Halo: Nightfall
Halo: Nightfall introduces a pivotal new character, Jameson Locke, a legendary manhunter and agent with the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), Earth’s most powerful and secretive military branch. When he and his team are caught in a horrific biological attack, they unravel a plot that draws them to an ancient, hellish artifact, where they will be forced to fight for their survival, question everything, and ultimately choose between their loyalties and their lives.
Taking place between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Nightfall is Locke’s origin story which will lend insight and understanding into the character he becomes in Halo 5: Guardians.
Superhero Robert Downey Jr. Tops the 'Forbes' List of Highest-Paid Actors...Again
Forget the Iron Man suit: Robert Downey Jr.’s real superpower is making money. For the second year in a row, the actor has ranked no. 1 onForbes’ list of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. His earnings from June 2013 to June 2014 totaled approximately $75 million, exactly the same income that put him on the top of the 2013 list. Here’s the amazing part: He made the identical amount of money this year without starring in any movies.
Delta cancels all Israel flights over missile fear
Delta Air Lines is canceling all flights to Israel until further notice, citing reports that a rocket landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport.
A Delta Boeing 747 from New York was flying over the Mediterranean headed for Tel Aviv on Tuesday when it turned around and flew to Paris instead. Flight 468 had 273 passengers and 17 crew on board.
A Delta Boeing 747 from New York was flying over the Mediterranean headed for Tel Aviv on Tuesday when it turned around and flew to Paris instead. Flight 468 had 273 passengers and 17 crew on board.
Kacy Catanzaro on Her Career Aspirations After 'American Ninja Warrior'
Kacy Catanzaro is the first woman to make the finals of "American Ninja Warrior" and she's hoping the feat pays dividends ASAP.
Catanzaro spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the prospects of becoming a stunt woman after the finals of "American Ninja Warrior" coming up shortly in Las Vegas.
"Definitely," the former college gymnast, 24, said of wanting to be a stunt woman on a big-time TV show. "My boyfriend Brent, he's been a stuntman for like five years. Every time I watch him, I'm like, 'I would love to do that,' but it is so hard to get into."
Truck-Mounted Cannon Can Shoot Drones Out of the Sky
A new weapon designed to defend against combat drones looks like it's straight out of the video game "Halo."
The French multinational company Thales is building a huge truck-mounted gun that can autonomously shoot down drones, helicopters and missiles, according to the company's description of the weapon.
Known as RAPIDFire, the 40-mm gun, mounted on a turret on wheels, can be fired "for self-defense purposes" while the vehicle is moving, the description states. The lethal weapon can fire up to 200 rounds per minute, and can target drones and other airborne vehicles as far away as 13,100 feet (4,000 meters), and infantry combat vehicles at a range of up to 8,200 feet (2,500 m).
China 'seals off' town after man dies of bubonic plague
Beijing (AFP) - A Chinese town has been sealed off and 151 people placed in quarantine since last week after a man died of bubonic plague, state media said Tuesday.
The 30,000 people living in Yumen in the northwestern province of Gansu are not being allowed to leave, and police at roadblocks on its perimeter are telling motorists to find alternative routes, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) said.
Other reports said that earlier this month the 38-year-old victim had found a dead marmot, a small furry animal which lives on grasslands and is related to the squirrel.
Hundreds of flights canceled at China airports, more to come
(CNN) -- Hundreds of flights to and from eastern China were canceled or delayed Monday and state media warned that more disruptions should be expected in the next few weeks.
Around 200 flights were canceled at Shanghai's two airports -- Pudong and Hongqiao -- which are among the country's busiest airline hubs. Another 120 flights were delayed for more than two hours.
Flights departing from other eastern Chinese cities' airports, including Nanjing and Hangzhou, were also affected.
Apple Denies Having Included A Backdoor In iOS
So many Apple "backdoor" jokes, so little time. 
An extensive research paper from a security specialist revealed earlier this week that governments and other third-parties with malicious intentions would be able to use certain tools in iOS to extract information from iPhones and other iOS devices, without the user’s consent or knowledge. Apple has already issued a response on the matter, denying the existence of backdoors in its products, and further emphasizing the security and privacy features of iOS.
Scarlett Johansson's Stunt Doubles Help Mask Her Pregnancy for 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'
Black Widow is known for her stealth, but hiding a growing baby bump is a tall order. Fortunately Scarlett Johansson, who plays the super-spy in the Avengers franchise, had plenty of help during the production of Age of Ultron. New photos from the movie’s London set show multiple stunt doubles who were on hand to stand in for the actress.
Candace Cameron Bure on Making Her Marriage Work: "We Stay Connected Sexually"
Let's talk about sex, baby. Candace Cameron Bure was adamant about not dressing too sexily on Dancing With the Stars last season -- but that doesn't mean she's not sexual. Quite the opposite, in fact. In an interview with The Doctors' Dr. Rachael Ross this week, the Full House alum hinted that she and her husband of 18 years, former NHL player Valeri Bure, have a very active sex life.
Passenger Snaps Photo of Doomed MH17 Before Boarding ‘Should It Disappear’
The posting seemed innocent and fun, a glimpse of pre-travel jitters and enthusiasm as a passenger prepared to board a Malaysia Airlines plane in Amsterdam Thursday.
But after Flight 17 fell from the sky over Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, the posting took on deeper meaning: moments before the horror, final goodbyes.
One Dutch passenger, Cor Pan, apparently snapped a Facebook photo of the plane on the runway right before takeoff.
“Should it disappear, this is what it looks like,” according to a translation of Pan's post, a reference to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared earlier this year.
What Actually Happens When a Missile Strikes a Plane
People aboard Malaysia Airlines'doomed MH17 flight today would have had no idea a missile was coming -- and no way to prevent it, experts said.
The explosion captured in a video likely didn't happen until the Boeing 777 aircraft crashed into the ground, Timothy Holt, a professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University told ABC News.
"In this case, it looks like most of the aircraft disintegrated upon impact [with the ground]," he said.
Another Successfully Kickstarted Game Cancelled
There sure seems to be a lot of successfully funded games that fail lately. In this case, the developer got twice the amount of money it was asking for and still failed to deliver a game. 
Yogventures raised nearly $570,000 for indie studio Winterkewl Games during the title's Kickstarter campaign back in 2012, more than double its original goal of $250k. But the project has since petered out, and has now been disowned by celebrity YouTube partners Yogscast.
Microsoft To Shut Down Xbox Entertainment Studios - LARGEST Layoff = 18,000 jobs cut!
This morning’s announcement by Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella of one of the largest layoffs in tech history, a plan to cut 18,000 jobs, triggered a whirlwind of speculation about the future of the fledgling Xbox Entertainment Studios. In a memo, Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft’s Xbox division and Microsoft Studios, just confirmed that the company will close the Entertainment Studios in the coming months. Nancy Tellem,Jordan Levin and some of the XES team will stay on for some time to shepherd original programming already in production, including the documentary series about technology Signal to Noise and the Halo game franchise extensions, digital feature Halo: Nightfall and the Halo TV series, which will continue as planned with Microsoft’s 343 Industries and Amblin. Xbox also will continue to support and deliver interactive sports content like ‘NFL on Xbox.’ XBox’s app partnerships are not impacted.
What the Black Boxes Will Reveal About Downed Malaysia Flight
The location of the black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine has still not been confirmed, and experts say that they may not provide helpful information even when they are.
Black boxes are used as a record of what happens on board a plane and they can provide clues if something went wrong on board that led to a crash.
What Weapons Could Have Brought Down MH17 - And Why
An American official said today that the U.S. believes a single surface-to-air missile caused the crash of an Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine today, potentially answering one of a host of questions about the tragedy, but leaving two big ones: If that’s true, who fired the missile, and was the plane the real target?
Shocking Tweets from Skylar Neese's Killer After She Stabbed Her to Death
When 16-year-old Skylar Neese snuck out of her Star City, W.Va., home after midnight on July 6, 2012, she never returned.
Six months after her disappearance, one of Neese's best friends from high school, Rachel Shoaf confessed to authorities that she had stabbed Neese to death with their other friend, Sheila Eddy, and then led police to Neese's remains in a wooded area over the Pennsylvania state line.
Why Unhappy Retirees Are Driving BMWs
If you want to be happy in retirement, consider ditching your BMW.
Certified financial planner Wes Moss has surveyed over 1,300 retirees in 46 states about everything from their assets to their happiness and the cars in their driveways.
He found that when it comes to luxury cars, the most common pick among unhappy retirees is the BMW.
Seagate Enterprise Capacity 6TB 3.5 HDD v4
The crew at Overclockers Club seem mighty impressed with the Seagate Enterprise Capacity 6TB v4 hard drive they just reviewed. If you need a high capacity hard drive, you'll surely want to give this review the once over.
Compared to your standard consumer level 3TB drive this thing is double the capacity and brings home the money with the performance. To have capacity and performance at the same time is the golden ticket. Although this drive has the added cost of being an enterprise drive, having dealt with some enterprise drives I can say it is well worth it if longevity and long up time is what you are looking for.
Comcast Is Investigating a Customer Service Call From Hell
*WARNING* This eight minute recording of a Comcast customer service call will seriously make you want to punch something out of frustration. You've been warned. 
When the call ended, I looked at my wife, Veronica, and I asked her "Did that really just happen?" And we played back the recording. Many of the reactions have (I think?jokingly referenced trigger warnings. I hadn’t made that connection, but it’s kind of true. Listening to it again even a few days later fills me with anxiety and dread.
Gigabyte and HyperX Break World Record
HyperX®, a division of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced that GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd., overclocked HyperX memory to an astounding frequency of 4620MHz, the fastest memory speed in the world. The previous world record was also achieved in partnership with GIGABYTE™ and HyperX during Computex 2014. On June 30, GIGABYTE overclockers "HiCookie" and "Sofos1990" achieved the world’s fastest memory frequency using one 4GB HyperX Predator 2933MHz DDR3 module (not yet available) on GIGABYTE’s Z97-SOC FORCE LN2 motherboard. The true, live frequency was accurately read via oscilloscope, monitored by an official HWBOT representative, and then submitted on HWBOT.org.
Starting this month, HyperX will begin looking for competitors for an extreme overclocking competition. Ten finalists representing Latin America, Asia, Europe and North America will ultimately compete in the HyperX OC Takeover (HOT) World Finals to be held during International CES 2015.
Electronic Health Records Ripe For Theft
Did you know that a single identity profile goes for as much as $500 on the black market? Damn, I'd sell you my health records for that!
America’s medical records systems are flirting with disaster, say the experts who monitor crime in cyberspace. A hack that exposes the medical and financial records of hundreds of thousands of patients is coming, they say — it’s only a matter of when.
Oculus VR Clamps Down On eBay Rift Re-Selling
If you are trying to get your hands on an Oculus Rift, do not buy one off eBay. If you do, the company says "you are on your own."
"We found this guy's order and cancelled it," cybereality wrote. "We don't allow resale of the development kit. "We also don't provide warranty on second-hand sales, so if you buy on eBay you are on your own."
Ferrari LaFerrari XX Testing at Monza
A prototype of the Ferrari LaFerrari XX was recently spotted putting in some test laps around Ferrari’s famed Monza race track. It certainly looks the part of an ultra exclusive supercar, right down to its incredibly dynamic look and throaty growl that’s music our ears.
Well THAT was Fast! - World Cup Beauty Deletes Controversial Photo, Completes L'Oreal Contract
The Belgian beauty hired by cosmetics giant L’Oreal Professionnel
after photos of her cheering in the stands at a World Cup match went
viral has deleted her Facebook page that featured a photo of herself
posing with a gun and a slain Oryx gazelle.
L’Oreal Professionnel has also
confirmed that the beauty, 17-year-old Axelle Despiegelaere, will not be
continuing on with the company beyond a nearly 90-second hair tutorial video she has already filmed.
“She collaborated on a one-time
basis for social media use in Belgium,” a L'Oreal Professionnel
representative told ABC News today. “It was a one-time contract which
has been completed.
“She was not a spokesperson.”
Ford Crown Victoria faces investigation over jammed steering
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reportedly opened
a new investigation into potential steering problems with older Ford
Crown Victoria, Mercury Grand Marquis and Mercury Marauder models.
The agency has received several reports of steering shaft obstruction caused by a dislodged heat shield, leading to excessively tight steering or complete lockup. The investigation will attempt to determine if the incidents are related to a widespread defect.
The agency has received several reports of steering shaft obstruction caused by a dislodged heat shield, leading to excessively tight steering or complete lockup. The investigation will attempt to determine if the incidents are related to a widespread defect.
World Cup Fan Scores Modeling Gig From Cheering
Her team didn’t win, but she did.
Your old Ford Excursion can turn into a rock-crawling beast for $72,000
This is a 2000 Ford Excursion
with just 89,000 miles on the clock. Its seller on eBay describes the
SUV as "mint," only it doesn't look much like your typical Blue Oval
family hauler, does it?
That's because if you hand your old Excursion over to Jeremy Dixon at JD3.com
and write him a check for $50,000, he will make a few minor
modifications and turn it into what you see above: The wildly
ridiculous, idiotic, hare-brained "RockZilla" -- a machine that, despite
its weirdness, we all want to own.
Watch a hotel valet crash and destroy a guest's Lamborghini
This might be one of the biggest valet fails in quite some time, as a
valet at the five-star Le Meridien hotel in Delhi, India, caused an
estimated $335,000 worth of damage by heavily crashing a guest's Lamborghini.
The images of the aftermath have been floating around the internet for a
few days, but now the closed-circuit TV footage of the incident has
surfaced. And what it shows is quite something.
Windows 7 Support Ends January 2015
I don't know why Microsoft publishes these dates, you and I both know they will be extended once we get closer to the deadline.
Alcatel-Lucent Sets World Record With 10Gbps Over Copper Lines
Bell Labs, the research arm of Alcatel-Lucent, has set a new broadband speed record of 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) using traditional copper telephone lines and a prototype technology that demonstrates how existing copper access networks can be used to deliver 1Gbps symmetrical ultra-broadband access services.
Achieving 1 Gbps 'symmetrical' services – where bandwidth can be split to provide simultaneous upload and download speeds of 1 Gbps – is a major breakthrough for copper broadband. It will enable operators to provide Internet connection speeds that are indistinguishable from fiber-to-the-home services, a major business benefit in locations where it is not physically, economically or aesthetically viable to lay new fiber cables all the way into residences. Instead, fiber can be brought to the curbside, wall or basement of a building and the existing copper network used for the final few meters.
Student Jailed For Refusing To Decrypt Data For Investigators
Apparently giving investigators 50 incorrect passwords will land you in jail for six months.
As part of the investigation, police wanted to look at encrypted data stored on Wilson's computer. But the password he gave them didn't work. In fact, he provided investigators with 50 passwords, none of which turned out to be correct. So police turned to the courts, which compelled him to provide the correct key to decrypt the data in the interest of national security. Since Wilson refused to comply, he was sentenced to six months in prison under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, or RIPA, the UK's wiretapping law.
Next Audi R8 Could Debut With Wireless Charging
It appears Audi is developing a wireless charging system for its next-generation R8 and possible future models. The news comes as Tobias Meyer of Audi’s product marketing department mentioned the experimentation with inductive wireless charging to CarAdvice at the debut of the gasoline-electric A3 e-tron .
A report coming out of Australia indicates Mercedes-Benz's AMG division
is considering developing an electric turbocharger to use on some of its
upcoming sports cars. "There are many companies looking into this technology right now and it is something we will investigate at some time to see the benefits," announced Jochen Martin Schmid, AMG's head of powertrain development, in an interview with Australian website Drive.
2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Rumors about the Mercedes AMG GT started awhile back and for a short period of time, it was believed that the new SLS AMG would be called the SLC. Obviously, this is not the case, but hopes for an AMG GT are still not lost as Mercedes will indeed offer the AMG GT after the SLS AMG makes its exit.
2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 Super Trofeo
As the Lamborghini Gallardo still fresh off the assembly line, the Huracan LP610-4 is getting ready
to dress its brand new Super Trofeo suit for the Lamborghini Accademia
program starting this year, so we created a rendering of what we think
it will look like (above).
Microsoft Said to Be Cutting Up to 10% of Its Workforce
Microsoft is looking to lose a few good men. Pun intended of course, but the job cuts are serious, with Microsoft looking to cut anywhere up to 12K positions that are redundant and overlap each other.
These types of cuts are nothing new; with nearly every major corporate acquisition, some staffing has to be cut to reduce redundancy in the organization.
Gears of War Designer Returns to Video Gaming
Twenty year veteran of Epic Games, Cliff Bleszinski, is returning to video game production after a two year hiatus. Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee, late of EA and Guerrilla Games, have formed a new company called Boss Key Productions
Bleszinski spent two decades at Epic Games working on the Jazz Jackrabbit, Unreal and Gears of War franchises before leaving the company and retiring from game design in Oct. 2012.
October 2014 Is Going to Be an Insane Month for Video Games
You had better start saving up your change (and some folding money as well) for this October’s volcanic eruption of video games which are going to be released throughout the entire month.
Samsung's China Suppliers Failing Work Rules
Samsung Electronics, as part of its annual sustainability report, is taking almost sixty of its suppliers to task for failing to ensure proper work conditions.
In its annual sustainability report published on its website this week, the Korean smartphone maker said the majority of its suppliers did not comply with legally permitted work hours in China, according to a Bloomberg report. The company said 40 suppliers failed to hold evacuation drills while 50 demonstrated "inadequate efforts" in rolling out emergency response.
Gesture Controls Are Coming To New Cars Next Year
What do you guys think of gesture controls in new cars?
The CMO of SoftKinetic, Eric Krzeslo, told Automotive News that we could see the first gestured-based controls in cars next year, although he wouldn't reveal which automaker will be the first to market. But we can make an educated guess.
Lindsay Lohan sues makers of 'Grand Theft Auto V'
Lindsay Lohan is facing another legal battle, but this time, she's the one starting the fight.
Seven months after threatening to do so, the tabloid favorite filed suit against Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software Wednesday, saying the creators of Grand Theft Auto V used her image and likeness without her permission.
Lohan, who’s tumultuous personal life has earned her far more fame than her onscreen roles, believes that a minor in-game character, Lacey Jonas, is based on her likeness. The suit also notes that the game features the infamous Chateau Marmont hotel, where Lohan once lived in West Hollywood.
Facebook: We 'Really Regret' Our Secret-Test Misfire
Facebook says it really regrets secretly using members as guinea pigs. Riiiiight. 
"So we clearly communicated really badly about this, and that we really regret," Sandberg told the Indian television station NDTV while in New Delhi. "We do research in an ongoing way, in a very privacy-protected way, to improve our service, and this was done with that goal. I think we are in communication with regulators all over the world and this will be OK. And we will continue to make sure users understand that we care about their privacy. We care about their experience, and we want to do everything we can to give them the best experience we can."
Microsoft Hammers No-IP, Collateral Damage Includes 4M Domains
What is the old expression about using a bazooka to kill a house fly? I think that is a good way tosummarize this situation.
Some folks in the security community are furious, saying Microsoft went too far and darkened too many legitimate sites that had nothing to do with distributing malware, (check out comment section on Krebs on Security). CSO’s Steve Ragan pointed out, "Four million domains have been shutdown, despite the fact that Microsoft only wants 18,472 of them." Microsoft called that "temporary loss of service" to legitimate sites a "technical error" that has since been corrected.
Microsoft: We're Advancing Our Encryption And Transparency Efforts
It would seem that Microsoft is stepping up its webmail security by activating Transport Layer Security encryption for its Outlook and Hotmail services.
First, Outlook.com is now further protected by Transport Layer Security, or TLS, encryption for both outbound and inbound email. This means that when you send an email to someone, your email is encrypted and thus better protected as it travels between Microsoft and other email providers. Of course, this requires their email service provider to also have TLS support.
Hackers Turn Music Industry Site into The Pirate Bay
This has to be pretty damn embarrassing.
During the past 24 hours a brand new Pirate Bay blockade was put in place in Argentina following a complaint from the IFPI-affiliated music industry group CAPIF. Now, just hours later, the tables have been turned after hackers transformed CAPIF's website into a fully functioning and blockade-circumventing Pirate Bay proxy.
Woman Injured When Laptop Computer Explodes
Before you say anything, it wasn't an Apple either.
"It blew up. It flipped my computer back and the battery pack and all came out this way," Loretta Luff recalled, "The next thing I knew, my shirt was on fire, I grabbed that and took that off and I think that’s when I singed my hair."
San Francisco approves funding for Golden Gate bridge suicide barrier
After a family tragedy, bridge official finally reaches a decades-long goal.
SAN FRANCISCO — At moments, it glows like a pathway to heaven, floating almost dreamlike through the thick layer of fog that frequently blankets the city. Even on sunny days, the Golden Gate Bridge is a wonder, its graceful art deco towers gleaming a deep orange-red against the shimmering turquoise water of the San Francisco Bay.
But when John Moylan looked at the bridge, he also saw a darker side to its majestic beauty. In the 27 years since he was first appointed to the 19-member board that oversees the Golden Gate, Moylan had also come to see the tragedy of the bridge. It came in the form of countless stories he’d heard from grieving families whose loved ones had leapt to their deaths from the iconic span.
This Site Shows Who Is Hacking Whom Right Now — And The US Is Getting Hammered
U.S.-based computer security firm Norse has released a real-time animated mapthat illustrates ongoing cyberattacks around the world. Without a doubt, the U.S. is getting constantly hammered by hackers.
In just 45 minutes, the U.S. was the victim of 5,840 cyberattacks.
Screenshot/map.ipviking.com
A view of the cyberattacks carried out against the U.S. within a 45-minute span.
Russian Cops Ban Short Skirts After Skirts Get Too Short
In Russian police force, uniform modifies you!
Or at least the public's perception of you. That is the principal argument behind the Russian Interior Ministry's recent ban on short skirts and other uniform modifications, the Moscow Times reports.
"When you meet people, the first thing you see is their clothing, and for a police officer fulfilling his duties, it is crucial to have a tidy and neat appearance. From time to time, we have seen instances of officers improperly wearing their uniforms. … Heads [of departments] must pay more attention to the appearance of their subordinates," Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Gerasimov said in a memo obtained by Russian newspaper Izvestia.
Boehner says House plans to sue Obama
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will vote next month on legislation authorizing a campaign-season lawsuit accusing President Barack Obama of failing to carry out the laws passed by Congress, Speaker John Boehner announced on Wednesday.
In a memo distributed to House members, Boehner, R-Ohio, accused Obama of "aggressive unilateralism" and said if left unchecked, it would give the president "king-like authority at the expense of the American people and their elected legislators."
High court limits president's appointments power
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama.
The high court's first-ever case involving the Constitution's recess appointments clause ended in a unanimous decision holding that Obama's appointments to the National Labor Relations Board in 2012 without Senate confirmation were illegal. Obama invoked the Constitution's provision giving the president the power to make temporary appointments when the Senate is in recess.
Problem is, the court said, the Senate was not actually in a formal recess when Obama acted.
Witness who saw pickup hit stroller says baby’s father “wasn’t doing anything wrong”
Arlington police are investigating an accident that killed a baby in a stroller on South Cooper Street this morning.
The crash happened shortly before 9 a.m. when a pickup collided with a white Chrysler 300 turning left at California Lane. The pickup then lost control and hit a father waiting to cross the street with his infant son, according to police.
Police investigate a crash that killed an infant in South Arlington. (Photos by Greg Castillo/Staff)
Witness Alicia Hopkins, 39, watched the crash in shock, a few moments after she saw the father and son walking. She said the victims were waiting to cross on the sidewalk when they were hit.
“He was right where he was supposed to be,” she said. “He wasn’t doing anything wrong.”
Witnesses ran to help the father, but 7-month-old David Bingenheimer died at the scene, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office. They later placed a blanket over the boy as his father screamed helplessly in the street.
The father and two drivers were also injured but were expected to survive.
All southbound lanes of Cooper were closed, along with one northbound lane, while police investigated the crash. The street was reopened later in the afternoon.
The crumpled stroller and pieces of the pickup that hit it littered the southbound lanes of Cooper.
Warrant: Man returned to hot SUV with son inside
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — The investigation of a toddler's death in a hot SUV in Georgia hinges on a key question: Was the boy the victim of a horrific accident after his father simply forgot to take him to day care, or did the man know the child was inside when he left him strapped in for seven hours?
A newly filed arrest warrant supporting the murder charge against 33-year-old Justin Ross Harris states that he stopped with his son for breakfast and also returned to put something inside his vehicle around lunchtime while the child was inside it.
Harris has told police he was supposed to drive his 22-month-old son to daycare but drove straight to work on June 18 without remembering the boy was strapped in his seat. After spending the day at work, he pulled into a shopping center parking lot on the ride home and hysterically asked for help for his son.
Secret documents say NSA had broad scope, scant oversight
Washington (AFP) - The US National Security Agency has been authorized to intercept information "concerning" all but four countries worldwide, top-secret documents say, according to The Washington Post.
Yet "a classified 2010 legal certification and other documents indicate the NSA has been given a far more elastic authority than previously known, one that allows it to intercept through US companies not just the communications of its overseas targets but any communications about its targets as well.""The United States has long had broad no-spying arrangements with those four countries — Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand," the Post reported Monday.
The certification — approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and included among a set of documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden -- says 193 countries are "of valid interest for US intelligence."
Blackwater threatened to kill US investigator in Iraq: Report
Washington (AFP) - The top manager in Iraq of the notorious private security firm Blackwater threatened to kill a US State Department investigator for probing the company's performance, the New York Times reported Monday.
GM recalling 8.4 million Malibus, Grand Ams and others for key flaw linked to 3 deaths
General Motors today yet again called back more vehicles for safety-related defects — this time a total of 8.4 million in North America — with an especially urgent message for owners of 6.8 million large cars in the United States: Your ignition could shut off without warning, and you shouldn't have anything on your key chain until further notice.
The six fresh recalls deepens the crisis facing the nation's largest automaker, just as it announced a plan to pay victims killed or injured by faulty ignitions in 2.2 million small cars, with families of the decased eligible for at least $1 million. The new recall means that GM must fix some 29 million vehicles around the world, with 54 separate campaigns.
The Amazing Soccer Ball That’s Virtually Indestructible
Imagine this scene in your neighborhood: A group of kids plays a pickup soccer game. They kick around the ball in the street or maybe in someone's backyard. The ball bounces from child to child, off of feet, knees, heads.
"We look at it...as an essential tool for children who are 12 and under who live in affective poverty, war zones, disastrous, and refugee camp situations, including right here in our own country."
Now, imagine that same scene in a war zone. In a landscape peppered with barbed wire, broken glass and thorny brush, that same soccer ball has a lifespan of about one hour.
It was this realization that led Tim Jahnigen, a former lyricist and chef, to take action. In 2006 while watching a news story on Darfur, Tim noticed children kicking around a ball of trash with a string and recognized a need for a ball that could withstand harsh conditions during play.
Tim mentioned his idea to a well-known friend from his time in the music business, Sting, who urged him to pursue the idea and provided initial funding and support.
Stars Find a Safe and Profitable Haven in Horror
Ethan Hawke didn’t exactly get the star treatment when he was working on The Purge. While shooting the 2013 horror film about a near-future America with an annual crime free-for-all, the actor was paid scale, went without a trailer, and slept on producer Jason Blum’s couch according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was rewarded for these sacrifices with a $2 million cut of the profits and his first No. 1 opening since Training Day. (The Purge would eventually earn over $64 million.)Hawke discovered what more and more mid-level actors are realizing: Making a microbudget horror film is an excellent career move.
The latest actor to sign on for a spooky shoestring production is Dermot Mulroney, who has just been tapped for Insidious: Chapter 3. Patrick Wilson starred in the first two “chapters,” and also starred opposite Vera Farmiga in the haunted-house flick The Conjuring. (Both will return for The Conjuring 2 next year.) Keri Russell took a lead role in last year’s Dark Skies. Eric Bana appears in this summers paranormal drama Deliver Us From Evil. And Kevin Bacon is now shooting the supernatural horror film 6 Miranda Drive.
Giving Birth Later in Life Is a Sign of Longevity
Researchers at Boston University and Boston Medical Center studied women who lived to the age of 95 or older and compared them with 151 women who died at younger ages. What they found was interesting: Women who gave birth naturally (without fertility assistance, such as IVF) after the age of 33 were twice as likely to live to the age of 95. And women who gave birth after the age of 40 were four time as likely to live to the age of 100.
Tesla Motors Inc Model S Smashed By Angry Chinese Customer
An angry Chinese customer smashes the windshield of his New Tesla Model S in a protest against the company.
PHOTO via: WSJ
Obama: I'll act on my own on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conceding defeat on a top domestic priority, President Barack Obama blamed a Republican "year of obstruction" for the demise of sweeping immigration legislation on Monday and said he would take new steps without Congress to fix as much of the system as he can on his own.
Even as he blamed House Republicans for frustrating him on immigration, Obama asked Congress for more money and additional authority to deal with the unexpected crisis of a surge of unaccompanied Central American youths arriving by the thousands at the Mexico-US border. Obama wants flexibility to speed the youths' deportations and $2 billion in new money to hire more immigration judges and open more detention facilities, requests that got a cool reception from congressional Republicans and angered advocates."The only thing I can't do is stand by and do nothing," the president said. But he gave few hints about what steps he might take by executive action.
Intelligent Flying Robots
The University of Sheffield is developing flying robots that can learn as they fly . Researchers say the flying robots will become self-aware at 2:14 A.M. EST on August 29th.
Sexting, Email, and Other Tech Basics That Mystify The Supreme Court
This would be funny if it wasn't the Supreme Court of the United States we were talking about.
But during April's oral arguments on the cases, the justices broadcast their own lack of technological expertise. Antonin Scalia didn't realize HBO was cable. During a line of questioning involving Dropbox and iCloud, Sonia Sotomayor referred to "the iDrop." And Stephen Breyer said that he wasn't sure if he owned an iPhone, "because I can never get into it because of the password."
Larry Page On Google’s Many Arms
I like Larry Page in his role as CEO of Google. He still says weird stuff, but nothing as creepy as Eric Schmidt used to. 
Mr. Page argued that people’s instinctive reactions to new technologies were often negative. Once we see the utility in the new stuff, we often realize that it isn’t as scary as we once thought — and soon may realize we can’t live without it. "In the early days of Street View, this was a huge issue, but it’s not really a huge issue now," Mr. Page said of the company’s project to send a fleet of cars across the globe to snap photographs of public roadways. "People understand it now and it’s very useful," he said. "And it doesn’t really change your privacy that much. A lot of these things are like that."
Yahoo CEO Apologizes For Being Late To Advertiser Dinner
At least she is honest. Most people would have faked an illness and blown the event off entirely.
Mayer was scheduled to attend a private dinner held by IPG, or Interpublic Group, one of the "big four" ad firms in the world. The event, which was attended by some of the biggest ad executives in the world, as well as marketers at other major Web brands, was Mayer's best opportunity to rub shoulders with the people who ultimately pay her to run ads on her company's network of sites. Although Mayer was able to make the dinner, she arrived two hours late after oversleeping.
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