Report: Number of US Police Killed on Job Rises Sharply in 2016
The number of U.S. police officers killed in the line of duty increased sharply in 2016 following multiple attacks on law enforcement officials, including ambushes...
New Year’s Eve Bonus: A Comet
[caption id="attachment_153228" align="aligncenter" width="633"] A screen shot of what the comet looked like on its previous pass, in 2011. (NASA/Instagram)[/caption] (NEWSER) – The night sky...
Donald Trump: Citizen Kane Redux?
I recorded Citizen Kane from TCM the other night and started to watch it. It's been decades since I last saw it, but it's a...
When Donald Trump Was Kidnapped By Aliens
Once upon a time, Donald Trump was out kicking puppies and laughing at homeless people, when suddenly he found himself unable to move. A beam...
Researchers: Bias in Criminal Risk Scores Is Mathematically Inevitable
The racial bias that ProPublica found in a formula used by courts and parole boards to forecast future criminal behavior arises inevitably from the test’s...
How the ‘alt’ is polarizing and harming medicine
Looking back, 2016 could be called the year of reactionary politics. Donald Trump was propelled to the presidency through widespread populism, helped by the fringe,...
Will Trump Face Immediate Impeachment?
President-elect Donald Trump will officially become the president of the United States on Jan. 20, but he is facing a bevy of problems that could...
Why did Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds die one day apart? Here’s what science can tell us
The death of Actress Debbie Reynolds Wednesday night, one day after her daughter and fellow actress Carrie Fisher passed away after being stricken during a...
What Happens If You Don’t Eat For One Day?
This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Bart Loews. To answer the question directly, starving yourself will lead to fat loss at first, then...
The Looming Nightmare For Women’s Health Under Trump
Nina Burleigh Displayed with permission from Newsweek President-Elect Donald Trump Speaks With 60 Minutes About Abortion Rights Donald Trump’s victory in the recent presidential election...
Obesity and sedentary behavior: Which is chicken, which is egg?
If you dread the prospect of hauling your lazy rear end to the gym more often in 2017, new research suggests the extra weight you've...
How the Media Spent the Election Teaching America To Love A Dictator
Marty Kaplan Displayed with permission from The National Memo The next commander-in-chief is an impulsive, deceitful, corrupt, intellectually lazy megalomaniac. That's a delicious character disorder...
7 Things President Obama Needs To Do Before He Leaves the White House
In reality, I think President Obama has been too cooperative with Trump.
In the waning days of his administration, I’d recommend Obama take the following last stands:
Seriously Dumb: Bristol Palin’s Bizarre Rant About Celebs Who Won’t Perform For Trump’s Inauguration
Bristol, you’re an idiot. Before his run for President, Trump was considered low-hanging fruit in the entertainment industry. Nobody was pining to be near him for any reason.