The deputy commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard had a warning for President Barack Obama yesterday — and once again, Obama has failed to respond. Gen. Hossein Salami said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they dare “threaten” the… Read More
Heroic slain Navy SEAL identified
Charlie Keating IV, who died in a gunfight with militants in Iraq, was known in Phoenix for his family name but forged his own path as a high school and college track star and then as a Navy SEAL. He was shot and killed Tuesday during a gunbattle that involved… Read More
Robot doc successfully gives stitches
Getting stitched up by Dr. Robot may one day be reality: Scientists have created a robotic system that did just that in living animals without a real doctor pulling the strings. Much like engineers are designing self-driving cars, Wednesday’s research is part of a move toward autonomous surgical robots, removing… Read More
Sinful! Men steal Bibles from Christian store
Police say two men were caught flouting the Eighth Commandment when surveillance video captured them stealing nearly $500 worth of Bibles from a Christian store in Massachusetts. The Republican newspaper reported on Wednesday that images shared by police show the men lifting eight Bibles from the Morning Star Christian Store in… Read More
Scientists make advances in studying mysterious early embryo
New lab techniques have provided the first good look at a crucial but mysterious stage in the development of human embryos, scientists reported Wednesday. The researchers said follow-up research might eventually lead to new treatments for infertility and perhaps new forms of birth control. The work extends the amount of… Read More
Chimp attack victim’s body is rejecting her face transplant
The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her body is rejecting the transplant. Charla Nash had been taking part in an experiment in which doctors at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital… Read More
Federal rule allows thousands of protected eagles’ deaths
The Obama administration is revising a federal rule that allows wind-energy companies to operate high-speed turbines for up to 30 years, even if means killing or injuring thousands of federally protected bald and golden eagles. Under the plan announced Wednesday, companies could kill or injure up to 4,200 bald eagles… Read More
Disgruntled employee murders co-worker
A man dismissed last month from a Houston-area transportation company stormed into the facility and opened fire on Wednesday, fatally shooting a former co-worker and injuring two others before turning the gun on himself, saying his life had been ruined, sheriff’s officials said. The man was armed with a shotgun… Read More
[Warning] Frozen vegetable recall expands
A Pasco, Washington, company has expanded its recall of frozen vegetables linked to a listeria outbreak that has sickened eight people. One person from Maryland and one from Washington have died but health officials do not consider listeria to be the cause of death for either person. The Centers for… Read More
Obama finally visits Flint, drinks filtered water
Showing support for the beleaguered residents of Flint, Michigan, President Barack Obama drank filtered city water on Wednesday to show that it is again safe following a lead-contamination crisis. After officials briefed Obama on the federal government’s response to the contamination, a reporter asked if he would drink the water… Read More