PERHAPS the little fish embryo shown here is dancing a jig because it has just discovered that it has legs instead of fins. Fossils show that limbs evolved from fins, but a new study shows how it may have happened, live in the lab. ...
Philippines says rebels violating typhoon truce
Labels: Technology MANILA: The Philippine government on Saturday accused Maoist rebels of violating a self-imposed truce in typhoon-hit areas with attacks on government forces involved in rescue and relief work.The New People's Army (NPA) guerrilla group began a 29-day unilateral ceasefire on December 5 to allow what it said would be unhampered rescue and relief work for victims of Typhoon Bopha that had...
Pearlman: I think Bobby Petrino is slime
Labels: LifestyleBobby Petrino was named head coach at Western Kentucky, months after being embroiled in scandal at University of ArkansasSTORY HIGHLIGHTSBobby Petrino was named the new football coach at Western Kentucky this weekHiring came just months after he was fired from Arkansas amid scandalJeff Pearlman says, sadly, this is no surprise in big-time college sportsHe says the vast majority of players are ultimately...
Hundreds pack Conn. church for vigil after rampage
Labels: Health Updated 11:39 PM ET NEWTOWN, Conn. Twenty-six candles — one for each of the victims — flickered on the altar Friday as hundreds of grief-stricken residents gathered for a vigil in memory of the children and staff killed in a shooting rampage at a school in this Connecticut town. With the church filled to capacity, hundreds spilled outside, holding hands in circles in the cold night air and saying...
School Shooting: Officials Seek Picture of Gunman
Labels: Business The FBI is in at least three states interviewing relatives and friends of the elementary school gunman who killed 20 children, seven adults and himself, trying to put together a better picture of the shooter and uncover any possible explanation for the massacre, ABC News has learned.The authorities have fanned out to New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts to interview relatives...
Dec
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Touchpad steering wheel keeps eyes on the road
Labels: World DRIVING would be less of a cognitive burden if you could keep your eyes on the road, instead of looking down to check your speed, fuel gauge or satnav. That's the thinking behind a new touch-sensitive steering wheel, which allows drivers to call up information on a head-up display on the windscreen, just off the...
Philippines' agriculture sector suffers US$270m damage from typhoon
Labels: Technology COMPOSTELA VALLEY, Mindanao: Damage caused by Typhoon Bopha to agriculture in the Philippines has reached more than US$270 million.Victims lost not just their homes, but also their livelihood.In an instant, 60-year-old Aurelia Yray lost everything to Typhoon Bopha.The storm also wiped out the banana plantation that serves as her family's main source of income."We do not have anymore livelihood....
22 school kids wounded in knife attack
Labels: LifestyleBy CNN Staffupdated 4:21 AM EST, Fri December 14, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe attack takes place at a primary school in Henan province, state media reportPolice say they have detained a 36-year-old local residentChina was hit by a spate of knife and cleaver attacks on school children in 2010(CNN) -- Twenty-two primary school children have been wounded in a knife attack in central China, the state-run...
Rice withdraws from secretary of state consideration
Labels: Health Updated: 8:45 p.m. ET U.N. ambassador Susan Rice on Thursday officially withdrew her name from consideration to replace Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, citing in a letter to President Obama the "lengthy, disruptive and costly" nominating process she was sure to face if tapped for the job -- a disruption she argued the nation "cannot afford." Play VideoAnalysis: Why did Rice withdraw?Rice,...
What Is a Right-to-Work Law?
Labels: Business This week Michigan became the 24th state in the country to adopt a right-to-work law. The passage of the bill by the state legislature, and eventual signing by Rick Snyder, the state's Republican governor, brought a huge wave of protests in a state with deep union roots.Right-to-work laws have garnered a lot of national attention in recent years as more states have implemented...
Dec
13
'Robot ecosystem' in sight as apps get a cash boost
Labels: World APPS aren't just for your smartphone. The one-year-old Robot-App Store got a cash boost this week in the form of $250,000 from the first company dedicated to investing in consumer robotics. Dmitry Grishin, founder of Grishin Robotics,...
35-year-old man jailed for causing death of motorcyclist
Labels: Technology SINGAPORE: A man who caused the death of a motorcyclist, and cajoled his friend into lying for him to escape punishment, was sentenced to 30 months' jail on Thursday.35-year-old Sivabalan Suppiah, who is self-employed, was also disqualified from driving for 12 years.Suppiah was found guilty of one count of causing the death of 51-year-old Jalal Abdul Rahman by driving dangerously, and...
Japan scrambles fighter jets over disputed islands
Labels: LifestyleBy Yoko Wakatsuki and Alex Zolbert, CNNupdated 3:28 AM EST, Thu December 13, 2012STORY HIGHLIGHTSA Japanese Coast Guard vessel spots the Chinese plane near the islandsJapan says it sent four F-15 jets and another aircraft to the areaThis is the first time the island dispute has involved aircraftTokyo (CNN) -- Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese plane was seen Thursday near small islands in...
In cautionary move, Europe centralizes bank oversight
Labels: Health BRUSSELSEuropean Union finance ministers reached an agreement early Thursday to create a single supervisor for their banks - one of the most significant transfers of authority from national governments to regional authorities since the creation of the euro currency. Under the deal, banks with more than $39 billion in assets supervised or those that represent a significant proportion of their national...
N. Korean Missile Hits Target of Alarming the World
Labels: Business North Korea's successful launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile hit its target: it bolstered the standing of its young tyrant Kim Jong Un and raised the specter of being able to eventually strike the U.S. with a nuclear weapon.The pride in the success of the launch -- after several failures -- is a huge boost for Kim Jong Un, 29, who took power one year ago. He has...
Dec
12
Boxing: Philippines' Pacquiao promises to 'rise again'
Labels: Technology MANILA: Philippines boxing icon Manny Pacquiao vowed to "rise again" as he flew home Wednesday after a brutal knockout defeat that prompted some fans and experts to urge him to retire."Don't worry, we will rise again," he told well-wishers as arrived in Manila from the United States, where he suffered his second consecutive loss with a sixth-round knockout by Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez...
Sudan: Israeli 'spy vulture' nabbed
Labels: LifestyleBy Nick Thompson and Nima Elbagir, CNNupdated 2:13 PM EST, Tue December 11, 2012Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'Sudan: Israel using 'spy vultures'STORY HIGHLIGHTSSudan: Israeli vulture with GPS-equipped camera caught by officials in western SudanIsraeli scientists say a number of vultures tagged with GPS to study migration routesExpert:...
Motive unclear in Oregon mall shooting that left three dead
Labels: Health PORTLAND, Ore. A masked gunman wearing camouflage opened fire Tuesday in a busy Portland mall, leaving the gunman and two others dead and one person injured, and forcing the mall's Santa Claus and hundreds of Christmas shoppers and employees to flee or hide among store displays. Austin Patty, 20, who works at Macy's, said he saw a man in a white mask carrying a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest....
Gunman 'Tentatively' Identified in Oregon Shooting
Labels: Business A masked gunman who opened fire in the crowded Clackamas Town Center mall in suburban Portland, Ore., killing two individuals before killing himself, has been "tentatively" identified by police, though they have not yet released his name.The shooter, wearing a white hockey mask, black clothing, and a bullet proof vest, tore through the mall around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, entering...
Dec
11
Mandela has lung infection, says government
Labels: Technology JOHANNESBURG: Ailing Nelson Mandela has a lung infection but is responding to treatment, South Africa's government said Tuesday, as the revered anti-apartheid icon spent his fourth day in hospital."Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment,"...
Mourned, but inspiring
Labels: LifestyleSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni RiveraSinger Jenni Rivera<<<123456789101112>>>STORY HIGHLIGHTSSen. Marco Rubio calls Rivera "a real American success story"Not only for her music but for her strong, resilient attitude...
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