Plot to build 'Hiroshima light switch' weapon foiled: Feds
Two upstate New York men, one of them said to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan, plotted to build a truck-mounted, industrial-strength X-ray weapon to kill “enemies of Israel” by poisoning them with radiation, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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.
Posnanski: How Heat won a game of mistakes
Joe Posnanski: In some ways, all sports at the highest level are more about mistakes than triumphs. But it’s especially true in pro basketball. A game of mistakes. And the Spurs, shockingly, were not ready for it.
'Sopranos' stars James Gandolfini dies at 51
According to HBO, the actor was vacationing in Rome and died of a possible heart attack.
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.
