Wallace, whose pitiless, prosecutorial style transformed television journalism and made “60 Minutes” compulsively watchable, died Saturday night at a 
care facility in New Canaan, Conn., where he had lived in recent years, CBS spokesman Kevin Tedesco said. He was 93. Read full story……..
Mike Wallace, ’60 Minutes’ Star, Dies
April 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Could Facebook reveal which of your friends has an STD?
April 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Imagine being able to download a Facebook app that would alert you to your sexually transmitted infection risk based on your friend’s status updates. This may sound 
far-fetched, and it still is, but as some researchers shift their focus to risk among friend groups, as opposed to just sexual partners, social networks are rapidly becoming a tool to prevent the spread of STIs. Read full story…….
NYC Censors Halloween, Birthdays, Aliens and More on School Tests
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Students in New York City’s public schools cramming for tests can delete words like birthdays, junk food, Halloween, dinosaur and even dancing from study lists. References to such words have been banned from city-issued tests in an edict issued by the city’s Department of Education for fear the words could “appear biased” or “evoke unpleasant emotions” in students. Read full story…….
Hoodie In Da House
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill lost his right to speak and was removed after violating House rule 17 which prohibits the wearing of hats which prohibits
the wearing of hats in the House floor. Speaker pro tempore Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss was visibly frustrated as Rep. Rush continued a flurry of quotes from the Bible in addition to comments regarding Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot last month. “Mr. Speaker. Just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum,” he said. Rep. Rush was pulled from the floor by the sergeant-at-arms.
Consumer Prices in U.S. Rose in February as Gasoline Jumped
March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The cost of living in the U.S. rose in February by the most in 10 months, reflecting a jump in gasoline that failed to spread to other goods and services.
The consumer-price index climbed 0.4 percent, matching the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News, after increasing 0.2 percent the prior month, the Labor Department reported today in Washington.
Cameras To Stop Uninsured Cars From Refueling
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
United Kigdom–Cameras at petrol stations will automatically stop uninsured or untaxed vehicles from being filled with fuel, under new government plans. Downing Street officials hope the hi-tech system will crack down on the 1.4million motorists who drive without insurance. Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras are already fitted in thousands of petrol station forecourts. Drivers can only fill their cars with fuel once the camera has captured and logged the vehicle’s number plate. Read full story….
Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses
March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is going out of print. Those coolly authoritative, gold-lettered reference books that were once sold door-to-door by a fleet of traveling salesmen and displayed as proud fixtures in American homes will be discontinued, company executives said. Read full story…
Banks foreclosing on churches in record numbers
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Banks are foreclosing on America’s churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. Read full story…
Cops Can Search Your Cell Phone Court Says
March 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Think about all the personal information we keep in our cell phones: It’s something to consider after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled it is now legal for police to search cell phones without a warrant. Read full story…...
Naked Man Arrested After Fighting With Officers
February 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
S
ACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man apparently high on methamphetamine entered a Sacramento welding shop and then fought with police officers before being arrested. Read full article and see video report……..
