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Man Who Helped Free Kidnapped Cleveland Women Gets Free Burgers for Life
Now entitled to the works. Charles Ramsey was sitting on his front porch eating a Big Mac one Monday evening earlier this month when he came to the aid of Amanda Berry, her daughter, and two other women. They were later revealed to be the kidnapping victims of local bus driver Ariel Castro. After a recording of his...
nymag.com (15 minutes ago)
Did Lois Lerner waive her right to invoke the Fifth Amendment?
While Internal Revenue Service official Lois G. Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment in her refusal to testify before Congress Wednesday, the fact that she gave a lengthy opening statement defending her innocence infuriated some lawmakers and prompted them to suggest she had inadvertently waived her right against...
washingtonpost.com (44 minutes ago)
Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius: Don't Stop Believing!
"Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic." -- Laini Taylor The powerful penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday, May 24, is right on the heels of another exact square...
ivillage.com (1 hour ago)
'Defiance' players get a second chance to meet Nolan, Irisa (Photos)
Before the first episode of "Defiance" aired, the MMO shooter was already in full swing. In fact, the game let players meet a couple of the show's main characters, Nolan and Irisa, in special...
examiner.com (1 hour ago)
Letters: Paying tax is absolutely a moral issue
CBI president Sir Roger Carr's claim that there can be no moral basis to concerns about tax avoidance is a grave misjudgment (Never mind morals, tax is all about the rules, 21 May). A great many ordinary people see payment – or rather non-payment – of tax as fundamentally a moral question. Perhaps it might be talked...
guardian.co.uk (1 hour ago)
Forget 3D-Printed Guns; Here Are Some 3D-Printed Shotgun Slugs
The fact that we can 3D-print guns, each scarier than the last, is unsettling enough. But why would we stop at weapon itself? Why not 3D-printed ammo? Like, say, these devastating shotgun slugs, fresh from a Solidoodle 3 printer. Wired had a nice long chat with Jeff Heeszel, the man seen in the video above wreaking...
gizmodo.com (2 hours ago)
Texas judge blocks lesbian couple from living together
A Texas judge has banned a lesbian couple from living together under a "morality clause" in one of the women's divorce rulings. District judge John Roach Jr, of Collin County, in north Texas, added the permanent ruling to Carolyn Compton's divorce papers. The clause stipulates that Compton cannot have a romantic...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Twitter Finally Has Two-Factor Authentication: Here's How to Get It
Well, it's about damn time. After an endless, occasionally entertaining string of high-profile hacks, Twitter has finally introduced two-factor authentication to verify that yes, it is, in fact, you logging in. Of course, you'll have to opt in for the new, long overdue security measure to be put into place. And once...
gizmodo.com (2 hours ago)
Scientists Map the Fungi on Your Feet
WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has ever wrestled with athlete's foot knows there is something about feet that fungi seem to like. But scientists now have the first detailed "map" of the fungal groups that live on your skin -- and, yes, your feet are the hottest neighborhood. It's no secret that the...
ivillage.com (2 hours ago)
Underactive Thyroid and Heart Failure a Bad Combination: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart failure are more likely to experience poorer health from having a thyroid gland that is even mildly underactive, according to a new study. And among black patients, the researchers found an increased risk of death linked to the condition, which is known as...
ivillage.com (2 hours ago)
'Arrested Development' Cheat Sheet: How to Talk Like a Super Fan
If you're a longtime fan of Arrested Development, you're pretty pumped right now. Fox's critically beloved and Emmy-winning comedy is returning via Netflix this Sunday at 3:01 a.m. After a loooong wait, it's time to bring on Season 4! But what if you're new to the show? Truth is, Arrested Development, following the...
ivillage.com (2 hours ago)
Your Brain And Talk Therapy: A Powerful Duet
When cultural trends embody sloppy thinking all kinds of trouble ensues. One such trend neatly divides people into “minds” and “brains” and problems into ones that are either “psychological” or “biological.” Talk therapy supposedly influences the former and medication the latter. But, as argued in a May 20th, 2013...
forbes.com (2 hours ago)
George Osborne warned by IMF that cuts 'pose headwinds' to growth
George Osborne was on Wednesday urged by the International Monetary Fund to rethink his plans for a £10bn tax-and-spending squeeze this year, as part of a broad based attack on the coalition's economic policies. After a fortnight's fact-finding mission in London, the Washington-based lender warned that the planned...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Austerity is a task for another day, IMF tells George Osborne
Hit the austerity pause button. Invest more in social housing, schools and road repairs. Growth is more important in the short term than deficit reduction. Couched in suitably polite language, that was the uncomfortable message from the International Monetary Fund to George Osborne . The chancellor could take some...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
'Go Inside And Greet The Light'
"Seeing is a very sensuous act," James Turrell is quoted as saying in Richard Cadena's iconic book, Automated Lighting. For nearly 50 years Turrell has been opening our eyes to light as a material -- a palpable object with color, weight and texture. In his light sculptures, the artist paints with his viewers'...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
See A Photo From The Set Of 'The Hobbit'
Peter Jackson and his crew are returning to Middle-earth one last time, according to a new post the director wrote on his Facebook page. Jackson unveiled a lighthearted photo of himself and Ian McKellen, dressed as Gandalf, on the set of the "Hobbit" series. Jackson wrote the following message to accompany the...
huffingtonpost.com (3 hours ago)
Darrin Redus: Fostering Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The 2012 Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, released in mid-April, revealed some great news: Minority entrepreneurship increased 65% between 1996 and 2012, with minorities accounting for 38% of new entrepreneurs last year. This statistic was just one of many positive signs I've seen recently: The 2013 State...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Jonathan Spalter: Can Pritzker Help Close the Deal on Spectrum?
President Obama has rightly received widespread accolades for nominating Penny Pritzker to be the next U.S. Commerce Secretary. A seasoned entrepreneur, she delivers instant business credibility, experience and gravitas to the Administration at a critical time for the country's economic recovery. President Obama...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
The World's Ten Largest Engines
What's the largest engine in the world? Well, it depends from how you look at it. Thankfully, we have dedicated Jalopnik readers to help us finding the right answers. So here we go, with everything from heavy oil burning monsters to steam turbines and some renewable energy thrown in for good measure. 10.) The...
gizmodo.com (4 hours ago)
Sahara accuses BCCI of betrayal of trust
Sahara Group said the fact that BCCI would encash the bank guarantee a day after Pune Warriors played their last IPL 6 match was case of "betrayal of trust".
indiatimes.com (4 hours ago)
Urlacher Announces Retirement
Brian Urlacher announced on his official Twitter account that he is retiring from the NFL, ending his 13-year career. "After spending a lot time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made the decision to retire. Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Janice L. Marturano: The Most Precious Gift: Mindfulness to Lead and Live With Excellence
In the past year, I have been interviewed many times about the relationship between mindfulness and leadership. Why do we want to explore this training of the mind in the development of excellence? Is it to become better at our chosen career? It has the potential to do so. But is there, in fact, something more that...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Inside The 'Ironside' Controversy
Fans of the 1960s "Ironside" may be excited to see Blair Underwood step into the titular role forNBC's "Ironside" reboot, but disabled actors aren't quite as impressed. In fact, the disabled community views the casting choice as an offensive one. "This would be like being in the '50s and having a white guy do...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Michael R. Bloomberg: We Cannot Sit Out the Race for Global Talent
New York City would not have become a global economic capital if we had not also been a global immigration capital. Ellis Island was historically the gateway for many of our nation's newest arrivals who came here to find opportunity -- and then worked hard, started businesses, and saved enough money to give their...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to move slain Archbishop Oscar Romero onto the first key stage on the path toward possible sainthood. The Central American country now has a government made up of former guerilla fighters who...
foxnews.com (4 hours ago)
Wanted: Post 50 Arts Judges For Huff/Post Board
Last month, Rita Wilson, Huff/Post50's editor at large, launched a new Featured Fifty Fiction initiative aimed at discovering the hidden writing talent among our audience. The result? An avalanche of impressive short-story submissions. In fact, that effort was so successful that we soon plan to expand the...
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
How They Made One Of The Year's Best Films
Twenty-two years have past since Richard Linklater burst on the indie film scene with "Slacker," but the director is still happy to work outside of mainstream Hollywood. In fact, he prefers it stay that way. "If you make a film with someone, maybe they don't like it or they're looking for reasons not to like it....
huffingtonpost.com (4 hours ago)
Oklahoma tornado: Damage could top $2 billion
The early damage tally is based on visual assessments of the extensive disaster zone that stretches more than 17 miles and the fact that Monday's tornado was on the ground for 40 minutes.
oregonlive.com (4 hours ago)
Mortgage Applications Have Biggest May Collapse Since Financial Crisis
It seems that the recent rise in interest rates, instead of the typical (pre-depression) behavioral tendency to make people nervous and rush to lock in low rates, has once again stalled any hope of an organic housing recovery occurring. While the reams of hard data show that the housing recovery remains a fast-money...
zerohedge.com (4 hours ago)
Colour footage of London in the 1920s allows us to be tourists in our own past
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view the video London looks itself and other in this footage. For a 21st-century viewer it is like watching a science-fiction film in which almost everything is the same until you notice little differences that betray a completely alien quality. The past is another country, but...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
