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The holiday shopping season is upon us. While we're all running around, wondering what to get that picky teenage niece or grandpa who says he "doesn't need anything"...I'd like to ask you all to please remember our troops serving overseas this season. Many will be celebrati …
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Sources tell NEWS 25 the investigation is connected to allegations of money laundering to terrorist groups in the middle east. Our source also says the restaurants that are being raided in Toledo, Ohio, are owned by the same person who owns the Evansville location.
Remember all the orgasmic hysteria on the right last month when climatologist Roy Spencer “discovered” that the entire global warming theory had collapsed? Why, Fox even declared war on Sponge Bob for not telling kids that global warming was a hoax.
Indeed, as climate scientist Peter Gleick puts it in his post: There is a famous saying in science: “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” In this case, the arguments for climate change are backed up by such an astounding degree of science and evidenc …
Peer-reviewed journals are a pillar of modern science. Their aim is to achieve highest scientific standards by carrying out a rigorous peer review that is, as a minimum requirement, supposed to be able to identify fundamental methodological errors or false claims.
This is an un-numbered instalment in an ongoing Newsvine series investigating End Times theories. Part One, the introduction, can be found here.
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If she would incorporate her uterus, she said one night over dinner, maybe Republicans would drop 18 antiabortion measures they are considering during the legislative session. Republicans, after all, are against business regulations.
The first time I read the words "We are all Japanese" it was on the Twitter account of George Takei. I should not have been surprised, but I was. It seemed the tragedies that had befallen Japan would need little promotion.
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[We] find ourselves today wandering disconsolately between two worlds — one dying and the other struggling to be born. On the one hand, the spiritual and intellectual certainties of the past no longer command our allegiance.
Andre-Claude Lacoste, president of France's ASN nuclear safety authority said: "We are now in a situation that is different from yesterday's. It is very clear that we are at a level six, which is an intermediate level between what happened at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Two natural gas companies have agreed to temporarily suspend use of injection wells in central Arkansas where earthquakes keep occurring.
After climbing a rickety ladder to reach the dim, attic-like opening behind a wall in the women's section, and once his widening eyes had adjusted to the dark, Schechter found himself staring into a space crammed to bursting with nearly 10 centuries' worth of one Middle Easte …
The protests in Iran are scheduled to begin an hour from now. The Sea of Green, emboldened by the events in Tunisia and Egypt, will again take to the streets.
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It's really popular with workers; CEOs, not so much. It's Job Tracker, and all you have to do is put in your zip code to find out which companies in your area are off-shoring, outsourcing, and breaking labor laws.
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Taken by a camera mounted on the front of a cable car, this film shows the activity in the business district on Market Street as the cable car moves toward the clock tower on the Embarcadero Wharf -- which is still there.
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The separation of Church and State is one of the most important facets of the government of the United States. But lately, a shocking number of conservatives have called into question whether or not our Constitution actually does establish or even promote this rule as law.
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It was with these words that the 19th century New England poet Emily Dickinson (1830 – 1886) described a transformative experience of Self Realisation.
Many Newsviners know that a magnitude 7.0 earthquake has struck the capital city of Haiti, devastating the city and killing or injuring thousands of residents there. Fewer Newsviners realize that they have earnings sitting in their accounts.
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Earlier today Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made the following statement: "Why is it we have finite resources for health care but unlimited money for war?
John Boehner says he has not met anyone who supports a public option. Prove him wrong by signing the public option petition today. This is a project of Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) who is emerging as an honest and passionate advocate for rational health care reform.
Space has never looked more beautiful. These stunning images - taken by the rejuvenated Hubble space telescope - have captured the jewel-bright colours of colliding galaxies, exploding stars and glowing nebulae.
After the needless death of his father, the author, a business executive, began a personal exploration of a health-care industry that for years has delivered poor service and irregular quality at astonishingly high cost.
To all citizens of Great Britain: Currently, there is a debate raging in the USA about whether or not to offer a public option for health care.
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I am crying as I write this.
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Thanks for accepting my FR, JJP! Yes, you're showing up on my friends list now, so all is well despite the confusion at the outset. I look forward to seeing you around the Vine.
It isn't a secret that pregnancy takes a toll on the mother's body. It can even take a vicarious toll on the father's body. Throughout my pregnancy, I took many measures to ensure the health of my baby and myself. Admittedly, part of my efforts were to salvage a …
The seller claims that he can verify the origin of the cleats, and that they're currently locked in a safe deposit box in Arizona.
Johnson's mother, Robin, is a Gingrich county co-chair and was involved in organizing the "two scoops for Newt" event at the PGA Center for Golf and Learning.
The Palestinian side handed to the Holy See Delegation the response to the draft agreement proposed by the Holy See in the previous meeting, and the talks took place in a positive atmosphere to strengthen further the special relations between the two sides.
The Kentucky Transportation cabinet is investigating ways that the Eggars Ferry Bridge can be reopened temporarily, or if the replacement bridge's construction can be accelerated. Transportation officials have already placed detour signs on I24, and the Purchase Parkway, an …
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