App helps Iowa man get drunken driving conviction tossed
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man’s use of a smartphone application to get legal help in the middle of the night proved key in getting his drunken driving conviction overturned. Davenport police...
View ArticleKenya president meets South Korean president for trade talks
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta Tuesday and discussed the trade imbalance between the two countries on the second day of her three-day...
View ArticleFinally allowed 2nd child, older Chinese parents turn to IVF
BEIJING (AP) — China’s decision to allow all married couples to have two children is driving a surge in demand for fertility treatment among older women, putting heavy pressure on clinics and breaking...
View ArticleTeam testing new scanner on Egypt’s Great Pyramid
CAIRO (AP) — What mysteries might still be hidden under Egypt’s pyramids? A team accompanied by Egypt’s former antiquities minister and famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass are testing a new scanner on the...
View ArticleSwiss inaugurate $12 billion rail tunnel, world’s longest
GENEVA (AP) — Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps. More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North African civilization of Carthage led his...
View ArticleUnion: New airport towers must be remodeled before opening
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two state-of-the-art airport towers due to go into operation this fall in San Francisco and Las Vegas are designed for electronic tracking of planes as they taxi and takeoff. But...
View ArticleArizona mom says daughter lured to death via online dating
PHOENIX (AP) — The mother of a slain Arizona woman says her daughter had recently revived an online dating profile in search of fairy tale romance, but was instead lured to an apartment by a man now...
View ArticlePilot safely ejects in Colorado before Thunderbird crash
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird ejected safely into a Colorado field Thursday, June 2, crashing the fighter jet moments after flying over a crowd watching...
View ArticleLions and tigers and smartphones: The circus now has an app
PALMETTO, Fla. (AP) — Now that Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus has retired its iconic elephants, executives under the big top say they must do more to draw a younger generation of fans, many...
View ArticleHigh waves during storm? New forecast model tries to predict
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When John Couch is certain a storm will hit Hatteras Island, he goes into action, moving merchandise in his auto parts store from bottom shelves to top ones and hauling away the...
View ArticleDecade of labor reveals philosopher’s guide to the galaxy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — When you’re trying to fathom a mangled relic of very old hi-tech, it helps to have the manufacturer’s instructions. For over a century since its discovery in an ancient shipwreck,...
View ArticleAP Interview: Jia Zhangke plans virtual reality romanc
BEIJING (AP) — Critically acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke says he will make a virtual reality film next year with a romantic story as he and viewers get used to the new medium, and declared: “I...
View ArticleEgyptAir black boxes badly damaged, likely to prolong probe
CAIRO (AP) — The voice and data recorders from the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean nearly a month ago are “extensively damaged” and will need repairs before they can be analyzed, an...
View ArticleVolkswagen to launch more electric cars after diesel scandal
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German automaker Volkswagen plans to ramp up its offerings of electric vehicles as it fights to bounce back from a scandal over diesel cars rigged to cheat on emissions tests....
View ArticleThe top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending June 12, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 3. 7 Minute Workout Challenge, Fitness Guide Inc 4....
View ArticleTemporary blindness tied to smartphone use in dark
LONDON (AP) — Warning: Looking at your smartphone while lying in bed at night could wreak havoc on your vision. Two women went temporarily blind from constantly checking their phones in the dark, say...
View ArticleNielsen hopes to bring science to TV casting
NEW YORK (AP) — Ashton Kutcher as a television morning show host? Aaron Paul as an advertising spokesman for hybrid automobiles? Those are two of the ideas suggested by a new analytics tool unveiled by...
View ArticleCan Google Glass help autistic children read faces?
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Like many autistic children, Julian Brown has trouble reading emotions in people’s faces, one of the biggest challenges for people with the neurological disorder. Now the...
View ArticleBeats wins in case alleging double dealing before Apple sale
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has dismissed the key claims in a lawsuit alleging that headphone maker Beats Electronics duped one of its early partners before negotiating its $3 billion sale to Apple two...
View ArticleUniversity research lab helping runners 1 step at a time
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Some footwear stores videotape a jogger’s gait on a treadmill to help determine the kind of running shoe that would be the best fit. The University of Michigan is taking that...
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