A Sprawling Maya City Has Been Discovered In A Remote Jungle
An entire Maya city full of pyramids and palatial complexes has been discovered in a remote jungle in southeastern Mexico, archaeologists report.Covered in thick vegetation, the ruins were found in...
View ArticlePaula Deen Once Tried To Cook A 'Sambo Burger,' And Other Anecdotes From Her...
Last month’s taped deposition in which celebrity chef Paula Deen admitted she has used the N word and hoped to have a “very southern style wedding” with an all-black waitstaff for her brother isn’t the...
View ArticleFormer Enron CEO Jeff Skilling Gets His Prison Term Reduced By 10 Years
The former chief executive of Enron, jailed for his role in the collapse of the energy giant, could be free before the end of the decade after he was given a shorter sentence as a result of an...
View ArticleCheap Holographic Video Is Coming
Forget about 3D glasses.Holographic monitors — which render images that, even to the naked eye, seem to float in space — could soon become an affordable reality for the masses.Researchers at MIT say...
View ArticleReport: Britain's Spying Agency Is Intercepting A Huge Amount Of Data From...
Britain's spy agency GCHQ has secretly gained access to the network of cables which carry the world's phone calls and internet traffic and has started to process vast streams of sensitive personal...
View ArticleNew York Has Introduced Two Bills That Would Make It Illegal To Register...
Well, this is a new tactic we haven't seen before in the fight between franchised auto dealers and Tesla Motors, the Silicon Valley electric-car startup.A pair of bills in the New York State...
View ArticleBrazilian Breaks Silence On Protests — Promises Plan On Infrastructure And...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff spoke about her generation's struggles in battling a dictatorship during a prime-time speech meant to connect with the nation's youth who have...
View Article5 Bands You Should Be Listening To This Weekend
A ton of great music comes out from week to week and it’s sometimes difficult to sort through everything. Sometimes we end up missing out on some great music that could end up being part of our daily...
View Article57 Rules For Looking Sharp In A Suit
1. We've said it before and we'll say it again: Fit is everything. Even the world's most expensive suit will look bad if it isn't tailored to the contours of your body.2. Some think button-down collars...
View ArticleWhy The World Should Be Rallying For The 'Yuan-ization' Of North Korea
For years, North Korea has been crushed by a communist command economy producing little besides mass starvation. More recently, the plight of North Korea’s economy has been exacerbated by harsh,...
View ArticleAmbulance Rushing Nelson Mandela To The Hospital Broke Down
An ambulance rushing former president Nelson Mandela to hospital for emergency treatment broke down on a motorway, forcing him and his doctors to wait for up to 40 minutes in the cold, South Africa's...
View ArticleThe Two Traits Google Really Looks For In Employees Are Flexibility And Hustle
This article is getting some attention, because Google's VP for people operations at Google has made public a few insights that the Google HR team has come to over the last several years. The most...
View ArticleDo Americans Have Terrible Taste In Movies?
It is impossible, this time of year, not to assume that all Americans are idiots, throwing billions of dollars at movie studios for producing terrible movies meant to numb us into becoming drooling...
View ArticleHow To Break Free From The Worst Conversations Ever
THE HORROR, THE horror.The horrendous, eye-popping, stomach-turning conversations that you can’t quite break free from. No matter how you try, you keep getting sucked back under.You’re in an awkward...
View ArticleDriver Dies During German Car Race
NUERBURG, Germany (AP) — Race organizers say two-time champion Wolf Silvester has died because of "health problems" during the German VLN Endurance Racing Championship.Safety marshalls at Saturday's...
View ArticleAfter The Fed Shock, Markets Are Set For More Turmoil
Fasten your seatbelts. And expect lots of turbulence.If that was the message Ben Bernanke was trying to deliver when he said the Federal Reserve could soon start scaling back its massive stimulus...
View ArticleDanish Driver Dies After Horrific Crash In French Race
Danish driver Allan Simonsen has died after a horror crash at the wheel of an Aston Martin at the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race on Saturday, organisers reported.The 34-year-old, competing in the...
View Article6 San Francisco Hotels That Business Travelers Will Love
Plenty of business people find themselves traveling to San Francisco for work.And while the city has plenty to offer all kinds of travelers, it can be tough for business travelers to find some time to...
View ArticleMaria Sharapova Blasts Serena Williams, Criticizes Her Love Life
Maria Sharapova blasted Serena Williams on Saturday for the American's controversial comments over a high-profile rape case and even criticised the Wimbledon champion's colourful private life.In an...
View Article8 Cosmetics Ingredients Banned In Europe, But Not In America
When it comes to making sure cosmetics companies aren't poisoning us, Europe is apparently doing a much better job than the U.S.While there are just 10 cosmetics ingredients banned in the U.S., there...
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