Security, Safety Issues Block Civilian Use of Drones in U.S.
Only "civilian" use, mind you
Science & Technology
Man Arrested for Online Comments Threatening to Shoot Children
Made comparison to Aurora shooting
U.S. Navy Drone Sub in Testing
Probably won't see much actual use, but will help innovate next generation
"No one has the right to a world in which he is never despised."
Why attacking free speech is an even greater blasphemy than a slur on the divine
Transgender Murderer to Receive $500,000
Legal fees and reassignment surgery to be paid for by the state of Massachusetts
Waistline Expansion Will See Huge Rise in Healthcare Costs
Obesity will cost $550 billion from now to 2030, says study
Swedish Doctors Perform World's First Uterus Transplant
Daughter has received her mother's uterus
Russia Looks to Blocking Youtube Over Anti-Muslim Film
Restricting speech is nothing new to the Kremlin
You Can Keep the Cops Out of Your Smartphone
Just because the courts let them snoop doesn't mean you should make it easy
Twitter Warns UK Over Snooping Bill's Legal Perils
Other countries may not want the Brits scooping up everybody's data
Mobile Phones Still Aren't Dangerous
Norwegian study finds no harm from the little wonders
What's the Smallest Thing in the Universe?
The punch line probably involves a Planck length
Bill O'Reilly, Jon Stewart to Debate Live on the Internet
Like a presidential debate, except not at all
Scientists: Faster Than Light Travel Possible
Would work kind of like what you might imagine Star Trek's warp drive to work like
Cars of Limited Interest to Younger Americans
Why burn gas when you can send a text message?
Case Against Assange Teeters as DNA Evidence Fails
Without the man's DNA, it becomes challenging to link him to the alleged crime
Messaging App Favored by Activists Called Flawed
The software's security can be hacked by the bad guys
Public-Transit Notifications Threatened by Patent Claim
Does the patent-holder claim credit for the train-coming heads-up? Or for the fact that it's often wrong?
Judge Orders Woman to Delete Facebook Comments About Crash
Gives her two-day jail sentence for contempt when she does not comply
Anti-Solyndra Bill Leads to Congressional Bickering
Accusations that it's really about protecting coal and nuclear power, not blowing taxpayer money
US, Japan Agree on Missile Defense System
Intended to help prevent possible attacks from North Korea
ACLU Challenging California DNA Collection
Collection practices have become unconstitutionally aggressive
Mom: Robot Killed My Son
Claims in a lawsuit her son was killed by a robotic arm at work
California's GMO Labeling Law Isn't the Answer
How Prop 37 restricts speech and needlessly meddles in consumer choice.
Pirate Bay Founder Now in Sweden's Hands
Faces one-year sentence for promoting copyright infringement in online file-sharing
FBI Reviewing Probation of Man Connected to Muhammad Film
Is not supposed to be accessing the Internet as part of probation following bank fraud conviction
Virginia Approves Tougher Building Standards for Abortion Clinics
Requires them to meet same requirements as full hospitals
