
A youth minister at a Stafford County church was indicted yesterday on charges that she had sexual relations with a 15-year-old boy.
Social networks are rife with examples of users failing to understand the privacy implications of posting sensitive information online.
Technology Review has a story about several cryptographic tools that can be used to hide your activity on Facebook, from both untrusted users and from Facebook itself
DURHAM, N.C. (JTA) -- The Jewish community in America has always supported Israel. We have raised funds, walked in solidarity, visited whenever possible and prayed for the safety of the Jewish state since its very inception.
If over the past few weeks Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seemed to be making some order in his office, his conduct and that of his advisers regarding his secret trip to Moscow reveal that anarchy, turf wars and mendacious responses to both the media and the public are but a f …
You can tell a lot about a person from their eyes, and now that seems to extend to memories hidden deep in the brain.
Derren Brown appeared to make history last night by successfully predicting the numbers of the National Lottery. The illusionist seemingly wrote down the six winning balls of the Midweek Lotto Draw hours before they were randomly chosen by the machine.
When some 23,000 soldiers died at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, Henri Lovie was there, fervently sketching the carnage. As he fled the Battle of Bull Run under heavy fire, Edwin Forbes cradled not a gun but a pencil and pad.
PETA is known for its outrageous videos and shocking ads, and they've recently released a new airport security-themed video with Pamela Andersen that has some squirming.
A new bio of Barney Frank has lots of interesting little revelations, but none is quite so jarring as the image of a young Barney stripping down and covering his upper body with shaving cream, as per POLITICO's Victoria McGrane, who read an advance copy.
A human rights group says the deadly Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip killed at least 773 Palestinians who had not taken part in any military activities.
After being date raped, Miriam was horrified to fall pregnant, but her little girl is proof good can come of evil "When she's old enough, I will tell Kayleigh about how she was conceived. But I'll also tell her about the moment I decided to keep her"
McLaren has unveiled its new super sports car, designed using Formula 1 technology. The 600hp vehicle has been created to be as environmentally friendly as possible, with the lowest carbon output per hp of any car currently on the market.
Thousands of people across China are getting married, believing that the date of 9 September 2009 will guarantee a long and happy union. The date "nine, nine" sounds like the saying "jiu,jiu" in Chinese, which can be translated as "long lasting".
A key U.S. Senate committee is scheduled to meet Thursday on a defense appropriations bill.
Sarah, an 8-year-old Cincinnati Zoo cheetah, succeeded Wednesday in setting the world speed record for land mammals. Sarah covered 100 meters in 6.13 seconds at the zoo's Regional Cheetah Breeding Facility, also known as the Mast Farm, in Clermont County.
James Orr made headlines last week for eating the contents of his colostomy bag and bringing his trial to a halt. during his trial. Today, that trial resumed and Orr, 66, was convicted of robbing and kidnapping a woman in 2006
European Commission has lent its support to a proposal that, barring new scientific evidence, would list Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin as an endangered species — and therefore ban its trade — for two years.
Eight years after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Muslim Americans — particularly Muslim-American women — continue to face battles in their struggle for acceptance and the right to wear religious garb in public settings.
Mexico's security secretary says a Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a Mexican flight from the resort city of Cancun after receiving a divine revelation.
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