Apr 21 2008
Arkansas is one of just six states in the USA that does not have a law against hate speech. The wilderness in the Northwestern corner of the state is also known for one of America’s biggest pockets of White Supremacist groups - groups that are...
Apr 20 2008
The copy on the lid of this coffee cup reads, “For too many of us this is more than just a cup. NCH nationalhomeless.org.” The company believed using real objects, such as coins, would help consumers to better relate to what the homeless...
Apr 19 2008
Consoling the parents of the gap-year girls who died in Ecuador last weekend won’t be easy. But, says Nigel Dudley, who lost his 22-year-old son, support often comes from the most unexpected places
Apr 18 2008
A new bird flu vaccine being developed by US researchers could provide broader protection, last longer and be easier to mass produce than existing vaccines. The vaccine protected mice from bird flu infection for more than a year and researchers are...
Apr 17 2008
The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women has now been linked to an uptick of throat, tonsil and tongue cancers - in a younger and healthier group of patients than doctors have ever seen before.
Apr 17 2008
A sailing mad schoolboy who was found hanging at his home may have been playing with knots when he died. Police are investigating how nine-year-old Morgan Pound was found dead at his home in Newlyn, Cornwall.
Apr 17 2008
Drinking, smoking and eating junk food can all cause Alzheimer’s, new research revealed today. The lifestyle links to the condition, the most common form of dementia, emerged in two studies presented to neurologists in the US.
Apr 17 2008
Rocket scientists call it ‘orbital debris’; everyone else calls it space junk. And it is becoming a problem.
Apr 16 2008
The actor was found guilty in February of failing to submit tax returns, although he was cleared of more serious charges, including fraud.
Apr 15 2008
The term “High Definition” is traditionally applied to a technology when a new innovation allows a noticeable improvement in quality or detail from an existing version. The superior picture quality of an HD TV for example. The improvement in...