It's time for mother nature to get creative ... Residents of the usually-tropical country now have a full-fledged winter wonderland to play in. The Snow Town theme park opened in Bangkok during the last year, offering a unique way to beat the summer heat. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Edge, the Internet Explorer Killer
Internet Explorer turns 20 this year, but there will be no celebrations. Instead IE is being pushed off the Windows desktop in favor of a brand new web browsing experience: Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer is not dead, nor will it be missing from Windows 10 when it ships on July 29. … [Read more...]
Israeli Hunt for Ambushed Soldier Results in Possible War Crimes
It took Second Lt. Hadar Goldin’s comrades a few minutes to discover that he was missing after a burst of gunfire on the outskirts of Rafah, in southern Gaza, pierced a painstakingly negotiated truce that was barely an hour old. … [Read more...]
Falling Tree Hurts Eight California Children at Museum
Eight children were injured, two of them critically, when a large pine tree uprooted and fell onto a group attending a summer day camp outside Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The 75-foot-tall, 75 year-old pine crashed without warning shortly before 5 p.m. local time just outside the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, city fire spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. … [Read more...]
Skirting Comedy Limits in Myanmar
Emerging from behind a tawdry blue curtain in the garage of his three-story home here in Myanmar’s second largest city, U Lu Maw made his way onto a makeshift stage to do what he does best: tell jokes. … [Read more...]
Long-Term Health Problems Caused by Standing More than 5 Hours
Researchers recently said that sitting all day at work is as bad as smoking cigarettes, but now, a new study has found that continuously being on your feet all day probably isn't the best idea either. Standing just five hours a day contributes to long-term back pain and musculoskeletal disorders, according to researchers from ETH Zürich. … [Read more...]
Mississippi School District Fined $7500 for Opening Assembly with Prayer
Allowing a school assembly honoring high-achievers to open with a prayer made one Mississippi school district $7,500 poorer - and a student who sued $2,500 richer. … [Read more...]
Differences Between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on Climate
When Hillary Clinton released a fact sheet detailing her plan to fight climate change on Sunday night, her presidential campaign characterized it as “bold.” Indeed, the goals outlined in the plan are significant — a 700 percent increase in solar installations by the end of her first term, and enough renewable energy to power every home in the country within 10 years. … [Read more...]
U.S. and Turkey Confront ISIS, Set Aside Differences
In agreeing to cooperate to clear Islamic State forces out of a 60-mile-long strip of northern Syria along the Turkish border, the United States and Turkey have taken a major step toward increasing pressure on the militant group and easing their differences on the Syrian conflict. … [Read more...]
Swedish Military Investigating Video of Possible Sunken Russian Submarine
The Swedish military is investigating video footage that appears to show the wreckage of a Russian submarine off the country's eastern coast. Sky News reports that video of the 66-foot vessel was shot by a private company, Ocean X Team. … [Read more...]