– It looks like Chevrolet may be taking a page from Nissan’s how-to manual on keeping its GT-R fresh, having announced the second spat of updates for the Corvette Stingray in as many years. After the current, C7 Corvette debuted for 2014, it received a series of minor running changes—and a new transmission—for 2015; now, the Vette is getting additional minor changes for the 2016 model year, and most of the
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The long-awaited, much-hyped Apple Watch is officially here. As with most things Apple, the Watch is neither the first such device nor is it a segment leader in any meaningful way (aside from price, which can rocket into five figures depending which options you select). But as is so often the case with Cupertino products, the Apple Watch stands to move smartwatches from the tech-obsessed fringe into the middle of
Her daily tally of calories on the refrigerator’s whiteboard made me wonder if I was eating too many calories myself. When I started gaining weight in middle school, as middle schoolers typically do, that was when she told me I could add a zero on the end of the weight I wanted to be to figure out how many calories I should have in a day.
The tan is not worth the consequences. (Courtesy of Laurie Bartley) For years, I always had a tan, until I finally had to face how much I hated how I looked without one—and get over it. Related: 10 Best Self-Tanners and How to Apply Them I got addicted to tanning while working as a lifeguard the summer after my senior year of high school.
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A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Nepal Saturday, causing an avalanche on Mount Everest and crumbling buildings in Katmandu, the capital. Nepal’s Home Ministry announced an initial death toll of 686, a number that is continuing to rise. We are collecting stories and photos from the ground and live updates on the death toll and damages as the story develops.
Rescue workers search for survivors amid toppled walls and collapsed buildings.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — An avalanche triggered by a massive earthquake in Nepal smashed into a base camp at the foothills of Mount Everest on Saturday, killing at least eight climbers and guides, injuring many and leaving an unknown number missing near the mountain’s most dangerous spot, officials said.
By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star Bruce Jenner said on Friday that he identifies as a woman, becoming the most high-profile American to come out as transgender. The 65-year-old Jenner made the declaration in a wide-ranging interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, nearly 40 years after his record-breaking Olympic gold-medal win in the decathlon that gave him the unofficial title of “World’s Greatest
