BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) — It’s not often you hear something good about a virus. They can make you sick, or wreak havoc on your computer. But a special virus being studied at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory could one day add years to your life. A little science experiment couldContinue Reading
(CNN) — Martin Brodeur was unstrapping his goaltending pads after another victory, about to be rushed to a TV interview, when a reporter on deadline made a request. Could he answer just one quick question? “Yes, I’m 40,” Brodeur cracked, predicting the question before it could be asked. “For someContinue Reading
Cover letters not working out? Already tried guerilla social media strategies to get noticed by a potential employer? Think bigger. Billboard-size bigger. After losing his job at a casino in March, 22-year-old Bennett Olson needed a job, and he needed to stand out. So, naturally, the Minnesota resident took a cue from the Paul Rudd-JasonContinue Reading
Steve Nash has made his first big basketball decision of the summer, agreeing to become general manager of the senior men’s national team for Canada Basketball. Nash, who will be a highly coveted NBA free agent this summer, will be introduced in his new role at a news conference Tuesday inContinue Reading
CarolinaCon8 has started in Raleigh, NC! It is the annual technology and security convention dedicated to taking technology to the next level. Check it out!Continue Reading
Boston (WCVB/CNN) – A Massachusetts pit bull saved her owner from an oncoming freight train, risking life and limb, to pull her off the tracks. The woman survived, but the dog is severely injured. David Lanteigne has adored this pit bull since recuing Lilly from a shelter toContinue Reading
Kobe Bryant‘s pain ended up being charity’s gain. The Los Angeles Lakers guard auctioned off the mask he wore this season after breaking his nose and suffering a concussion in the NBA All-Star Game to raise money for the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation. Jesse Johnson/US PresswireThe maskContinue Reading
Krystal Greco (16 years old) is once again able to enjoy her passion – horseback riding. Two years ago she became suddenly paralyzed from a ruptured disk in her spine. She spent nine weeks rehabilitating at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore at the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury where she learnedContinue Reading
BALTIMORE — Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton‘s torrid 2012 season now includes his first career four-home-run game, all of them two-run shots in a 10-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. “Obviously it’s, other than being in the World Series, the highlight of my big-league career,” Hamilton said. Hamilton homered off Jake Arrieta in the firstContinue Reading
CALGARY — He’s not quite out of diapers yet, but a Calgary toddler has become the youngest person in Canada to join the ranks of the international high IQ society, Mensa. Meet Anthony Popa Urria. At two years and nine months, Anthony has a staggeringly high IQ score of 154,Continue Reading