European scientists have discovered the first specific genetic link between breast size and the risk of breast cancer. They concluded that having a larger-than-average breast size while a young woman means a slightly elevated risk for developing breast cancer. For those of us who already have a higher risk due to breast …
For people suffering through the 100-degree temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic without air conditioning, the power outage from last Friday night's storm continues to punish through heat and frustration.
NASA hopes an eight-minute flight over the White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico provides clues as to the structure of the sun and how solar flares form. The Solar Ultraviolet Magnetograph Investigation (SUMI) is designed to study the chromosphere of the sun. A missile launch was scheduled Thursday.
CBS News reports that Portland, Texas police has released a sketch of the man who is presumed to have shot a teenaged lesbian couple at Violet Andrews Park on the night of June 22. One died and the other is still in the hospital recovering from her wounds.
The recently signed Pennsylvania budget included a few enhancements to start making education reform in the commonwealth more of a reality than ever before. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, two bills that were part of the budget package in particular will allow for reorganization of distressed school districts …
Authorities blame faulty wiring in the electrocution deaths of two Missouri siblings. Alexandra Anderson, 13, and her brother Brayden Anderson, 8, were killed while swimming near a private dock on Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri.
According to a study released this week by the CU-Boulder Leeds Business Division, Colorado business owners are less optimistic about economic recovery now than they were last quarter, with politics seen as the biggest potential disruption to the growth of their business. Here are the details.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the most sought-after license plate in the state of Illinois could be put back in circulation. For years, no one has been able to have the license plate simply emblazoned with the number 1, but that could change as Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn now has plans to make the coveted license plate …
According to Space Travel.com, the aerospace giant ATK has announced that its planned Liberty Logistics Module or LLM will have an enhanced cargo and crew capability, taking advantage of the lift capacity of planned Liberty Launcher.
- Government Ups Its Investment in Biofuels 18 hrs ago
The Department of Energy announced this week that new funding is available for biofuels projects to those who wish to pursue new technologies that will help increase the production of U.S. biofuels. Here are the details.
The Power Tool Institute, the California Chamber of Commerce and retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's strongly oppose AB 2218, known as the Table Saw Safety Act, Closets Daily reports.
- Sarkozy's Offices Raided by French Police 19 hrs ago
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's offices were raided by police on Tuesday, along with at least one of his homes, as reported by AFP and other media outlets. Sarkozy is facing allegations that he took large sums of money from supporter and L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt during his 2007 bid for the presidency. …
President Barack Obama spent Independence Day at the White House, where he hosted a naturalization ceremony for 25 U.S. military personnel. Reuters and other media outlets reported he used the occasion to reiterate his belief in immigration reform such as the DREAM Act and his own executive order issued last month that …
All American Pet Photo Day
- Washington, D.C., Metro Increases Fares 20 hrs ago
Washington, D.C., Metro fare changes took effect on Sunday, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the weekend before the July 4 holiday.
Mitt Romney took a break from his week-long family vacation to spend time in his town's Fourth of July parade. The Boston Globe reports Romney and his family of about 30 people marched for about two hours down Main Street in Wolfeboro, N.H.
- EPA Proposes Pollution Controls at Arizona Plants Wed, Jul 4, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it is proposing pollution controls at three Arizona power plants in order to improve air quality at 18 national parks and wilderness areas. Here are the details.
- Victim Just Third in Missouri History to Die from Venomous S … Wed, Jul 4, 2012
A man camping on the Current River in southeast Missouri died of a venomous snakebite, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. It is just the third such death in the state's history.
- A Colorado Connection to the God Particle Discovery Wed, Jul 4, 2012
An international research team from the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, announced today that it has found the first direct evidence for "The God Particle." The University of Colorado Boulder played a part in that research. Here are the details.
- Discovery of Higgs Boson Bittersweet News in Texas Wed, Jul 4, 2012
According to the Texas Tribune, the probable discovery of the Higgs boson particle, announced by physicists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland, is bittersweet news to physicists in America, especially Texas.
- July 10: Teddy Bear Picnic Day, Don’t Step on a Bee Day, National … Wed, Jul 4, 2012
Teddy Bear Picnic Day
- International Day of Cooperatives Happens July 7 Wed, Jul 4, 2012
The United Nations decreed in 1992 that every first Saturday in July marks the International Day of Cooperatives. The point of the observance is to focus on the economic benefits of relationships between cooperatives as an economic model for the world. This year, the observance falls on Saturday, July 7.
- Michigan Gov. Snyder Vetoes Voter ID Legislation Wed, Jul 4, 2012
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder issued a set of rare vetoes in regards to legislation sponsored by his own party on Tuesday. Three bills that were being pushed by state Republicans in order to change certain elections laws in the state were rejected by the governor on the grounds that he felt that they may cause "confusion" in …
- Kansas City Police Officer Faces Corruption Charges in Rape … Wed, Jul 4, 2012
A Kansas City police officer faces two charges of corruption after allegedly getting sex in return for not arresting two women. The Kansas City Star reports Jeffrey Holmes, 47, surrendered at police headquarters Monday after a three-month investigation.
- Scientists Propose Phobos Sample Return Mission Wed, Jul 4, 2012
According to a report issued by Purdue University, quoted by SpaceRef, a mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars, may provide evidence of microbial life on Mars for far less trouble and expense than a sample return mission to the Martian surface.
- California Children Could Soon Have More Than Just Two Paren … Wed, Jul 4, 2012
The parent-child relationship bill (SB 1476) -- introduced by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) -- would eliminate the numeric limit of legally recognized parents currently set at two, the Sacramento Bee reports.
- Tension Between Turkey, Syria, and Russia Rises Wed, Jul 4, 2012
Reuters reported on Tuesday that the Syrian army and Turkish forces were close to coming to blows over Syrian helicopters that were seen traveling near the Turkish border. Turkey scrambled F-16s for the third day in a row, though Syria had not strayed over the border.
- July 4 Hot Dog Eating Contest: 68-Dog, 20,189-Calorie Record … Wed, Jul 4, 2012
Nathan's Famous July 4 International Hot Dog Eating Contest has become a Fourth of July tradition in America and is perhaps the best-known eating contest in the country. Each year, competitors square off in officially sanctioned qualifying events around the United States and Canada for shot at chowing down with the big …
- The Meaning of Mitt Romney’s Israel Trip Tue, Jul 3, 2012
Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney will be going on a trip to Israel sometime this summer, according to the New York Times. The move comes as his battle with President Barack Obama heats up when the general election will be less than four months away.
- Maryland Redistricting Opponents Turn in Signatures Tue, Jul 3, 2012
Monday was a great day for Maryland Delegate Neil C. Parrott (R-Washington). According to the Washington Post, Parrott's initiative to overturn the state's proposed congressional map advanced when he was able to announce that he'd collected enough signatures to put the matter to a vote in November.
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