Relatively few school-age children escape the scourge of head lice, among the many organisms that show no respect for socioeconomic status or hygiene. Even though the insects do not endanger health or spread disease, head lice often provoke extreme anxiety and disgust among parents, and the time and money spent detecting and eradicating them costs consumers and schools an … [Read more...]
Sounders 2, Red Bulls 1: Red Bulls Fall on Late Goal by Sounders
SEATTLE -- Chad Barrett scored 30 seconds into second-half stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders a 2-1 comeback victory over the Red Bulls on Sunday. … [Read more...]
Tropics Heating Up in Eastern Pacific
Hurricane season doesn’t officially begin until Monday, but the tropics are already plenty active in the eastern Pacific Ocean, with one hurricane already churning and another named storm likely just hours away from forming. … [Read more...]
Calmer Skies Ahead for Flood-Stricken Texas
After catastrophic and deadly flooding across much of Texas and Oklahoma over the last few weeks, a calmer and mercifully drier pattern is settling in across the region, and it looks like it will stick around well into the start of June. … [Read more...]
Google Wants to Turn Your Clothes Into a Computer
If you thought it was only a matter of time before Google tried to turn your pants into a computer, well, guess what, you were right. Google’s Project Jacquard is aimed at weaving computing capabilities into clothing. … [Read more...]
Vice President’s Son, Beau Biden, Mourned on Social Media – Newsweek
Beau Biden, left, and his father, Vice President Joe Biden, pictured here at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver on August 27, 2008. Beau Biden died at age 46 after a battle with brain cancer, his father said Saturday. Chris Wattie/Reuters … [Read more...]
5 Ways ‘Jaws’ Changed Movies Forever
The summer blockbuster, as we now know it, essentially began 40 years ago with the release of one movie: "Jaws." The Steven Spielberg classic, based on the Peter Benchley novel about an enormous killer shark, premiered on movie screens in June 1975 and will be returning to the big screen later this month. Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures will … [Read more...]
DHS Tests Uncover Security Failures at US Airports
An airline passenger stands in a full-body scanner at Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Los Angeles International Airport, Calif. in this Feb. 20, 2014 file photo. An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration revealed security failures at dozens of the nation’s busiest airports, where undercover investigators were able … [Read more...]