YellowBrix Top US News

  • 'Mommy is in the trunk,' Powell's son reportedly said of drawing
    Feb. 08--On Sunday, just hours after the deaths of Charlie and Braden Powell and their father, several news me...
  • Powell tragedy sparks custody questions
    Josh Powell, the husband of a missing Utah woman, lost legal custody of his sons, yet they were still at his h...
  • Transfers from school in abuse case OK'd
    School officials on Tuesday offered parents the opportunity to transfer their children out of Miramonte Elemen...
  • Komen charity official resigns
    A top official at Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigned Tuesday because of the controversy over funding mammogr...
  • Deadly Violence in Syria; What's Next for GOP Race?
    ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Good evening, everyone. And as that army accelerates the carnage, men giving o...
  • Powell caseworker told dispatcher in 911 call: 'I'm afraid for their lives'
    SEATTLE -- After Josh Powell locked himself in his home with his two young sons, the caseworker assigned to su...
  • University vending machine offers Plan B
    Shippensburg University students can buy the morning-after pill from a vending machine at the campus health ce...
  • Bishops vow fight over healthcare policy
    U.S. Catholic bishops threatened legal action if the Obama administration doesn't change a policy that Catholi...

    YellowBrix Top Science

  • Genome of ancient humans sequenced
    German researchers say they have completed the genome sequence of a Denisovan, a representative of an Asian gr...
  • BRIEF: WCA kids don their thinking caps
    Feb. 07--Second graders, all across the nation, are challenged and encouraged by teachers to think creatively....
  • 4 local students at White House today
    Feb. 07--At least four Charlotte-area ninth-graders -- three from Providence Day School and one from East Meck...
  • New Obama plan to help math, science teacher prep
    WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called on Tuesday for millions of dollars in new funding to improve math a...
  • Research and Markets: Organic Chemistry II As a Second Language: Translating the Basic Concepts, 3rd
    Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/725299/organic_chemistry) has announced the a...
  • Grapevine-Colleyville district backs off on changing middle school curriculum
    Feb. 06--Grapevine-Colleyville school officials are postponing changes to the middle school curriculum until ...
  • Pulaski Humane Society has some grand plans
    Feb. 07--SOMERSET -- The Pulaski County Humane Society has big plans for the future. The non-profit organizat...
  • Science Buddies and Astellas USA Foundation Announce Chemistry Contest to Inspire Young Female Scien
    CARMEL, Calif. and DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Science Buddies and Astellas USA Found...
  • Life Story: UW-Eau Claire professor left mark in, out of classroom
    Feb. 07--Jane Pederson sparked a decades-long relationship when she walked into one of Ronald Warloski's histo...
  • Monkeys made from six embryos
    For the first time, scientists have created primates whose cells carry one of several sets of genetic instruct...

    YellowBrix Top Headlines

  • Activist: 'Non-stop shelling' in Homs
    Dozens of people were killed in the restive city of Homs, Syria, Wednesday by what one activist said was "non-...
  • California gay marriage ban struck down, appeals court cites equal rights
    Feb. 08--By striking down California's ban on same-sex marriage, a divided federal appeals court on Tuesday be...
  • Gators completely outclassed by UK in road rout
    Feb. 08--LEXINGTON, Ky.A year ago, Florida left Rupp Arena with an eight-point loss but went on to win an SEC ...
  • Sweep by Santorum bolsters his case
    Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who says he's on a clear path to the Republican presidential nomina...
  • 'Massacre' in Syria escalates
    As Western nations increasingly push to end the violence in Syria, dissidents on Tuesday said the killings are...
  • Ellis' 48 not enough, Durant lifts Thunder over Warriors
    Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Kevin Durant scored 33 points and made the go- ahead jumper with 14.2 seconds r...
  • Assad to 'end' violence; envoys recalled
    Russia said Syria vowed to "end" the violence as Assad-regime forces pounded Homs for a fifth day, and Europea...
  • Florence Green, last WWI veteran, dies
    Florence Green, a veteran of the Women's Royal Air Force and the last living veteran of World War I, died at t...
  • Santorum sweeps Colo., Minn., Mo. in upset
    Republican White House hopeful Rick Santorum swept the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses and won the non-binding...
  • Report: Drone strike kills 9
    A suspected U.S. drone struck early Wednesday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, killing at least nine all...

    YellowBrix Top Technology

  • Sprint's iPhone sales attract new customers, balloon company losses
    The loss partly reflected subsidies Sprint gives customers on each of the iPhones it sells, charging customers...
  • Cruise line, theme parks propel Disney profit
    Feb. 08--A new cruise ship and improving theme park trends helped drive double-digit profit growth for the Wal...
  • Internet no match for supersized TVs
    It's hard to believe broadcasters used to worry that streaming live sports online might cannibalize the TV aud...
  • Yahoo ramps up executive makeover
    A month after naming a new CEO, Yahoo shook up its board Tuesday in a move to reinvigorate its business and po...
  • TECNOLOGIA: Industria de aplicativos gera 500 mil empregos nos EUA em cinco anos
    SAO PAULO, 7 de fevereiro de 2012 - A explosao de softwares de aplicativos para smartphones, tablets e Faceboo...
  • Coinstar changes Joins with Verizon to target video giants
    Redbox owner Coinstar, whose cheap DVD rental service has long worried Hollywood, is ready for its red-carpet ...
  • Google bows to censors in India
    Feb. 07--In the latest case of a government tightening the reins on the online flow of ideas and information,...
  • Verizon, Redbox forge streaming agreement
    Add one more entrant to the stiffening competition in movie streaming. Verizon Communications on Monday unveil...
  • Verizon joins Redbox to compete with Netflix
    Feb. 07--Raising the stakes in streamed entertainment, phone giant Verizon Communications Inc. will launch a n...
  • Verizon, Redbox ready Net, DVD deal
    Feb. 06--Verizon and DVD rental-kiosk company Redbox are teaming up for a streaming video and DVD-rental servi...

    YellowBrix Top Health

  • WTC rebuilding costs up $4B, audit shows
    The cost of rebuilding the World Trade Center has ballooned by nearly $4 billion over the past four years, an ...
  • Obama increases Alzheimer's funding
    The Obama administration officials said Tuesday in Washington it is immediately allocating an additional $50 m...
  • Nine in 10 U.S. adults eat too much salt
    Almost all Americans eat too much salt, but U.S. researchers said 44 percent of dietary sodium consumed each d...
  • Karen Handel resigns from Komen
    Karen Handel, a former GOP politician in Georgia, resigned Tuesday from Susan G. Komen for the Cure in the wak...
  • Blood clots while flying not linked to where your seat is
    New guidelines for air travelers concerned about blood clots offer a short list of those at highest risk of d...
  • Catholics protest ruling that health plans must cover birth control
    Feb. 06--Catholic leaders are outraged over a recent decision by the Obama administration that would require C...
  • Komen controversy not quieting down
    Some cancer survivors and advocates say Susan G. Komen for the Cure will have to work hard to win back support...
  • Getting some Zen before a flight
    Stressed out by flying?Travelers in Northern California can now find their inner calm in the Yoga Room at San ...