YellowBrix Top US News

  • Fresh oil spill hits Gulf of Mexico
    A mile-long oil sheen is spreading from an offshore oil platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico. He said Marine...
  • Memories of peace
    Sept. 03--The battleship USS Missouri bombarded Iwo Jima, Okinawa and finally, mainland Japan, with its big gu...
  • Mainers get ready: Local marinas pull vessels out of harm's way ; Camden's Windjammer Festival wil g
    The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Earl closed in w...
  • EDITORIAL: Brewer stumbled, mumbled - and won't debate again
    Sept. 03--Republican Gov. Jan Brewer wants Arizonans to elect her in November, but she refuses to debate Democ...
  • Quinn: Prisons chief Michael Randle wasn't forced out
    Sept. 03--Gov. Pat Quinn said Thursday that he did not force his embattled corrections chief to resign over a ...

    YellowBrix Top Science

  • St. Petersburg Times, Fla., Jeff Harrington column
    Sept. 03--After the recession caused Florida to lose population for the first time in more than 60 years, the ...
  • Evidence of ancient antibiotic use found
    An Emory University anthropologist and a medicinal chemist say chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubia...
  • Kirkwood educator is Missouri teacher of the year
    Sept. 01--A Kirkwood chemistry teacher known for his ability to inspire both students and fellow educators ha...
  • Putting a face on unsolved cases
    COLUMBIA, S.C. _ The pale face stares straight ahead, peering at something just beyond the horizon perhaps. H...
  • The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Tech Talk column
    Sept. 02--EVERYONE grumbles from time to time about doctors "playing God," but now scientists have finally man...
  • Ontario Science Centre summer attendance sets an 11 year high
    Record number of visitors in August - 23.6 % increase over last year TORONTO, Sept. 1 /CNW/ - As August came ...
  • BRIEF: UHV adds faculty for new freshmen
    Aug. 31--THE NEW UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON -- Victoria freshmen class brings a boost of faculty to the School of A...
  • OPINION: Data visualisation, 17th-century style
    While information design seems wholly modern, its roots can be traced back to early scientific explorations, a...
  • Signs of ancient feasting uncovered
    Communal feasting on significant occasions goes back in human history at least 12,000 years, say researchers i...
  • New fossil field found in Canadian Rockies
    A fossil bed in Canada, one of paleontology's most revered locations, now has a neighbor yielding up newly dis...

    YellowBrix Top Headlines

  • Scientist in Miami airport scare has conviction for shipping plague
    Sept. 03--A suspicious item that triggered a scare at Miami International Airport late Thursday was actually a...
  • Roethlisberger suspension cut to 4 games
    Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has officially had his NFL suspension reduced to four games...
  • Fresh oil spill hits Gulf of Mexico
    A mile-long oil sheen is spreading from an offshore oil platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico. He said Marine...
  • North Carolina catches a break from Hurricane Earl
    Sept. 03--After all the planning, preparations and worrying, North Carolina apparently caught a break from Hur...
  • Suspicious luggage causes evacuation
    The discovery of a suspicious package at Miami International Airport brought out a bomb squad and forced some ...
  • N.C. spared direct hit as Earl veers east
    North Carolina got a break from Hurricane Earl, which weakened as it approached the Outer Banks, then veered e...
  • BRIEF: Suspicious package evacuates two concourses at MIA
    Sept. 03--A suspicious package forced the evacuation of two concourses at Miami International Airport Thursday...
  • Food watchdogs ask how eggs got by USDA
    U.S. Department of Agriculture staff members who were regularly on site at two Iowa egg processors implicated ...
  • Small gains made in Mideast peace talks
    WASHINGTON -- They met. They condemned this week's violence against Israelis on the West Bank, set Sept. 14-15...
  • Mariner crew of 13 safe after blast
    Sept. 03--A day that started with fearful flashbacks to April's deadly explosion and oil spill ended in relief...

    YellowBrix Top Technology

  • HP wins bidding for Fremont's 3Par with raised offer of $2.4B
    Sept. 03--Hewlett-Packard's success Thursday in a headline-grabbing stare-down with longtime rival Dell was a ...
  • Disney, Time Warner OK cable deal
    Sept. 03--Time Warner Cable and The Walt Disney Co. reached an agreement Thursday that ensures several channel...
  • SAMSUNG are unveiling a tablet [...] ; Business IN BRIEF
    SAMSUNG are unveiling a tablet PC named Galaxy Tab in a bid to rival Apple's iPad. Samsung Europe executive Th...
  • HP defeats Dell in bidding war for once-unknown 3Par
    SAN JOSE, Calif. _ Hewlett-Packard has beaten Dell in a high-stakes bidding war for Fremont, Calif., data-stor...
  • Apple unveils new products, upgrades -- Television device gets smaller and cheaper
    SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. announced a smaller, cheaper version of its Apple TV device for streaming movies an...
  • Mich. juror dismissed for Facebook posting
    A Michigan juror who posted a Facebook comment on a trial in progress was dismissed, ordered to pay a fine, an...
  • Warren juror gets fine, homework for 'guilty' posting on Facebook
    Sept. 02--Hadley Jons, the Warren woman who was removed from a jury for declaring the defendant guilty on Face...
  • Social Director - Apple's Jobs Unveils a Friendlier Version of Itunes
    Apple CEO Steve Jobs is borrowing the best of Facebook and Twitter to transform iTunes into a social network f...
  • Apple takes on television a second time
    U.S. technical giant Apple shifted its direction in its foray into television, introducing a $99 device that w...
  • 3PAR Determines Revised HP Proposal Is Superior
    (NYSE: PAR), the leading global provider of utility storage, today announced that it received a revised propos...

    YellowBrix Top Health

  • Indiana settles with Botox maker for $636K
    Sept. 03--The pharmaceutical company that manufactures Botox will pay Indiana a civil settlement of nearly $63...
  • New test detects TB fast
    The test could revolutionize TB care and replace the 125-year- old process used now, which is slow and misses ...
  • Study finds diet drug can raise heart, stroke risks
    Acompany-sponsored study found that the weight-loss drug Meridia raised heart attack and stroke risk in patien...
  • Flu shot clinics kick off next week
    Sept. 03--As flu season approaches, area providers are getting prepared. "It is recommended that everyone ove...
  • It's flu shot season
    Sept. 02--The scare of H1N1 last flu season was pandemic -- literally. But this year, the season is looking u...
  • Getting a jump on flu season
    Sept. 03--Aiming to ward off a reprise of last year's H1N1 flu pandemic, health officials are pushing more peo...
  • Allergan agrees $600m settlement for unapproved Botox marketing
    CHICAGO - Allergan Inc has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a federal investigation of its marketing pract...
  • Flu shot season starts early this year
    Sept. 02--TAMPA -- Last year's swine flu frenzy is long over, but a massive government and commercial push to ...
  • New TB test fast, accurate -- It identifies if person's strain resists main drug to treat it; could
    A better test would be a powerful tool to curb TB in poor countries, where most people spread the lung disease...
  • Flu shots are recommnded for everyone this year
    Sept. 01--State epidemiologist Sharon Alroy-Preis has two words of advice for New Hampshire residents: Get vac...