South Koreans use balloons to send socks north

February 4, 2012

Now there's proof that girls are crazy Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong. Scores of adults in Northern California report crawling skin sensations and other bizarre symptoms. Government doctors find no physical cause after ... - Posted on February 2, 2012
Groundhog: 6 more weeks of winter. Do you agree? Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not be so bad. The groundhog made his "prediction" on Gobbler's Knob, a tiny hill in the town for which he's name... - Posted on February 2, 2012
Textbooks becoming history, dust, vapor... Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged schools and companies to get digital textbooks in students' hands within five years. The Obama administration's push comes two weeks after Apple Inc. announced it wou... - Posted on February 1, 2012
Do you agree with Facebook's founder's 5 values? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined five core values for Facebook in a letter to people who may want to buy stock in the company: 1. Focus on Impact If we want to have the biggest impact, the best way to do this is to make sure we always focus on solving the most importa... - Posted on February 1, 2012
Albatross treks from truck across Pacific A large seabird found in the back of a pickup truck in Los Angeles has been released to begin its long flight home across the Pacific. The Laysan Albatross that normally nests on remote islands was released Tuesday from a boat off San Pedro. Rescuers suspect the bird stowed away on ... - Posted on February 1, 2012
Should chimp be banned from Super Bowl? A Chicago zoo is mounting a campaign to stop a company from airing a Super Bowl Sunday commercial featuring mischievous suit-and-tie wearing chimpanzees playing tricks on their human co-worker, saying all that monkey business proves deadly for the endangered species. Stephen Ross, of the L... - Posted on February 1, 2012
Jobs preferred vinyl to iPod. What about you? Legendary rocker Neil Young has taken his campaign for higher-fidelity digital sound to the stage of a technology conference. He says a giant of technology was on his side: the late Steve Jobs. Young says the Apple co-founder was such a fan of music that he didn't use his iPod and its digi... - Posted on January 31, 2012
Living on the moon is not lunacy Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he's warned about electromagnetic pulse attacks leaving America without electricity. To ... - Posted on January 31, 2012
U.S. says Jesus can stay on mountain – for now The mountaintop Jesus can stay at a northwest Montana ski resort — for now. The religious statue, which has been on federal land since 1955, was allowed to remain in place for at least 10 more years after the U.S. Forest Service reversed its eviction order Tuesday. The initial decision c... - Posted on January 31, 2012
South Koreans use balloons to send socks north South Korean activists have floated giant balloons carrying boxes of socks into North Korea. The activists hoped Saturday that North Koreans could wear the socks or trade them for food during the harsh winter. Associated Press video showed five helium-filled balloons rising into the air at... - Posted on January 30, 2012