REVIEW: "Cowboys And Aliens" An Odd Mashup

Comments (0) | cowboys and aliens, Daniel Craig, Film and TV, Harrison Ford, jon favreau, mashups, spielberg

Whitney Bratton
Staff Reporter

Cowboys and Aliens

Cowboys and the addition of aliens prove not to be the best combination in this film.

Iraq Remains A Dangerous Place, Reports Say

Comments (0) | 2012, Iraq, Obama, shia, U.S. troops, Withdraw

Staff Reporters

The Iraqi military being trained.

U.S. troop withdraw from Iraq may be delayed till 2012.

MLB Trade Deadline Winners

Which teams made the smartest trades?

Crusade Against Science Ignores Threat Of Global Warming

Comments (5) | climate change, environmentalists, epa, global warming, Man-Made Climate Change, NASA, Opinion, Science

Cara Palmer
Staff Columnist

(Doc Searls, Creative Commons)

This is an issue that cannot be motivated by politics.

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Russia Retracts Statement Of 2020 International Space Station Retirement

Comments (0) | human spaceflight, international space station, ISS, NASA, russia, Science, space exploration, space policy

Sean McGuire
Staff Writer

Russian Federal Space Agency Head Vladimir Popovkin (left) and First Deputy Vitaly Davydov. (Image courtesy of the Russian Feder

The Russian space agency has retracted its forecasted 2020 retirement date for the International Space Station.

Pressure To Compromise On Debt Ceiling Increases

Comments (2) | bills, debt ceiling, default, Democrats, economy, National, President Obama, Republicans, Sen. Harry Reid

Mike Vulpo
Executive Producer

With the threat of default as early as Tuesday, President Obama demands a compromise.

Nick Lachey And Vanessa Minnillo: TV Wedding Good Idea?

Comments (2) | divorce, Entertainment News, Film and TV, jessica simpson, Kardashian, Newlyweds, Nick Lachey, tlc, Vanessa Minnillo, wedding

Mike Vulpo
Associate Entertainment Editor

Vanessa Minnillo and Nick Lachey

VIDEO: Does airing your wedding on TV cause more harm than good?

Weak Economic Growth Puts Nation At Recession Risk

Comments (0) | Department of Commerce, Double Dip Recession, economy, MarketWatch, National, recession

Reut Cohen
Executive Producer

(Ray Tsang, Creative Commons)

Weak economic growth puts the nation at risk of entering another recession.

Funerals For Victims Of Norway’s Twin Terror Attacks Begin

Comments (0) | Anders Behring Breivik, Nation and World, norway, Oslo, shooting, Terror, Utoya

Reut Cohen
Executive Producer

Anders Behring Breivik confessed to the attacks. (Wikimedia Commons)

The first funerals for victims of Norway's twin terror attacks have begun.

House Delays Vote On Boehner Debt Ceiling Plan

Comments (0) | debt-ceiling, debt-ceiling crisis, debt-ceiling negotiations, Democrats, Harry Reid, house of representatives, john boehner, nancy pelosi, National, President Obama, Republicans, Senate, White House

Staff Reporters

Congress faces August 2 deadline to enact deal before U.S. could default on loans.

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