A 6.7-magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands region Saturday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey
Strong quake rattles New Zealand region
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Billy Bob Thornton makes waves during music interview
Do not call Billy Bob Thornton an actor when you are interviewing him about his music.
The bionic body 2.0
If Rob Spence achieves his goal, technology will change his view of the world — literally. Spence, who lost an eye in a childhood accident, is in the process of installing a tiny camera into his prosthetic eye. He announced his plan last year, and now he’s a step closer to fulfilling his aim.
Reports: Cyberspy network targets governments
Nearly 1,300 computers in more than 100 countries have been attacked and have become part of an computer espionage network apparently based in China, security experts alleged in two reports Sunday. Computers — including machines at NATO, governments and embassies — are infected with software that lets attackers gain complete control of them, according to the reports
Indian villagers burn 8 suspected robbers alive
Villagers in eastern India burned eight suspected robbers alive and beat four others to death, police said Thursday. Richardson — a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting family — died two days later in a New York hospital from a head injury suffered at a Quebec resort about 80 miles northwest of Montreal
Report: Paramedics weren’t able to check on injured actress
Paramedics dispatched to help actress Natasha Richardson minutes after she fell on a Canadian ski slope Monday were turned away and did not have a chance to check her injury, the ambulance service director told a Toronto, Canada, newspaper.
Family visits actress Richardson after ski fall
Actress Natasha Richardson was reportedly recovering in a New York City hospital on Wednesday, the day after she was seriously injured during a ski lesson in Canada. Lenox Hill Hospital would not confirm Richardson’s transfer from a Montreal hospital but several members of her family, including her mother, Oscar winner Vanessa Redgrave, and her sister, Nip/Tuck star Joely Richardson, were shown arriving
Saskatchewan a jobs ‘hot spot’ in Canada
Normally, "hot spot" isn’t the first phrase that comes to mind when talking about Saskatchewan, Canada.
The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids
The 1998 baseball season was a party of epic proportions, the equivalent of an all-nighter with the music cranked and every care in the world, or at least the anger and bitterness of the 1994-95 players’ strike, easily forgotten. The 1998 Yankees, the winningest team of all time, were just part of the fun for Bud Selig, whose caretaking role as interim commissioner finally ended in midsummer. Bud Selig, who had owned the Milwaukee Brewers, was the ultimate insider.
Obama to walk trade tightrope in Ottawa
President Obama takes his first foreign trip Thursday, but domestic politics will loom large as he tackles the explosive issue of protectionism in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the leader of the United States’ largest trade partner. At issue is a controversial so-called “Buy American” provision requiring the use of U.S.-produced iron, steel, and other manufactured goods in public works projects funded by the $787 billion economic stimulus bill. Several Democratic-leaning unions and domestic steel and iron producers favor the provision; a large number of business and trade organizations are opposed