Air pollution may be declining, but over 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in areas where pollution makes breathing dangerous, according to a report by the American Lung Association
Jeremy Lin couldn't speak to Stuyvesant High School's senior class, but the injured New York Knicks point guard did the second best thing: make a YouTube video with words of wisdom for the graduates.
Two members of Congress introduced a bill on Friday that would ban employers from requiring employees to hand over their social networking account information. The Social Network Online Protection Act was introduced by Democratic Congressman Eliot Engel of New York and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.
SpaceX is scheduled to launch the Dragon capsule into space on May 7. On April 30, you can watch the Falcon 9 rocket engine test live streaming online.
Driverless cars are closer than ever before to hitting the market, but concerns about liability for accidents may hamper progress.
Women with urinary incontinence who also enjoy their regular cup of coffee or tea don't have to worry about the extra caffeine making their condition worse, suggests a new study.
Artistic savant James Franco has displayed an aptitude for juggling creative projects. The actor, director, screenwriter, novelist, scholar, and adjunct professor is the epitome of the hipster intellectual.
A man from Montgomery, Alabama, has been charged with child pornography and sexual exploitation after he faked his identity as pop sensation Justin Bieber and got young girls to perform sexual acts on the internet.
Gamification is the application of game mechanics like progression, prestige, competition and social feedback in non-gaming environments to change user behavior. In the pre-digital world, gamification took the form of marketing programs like frequent-flier miles, for example, but the Internet has taken gamification into more interactive and innovative areas.
Bryce Harper makes his debut for the Washington Nationals tonight against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Investors might be in for another week of gloomy economic news. The U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, Institute for Supply Management data, and the European Central Bank's monthly policy meeting are key items on the economic calendar from April 30 to May 4.
Astronomers have found a new planet they believe can sustain life. Located approximately 22 light years away from Earth, Gliese 667Cc was found to be in the middle of a Goldilocks zone, an area that is no too close to a sun or too far away where life can freeze.
As Britain's Prince William and his wife Catherine approach their first year of marriage on Sunday, online travel adviser Cheapflights has come up with a list of its top 10 travel destinations to celebrate wedding anniversaries.
Steve Carter, a 35-year-old software salesman, has found himself on a missing children's website. Carter, who was adopted at age 4 from an orphanage in Honolulu, was browsing online one day and came across a missing children's website when his curiosity got the best of him.
Several jellyfish-like creatures have clogged the seawater intake at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station, in California on Thursday. These slimy sea creatures caused operators to shut down the Diablo Canyon plant in San Luis Obispo County.
Even supermodels are not invulnerable to wardrobe malfunctions. Stephanie Seymour left little to the imagination on Tuesday night at the Chanel Tribeca Film Fest party in New York City. in a sheer black Chanel dress. Check out hers and other celebrity wardrobe malfunctions.
Britney Spears has been all over the news lately, and thank goodness it's not due to another meltdown (2008 was such a crazy year). The latest in Britney news is that the pop star's fiancé, Jason Trawick, has been appointed as her co-conservator. So who is the man that pop princess Britney Spears is head over heels for?
Child-marriages have been illegal in India since the 2006 passage of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, but the practice persists unabated, particularly among the rural poor.
fter all the fame and popularity bestowed upon her by the public and media ever since she gave birth to octuplets, Nadya Suleman seems to be regretting everything.
Her house was investigated for child neglect following a complaint registered by her hairstylist. The Octomom now says that she has been set up by her hairdresser and that she would reverse it all if she could.
In new animal studies, scientists have succeeded in transforming scar tissue in the heart into muscle cells without the use of stem cells or surgery, raising hopes for better recovery in heart disease patients.
An absent-minded burglar, Shane Jackman, broke into a home early morning on Tuesday only to discover he had left some personal items in the house. Jackman called the homeowner's brother, asking if he could return to the house for an exchange.
The bond market focused Thursday on weak economic data while equity investors responded to news that an unexpectedly high number of people sought first-time jobless benefits, leaving both types of securities higher.
