WH, Senators to Begin Push on Immigration Reform

The White House and a bipartisan group of senators next week plan to begin their efforts to push for comprehensive immigration reform.President Barack Obama will make an announcement on immigration during a Tuesday trip to Las Vegas, Nevada, the White House said on Friday. The Senate group is expected make their plans public around the same time, the Associated Press reported.See...

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Greek economic crisis has cleared the air

EVEN the darkest cloud may have a silver lining. The sharp drop in air pollution that accompanied Greece's economic crisis could be a boon to the nation's health. Mihalis Vrekoussis of the Cyprus Institute in Nicosia and colleagues used three satellites...

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Mixed reactions in India after high court delays controversial film's release

INDIA: Mixed reactions in India to the Madras High Court's decision to put on hold the release of a movie "Vishwaroopam". The latest work of Tamil actor and film-maker Kamal Haasan, has been accused by some Muslim groups of making the community look bad.Haasan said he never intended to denigrate anyone and that the movie is being used by groups for political gain.Tamil actor and film-maker...

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Crave giveaway: Big bag of CES 2013 swag, the sequel

This week's giveaway: A messenger bag that charges gadgets, and comes with a whole lot in it.(Credit:James Martin/CNET)Congrats to Brent P. of Brookfield, Mass., for winning last week's prize, a bag of swag collected by CNET staffers on the CES 2013 show floor. And now, for part 2 of our awesome-stuff-from-CES giveaway... This week's winner also gets a bag of swag. But not just any bag, a Powerbag...

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Deformed Dolphin Accepted Into New Family

In 2011, behavioral ecologists Alexander Wilson and Jens Krause of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany were surprised to discover that a group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)—animals not usually known for forging bonds with other species—had taken in an adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The researchers observed the group in...

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It's Official: Women Will Serve in Combat

Women will soon be able to serve in combat, as things officially changed with the stroke of a pen today at the Pentagon.At a joint news conference, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs of Staff Charman Gen. Martin Dempsey signed a memorandum rolling back a 1994 directive prohibiting women from doing so."They serve, they're wounded, and they die right next to each...

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To spot a fit partridge, check out its 'necklace'

HOW do you spot a fit partridge? Check out the fractals round its neck. Fractal geometry is used when a pattern is too complex to be described by Euclidean geometry. It has been applied to coastlines, plant structures and animals' foraging patterns....

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Networking more important than getting pay rise: survey

SINGAPORE: Eighty-five per cent of Singaporean professionals surveyed actually plan to make a New Year resolution related to their professional life or career this year - up from the 67 per cent who did in 2012 and in contrast to how only 54 per cent of them make New Year resolutions in general.Four hundred and fifty professionals were involved in the survey by LinkedIn, the world's largest...

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'jOBS' biopic starring Ashton Kutcher to hit theaters April 19

Ashton Kutcher as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. (Credit:Sundance )The Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher will open in theaters on April 19, the movie's distributor announced today.The indie film, which is set to debut Friday at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Firday, covers Jobs' life during the years 1971 through 2000 -- a time frame that includes the founding of Apple, as...

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Deformed Dolphin Accepted Into New Family

In 2011, behavioral ecologists Alexander Wilson and Jens Krause of the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries in Germany were surprised to discover that a group of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus)—animals not usually known for forging bonds with other species—had taken in an adult bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The researchers observed the group in...

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