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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Most Famous Olympic Figure Skaters Of All Time
During the two weeks of the Winter Olympics, female figure skaters are the most famous people in the world.From the early days of Peggy Fleming, to the Harding-Kerrigan scandal, to America's...
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Japan Opens Up 1.46%
Tokyo stocks opened 1.46 percent higher on Wednesday after plunging more than four percent the previous day, as gains on Wall Street gave investors a positive lead.The benchmark Nikkei-225 index, which...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY FACEBOOK: The Secret IMs Revealing The Mark Zuckerberg Of 2004
Editor's Note: In May 2012, after many years of reporting on Facebook, Business Insider's Nicholas Carlson obtained and published these private communications. As many look back on Facebook on its...
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Bill Nye Dominated His Debate Against Creationist Ken Ham
Bill Nye debated creationist Ken Ham tonight.We tweeted some of the interesting things that Nye said in the debate, some good insight from experts, and some images of Nye looking bewildered.Check out...
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Atlanta News Anchor Absolutely Destroys Coca-Cola Ad Haters In On-Air Speech
In Coca-Cola's Super Bowl ad, the iconic "America The Beautiful" is sung in various languages, obviously representing the idea that America is truly a diverse melting pot.But unfortunately, not...
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The 16 Most Powerful Members Of 'Skull And Bones'
In 1832 five Yale students — including future President William Howard Taft's father— founded one of America's most famous secret societies: Skull and Bones.Since then, the group has come to signify...
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FBI Investigating Child's Death On A Cruise Ship
FBI investigates death of 1 child, hospitalization of another after both pulled from ship poolRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of one child and the hospitalization of another...
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Brutal Exchange Between Dick Costolo And Wall Street Analysts Sums Up All...
Twitter's first ever earnings call was savaged by Wall Street as investors drove the stock down 17% or more when people saw how few new users had joined the social media platform.Twitter actually...
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7 Extreme Measures Egypt Is Taking To Crush Dissent
In the months following Mohamed Morsi's overthrow, the new Egyptian military government has taken to extreme measures to stay in power.While at first many heralded General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's coup...
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Rock Band Claims They Sent A $660,000 Invoice To Pentagon
The story of Skinny Puppy is an odd one.Canadian CTV News reports that, after receiving some coaching on lawsuits, Skinny Puppy decided to bill the Pentagon $660,000 for allegedly using their music to...
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A Brand New Hybrid Bird Flu In China Has Scientists Worried
A new-to-humans flu virus killed a 73-year-old woman from the Jiangxi province in China, on Dec. 6.At the time, the doctors knew it was a H10N8 bird flu virus that killed her. But, they've just...
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MAP: Here's Where Single Americans Have No Qualms About Revealing Pot Use On...
Online dating site AYI.com did a study of their users' profiles, and they found an interesting link between users' openness about drug use and drug laws.From AYI's blog post about the study, their...
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Investors Should Think Twice Before Blindly Throwing Their Money Into A...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.The Great Fallacy Of Target Date Funds (CFA Institute) Investors should look at...
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Samsung Is Asking Olympians To Hide Their iPhones At The Opening Ceremony
Thanks to a few athletes on the Swiss Olympic team, we now know that Samsung Mobile has been offering Olympians free Galaxy Note 3s in their goodie bags — with a catch.According to reports from Swiss...
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The Woman Who Wrote About How Her Dad And The Real 'Wolf Of Wall Street'...
The most vivid description of what happened to the victims of real-life Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort's stock pumping scam unquestionably came from Christina McDowell, formerly Christina...
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PENTAGON CHIEF: The Military Is Facing A Potential Ethical 'Breakdown'
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is concerned that recent scandals signal a potential ethical "breakdown" in the US military and has asked commanders to urgently address the problem, his spokesman said...
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BITCOIN: How It Works, And Why It Could One Day Threaten Legacy Payments...
Bitcoin is most often discussed as a volatile digital currency, beloved by some, derided by others. But where Bitcoin's real value lies is as a payments technology that has the potential to...
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Here's How Much A Pack Of Cigarettes Costs Around The World
Everyone's talking about cigarettes today in the wake of CVS Caremark's huge decision to ban sales of tobacco.Thanks to varying excise taxes, a pack of Marlboro reds runs just under $5 in Kentucky,...
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Samsung's New Phone Won't Launch With Another Glitzy Event, But That Won't...
Last year, Samsung held a splashy Broadway-themed event to announce its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone.Some called it sexist. Some called it dumb. Some called it a nice break from the standard mold of...
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HTC Jumps Aboard The Wearable Tech Train
Not to be outdone by literally everyone around it, HTC told Bloomberg today that it, too, will jump aboard the wearable tech train with a release of a wearable device later this year.HTC Chairman Cher...
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