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Men's underwear getting a little extra attention

a shared story    18 hours 34 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- Some things are fashion, and some are necessity. Where do men's undergarments fall? Increasingly, right in the middle.... 




Calif. and NY considering foreclosure-abuse deal

a shared story    19 hours 34 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) -- California and New York were considering Monday whether to join most other states in backing a long-awaited settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses. The deal would require the five largest mortgage lenders to reduce loans for about 1 million households.... 




Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for Abuse

a shared story    19 hours 34 minutes ago
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows. 



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Victims weep, ridicule Norway killer's court speech

a shared story    19 hours 34 minutes ago
OSLO (Reuters) - Survivors and relatives of those killed in a Norwegian mass-murder rampage wept and ridiculed the smiling attacker in court Monday as he defended his acts by issuing a tirade against immigration.  



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US tightens Iran bank sanctions

a shared story    19 hours 34 minutes ago
US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank. 



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Karl Lagerfeld yawns at race for French presidency

a shared story    19 hours 34 minutes ago
Reuters - Chanel star designer Karl Lagerfeld is already bored with the French presidential election and believes the country would be better-run if its leaders took inspiration from successful businesses like French luxury goods firm LVMH. 



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Las Vegas research company adding 300 to 400 call-center jobs

a shared story    20 hours 34 minutes ago
A Las Vegas research firm announced Monday it was doubling the size of its work force and would add 300 to 400 call-center positions to its staff in coming months. 



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Russian scientists drill into Antarctic lake sealed off for 15 million years

a shared story    20 hours 34 minutes ago
Sampling the waters of Lake Vostok could reveal clues about evolution and reveal unknown forms of lifeRussian scientists have successfully drilled into an Antarctic lake that has been sealed off from the rest of the world for around 15 million years. Sampling the waters of Lake...(more) 



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Stephen Colbert Touts NASA's Life Improving Research

a shared story    20 hours 34 minutes ago
The politically charged comedian gives his appreciation for the space agency's research on the International Space Station that is helping to create vaccines to the some of the world's deadliest diseases.  




Fidelity money fund clients react negatively to SEC proposals

a shared story    34 minutes ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments, the largest money-market fund manager, recently warned U.S. regulators that more than half of its money fund clients would move all or some of their assets out of the investments if the net asset value of the funds was allowed to...(more) 




Cabdriver pleads guilty to trying to aid terrorist group

a shared story    34 minutes ago
Cash sent to al-Qaida-linked organization, prosecutors sayA Chicago cabdriver and Pakistani native pleaded guilty Monday to sending cash to a Kashmiri nationalist group with ties toal-Qaida.  




State legislation calls for requiring police to track Taser use

a shared story    34 minutes ago
Chicago lawmaker wants detailed reports about electroshock weaponsSpurred by a Tribune report documenting an explosion in Taser use by police, a state legislator from Chicago is pushing a bill that would force local police departments to inform the state of every shock an officer delivers to...(more) 



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