McCain raises specter of nuclear war

John McCain's campaign seems to be throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the wall in the waning days of the campaign, hoping something will stick. Now McCain has brought up nuclear war."John McCain raised the specter of nuclear war as he struggled to overcome rival...

Ex-NYPD detective charged in 'Bling Bandit' bank robberies

"NEW YORK (AP) -- He was a respected former NYPD detective and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War who struggled in recent months with inoperable liver cancer. But now Athelson Kelson is charged with bank robbery, identified by authorities as New York's so-called Bling...

Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting

"(CNN) -- The Phoenix lander got its robotic arm onto a sample of water ice from Mars' surface and popped the ice into tiny, onboard "ovens" that will help determine if the water could support life, NASA researchers said Thursday. ...

Architecture: Boxes? No! Blobs? No! Boring? Never!

lots of props for NY-based Asymptote architecture in this article from Lisa Rochon:  " There was a point when the drawings and renderings by Asymptote, a New York firm led by two Canadians, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, were enough. When building their designs...

Indie Idol, Pt 2: Catherine McPhee Leaves RCA

Another day, another American Idol gone from the major label ranks.Yesterday we reported that Taylor Hicks had parted ways with J Records. Well today it's Catherine McPhee's turn to go it alone."Katharine McPhee has joined fellow "American Idol" contestants Taylor Hicks and...

'Good Samaritan' raped by convict

"A rapist freed early from prison has been jailed for seven years for raping a woman who went to his aid. Alan Mullen, 45, from Irvine, North Ayrshire, pleaded guilty to raping the 36-year-old woman at his flat. At the time of the attack, on 5 April, he was out of prison on...

Google overtakes Technorati

"Ailing weblog search engine Techorati has been overtaken by Google, according to research company HitWise Inc. According to HitWise, Google's Blogsearch has seen a 168 per cent surge in traffic since Google started to promote the service more heavily in October. The research...

Google overtakes Technorati

Ailing weblog search engine Techorati has been overtaken by Google, according to research company HitWise Inc. According to HitWise, Google's Blogsearch has seen a 168 per cent surge in traffic since Google started to promote the service more heavily in October. The research...

North Korean trafficking victims speak

"Ms. L (age 35) was on her way home from work in North Korea in July 2001, when a man approached her. He whispered to her, "Are you satisfied with your life here? If you go to China, you can make much more money." This caught Ms. L's attention. Ms. L's life in North Korea was...

U.S. tries Google for Iran intel

"Internet search yields names cited in U.N. draft resolution. When the State Department recently asked the CIA for names of Iranians who could be sanctioned for their involvement in a clandestine nuclear weapons program, the agency refused, citing a large workload and a...