Tag: North America
Battle gets messier for GOP presidential candidates
Republican candidates jockey for position as MN Rep. Michele Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll and Texas Gov. Rick Perry announces candidacy....
Flash mob attacks in Philadelphia
Philadelphia enforces a strict curfew in response to flash mobs organized by young people on social media to commit acts of violence....
Ken Kesey's Magic Bus and the tour of The Merry Pranksters
A new documentary contends that author Ken Kesey's legendary cross-country road trip kicked off the psychedelic 1960s....
Genetically tailored virus may cure leukemia
Virus turns T cells into tumor-seeking missiles, and could be the key to curing some cancers....
Lopez Tonight canceled: TV 'really, really white again'
The disconnect between America's multiracial society and what's represented in media....
Cost of Afghanistan and Iraq wars in trillions
A new study estimates the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost the U.S. between $2.3 to $2.6 trillion....
The big life of the small Mrs. Tom Thumb
'Mrs. Tom Thumb' is a fictional account of the life of Lavinia Warren -- only 32 in. tall and made famous by P.T. Barnum's traveling circus....
NASA: Liquid water may flow on Mars
The possibility of liquid water on the Red Planet is significant, and the possibility that this water might contain life is crucial....
Wisconsin recall: Republicans could lose seats
Wisconsin's unprecedented recall of legislators targets six Republican state senators and two Democrats....
Dow falls 634.76 points, global markets stumble
Investors worldwide search for the bottom as almost $8 trillion dollars have been erased from the global stock markets in the past two weeks. ...
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