This Tweet From An Astronaut Is Very Depressing
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman blasted off to the International Space Station on May 29. But only a week later, he's already tweeting back to his more than 56,000 followers that being in space doesn't...
View ArticleThe Mississippi Senate Race Just Keeps Getting Weirder
Another brewing scandal in the wild, mudslinging Mississippi Senate Republican primary is roiling both campaigns as they begin to prepare for a June 24 runoff election. The Hinds County Sheriff's...
View ArticleElon Musk Isn't Backing Off Some Of His Most Serious Accusations Against The...
Two weeks ago, SpaceX founder Elon Musk called out a former Air Force procurement official on Twitter for taking a job at a company that made components for SpaceX's main competitor, Rocketdyne. On...
View ArticleA Chemist Has Uncovered A Secret To Brewing Delicious Coffee At Home
Christopher H. Hendon, a PhD student in theoretical and computational chemistry at the University of Bath, was sitting in his local coffee shop when he overheard a conversation between two frustrated...
View ArticleThe 12 Most Expensive Homes For Sale In The US
The median price for an existing home in the United States is $211,000, according to the National Association of Realtors. However, these twelve homes blow this average away with price tags in the high...
View ArticleD-DAY: Here's How The Allies Began To Win The Second World War 70 Years Ago...
Every war has events where the tide changes, turning points where the conflict's endgame comes into focus.That moment for the Second World War's European theater was June 6, 1944 — the day Allied...
View ArticleThe Best Gift Hillary Clinton Ever Got Was A 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' Teddy Bear
Potential Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton was apparently quite fond of a singing teddy bear she says helped get her through some tough times as Secretary of State.Clinton's new...
View ArticleJust One Week After Buying Beats, Apple Already Plans To Shake Up The...
After buying Beats and firmly planting its foot in the headphone world, Apple may drastically change the way headphones work on your iPhone.Recently Apple posted new specifications to its Made For...
View ArticleMy Brother Was The Last Person You'd Picture With A Needle In His Arm
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the upcoming book "Generation Rx: A Story of Dope, Death, And America's Opiate Crisis" by Erin Marie Daly, a former legal journalist. Daly's 20-year-old...
View ArticleHere's Why TV Has Rapidly Moved Away From The Traditional Screen
TV's transition to the third and fourth screens is moving much faster than anyone could have imagined. TV junkies are opting to watch their favorite shows on their computers and mobile devices in...
View ArticleInvestors Are Not Going To Like What The Bond Market Is Telling Them
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.What The Bond Market Is Telling Us (Morningstar)At the start of the year...
View ArticleCHART: The Sports Leagues With The Highest Attendance In The World
There is no denying the popularity of soccer worldwide. But when it comes to average attendance per game, American football is king, with the NFL averaging 68,401 fans per game last year.The average...
View ArticleEurope Faces Either A Rotten President Or A Constitutional Crisis
The European Union is in deep trouble. Growth is sluggish at best, unemployment punishingly high and deflation threatens. The European elections returned many populist, anti-EU members to the European...
View ArticleRAND PAUL TO OBAMA: 'Instead Of 5 Taliban, Let's Trade 5 Democrats!'
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) joked Friday that President Barack Obama should have traded Democrats instead of Taliban members in the prisoner swap that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl last weekend."Mr....
View ArticleKeurig Green Mountain Went Crazy Into The Close
Shares of Keurig Green Mountain went crazy into the close today.Shares of the K-cup maker gained more gaining more than $9, or more than 8% in the final two hours of trade to close at...
View ArticleThe Digital Video Advertising Report: Growth Forecasts And Viewability Scandals
Online video ads are one of the fastest-growing ad mediums, far outpacing growth in spending on television and other digital formats. Online video ad viewing exploded in 2013. Over 35 billion video ads...
View ArticleFamily Dollar Surges After Carl Icahn Reports New Stake (FDO)
Carl Icahn has taken a new 9.39% stake in Family Dollar, and shares of the discount retailer are surging.Shares of Family are up nearly 10% in after hours trade following disclosure of the stake. In...
View ArticleThe Rising Rate Environment Won't Actually Be That Newsworthy
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.The Rising Rate Environment Won't Actually Be That Newsworthy (The Journal of...
View ArticleEverything In This Gorgeous London Home Can Be Controlled With A Smartphone
A beautiful smart home has hit the market in London, according to the Wall Street Journal.Nearly everything in this home can be controlled by tablet or smartphone, from the alarm system to built-in...
View ArticleArista Networks Offered Pre-IPO Stock To A Bloomberg Reporter, Too (ANET)
While covering the hot IPO of enterprise darling Arista Networks, Bloomberg made a startling disclosure on Friday: Arista had offered pre-IPO stock to a journalist who covers the company. That's the...
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