A NASA probe made its second Mercury flyby early Monday as closes in on the closest planet to the sun. The MESSENGER spacecraft was due to pick up a gravitational boost during the rendezvous today at 4:45 a.m. EDT (0845 GMT) that will help it settle into orbit around Mercury …
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WASHINGTON – So far in the 2008-2009 Supreme Court term the justices have heard oral arguments for 27 cases and returned opinions in one of them. Below is a quick look at that case and how the Court ruled. The Court will next hear oral arguments on December 1. 1) …
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Our exclusive guests this week:• Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.• Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.• Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. With his economic team set, President-elect Obama now turns his attention to the issue of national security. How will his foreign policy team take shape? And what national security issues will the Obama …
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LOS ANGELES – David Beckham has always professed to be a pretty private person, but when Armani sought him out to star in its latest underwear campaign, the soccer sensation couldn’t resist. So how does wife Victoria really feel about her hubby baring his bod to the world? “She is …
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Remember back in April when Barack Obama said rural folks cling to religion and guns out of anger and bitterness? What he had expressed was an honest sentiment all liberals feel about the rest of America: That it’s full of gap-toothed hicks always looking for someone to hang or a …
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The first reviews of Google’s new Web browser are in, and the overall consensus is: Chrome is pretty darn nice. “Google Chrome may just be the most impressive new Web browser that I have ever seen,” raves eWeek’s Jim Rapoza, adding that it “just feels like the way that a …
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So there’s yet another sex scandal, and this one is a floozy-ridden doozy. FIA president Max Mosely has been accused of engaging in sex acts with five hookers, in scenarios involving Nazi role-playing. This Brit is so twisted he makes Elliot Spitzer look like Miley Cyrus. And vice versa. But …
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If you thought “Robocop” was a little far-fetched, think again. Cyborgs — especially cyborg insects — are making the spy technology scene. The newest recruits in the War on Terror are high-tech “flies on the wall.” Scientists in the U.S. are fitting insects — and rats, moths, pigeons, bulls and …
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You’ll have to start looking both ways when crossing the beach, because the Aquada amphibious car is coming across the pond. It won’t be making the trip under its own power, but the British company that developed it, Gibbs Technology, is setting up shop in North America with an eye …
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LOS ANGELES – It’s hard to believe that child phenomenon Dakota Fanning is going into 10th grade, but mention Orlando Bloom and you’ll see a little blush of the cheeks that makes you realize the actress is truly a teenager. The young starlet recalled the moment back in 2001 when …
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