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• FEMA: Flood program funds are drying up
• FTC ends long Google search bias probe with slap on the wrist
• Scenes from the Senate swearing-in
• Transocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion fine for Gulf oil spill
• Boehner re-elected speaker of the House
• Depardieu gets Russian citizenship amid tax fight
• Photos: Can you spot the 'chameleon photographer'?
• What former hedge fund analyst learned from Bill Gates
• Same balance of power, but fresh new faces in Congress
• U.S. drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan
• Imaginary 'Bicholim Conflict' page removed from Wikipedia after five years
• Scientists say ancient Martian rock was full of water
• Woman auctioned off ex-boyfriend’s secret fishing spots for big cash
• Obama inauguration store: $10 shot glass, $7,500 medallions
• Indiana hospital fires nurses for refusing flu shot
• Paper apologizes for gun ad next to Sandy Hook story
• Good Taliban, bad Taliban? Commander's death blurs lines
• Take ride on the world’s shortest escalator
• Man tries to rob store, calls mom for ride home
• Former Boy Scout safety director freed from federal prison
• Study: You may not recognize yourself in 10 years

FEMA: Flood program funds are drying up Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:58 PM PST The agency says it needs Congress to act so it can borrow more money to pay Hurricane Sandy and other disaster claims.

FTC ends long Google search bias probe with slap on the wrist Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:56 AM PST Regulators on Thursday closed a long-running investigation of Google with a relatively mild agreement that is likely to disappoint rivals and critics of the Web search giant.

Scenes from the Senate swearing-in Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:06 PM PST Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday turned himself into a one-man welcoming committee for the newly elected senators in the way only Biden could accomplish. "Spread your legs, you're gonna be frisked!" Biden quipped to the husband of freshman Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota after photographers capturing the reenacted swearing in asked him to [...]

Transocean agrees to pay $1.4 billion fine for Gulf oil spill Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:04 PM PST An offshore drilling company agreed to plead guilty on Thursday to a single Clean Water Act charge and pay $1.4 billion in fines for its role in the April 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Boehner re-elected speaker of the House Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:03 AM PST Despite nine defections from fellow Republicans, Rep. John Boehner was re-elected as Speaker of the House in a voice vote.

Depardieu gets Russian citizenship amid tax fight Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:24 PM PST The Kremlin has cast Gerard Depardieu in one of the most surprising roles of his life — as a new Russian citizen.

Photos: Can you spot the 'chameleon photographer'? Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:00 AM PST

What former hedge fund analyst learned from Bill Gates Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:39 PM PST Former hedge fund analyst Sal Khan never intended to befriend Bill Gates nor flip the typical model of education upside down by posting tutoring videos on YouTube back in 2004.

Same balance of power, but fresh new faces in Congress Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST Politically, the 113th Congress that was sworn in Thursday won't be much of a change from the less-than-stellar 112th Congress it replaces.

U.S. drones kill senior Taliban figure in Pakistan Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:49 PM PST An American drone strike in Pakistan has killed a top Taliban commander who sent money and fighters to battle the U.S. in Afghanistan but had a truce with the Pakistani military, officials said Thursday.

Imaginary 'Bicholim Conflict' page removed from Wikipedia after five years Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:47 PM PST A 17th Century international conflict has finally been laid to rest, nearly 400 years after it never happened. Wait a second. Are you feeling confused? A fascinating new story in the Daily Dot chronicles how for more than five years, rogue editors on Wikipedia perpetuated a hoax about the "Bicholim Conflict," a purely fictional historical [...]

Scientists say ancient Martian rock was full of water Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:31 PM PST A 2 billion year old Martian rock appears to have at one time been full of water from the surface of the Red Planet. "Here we have a piece of Mars that I can hold in my hands. That's really exciting," Carl Agee, director of the Institute of Meteoritics and curator at the University of [...]

Woman auctioned off ex-boyfriend’s secret fishing spots for big cash Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST Breakups can be painful. But on the bright side, they can lead to some creative revenge schemes. To wit: A spurned New Zealand woman sold the secret locations to her ex-boyfriend's favorite fishing spots, netting $3,000, which she then spent on herself. The drama went down in January of 2012 but is just now getting [...]

Obama inauguration store: $10 shot glass, $7,500 medallions Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:19 PM PST Do you really like President Barack Obama? Are you really, really excited that he won re-election? Has the "fiscal cliff" deal somehow left you with $7,500 burning a hole in your pocket? Then step right up to the official store of the 57th presidential inauguration. Taking a page from the Obama campaign's successful online store, [...]

Indiana hospital fires nurses for refusing flu shot Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:03 PM PST An Indiana hospital has fired eight employees, including at least three veteran nurses, after they refused mandatory flu shots.

Paper apologizes for gun ad next to Sandy Hook story Posted: 03 Jan 2013 01:02 PM PST The Stamford Advocate ran the ad for the East Coast Fine Arms Show on the same page as the back-to-school piece on Sandy Hook.

Good Taliban, bad Taliban? Commander's death blurs lines Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:53 PM PST The U.S. drone killing of Pakistani Taliban Maulvi Nazir threatens to unleash new violence against the country's weak government or civilian targets, analysts say.

Take ride on the world’s shortest escalator Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:43 AM PST When tourists visit new places, they often seek the most popular landmarks and have their picture taken near them to prove they made the journey. What if someone flipped that idea on its head: Instead of locating the most well-known landmarks, find the least well-known and bring it to people's attention. Reddit user "Etegamiguy," who [...]

Man tries to rob store, calls mom for ride home Posted: 03 Jan 2013 12:54 PM PST Just because the town is called "Niceville" doesn't mean they'll patiently wait for your mom to pick you up after you tried to rob the local convenience store. The Sun-Sentinel reports that 22-year-old Zachariah Dalton Howard is charged with attempting to rob a Thumbs-Up Convenience store in the Florida town (home of the Boggy Bayou [...]

Former Boy Scout safety director freed from federal prison Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:42 AM PST DALLAS - The Boy Scouts of America have banned thousands of pedophiles and other undesirables from working as volunteers. But one name on their rejection list stands out: Douglas Sovereign Smith Jr. The BSA's former national director for youth protection was released from prison last week after serving nearly seven years behind bars. He was [...]

Study: You may not recognize yourself in 10 years Posted: 03 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST Think you'll be the same person in 10 years that you are today? Think again. Most people realize they've changed in the past, but few expect to change in the future, a new study finds.

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