In a letter to a top senator, Attorney General Eric Holder discloses that four US citizens have been killed in counter-terrorism drone strikes since 2009, in the Obama...
Tornadoes can form anytime of year, but occur most frequently in April, May, and June, due to favorable weather conditions. Earlier this week a massive...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) at a signing ceremony after their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 22, 2013.
One of the most desperately poor, war-torn nations on earth, Afghanistan attracts our attention mostly for the wrong reasons. Well over 30 percent of the population...
The largest rubber duck was created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, with 18 meters of length, 15 meters of width and height. The duck has visited 12 cities since 2007.
The 10 Stocks That Hedge Funds Love Most Goldman Sachs revealed the stocks most popular with the nearly $2 trillion hedge fund industry. The so-called VIP list has outperformed the S&P 500 this year.
Worst US Twisters Here's a look at how the devastating Oklahoma storm compared to some of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history.
Killer Tornado: Scenes From Oklahoma Monster. That's what they're calling the tornado that barreled through the Oklahoma City area. Here are heartbreaking scenes.
Yum or Yuck? Cutting-Edge Restaurant Menu Items Hoping to increase sales and traffic in their restaurants, fast-food and fast-casual operators are upping the menu innovation to produce items that stray from the gastronomic norm.
Here's What the Billionaires Are Buying Hedge fund managers and investment gurus have to notify the SEC about their moves every quarter. Investors pore over this data in the belief the big fish have special insight.
The World's Most Dangerous Waters Maritime pirates are honing their tactics and beefing up their weaponry. Here are the world’s most pirate-infested waters, and learn about individual attacks from each place.
Nine Outrageous Small Business Publicity Stunts For many small businesses, publicity is a luxury. So we thought it'd be fun to reflect on businesses that have made clever plays for publicity, sometimes on small budgets.
10 Hardware Companies Hot With VCs While hardware companies were once considered too risky to invest in, advancements in technology have made the space much more appealing.
The 10 Best States for Retirement Whether you'd really consider retiring to North Dakota or West Virginia, this unconventional list will at least get you thinking about what you really need from a retirement spot.
Small Businesses You Can’t Believe Exist Some small businesses provoked skepticism, but the public embraced them and the entrepreneurs who backed them had the last laugh. Here are 10 small businesses founded on unorthodox ideas.
New Tech That Could Change Everything There's little doubt that the 20th century was full of breakthroughs that changed history. But the 21st century could go a step further, according to Citi.
Mega Homes From the Top Three Zip Codes There were more than 200 sales in the top 15 Zip Codes for homes priced at $10 million or more in 2012, and the mega-home market shows no signs of slowing.
8 Wacky Business Ideas We look at bizarre "Made in Asia" innovations that have caught the consumer's imagination.
Cursed and Haunted Treasures Some treasures have become legendary for their bad luck. These are treasures rumored to be cursed or haunted, which reside in the limbo of legend and superstition. Nonetheless, many have track records that even the most hardened skeptic might find hard to ignore.
Twitter Trading: 8 Tweets That Moved Markets News that breaks on Twitter is now news that moves the markets, sometimes even when it's not news. Here's a look at some tweets that affected trading.
"I'm not afraid of facts, I welcome facts but a congeries of facts is not equivalent to an idea. This is the essential fallacy of the so-called" -Cynthia Ozick
"Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances." -Jay Leno
"We read frequently if unknowingly, in quest of a mind more original than our own." -Harold Bloom
"If you wish in this world to advance, your merits you're bound to enhance; You must stir it and stump it, and blow your own trumpet, or trust me, you haven't a chance." -W. S. Gilbert
"When a man is wrapped up in himself, he makes a pretty small package." -John Ruskin
"It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously." -Peter Ustinov
"Nothing so fortifies a friendship as a belief on the part of one friend that he is superior to the other." -Honore de Balzac
"We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact." -Jean-Paul Sartre
Jackson out. Randy Jackson, the lone original "American Idol" judge, says he won't be returning to the Fox talent competition. "To put all of the speculation to the rest, after 12 years of judging on `American Idol,' I have decided to leave after this season," Jackson said in a statement Thursday. "I am very proud of how we forever changed television and the music industry."
Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal.
U.S. federal telecommunications regulators are pushing ahead with efforts to bring faster Internet service to commercial and private airline flights. The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday started deliberations on a proposal that would offer a new type of in-flight broadband service promising U.S. fliers higher Wi-Fi speeds and better connections.
Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri was named the NBA's executive of the year on Thursday, a day after George Karl was named the league's top coach. Even as Masai Ujiri accepted the NBA's executive of the year trophy from club President Josh Kroenke on Thursday, the Denver Nuggets general manager said he would have given it up gladly in exchange for a deep playoff run.
According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture. According to internal documents obtained by the website TechCrunch, Microsoft has offered $1 billion for the digital assets of Nook Media, Barnes & Noble's digital book venture.
Aiming to show he's still focused on creating jobs, President Barack Obama is beginning a series of quick trips around the country to resurrect ideas from his State of the Union address that became overshadowed by the intense debates over gun control, immigration and automatic spending cuts.
Talk about high expectations for a newborn: King and Messiah are among the fastest-rising baby names for American boys. They're just a little behind Major, the boy's name that jumped the most spots on the Social Security Administration's annual list of popular baby names.
A gang of cyber-criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
We hope you weren't counting too heavily on Jurassic Park 4 making its projected summer 2014 release date, because it looks like Universal has gone back to the drawing boardat least temporarily. The news, as it so often does these days, leaked via Twitter, where Digital Asset Manager Todd Smoyer and Concept Artist Dean Sherriff shared JP4's delay with varying degrees of unhappiness and/or panic. In Smoyer's words, "Hollywood makes and crushes dreams. Goodbye JP4." Sherriff was a little less visibly upset, simply tweeting, "Jp4 on hold."
Friday deadline approaches; will Kaitlyn risk trial? An 18-year-old high school student who had a relationship with a 14-year-old schoolmate has until Friday to decide whether she'll accept a plea deal or risk trial in the case.
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Friday deadline approaches; will Kaitlyn risk trial? An 18-year-old high school student who had a relationship with a 14-year-old schoolmate has until Friday to decide whether she'll accept a plea deal or risk trial in the case.
Preparing you for storm season To help get ready for hurricane season, the Red Cross is pairing up with the Treasure Coast Square Mall for the 19th Annual Hurricane, Health and Safety Fair.
Deadly shooting in Lantana It happened Thursday night around 10 in the 59-hundred block of Via Vermilya.
Tri County Humane Society volunteers plan to head to Oklahoma to help after tornado Officials with the Tri County Humane Society in Boca Raton plan to go to Oklahoma to help veterinarians there make room for pets displaced after the deadly tornado. Volunteers spent Wednesday cleaning more than 100 crates and packing up their rescue van at the shelter on Boca Rio Road. More From WPBF: Email alerts | Mobile | Social Assistant Director Amanda Chussler admits that when she saw the ... Friday deadline approaches; will Kaitlyn risk trial? An 18-year-old high school student who had a relationship with a 14-year-old schoolmate has until Friday to decide whether she'll accept a plea deal or risk trial in the case. Kaitlyn Hunt, whose story is making national headlines, said little Wednesday in her first public comments since her arrest in February. YOUR THOUGHTS? Tell Us What You Think She was expelled from Sebastian River High ... Judge: Polo mogul must remain on house arrest Polo mogul John Goodman will remain on house arrest, but his bail will be reduced. Judge Jeffrey Colbath issued the ruling Wednesday as the International Polo Club Palm Beach founder awaits a new trial. During a hearing last week, Goodman's attorney asked that his client's bond be reinstated to the same release conditions he had before his DUI manslaughter conviction last year. However, the ... Man charged in death of adopted daughter writes letter to judge A Miami man charged with fatally beating his adopted daughter said audio cassettes that could help his care are being withheld. But Jorge Barahona doesn't explain in a two-page letter to the judge exactly how the recordings he made of conversations between his adopted foster daughter and son could help. He said one of the tapes records him calling a state-appointed guardian who monitored the ... 1 year since PSL woman hit and killed; No arrests It's been a year since a Port St. Lucie woman was hit and killed walking to meet friends at a local bar. Tazra Gross, 21, was struck while walking along the 200 block of Southwest Chapman Avenue on the night of May 26, 2012. Gross was taken to a Fort Pierce hospital, where she died from her injuries. Shane Gross, Tazra's older brother, said the past year has been tough. "We fail to realize what ...
Obama as the Green Lantern There’s been a lot of speculation lately as to why President Obama hasn’t had more success rallying the American people and Congress around his agenda, accompanied by criticism of him for failing to do so. Most of this has come from those who either have or have had a favorable impression of the president. Some of these protestations have been direct and from more liberal quarters, such as Maureen Dowd's recent assertion that it was Obama’s job to get Republicans “to behave,” or the Washington Post editorial board’s complaint in...
America No Longer Leads in Nuclear Technology In a recent announcement, Westinghouse Nuclear and the China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. declared a joint venture to develop small modular reactors -- submarine-size nuclear boilers that many people believe are the future of nuclear technology.It is not the first time Westinghouse and China have agreed to work together. The Chinese are putting the finishing touches on the world’s first Westinghouse AP1000, a “passive” design that incorporates many of the safety lessons learned at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island. The first unit is just coming...
The Obama Crony in Charge of Your Medical Records Who is Judy Faulkner? Chances are, you don't know her -- but her politically connected, taxpayer-subsidized electronic medical records company may very well know you. Top Obama donor and billionaire Faulkner is founder and CEO of Epic Systems, which will soon store almost half of all Americans' health information.If the crony odor and the potential for abuse that this "epic" arrangement poses don't chill your bones, you ain't paying attention.As I first noted last year before the IRS witch hunts and DOJ journalist snooping scandals broke out, Obama's...
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