Davis Cup: Romania 2 India 0

"India’s chances of making it to the Davis Cup World Group received a jolt on Friday when their biggest singles hope, Somdev Devvarman, went down 3-6, 1-6, 0-6 to Romania’s Victor Hanescu in the second singles of the play-off at the Bucuresti Stadium in Bucharest....

Dogs' New Trick: Finding Cellphones Smuggled into Jails

It never ceases to amaze me how many different ways dogs are of service to us. "We could all use one from time to time: a dog that can find the darn cellphone.Maryland has three. Their job is to sniff out phones smuggled into prisons.  "

Oil-eating bugs may unlock clean energy from crude

If this works, these bugs are going to be unlocking oil like Barry Bonds unlocks home run records."A tiny oil-eating bug that lives deep underground may allow the world's oil industry to unlock energy trapped in trillions of barrels of heavy crude, which is costly and dirty...

Sex offenders imprisoned for Halloween

I see why many parents would want something like this, but does it violate American "double jeopardy" laws? "Scores of sex offenders in Anderson, South Carolina, will be corralled for Halloween tonight in a move authorities say is needed to keep kids safe as they trick or...