David Letterman signs off as late-night host
The funnyman hosts his final show after 33 years and 6,028 broadcasts.
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Around-the-clock cleanup effort under way on oil-fouled California beach
By Alan Devall SANTA BARBARA (Reuters) – Cleanup teams labored on Thursday for a third day to remove patches of crude petroleum that stained a California beach and fouled offshore waters from a pipeline rupture that may rank as the biggest oil spill to hit the Santa Barbara coastline in more than four decades. Working around the clock, about 300 people on the beach were scooping up globs of oil
Domestic violence charges against former NFL player Ray Rice dismissed
(Reuters) – Domestic violence charges against Ray Rice were dismissed on Thursday after the former National Football League running back completed a pretrial intervention program, New Jersey prosecutors said. Rice, a three-time Pro Bowler who played with the Baltimore Ravens from 2008 until being suspended in 2014, had his $35 million contract terminated in September when a graphic video surfaced of him knocking out his then-finance Janay Palmer in an
Detroit prosecutors join criminal probe of Takata over air bags
Prosecutors in Detroit have joined the U.S. federal probe into Takata Corp’s defective air bag inflators that are linked to at least six deaths globally. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, Fraud Section in Washington “are jointly handling the criminal investigation into Takata,” Gina Balaya, spokeswoman for the Detroit office, said on Thursday.
Two 2016 candidates, two faces of fear
Two top Republican senators aired their grievances against the Obama administration’s approach to foreign policy and surveillance.
Innovative technologies under development for cleaning up oil spills
As California struggles to deal with Tuesday’s huge oil spill, scientists are working on more efficient technologies to aid in future cleanups.
FDA: Inadequate cleaning, testing at Ohio ice cream plant
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government investigation of Ohio-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams says there was inadequate testing and cleaning in its Columbus plant before listeria was found in some of its ice cream.
Man With Dementia Rescued After 2 Days Wandering Desert
Rolland Towne, 86, was found bruised and bloodied after days away from his family’s Mojave Desert campsite.
Reinventing Organizations? Or Reinventing Life?
I’m a massive fan of Reinventing Organizations. I can’t get my head around how when I work with a room full of professionals and ask, “Please raise your hand if you felt excited to come to work this Monday morning? Or if you felt fulfilled last Friday afternoon?” only two people put their hands up. There is a big problem here for me….
Like the real thing: amputees control prosthetic limb using their minds
For the first time, two amputees are now able to control their bionic prosthetic legs just as they would their biological limbs. Both have been living with the mind-controlled prostheses for more than one year and are happy with their experience, according to a company press release. Tiny myoelectric sensors (IMES) that communicate with the muscles are the key aspect of the prosthetic, which was developed at the Iceland-based technology