Yet another reason to trust the US government . . . more

The Motion Picture Academy of Arts & Sciences is suing to stop the public sale of two Academy Awards given to silent film star Mary Pickford. more

Citigroups head chides American consumers for their spendthrift ways, pointing out that personal savings amounts to only 2% of the U.S. economy, vs. 40% in China. At the same time he acknowledges that our short-term economic fate rests with consumer ... more

The rare genetic flaw occurs spontaneously near or during conception and may sharply increase the risk that a child will develop autism. more

a fifth undersea cable has now been reported as cut, responsible for knocking Iran and a few other million people mostly off the interwebs. Things were already looking awfully suspicious when a fourth undersea cable in the Mediterranean was cut yeste... more