All-white town spurns Mandela's 'Rainbow Nation'
An all-white enclave less than an hour from South Africa’s capital is fighting to hold on to a segregated life reminiscent of the country before Nelson Mandela toppled the apartheid regime.
Immigration negotiators eye border security compromise
Negotiators say they are close to a deal to strengthen border security provisions in the Senate immigration bill, an agreement designed to draw more Republican votes and significantly strengthen the bill’s prospects of becoming law.
Who will replace Ben Bernanke? A look at possibilities
It's long been expected that Ben Bernanke would leave his position as chairman of the Federal Reserve when his second term expires on January 31, 2014.
PHT: Blackhawks beat Bruins in OT to tie Stanley Cup Final series
CSN: Brent Seabrook scored the winner in overtime and the Blackhawks defeated the Bruins in a 6-5 thriller to tie the Stanley Cup Final 2-2.
'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dies at 51
Actor James Gandolfini, who rose to fame as mob boss Tony Soprano on the hit HBO drama "The Sopranos," died Wednesday of a possible heart attack while visiting Rome. He was 51.
This is your brain on happy: Machine can read your emotions
Researchers have figured out how to read your mind and tell whether you are feeling sad, angry or disgusted – all by looking at a brain scan. The experiment showed people have remarkably similar brain activity when experiencing the same emotions.
Science Guy Bill Nye adds smarts to smartphones
Bill Nye the Science Guy is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his science show's debut with an app that puts games, experiments and bow-tie tips on smartphones and tablets.
TSA agent accused of harassing 15-year-old girl
A popular blogger and publisher has accused a TSA agent of criticizing his 15-year old daughter for having clothing the agent said was too revealing. On Sunday June 16, Mark Frauenfelder, co-founder of the Boing Boing blog, posted that a TSA agent at LAX had "shamed" his daughter, Sarina, for the outfit she wore that day while traveling.
