Private Rocket Blasts Off For Space Station
The SpaceX company's Falcon 9 rocket took flight at 3:44 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, opening a new era of spaceflight. It carried a capsule named Dragon that is packed with 1,000 pounds of space station provisions. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 3:54am
Spain's Beloved Four-Day Weekends Are At Risk
As an austerity move, Spain is considering rearranging its holiday schedule. Holidays that fall on a Tuesday or Thursday tend to become four-day weekends. But now there's a move to mark them on Monday, and limit the weekend to three days. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 3:24am
Next Goal For Egypt's Islamists Is The Presidency
The Muslim Brotherhood was the big winner in Egypt's parliamentary elections several months ago. Now the group has its sights on the presidency. The Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Morsi, is trailing in the polls, but will have the group's political machinery behind him in voting this week. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 3:23am
Mongolia's Dilemma: Who Gets The Water?
Mongolia is now tapping huge natural resources. But they're in the Gobi region, where traditional nomadic herding is under assault and desertification is a major problem. Herders are worried the mines will siphon off already dwindling water supplies, while trucks and roads destroy pastureland. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 3:21am
Time To Move Grandma: What To Do With Her Home?
Depressed home prices make the decision to move an aging relative even more difficult than normal. So what should be done with the house? Try selling in a depressed market? Or rent it until prices perk up? One family weighs a tough choice as it struggles to pay for a grandmother's care. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 3:15am
Everest Weekend Death Toll Reaches 4
Climbers have reported seeing another body on Mount Everest, raising the death toll to four for one of the worst days ever on the world's highest mountain. A Nepalese Sherpa guide who had been reported missing is safe and has reached the base camp. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 2:31am
DEA Wants To Install License Plate Scanners and Retain Data for Two Years
Section: yro, Department: freedom-of-movement-denied
Slashdot, Yesterday, 12:08am
Obama Made A Strong First Impression At Harvard
After their first meeting in 1989, legendary law professor Laurence Tribe was so impressed with the skinny first-year law student in jeans, a sweatshirt and an afro, that he made a special notation on his calendar. The student, Barack Obama, went on to become the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, Yesterday, 12:01am
BSA Claims Half of PC Users Are Pirates
Section: yro, Department: gnu-is-a-crime
Slashdot, May 21, 10:05pm
All Routine PSA Tests For Prostate Cancer Should End, Task Force Says
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says the testing doesn't save enough lives to justify the risk of unnecessary surgery and radiation. But one testing supporter says, "If all PSA screening were to stop, there would be thousands of men who would unnecessarily suffer and die from prostate cancer." Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 8:20pm
Emacsy: An Embeddable Toolkit of Emacs-like Functionality
Section: technology, Department: ignoring-preexisting-projects-for-fun-and-profit
Slashdot, May 21, 7:56pm
NRC Chairman Resigns
Section: hardware, Department: let's-all-get-along
Slashdot, May 21, 6:58pm
Foxconn Invests $210 Million To Build New Production Line For Apple
Section: hardware, Department: crank-it-out
Slashdot, May 21, 6:02pm
Obama: Romney's Bain Record Is No Distraction
Defending a campaign ad, Obama said Mitt Romney's work at a private equity firm is fair game. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 5:50pm
Rutger's Student Dharun Ravi Sentenced To 30-Day Jail Time
Section: yro, Department: go-directly-to-jail
Slashdot, May 21, 5:15pm
Obama: U.S. Making 'Diligent Progress' With Pakistan
President Obama said he was not expecting a crucial supply line to be opened by Pakistan by the time the summit ended. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 5:13pm
Perl 5.16.0 Released
Section: developers, Department: check-it-out
Slashdot, May 21, 4:47pm
Mega-Uploads: The Cloud's Unspoken Hurdle
Section: hardware, Department: mountain-of-disks
Slashdot, May 21, 4:26pm
SpaceX Rocket Will Attempt Lift Off For A Second Time On Tuesday
The unmanned, docking mission to the International Space Station is intended show that the private company is ready to haul cargo for NASA. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 4:24pm
Catholic Groups Sue Obama Administration Over Birth Control Rule
More than 40 Catholic educational, charitable and other entities filed a dozen lawsuits in federal court around the nation Monday, charging that the Obama Administration's rule requiring coverage of birth control in most health insurance plans violates their religious freedom. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 4:20pm
Katie Beckett Defied The Odds, Helped Other Disabled Kids Live Longer
Katie Beckett, 34, died Friday morning in the same hospital where she'd once made history. Beckett spent most of the first three years of her life in an Iowa hospital because she needed to breathe on a ventilator much of the day. Medicaid would only pay for the expensive treatment if she stayed in the hospital. Her case led to a change in that rule. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 4:13pm
Hail The Conquering Chicken! A Story Of Dinner Plate Domination
From the jungles of Southeast Asia through the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the chicken's journey to the table has been quite the odyssey, spanning thousands of years. Yet it's only in the past century that chickens came to dominate the American diet. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 4:12pm
Booker, Bain, Romney & Obama: Ad Wars Go Full Circle And Then Some
It's a classic campaign chain of events: a rising star (in this case Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker) seems to cross his party's leader, and then says he was misunderstood. Meanwhile, the opposition uses his words to its advantage. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 3:50pm
In Fiery Protest, Italian Museum Sets Art Ablaze
In Italy, the budgets of state-run museums, archaeological sites and libraries are among the hardest hit by the government's tough austerity measures. One museum director is protesting by systematically burning pieces from his museum. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 3:45pm
SCOTUS Refuses To Hear Tenenbaum Appeal
Section: entertainment, Department: pay-up
Slashdot, May 21, 3:38pm
White House Petition For Open Access To Research
Section: science, Department: show-your-work
Slashdot, May 21, 3:13pm
'Making Your Mark Is Hard' And Other Tips For Grads
Audie Cornish shares excerpts from this year's college commencement addresses by President Obama, Mitt Romney, Maria Shriver, Michael Bloomberg and others. Read more...
NPR Topics: Education, May 21, 3:00pm
Ex-Rutgers Student Sentenced In Webcam Spying Case
A judge on Monday sentenced former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi with 30 days in jail for using a webcam to spy on his roommate. Tyler Clementi committed suicide days after Ravi saw him kissing another man. Read more...
NPR Topics: Education, May 21, 3:00pm
At Harvard, Romney Wasn't Your Typical Student
Twenty years before President Obama graduated from Harvard Law School, rival Mitt Romney earned a joint degree from Harvard's law and business schools. Amid the '70s counterculture movement, Romney stood out as more of a Boy Scout type, classmates recall. But they say he was also a loyal friend. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 2:59pm
Maryland Teen Wins World's Largest Science Fair
Section: science, Department: wonders-of-evaporation
Slashdot, May 21, 2:50pm
Someone Couldn't Count To 10, So British Olympian Can't Claim Personal Best
Jessica Ennis is the poster girl of Britain's Olympics team. But Sunday in Manchester, someone really messed up and what she thought was her best-ever run of the 100-meter hurdles can't be counted as her best. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 2:25pm
Allowing the Mind To Wander Aids Creative Problem Solving
Section: idle, Department: daydream-a-better-tomorrow
Slashdot, May 21, 2:09pm
Queen Elizabeth's Stylist: A Servant Breaks In The Queen's Shoes
The process ensures shoes never chafe the Queen's feet. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 1:58pm
Military Addresses Double-Edged Sword Of Troops On Social Media
Thanks to Facebook and other sites, American troops in Afghanistan are more connected than ever with what's going on back home. But that connectivity has also led to incendiary videos and photos getting posted online. Now, military leadership is taking steps to further educate troops on what is and isn't appropriate for public viewing. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 1:50pm
Google Chrome Becomes World's No. 1 Browser
Section: news, Department: top-of-the-class
Slashdot, May 21, 1:23pm
Health Think Tank Crunches Health Prices For The Masses
In 2010, health spending rose fastest people 18 and under, according to an analysis of data from private insurers. It's just one finding made possible by a new database drawn from the Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 1:20pm
On Last Day Of NATO Summit, Chicago Prepares For More Protests
Over the weekend, thousands protested and dozens were arrested in clashes with police. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 1:11pm
Students Find It's Tough To Graduate In Four Years
Just over half of students graduate with their bachelor's degrees within six years of enrolling in college, according to recent studies. Educators say many students are reducing semester credit hours to save money, taking time off or dropping out of school all together. Read more...
NPR Topics: Education, May 21, 1:00pm
30 Days In Jail, Three Years Probation In Rutgers Webcam Case
Dharun Ravi used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, who soon after committed suicide. The case has gotten national attention. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 12:42pm
The Leap: Gesture Control Like Kinect, But Cheaper and Higher Resolution
Section: hardware, Department: all-the-better-to-track-you-with
Slashdot, May 21, 12:40pm
G8 Summit Drives Home Effects Of Euro Crisis
The G8 Summit was dominated by talks on how to handle the latest financial setback in Europe. President Obama stood at the center of those talks, knowing that what Europe decides could have a lasting impact on the U.S. economy and his own political future. Host Michel Martin speaks with The Wall Street Journal's Sudeep Reddy. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 12:00pm
Facebook Shares Retreat Below IPO Price
Section: news, Department: back-to-reality
Slashdot, May 21, 11:55am
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chief Will Resign
Gregory B. Jackzo submitted his resignation after a tumultuous three-year chairmanship. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 11:47am
Supreme Court Lets Stand Student's $675,000 Penalty For Downloading
Joel Tenenbaum has been mounting a defense against the recording industry's legal moves for nearly a decade. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 11:35am
The State of Linux Accessibility
Section: linux, Department: all-inclusive
Slashdot, May 21, 11:09am
Economists A Bit More Upbeat About Jobs, Housing
U.S. economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak, a new survey shows. The National Association for Business Economists says its forecasters expect modest growth for the remainder of the year. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 11:00am
Chinese Firm Buying AMC Movie Theater Chain
A Chinese conglomerate announced it will buy AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion — China's biggest takeover of an American company to date. Dalian Wanda Group Co.'s purchase reflects the global ambitions of a wave of cash-rich Chinese companies using acquisitions to speed their expansion . Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 10:49am
Four Tons Of Marijuana Found Floating On The High Seas
Usually when pot is found floating in the ocean, it's after traffickers have dumped it there as they tried to escape arrest. This time, there was so such event. Read more...
NPR Topics: News, May 21, 10:25am
Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Monitor Traffic?
Section: technology, Department: keeping-an-eye-on-things
Slashdot, May 21, 10:24am
White House Hires a New Cybersecurity Boss
Section: it, Department: who's-in-charge
Slashdot, May 21, 10:00am