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Texting Pedestrians Risk Injuries

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Texting Pedestrians Risk Injuries Reported by Dr. Sam Li: Pedestrians who text are four times less likely to look before crossing the street, cross at designated areas or obey traffic lights, according to a new study that highlights the hazards of mobile technology. In monitoring 20 of Seattle’s busiest...


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Latest Marketing Gimmick: Hitler

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Latest Marketing Gimmick: Hitler Hitler shampoo? Hitler wine? Hitler clothing? All of these and more have been marketed to consumers recently in Turkey, Italy and India, respectively. In Dubai, a weight-loss gym ran an ad showing the railroad tracks leading up to Auschwitz, with the slogan: "Kiss your calories goodbye."In India, a TV soap opera called 'Hitler Didi' debuted in 2011. Its title, which translates as "Auntie Hitler," refers to the show's lead character—a dictatorial aunt who takes a no-nonsense attitude towards h...

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What Is a Right-to-Work Law?

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What Is a Right-to-Work Law? What do right-to-work laws mean for workers and states?


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9/11 'Truthers' Adopt a Mo. Highway

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9/11 'Truthers' Adopt a Mo. Highway The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has allowed a controversial '9/11 truther' group to be a sponsor in its Adopt-a-Highway program.


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A Gap in Darwin's Evolution Theory?

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A Gap in Darwin's Evolution Theory? Charles Darwin, in his theory of natural selection, said evolution must be a very slow process. So how did flowering plants develop so quickly?


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Men's Health Lessons From Women

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Men's Health Lessons From Women When it comes to staving off sickness, men are more prone to these mistakes.


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Best Pals Paralyzed Just 2 Years Apart

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Best Pals Paralyzed Just 2 Years Apart Alan T. Brown, Paralyzed for 25 Years, Launches 'Power of We' campaign to find a cure and help those living with spinal cord injuries.


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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself

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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself Coroner's officer says nurse found hanging in her room days after British royal hoax call


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Arrest After Oates Bites Hall's Face

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Arrest After Oates Bites Hall's Face Hall and Oates got into a bloody confrontation that ended with Hall getting bit in the face and Oates landing in jail, according to police.


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Japan Says China Intruded Air Space

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Japan Says China Intruded Air Space Japan lodged a protest against Beijing today, after a Chinese government airplane was spotted near the disputed Senkaku Islands, prompting Tokyo to scramble F-15 fighter jets, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said. The Ministry of Defense said the incident involving a Chinese Oceanic Administration aircraft...


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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself

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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself Coroner says nurse found hanging in her room days after British royal hoax call


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What to Ask a Financial Advisor

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What to Ask a Financial Advisor Using a skilled financial advisor can be a great way to increase your investment returns and help sustain a successful portfolio for the long term. Yet some of these advantages can be offset, or even eliminated, if your advisor is more concerned about building his or her wealth than your own. There are myriad scenarios where conflicts of interest can occur. For example, if an advisor is anxious to sell you an annuity that will hold every dime you own -- and happens to be earning a large...

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Venue Closes, Couples Left at Altar

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Venue Closes, Couples Left at Altar Texas couples are left altar-less after venue owner shuts shop and disappears.


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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself

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Coroner: Royal Hoax Nurse Hung Herself Coroner says nurse found hanging in her room days after hoax call.


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Christmas Travel Busiest in 6 Years

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Christmas Travel Busiest in 6 Years A record 1 in 4 Americans will be driving 50 miles or more during the holiday season, AAA says


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Calif. Robbery Spurs Campus Lockdown

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Calif. Robbery Spurs Campus Lockdown Robbery leads to wild 3-county chase of 5 suspects, hours-long lockdown at Cal St. Fullerton


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Watch: Naomi Watts on Preparing for 'The Impossible'

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Watch: Naomi Watts on Preparing for 'The Impossible' Actress said she spent time with 2004 tsunami victims in Thailand, where the film was shot.


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Watch: Oregon Mall Shooter Identified, Ex-Girlfriend Speaks

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Watch: Oregon Mall Shooter Identified, Ex-Girlfriend Speaks Jacob Tyler Roberts' ex-girlfriend told ABC News' Neal Karlinsky that he sold all of his possessions


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