Credit: GM-Carnegie Mellon Autonomous Driving Collaborative Research Lab The cars we drive have gotten ever more sophisticated. They just about can park themselves, they tell us if were drifting out of our lane, they can prevent skids. Some even automatically apply the brakes if they sense that a collision is imminent. Engineers at Carnegie Mellon […]
Suspected militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in Egypt’s northern Sinai, killing 25 of them execution-style and wounding two, security officials said. The militants forced the two vehicles to stop, ordered the policemen out and forced them to lie on the ground before they shot them to death, the officials said. The
Oscar Pistorius was indicted on charges of premeditated murder and illegal possession of ammunition on Monday for the shooting death of the double-amputee Olympian’s girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. A Pretoria court on Monday set March 3 as the trial date for Pistorius, who has said he shot Reeva Steenkamp by mistake, believing she was an
Enlarge image i iStockphoto.com If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that everything we do online leaves a digital trail. While it may seem like there’s not much we can do about it, there are some tech companies that are working to obscure that trail a little bit, with a process known
Royals infielder Miguel Tejada celebrates an RBI single against the Boston Red Sox last week at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. Ed Zurga/Getty Images Kansas City Royals infielder Miguel Tejada has been suspended by order of the commissioner of baseball after he was found to be in violation of Major League Baseball’s drug program.
In this photo released by the U.S. Forest Service, firefighters stand watch near the perimeter of the Elk Complex fire near Pine, Idaho, earlier this week. Uncredited/Associated Press An evacuation order in Idaho has been expanded to include 1,600 homes, including many in the resort community of Sun Valley, officials say. The 100-square mile Beaver
Enlarge image i A little doctoring away from it all can grow on a person. iStockphoto.com A little doctoring away from it all can grow on a person. iStockphoto.com Finding doctors to work in the countryside isn’t easy. About 20 percent the U.S. population lives in rural areas, but only about 11 percent of doctors
Enlarge image i Marijuana plants growing at a legal not-for-profit medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles last year. David McNew/Getty Images Marijuana plants growing at a legal not-for-profit medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles last year. David McNew/Getty Images New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie agreed to ease restrictions on medical marijuana for chronically ill children,
A new pipeline between the Central Asian republics of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan was until recently pumping away. Not oil, though — moonshine. Customs and border officials in Kyrgyzstan uncovered the “makeshift underwater pipeline” on the bed of the Chu River, which divides the two countries. Officials think smugglers have sent thousands of liters of grain
Enlarge image i Activist Bayard Rustin points to a map during a press conference four days ahead of the March on Washington in August 1963. AP Activist Bayard Rustin points to a map during a press conference four days ahead of the March on Washington in August 1963. AP The trailblazing strategist behind the 1963
Enlarge image i A man cleans quinoa grain in Pacoma, Bolivia. Juan Karita/AP A man cleans quinoa grain in Pacoma, Bolivia. Juan Karita/AP I ate quinoa-and-turkey chili in a cafeteria today, which, when you think about it, is pretty amazing. Rarely does an entire culture, almost overnight, adopt an entirely new food. Just 15 years
Enlarge image i Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus opens last year’s convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 27. Glen Stubbe/MCT/Landov Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus opens last year’s convention in Tampa, Fla., on Aug. 27. Glen Stubbe/MCT/Landov Remember back when President Bill Clinton argued that his truthfulness about his affair with intern Monica