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Bones give clues to Neanderthal lifestyle

ScienceJul 20, 2012

This photo is not directly related to this article.(123rf)Spear hunting may not have given Neanderthals their powerful right arms; it may have come from scraping animal skins for clothes and shelters, researchers say.Skeletons show Neanderthals, our closest known extinct relatives, had unusually strong right arms, as their right humerus -- the long arm bone associated with the biceps and triceps -
Karaoke leads to attempted murder charge

Social affairsJul 20, 2012

A California man charged with shooting his son over a round of country music karaoke has been ordered to stand trial.Shasta County Superior Court Judge Anthony Anderson ordered William Oller Sr., 70, to stand trial on attempted murder and assault charges during his preliminary hearing Tuesday, The Record Searchlight, Reading, reported Thursday.Investigators said the two men argued Jan. 20 at the y
City disapproves of bikini parade plans

World NewsJul 20, 2012

Rachel Vanghen (L) reacts after winning first place in a bikini contestant in the infield before the 135th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore on May 15, 2010. (UPI/John Angelillo)A Minnesota woman said she will go ahead with plans to attempt a bikini parade world record despite the disapproval of local officials.Cynthia Frederick said she wants to gather 451 bikini-clad women to
Janet Jackson objects to Paris acting

MusicJul 19, 2012

Paris Jackson listens on as grandmother Katherine Jackson speaks during a ceremony honoring Michael Jackson at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on January 26, 2012. (UPI/Jim Ruymen)U.S. pop star Janet Jackson is not supportive of her 14-year-old niece Paris' decision to act professionally while still a child, sources told UsMagazine.com.Paris is one of the three ch
Japan nuclear plant may be on fault

ScienceJul 19, 2012

One of Japan's nuclear reactors may be sitting on an active geological fault at high risk of earthquake damage, the country's nuclear watchdog said Wednesday.Officials said the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency plans a survey at the Shika complex in Ishikawa prefecture, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Its operator, Hokuriku Electric, could be forced to find alternative sources of electricity for
Lack of exercise hurts as much as smoking

ScienceJul 19, 2012

A lack of exercise causes 1-in-10 deaths worldwide -- comparable to the negative impact of smoking, researchers say.The global study, published in The Lancet, found around 3-of-10 adults worldwide do not meet the recommended amounts of weekly activity -- 15-30 minutes a day of brisk walking.Within Europe, Malta was the most inactive -- 71 percent did no exercise -- followed by 68 percent in Serbia
Suspicious powder revealed as flour

World NewsJul 19, 2012

Authorities in Washington state said a suspicious powder found spread around an intersection turned out to be flour spread by a pair of crows.Firefighters said a hazardous materials team was called to the Edmonds intersection Tuesday and traffic was diverted for more than an hour while the team worked to identify the substance, The (Everett) Daily Herald reported Wednesday."It turns out the white
Dossier: U.S. found N. Korea behind 1987 KAL bombing

PoliticsJul 19, 2012

The United States government conducted its own investigation into the mid-air bombing of a South Korean jet in 1987 and concluded it was an act by North Korea, a set of declassified State Department documents show.U.S. government officials interrogated Kim Hyun-hui, a self-confessed North Korean terrorist responsible for the bombing of Korean Air 858, which killed 115 people, according to the doss
Glacier calves Manhattan-sized iceberg

ScienceJul 18, 2012

(Yonhap News)An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off from Greenland‘s largest glaciers Monday, a U.S. researcher reports.University of Delaware ocean scientist Andread Muenchow blogged the “calving”from the Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest glaciers left in Greenland connecting the great Greenland ice sheet with the ocean via a floating ice shelf.Muenchow, who credits the Ca
Panhandler seeks money for boob job

World NewsJul 18, 2012

(UPI)An Ohio woman has been leaning against a motorcycle in her bikini on a daily basis while panhandling for funds to purchase a breast enhancement surgery.Chrissy Lance, 37, of Rittman, a single mom and University of Akron student, said she is begging for money for the surgery in an attempt to boost her chest as well as her self-esteem, the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal reported Tuesday.Lance, who
Owners sue in pet deaths

World NewsJul 18, 2012

Dog owners in eight U.S. states are organizing a class-action suit after Chinese-made dog treats allegedly sickened or killed their pets, their complaint says.They are suing in federal court as U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials continue to refuse to release results of inspections of the Chinese factories that manufactured the foods blamed for at least 1,000 incidents of illnesses or deat
6-foot lizard loose in Colorado

ScienceJul 18, 2012

This photo is not directly related to this article(Bloomberg)A six-foot-long(1.88 meter) Nile monitor lizard escaped its enclosure and was on the loose in Teller County, Colo., police said Tuesday.Emergency notifications went out to residents in the Woodland West, Westwood Lakes and Rosewood Hills subdivisions between the Colorado communities of Divide and Woodland Park that care needs to be exerc
Man shoots his own genitals, goes to jail

World NewsJul 18, 2012

A felon was arrested in Oklahoma City for possession of a firearm after he told police he shot himself in the genitals, officials said.Tavares Donnell Colbert, 36, shot himself in the genitals Saturday near Interstate 35 while testing a gun he bought on the street in Kansas to see if it functioned properly before selling it, The Oklahoman reported.Colbert drove himself to the hospital and police w
Women smarter than men in developed world

ScienceJul 17, 2012

A study has found women in the developed world score higher than men in IQ tests, a researcher in New Zealand said.Women were as much as 5 points behind men when IQ testing began a century ago, but then gap -- which led some psychologists to propose a theory that women‘s brains are genetically inferior to men’s -- has been narrowing in recent years and this year women moved ahead, The Australian r
Man celebrates 90th b-day with skydiving

More sportsJul 17, 2012

(YouTube)A 90-year-old Maine man who flew planes for the Navy and Coast Guard celebrated his 90th birthday by going sky diving.Retired Navy Capt. Lester Slate of Exeter, who flew planes for the Navy and Coast Guard for 40 years, said his tandem jump Sunday at Pittsfield Airport through Central Maine Skydiving was the culmination of a dream he's had ever since he first trained as a pilot, the Bango