Valve SoftwareIn an hours-long match at KeyArena in Seattle, Wa. on Saturday, American eSports team "Evil Geniuses" beat out "CDEC" to take first place at The International ("TI5"). Evil Geniuses took home $6.6 million of the tournament's overall $18,416,970 prize pool. … [Read more...]
Cabin Pressure Issue Forces Plane into Emergency Landing
An United Express flight from Charlotte to Chicago made an emergency landing in Indianapolis on Sunday after a problem with cabin pressure that caused the pilot to descend to 10,000 feet, an ExpressJet spokesman said. The emergency landing was the second by a U.S. commercial jet in less than two days. … [Read more...]
Jordan Boyd Celebrity Hockey Challenge Raises $130K
A hockey tournament featuring several NHL players in Bedford, N.S. Saturday raised $130,000 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the QEII Foundation. The tournament was held in honor of Jordan Boyd, a 16 year-old who died two years ago from an undiagnosed heart condition while in training camp with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, a QMJHL team. … [Read more...]
Brooke Hogan, Don’t Box Me In!
Brooke Hogan is all about subverting people’s expectations, whether it’s breaking out of the shadow of dad Hulk Hogan, or progressing past her image as a pop singer. … [Read more...]
If You Use Firefox – Update Your Browser Now!
If you are a Firefox user, stop what you're doing right now and update your web browser. An exploit discovered on Wednesday could potentially search your local files and upload them to a server that appears to be in Ukraine, according to a blog post Mozilla published on Thursday. … [Read more...]
Bionic Eyes, Seeing for the First Time
The world’s first bionic eyes have now been attached to the retinas of dozens of blind or nearly blind people, and we are just now beginning to get a sense of what those patients see. … [Read more...]
Dozens Killed in Suicide Attacks in Kabul
A barrage of deadly suicide attacks killed at least 40 people and wounded hundreds more in Kabul on Friday, ending a two-month-long lull in major terrorist strikes in the capital, according to Afghan officials. It was the deadliest day in Kabul so far this year. … [Read more...]
Typhoon Soudelor: Along The Monster Storm’s Path
Soudelor has sustained winds of 126 mph -- the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane. The storm is expected to strengthen a little more today. If it reaches 130 mph, it will be considered a category 4 when it hits land. … [Read more...]
NYC Legionnaires’ Outbreak: up to 10 Dead, 100 Diagnosed
New York City officials say 10 people have died in the outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease centered in the South Bronx, and a total of 100 cases have been diagnosed. The disease is caused by breathing in mist contaminated by a certain bacteria. … [Read more...]
Isabelle Prime Returns to France After Abduction in Yemen
A French woman who was abducted in Yemen in February along with her translator has been freed and was on her way home on Friday. Isabelle Prime, 31, had been working in Yemen for the World Bank for about a year when she was kidnapped. … [Read more...]