US in ’once-in-a-century’ financial crisis : Greenspan

The United States is mired in a "once-in-a century" financial crisis which is now more than likely to spark a recession, former Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan said Sunday. CLIK ON LINK TO READ COMPLETE STORY

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U.S. government is headed toward bankruptcy

The ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee said the U.S. government is headed toward bankruptcy if it stays on its current fiscal course.(CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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Unique law lets police seize guns before a crime is committed

The state's gun seizure law is considered the first and only law in the country that allows the confiscation of a gun before the owner commits an act of violence. Police and state prosecutors can obtain seizure warrants based on concerns about someone's intentions.(CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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Georgia: In ’state of war’ over South Ossetia

Russia and small, U.S.-allied Georgia headed toward a wider war Saturday as Russian tanks rumbled into the contested province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town, escalating a conflict that already has left hundreds dead.(CLICK HERE FORE COMPLETE STORY)

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Border patrol agent held at gunpoint

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was held at gunpoint Sunday night by members of the Mexican military who had crossed the border into Arizona, but the soldiers returned to Mexico without incident when backup agents responded to assist(CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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New Mind-Control Headset

Emotiv is currently fine-tuning a mind-reading headset called the Epoc, which should ship late this year. The $299 device purports to eavesdrop on your thoughts and translate them into computer instructions, so you can play a game or arrange photos without using your hands or speaking words. (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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Ventura County hot spot puzzles experts

A two-acre patch of land north of Fillmore has heated up to 800 degrees, and firefighters and geologists are unsure why.(CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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Bracing the Satellite Infrastructure for a Solar Superstorm

A recurrence of the 1859 solar superstorm would be a cosmic Katrina, causing billions of dollars of damage to satellites, power grids and radio communications(CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY)

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Last Ice Age happened in less than year say scientists

THE last ice age 13,000 years ago took hold in just one year, more than ten times quicker than previously believed, scientists have warned.(CLICK ON LINK FOR COMPLETE ARTICLE)

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Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk

A large chunk of an Arctic ice shelf has broken free of the northern Canadian coast, scientists say
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US Sinks North Korean Ship Bound for Iran

"How close were we to seeing an armed nuclear conflict?"

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Robotic Bird Designed to Spy on Humans

&nbA shape-shifting, robotic bird that can sweep through the skies without a peep has all the right stuff for ground surveillance and even spying on its real-life inspiration—the common swiftsp;

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Dead fish stench overwhelms cove

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The cause of the mass fish death is being investigated by the Maine Marine Patrol, but residents believe they know how it happened. Seine fishermen, whom they did not mention by name, closed off the cove at high tide on July 14 but trapped too many herrings in the cove and couldn't handle the catch. Thousands upon thousands of fish died in the nets, suffocating under their own weight as the retreating tide pushed them tighter and tighter into the mesh, they said. The fish that died later were washed back to shore, where they lay rotting in the sun.

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More Rains Forecast As England And Wales See Wettest Months Since 1766

The current flooding is the worst in 60 years, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without tap water, cutting electricity to tens of thousands of homes, and spreading chaos on both roads and railways

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Scientists look to lasers to zap away dangerous asteroids.

Space lasers that zap away rogue asteroids sound like the premise for a 1980s video game. But researchers say the technique could one day be used to detect – and deflect – asteroids found to be barrelling towards Earth.(CLICK TO READ MORE)                                    

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