Laura Matthews

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Laura is a U.S. politics reporter for the International Business Times. She was always fascinated by the BBC World News each morning on the radio in Jamaica. That, and a love for writing led her to a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelors in media and communication from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She has worked for Gannett's Pacific Daily News in Guam, the Jamaica Observer, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Nassau Guardian in the Bahamas and Choices magazine for whom she ghost wrote the guidebook Help Your Child With Career Choice.

Laura Matthews

Bird Ancestor Archaeopteryx May Have Been a Dinosaur: Study

A new report from paleontologist Xing Xu and his colleagues at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing, detailed the finding of a similar species, called Xiaotingia zhengi, dating back 155 million years to the Jurassic Period.

Icy Moon Enceladus Spews Water on Saturn

Planetary scientists examined information from European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel space observatory and determined that Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, is raining water vapors that form a huge donut-shaped ring around Saturn.

Anders Behring Breivik was Amazed No One Stopped Him for so Long

"He says he is sorry he had to do this but it is necessary. He looks upon himself as a warrior. And he started this war, and takes some kind of pride in that," Lippestad, his lawyer, said. "He believes this is the start of a war that will go on for 60 years. He believes the other cells will continue the war."

?Battleship? Trailer Released [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

Peter Berg's "Battleship" is based on the Milton-Bradley board game and will be in theaters May 2012. It stars Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna and Liam Neeson.

Amy Winehouse Dead, Body to be Cremated [VIDEO]

Amy Winehouse will be cremated after her funeral service in north London. The Winehouse family held a private funeral service for the British singer on Tuesday where on close friends and family were invited.

Saturn?s Water Spewed from Icy Moon, 14-Year Mystery Solved

ESA's Herschel space observatory has found that that the water given off from the moon Enceladus created a giant torus of water vapor around the planet. This latest discovery means that Enceladus is the only moon in the Solar System that is known to effect the chemical composition of Saturn, its parent planet.

Amy Winehouse Dead, Lady Gaga Speaks

"I loved her and I just remember feeling like I wasn't alone because she was so different and she was so special. It's really devastating and I think it's a lesson to the world: Don't kill the superstar. Take care of her. Take care of her soul," Lady Gaga said.

Amy Winehouse Funeral: Father Proposes Foundation to Help Addicts

The foundation is to be called the Amy Winehouse Foundation and Mitch said it purpose is "to help the things she loved - children, horses, but also to help those struggling with substance abuse." Member of parliament Keith Vaz will help set up the foundation, which could include a rehabilitation center.

James Franco Heads Back to ?General Hospital? [VIDEO]

In the nearly 50-year-old soap, Franco plays a performance artist and serial killer Robert "Franco" Frank who has crush on the sexy hit man Jason Morgan, played by Steve Burton. Franco will be returning at a time when Jason is ready to marry Sam McCall, played by Kelly Monaco.

Antibiotics Beat Cranberries at Treating Urinary Tract Infections

Researchers found that the women who took the cranberry capsules reported having twice as many UTIs than those who took antibiotics. The women who took the antibiotics had their first infection after eight months. However, the women who took cranberry capsules saw their first infection in four months, according to the report.

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