Survivors of the deadly epidemic of prion disease kuru, which was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals, share a particular genetic mutation. Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action.

Kuru was a slow-developing epidemic among the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, which devastated the population in 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries. Victims suffered from progressively more severe neurological conditions as the disease developed, and it was dubbed…

The Italian Supreme Court has ruled there is a causal link between mobile phone use and brain tumors in a landmark case. The ruling has set a legal precedent that could potentially trigger a deluge of lawsuits.

Innocente Marcolini, a 60-year-old retired businessman argued that the excessive use of his mobile phone for around six hours every day for 12 years caused a benign brain tumor that left his face partially paralyzed.

The Italian court ruled in the businessman’s favor,…

(WIRED) Traffic-light tickets have ticked off a gazillion drivers, some of whom have had to fork over $500 for…

Today you’ll hear the annual chorus of “we will never forget.” But we have forgotten. We have forgotten the uproar against the Patriot Act, which was passed in the middle of the night. We have forgotten that Guantanamo Bay was once treated as an aberration, which Obama promised to close. And we have forgotten what freedoms have been sacrificed in the name of an ever-growing threat. As an…

Leah Plante appeared before a federal grand jury for the third timeyesterday, and for the third time she refused to talk about her politics and other anarchists. She was taken into custody on civil contempt, and is now imprisoned at SEA-TAC in Seattle, Washington.

Plante joins two other anarchists, Matt Duran and Katherine “KteeO” Olejnik, who have chosen to make the same…

Howdy! I’m still working on my program that will analyze the key words in the news. I thought I would check out the latest list and share it with you. Romney is still on top. Football is next, and as you can see out of the top 5 most used topics in the news 4 are about the upcoming election. As I refine my URL list that the program analyzes I expect it will be close to what you see here. I’ll also…

Iranian and U.S. negotiators have reached an agreement that calls for Iran to halt part of its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of many of the U.S. sanctions against the Islamic regime, according to a highly placed source.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, expects a letter from President Obama in a few days guaranteeing the details of the…

BRYAN COUNTY, Oklahoma -

A 12-year-old girl took matters into her own hands during a home invasion in southeast Oklahoma.

It happened on Wednesday when the girl was home alone. She told police a stranger rang the doorbell, then went around to the back door and kicked it in. She called her mom, Debra St. Clair, who told her to get the family gun, hide in a closet and call 911.

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“And what we understand right now, he was turning the doorknob when she fired…

Genetically engineered wheat contains an enzyme suppressor that, when consumed by humans, could cause permanent liver failure (and death). That’s the warning issued today by molecular biologist Jack Heinemann of the University of Canterbury in Australia.

Heinemann has published an eye-opening report that details this warning and calls for rigorous scientific testing on animals before this crop is ever consumed by humans. The enzyme suppressor in the wheat, he says, might also attack a…

One of the many tense moments in the second presidential debate turned on a new topic in the race: President Barack Obama’s pension account.

Here’s how it came up: Early in the face-off, Obama scoffed at Mitt Romney’s pledge to crack down on unfair trading practices by China, saying Romney is currently invested in companies “that are building surveillance equipment for China to spy on its own folks.”

Romney later explained that, yes, he understands that his blind trust…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A survey of about 1,100 Americans finds that more than 4-in-10 respondents admit they don’t have more than $500 in readily accessible savings.

The survey is a kind of departure for …

Praying For Freedom, The Sequel.

The Freedom Prayer.

From…

Crazed teenager 'wore gruesome mask of Saw killer as he butchered his  82-year-old landlady'

• Mask of movie serial  killer used as exhibit in real-life murder trial

  By Allan Hall

PUBLISHED:11:47 GMT, 19 …

How Savile even abused his own sister's grandchild: His great niece reveals  the scandal's most sickening twist yet - and how he bribed his sister to cover  it up

  By Frances Hardy

PUBLISHED:23:45 GMT, 19  October 2012|…

Verizon spying on its customers may seem bad for business, but according to the telecom giant's latest privacy policy update, that's exactly what they will be doing. Verizon wireless recently revealed that its new privacy agreement will allow them to spy on its user's web habits,…

Even if the US Labor Department has determined that the unemployment level has finally plateaued after months of staggering jobs statistics, the truth behind the numbers isn’t all that nice. Only four out of every 10 adults in the US is employed.

Screenshots from the Assumption Parish, Louisiana sinkhole flyover footage

Taken On October 19, 2012

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As a measure of precaution whenever I hear the words "green, conservation, sustainable design" spewing from politicians I duck for cover. The green fascist agenda works meticulously behind a wall of seemingly altruistic, "environmentally friendly" intent. However, their true agenda aims to crush property rights and civil liberties using the excuse of "saving the planet". When I heard the TCEQ 3rd annual environmental summit was coming to town I had to see it for…

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