A South Korean university is testing a sedan that can pick up and transport passengers without a human driver, giving a glimpse into the future of autonomous public transport. Seo Seung-Woo, director of the Intelligent Vehicle IT Research Center at Seoul National University, said the university has been testing the… Read More
Is flying still safe? Depends who’s sitting next to you…
Flying may still be the safest form of transportation around. But a lot of it seems to depend on who else is on the plane with you. There were more airline deaths worldwide due to deliberate acts in 2015 than from accidental air crashes, for the second year in a… Read More
Loaded for bear! States plan first grizzly hunt in years
Wildlife officials have divvied up how many grizzly bears can be killed by hunters in the Yellowstone region of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho as the states seek control of a species shielded from hunting for the past 40 years, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The region’s grizzlies… Read More
Cartoon artist tries to take rival out of the picture
A recently fired caricature artist at Universal Orlando Resort tried to kill his manager by stabbing him in the head and neck with scissors on New Year’s Day, according to a police report released Monday. Frederick Torres, 33, was charged with attempted first-degree murder for his attack on Glenn Ferguson… Read More
The Wet Coast: California braces for weeks of rain, flooding
The good news? California may finally be getting some relief from a long-standing drought. The bad news? The Golden State may have weeks of rain and flooding ahead. After all the talk, El Nino storms have finally lined up over the Pacific and started soaking drought-parched California with rain expected… Read More
Loose lips end trips! Man deported for insulting country
Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry says a British citizen who made rude remarks about the country on social media is to be deported within a day. The statement Monday on the ministry’s website did not specify what Michael McFeat said, but local media reports say his offending post likened a Kyrgyz sausage called… Read More
Big changes ahead for Medicare in 2016
Whether it’s coverage for end-of-life counseling or an experimental payment scheme for common surgeries, Medicare in 2016 is undergoing some of the biggest changes in its 50 years. Grandma’s Medicare usually just paid the bills as they came in. Today, the nation’s flagship health-care program is seeking better ways to… Read More
Road to justice? America sues Volkswagen for billions
The Justice Department sued Volkswagen on Monday over emissions-cheating software found in nearly 600,000 vehicles sold in the United States, potentially exposing the company to billions of dollars in penalties for clean air violations. The civil complaint against the German automaker, filed on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency in… Read More
Who needs guns? Mafia now killing people with cancer
Looks like the Italian mafia may be more deadly than anyone ever imagined. An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks to decades of toxic waste dumping by the local Camorra mob. The report by the National Institute… Read More
Supreme Court Justice: Keep America “One nation under God”
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Saturday the idea of religious neutrality is not grounded in the country’s constitutional traditions and that God has been good to the U.S. exactly because Americans honor him. Scalia was speaking at a Catholic high school in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana…. Read More