Nobel-Prize Winning Economists: The War On Drugs Is A Catastrophic...
Five Nobel-Prize winning economists have signed onto an academic report published Tuesday in the London School of Economics calling for an end to the "war on drugs," calling it a "global failure."The...
View ArticleThe Cleveland-Buffalo Trade That Shook Up The NFL Draft Was A Genius Move For...
The Cleveland Browns traded the No. 4-overall pick to the Buffalo Bills, and they got an absolute haul for it.The Browns got the No. 9 pick in this year's trade, a 2015 1st-round pick, and a 2015...
View ArticleFBI Investigates Cliven Bundy Supporters Who Allegedly Pointed Guns At...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Clark County sheriff's officials say they've been interviewed by the FBI as part of an investigation into armed supporters of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.Assistant Sheriff Joe Lombardo...
View ArticleJohnny Manziel Tumbles In The NFL Draft, Gets Picked By Cleveland
Johnny Manziel was selected No. 22 overall by the Cleveland Browns after slipping in the NFL Draft.The Texans, Rams, Jaguars, Raiders, Buccaneers, and Browns — all teams in desperate need of a...
View ArticleChina Is Worried Its Students Are Being Recruited As Foreign Spies
Chinese state media is warning students studying overseas to avoid foreign spies, writing that an "overseas intelligence agency"has repeatedly seduced Chinese students to conduct espionage against...
View ArticleThere's A House In Germany That Was Built Upside Down
This is one of the more unusual tourist attractions we've seen — a house that was built completely upside down in Affoldern, Germany.Reuters has photos of the house, which took six weeks to build and...
View ArticleThe 10 Worst Selfies Of All Time
Let's be honest: everyone loves to take a good selfie every once in a while.But part of what makes a selfie great is the timing, your location, and, of course, your facial expression.From self...
View ArticleThe NFL Sent A Harsh Tweet About Johnny Manziel Falling In The Draft
The official NFL Twitter account sent out an overly harsh tweet about Johnny Manziel as he slipped in the NFL Draft.It simply said "#SadManziel ???"That seems like an odd way to talk about the most...
View ArticleThe Cleveland Browns Pick Johnny Manziel, Win The 1st Round Of The NFL Draft
After slipping into the late stages of the first round, Johnny Manziel was picked at No. 22 overall by the Cleveland Browns.It's a home run for Cleveland.For weeks draft experts have been saying that...
View ArticleHow Social Media Helped Turn 'Lost' Into A Cult Phenomenon
It has been 10 years since the castaways of Flight 815 first crashed on the mysterious island from ABC's cult hit, "Lost."While the show was popular for its mysteries (the smoke monster, that four-toed...
View ArticleThis One Stat Shows How Kale Has Exploded In The US
Kale consumption in the U.S. has skyrocketed in recent years.The number of farms harvesting the leafy green plant more than doubled from 954 in 2007 to 2,500 in 2012, according to Department of...
View ArticleThe US Just Can't Catch Up To Europe On This Important Measure
One of the most important measures of public health is also one of the most depressing to contemplate: the percentage of a country's children who die before reaching their fifth birthday.Reducing child...
View ArticleCHART: Browns Hope Johnny Manziel Will End Their Awful Quarterback Record
With the drafting of Johnny Manziel in the first round of the NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns are hoping to end the worst streak of starting quarterbacks in the league.Since 1999, 20 different...
View ArticleGitHub Women Miss The Founder Who Resigned After Explosive Harassment...
At an event Thursday honoring women in technology, we spoke to a half-dozen women who work for web-hosting service GitHub and asked them about the controversy embroiling their company.A little over two...
View ArticleThis Year Has Been Kind Of Boring For Markets, And That's Probably A Good Thing
Sign up here »FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors. Sign up here » Nothing Is Happening (Josh Brown)Markets have been...
View ArticleFAA: US Airways Plane Nearly Collided With Drone
A U.S. Airways regional jet was nearly involved in a mid-air collision with a drone while flying over the Florida panhandle, The Wall Street Journal reports.According to the paper, an American Airlines...
View ArticleNintendo Apologizes For 'Disappointing People,' Still Won't Include Same-Sex...
Nintendo issued an apology today about not including same-sex couples in its new life simulation game called "Tomodachi Life."But it will still launch the game in June without any changes, according to...
View ArticleRio's 2016 Olympic Preparations Are So Bad, The IOC Considered London Instead...
The preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are so far behind schedule that London was reportedly considered to re-host the games in the same venues used in 2012, according to the...
View ArticleFord And Chrysler Issue Recall For Total Of 1 Million+ Vehicles
US automakers Ford and Chrysler recalled on Friday hundreds of thousands of vehicles, most of them in North America, to fix faulty software and mechanical problems.The two companies, in separate recall...
View ArticleFacebook Is Killing Its Snapchat And Instagram Knockoffs
Today, Facebook finally made a move people have been expecting for some time.After nearly a year and a half in the App Store, the company finally killed off Facebook Poke, its failed attempt to cut off...
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