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Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri are in bull's-eye

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Dana Ford - May. 19 (Breaking News) - Tornadoes touched down in three states on Sunday, ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region. A large "violent and extremely dangerous" tornado was spotted on the southwest side of Wichita, Kansas, the National Weather Service said.

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China Housing Bubble Cools, But Prices Still Higher

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Forbes - By Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor - May. 19 (News Analysis) - China's property market cooled a bit in April, but home prices are still on the rise, the National Bureau of Statistics said Saturday.

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The Health Toll of Immigration

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By SABRINA TAVERNISE - May. 18 (News Report) - BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — Becoming an American can be bad for your health. A growing body of mortality research on immigrants has shown that the longer they live in this country, the worse their rates of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes.

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Cleveland police video interviews officers who rescued Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Cleveland Plain Dealer - By Plain Dealer Staff - May. 17 (News Report) - The city Police Department has released a video interviewing officers who were first on the scene on Seymour Avenue for the rescue of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. The nearly 12-minute video on youtube shows interviews with officers Anthony Espada, Barbara Johnson and Michael Tracy.

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Greek addicts turn to deadly sisha drug as economic crisis deepens

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Helena Smith - May. 17 (News Analysis) - Growing popularity of 'cocaine of the poor' in Athens has overwhelmed public health authorities already under strain Nobody knows which came first: the economic crisis tearing Greece apart or shisha, the drug now known as the "cocaine of the poor".

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Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom?

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - May. 16 (Special Report) - Actor Wendell Pierce, who stars in David Simon's Treme, is trying to combat New Orleans' food deserts by building convenience and grocery stores in the city's neediest areas. But a host of bureaucratic stumbling blocks still make it hard to get fresh, healthful foods to people living in these areas.

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Stay-At-Home Dads, Breadwinner Moms And Making It All Work

Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - May. 15 (Special Report) - For decades, the role of breadwinner was reserved for men, but today, more than a quarter of American working women earn more than their spouses. That means more fathers are opting to stay home with the kids.

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Errors Afflict More Checks Issued to Aid Homeowners

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Ben Protess, Jessica Silver Greenberg - May. 09 (News Report) - DealBook: In Latest Foreclosure Glitch, Some Checks Come Up Short

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Shell presses ahead with world's deepest offshore oil well

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Simon Goodley - May. 09 (News Report) - Company will drill almost two miles underwater in Gulf of Mexico as part of next generation of deep-water developments Royal Dutch Shell is pressing ahead with the world's deepest offshore oil and gas production facility by drilling almost two miles underwater in the politically sensitive Gulf of Mexico. The move is being viewed in the oil industry as a demonstration of Shell's confidence that its technology can deliver returns on expensive and risky offshore projects, despite a recent downturn in oil prices. It comes a day after ExxonMobil said it would start work on a $4bn (£2.6bn) project to develop the Julia oilfield, also in the North American ocean basin, and weeks after BP delayed development of its biggest Gulf of Mexico project – Mad Dog Phase 2 – citing rising costs. John Hollowell, a Shell executive vice-president, said: "This important investment demonstrates our ongoing commitment to usher in the next generation of deepwater developments, which will deliver more production ...

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New hydro scheme on 70th anniversary

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - May. 08 (News Report) - A hydro power scheme in Ross-shire is being given planning approval on the 70th anniversary of Scotland's hydro industry beginning.

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Do Electronic Cigarettes Really Help Smokers Quit?

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Scientific American - By Alisa Opar - May. 07 (Special Report) - Everyone knows that cigarettes are bad for you. Yet 45 million Americans smoke , a habit that shaves a decade off life expectancy and causes cancer as well as heart and lung diseases. Nearly 70 percent of smokers want to quit , but despite the deadly consequences, the vast majority of them fail. ...

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While Wronged Homeowners Got 300 Apiece in Foreclosure Settlement, Consultants Who Helped Protect Banks Got 2 Billion

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Rolling Stone - By Matt Taibbi - May. 04 (Investigative Report) - not only were these consultants not so independent, not only did they very likely skew the numbers seriously in favor of the banks, and not only were these few consultants paid over $2 billion (over 20 percent of the entire settlement amount) while the average homeowner only received $300 in the deal – in addition to all of that, it appears that federal regulators will not turn over the evidence of impropriety they discovered during these reviews to homeowners who may want to sue the banks

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Odds Favorite Orb Wins Muddy 139th Kentucky Derby

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - By Bill Chappell - May. 04 (News Report) - Favored heavily 5-1 prior to the race, Orb has taken the title of the 139th Kentucky Derby Saturday at Churchill Downs. The win gives Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey his first victory in the race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds.

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China Is Plundering the Planet's Seas

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Atlantic Monthly - By - Gwynn Guilford - May. 01 (Special Report) - The average it told the UN Food and Agriculture Organization over the last decade was 368,000 tons each year. A recent European Parliament report puts that number at 4.6 million tons -- some 12.5 times more than what China reported

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Future highways may glow in the dark

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - By Leo Kelion, Colin Grant - May. 01 (News Report) - While carmakers have raced to add the latest technologies to their vehicles, the roads they drive on have arguably failed to evolve at the same pace. Now, an odd couple based in the Netherlands hope to change that with visions of self-illuminating weather warning signs painted on to the tarmac, and a dedicated lane capable of recharging electric cars on the go.

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Scholars Find Evidence That Early Settlers Resorted To Eating Humans (VIDEO)

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By Brett Zongker - May. 01 (Special Report) - "I think we are better served by understanding history, warts and all, because I think it gives us a better understanding of who we are as a people," James Horn said.

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Drug Agency Lowers Age For Next-Day Birth Control

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Pam Belluck - Apr. 30 (News) - The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it would make the most widely known morning-after pill available without a prescription to girls and women ages 15 and older, and also make the pill available on drugstore shelves, instead of keeping it locked up behind pharmacy counters.

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Government Seeks to Fine Companies for Not Complying With Wiretap Orders

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Wired - By Kim Zetter - Apr. 30 (News) - It isn’t often that communications companies push back against government requests to monitor customers and hand over information about them, but a government task force is seeking to make it even harder for companies to say no. The task force is pushing for legislation that would penalize companies like Google, Facebook and Skype that fail to comply with court orders for wiretapping, according to the Washington Post. The cost of non-complying would be an escalating series of fines, starting at tens of thousands of dollars. Fines that remained unpaid after 90 days would double daily.

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Billionaires Flee Havens as Trillions Pursued Offshore

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Bloomberg - By David de Jong, Robert LaFranco - Apr. 29 (News Analysis) - The lawsuits provide a window into the offshore structures and secrecy jurisdictions the world’s richest people use to manage, preserve and conceal their assets. According to Tax Justice Network, a U.K.-based organization that campaigns for transparency in the financial system, wealthy individuals were hiding as much as $32 trillion offshore at the end of 2010. Fewer than 100,000 people own $9.8 trillion of offshore assets, according to research compiled by former McKinsey & Co. economist James Henry.

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Venture Capitalists Are Making Bigger Bets on Food Start-Ups

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By JENNA WORTHAM, CLAIRE CAIN MILLER - Apr. 29 (News Analysis) - Venture Capitalists Are Making Bigger Bets on Food Start-Ups

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Girl, 14, forced to become pregnant with donor sperm bought by mother

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Caroline Davies - Apr. 29 (Special Report) - Judge describes 'wicked and selfish' motive of using daughter to provide parent with a fourth child A mother forced her 14-year-old adopted daughter to inseminate herself with donor sperm to provide a baby for her after she was prevented from adopting any more children, it can be revealed. The daughter, a virgin, is believed to have miscarried at 14, but went on to have a baby at 16 after regularly inseminating herself with sperm bought over the internet by her "domineering" mother because she was too scared to refuse. Details of the shocking case have emerged in a previously secret court judgment, which can be reported today for the first time and which raises serious questions over loopholes in international adoptions and the regulation of the global traffic in gametes. The adoptive mother, who cannot be identified for fear of identifying her daughter and grandchild, is now serving a five-year prison sentence after admitting child cruelty. In a high court judgment deciding welfare ...

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Insecticide firms in secret bid to stop ban that could save bees

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Apr. 28 (News) - Last-ditch lobbying to sway vote in Brussels to halt use of killer nerve agents Europe is on the brink of a landmark ban on the world's most widely used insecticides, which have increasingly been linked to serious declines in bee numbers. Despite intense secret lobbying by British ministers and chemical companies against the ban, revealed in documents obtained by the Observer , a vote in Brussels on Monday is expected to lead to the suspension of the nerve agents. Bees and other insects are vital for global food production as they pollinate three-quarters of all crops. The plummeting numbers of pollinators in recent years has been blamed on disease, loss of habitat and, increasingly, the near ubiquitous use of neonicotinoid pesticides. The prospect of a ban has prompted a fierce behind-the-scenes campaign. In a letter released to the Observer under freedom of information rules, the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, told the chemicals company Syngenta last week that he was "extremely ...

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Sequester politics: Claims about the FAA furloughs

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Apr. 25 (Fact Check) - “The FAA is furloughing thousands of air traffic controllers and will purposely delay thousands of flights every day. The FAA’s unnecessary and reckless action will disrupt air travel for millions of Americans, cost jobs and threatens to ground the U.S. economy to a halt. It doesn’t have to be that way. The FAA can make other cost cuts, and deem air traffic controllers ‘essential employees.’” Read full article ...

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Crisis for Europe as trust hits record low

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Ian Traynor - Apr. 25 (News Analysis) - Poll in European Union's six biggest countries finds Euroscepticism is soaring amid bailouts and spending cuts Public confidence in the European Union has fallen to historically low levels in the six biggest EU countries, raising fundamental questions about its democratic legitimacy more than three years into the union's worst ever crisis, new data shows. After financial, currency and debt crises, wrenching budget and spending cuts, rich nations' bailouts of the poor, and surrenders of sovereign powers over policymaking to international technocrats, Euroscepticism is soaring to a degree that is likely to feed populist anti-EU politics and frustrate European leaders' efforts to arrest the collapse in support for their project. Figures from Eurobarometer , the EU's polling organisation, analysed by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), a thinktank, show a vertiginous decline in trust in the EU in countries such as Spain, Germany and Italy that are historically very pro-European. ...

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South Korea proposes Kaesong talks with North

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 25 (News Report) - Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk warned of "grave measures" if the North did not agree to the talks. Pyongyang blocked South Korean access to the site and pulled out its 53,000 workers earlier this month.

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