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Boston Dynamics has a new robot called Handle. It is a research robot that stands 6.5 ft tall, travels at 9 mph and jumps 4​ ​feet vertically. We already knew Handle could manage some pretty sick hurdles and spins, but the new video shows us how the robot can operate in tough environments — on hills, in the snow and ... Read More »

China warned on Tuesday it will adopt necessary measures to protect its interests against the deployment of the THAAD, the anti-ballistic missile system from the United States, in South Korea. The Chinese public have begun to boycott South Korea’s Lotte Group after the company signed a land swap deal with the South Korean government for the deployment of Terminal High ... Read More »

A French artist entombed inside a 12-tonne rock for nearly three days has described the experience as like ‘tripping’, insisting he would stick it out for a week. Abraham Poincheval has decided to entrap himself inside a 12-ton limestone boulder at Paris’ Palais de Tokyo. The 44-year-old artist has carved out a hole inside the rock just big enough for ... Read More »

Actor and director Bill Paxton died unexpectedly Saturday due to surgical complications, his family said in a statement Sunday. He was 61. In a statement released to TMZ, the Paxton family said, “It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. Bill’s passion for the arts was felt by ... Read More »

DWI suspected in crash that hurt 28 at New Orleans parade. A suspect is in custody after 28 people were injured Saturday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd watching the Krewe of Endymion parade in the Mid-City section of New Orleans, police said. Police Chief Michael Harrison said the suspect is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was ... Read More »

Hayao Miyazaki has returned to filmmaking for a new feature. Hayao Miyazaki, the renowned 76-year-old filmmaker behind animated films like “Princess Mononoke” (1997), “Spirited Away” (2001) and “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), is officially out of retirement according to Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki. During a talk show appearance, Suzuki, who is nominated for an Oscar for Best Animated Feature for ... Read More »

The rate of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. more than doubled since 1999, outpacing suicide and car accidents in 2015 as a cause of death, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, drug overdose deaths rose to 16.3 per 100,000 in 2015—that’s 2.5 times the 1999 rate of 6.1 per 100,000. In ... Read More »

It is not noteworthy news that women orgasm less than men. That is, in fact, very old news. But a new study of 52,000 adults in the Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests orgasming isn’t an issue of gender—male vs. female, he vs. she—but an issue of sexuality. The research, which was performed by a team of researchers from Chapman University ... Read More »

A US federal court has indicted the former vice president Roxana Baldetti and the former interior minister of Guatemala Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla on cocaine trafficking charges. Washington will seek the extradition of ex-Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti and former Guatemalan Interior Minister Hector Mauricio Lopez Bonilla on drug trafficking charges, the US embassy in Guatemala announced in a statement ... Read More »

Two officers are in the hospital after a shooting in Washington, D.C. Police recovered a gun at the corner of Morse and Holbrook streets NE that they say Timothy L. Williams, 47, had been carrying, D.C. acting Police Chief Peter Newsham said. Williams was shot during the struggle and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Both officers involved in the ... Read More »

HENRYETTA, Oklahoma – Folks in Henryetta can dance again after the city council voted to remove a law that made it illegal to dance within 500 feet of churches or schools. The issue surfaced when Joni Insabella, co-owner of Rosie Lavon’s Marketplace, wanted to host a Valentine’s Day dance and someone on Facebook reminded her it’s illegal to host a ... Read More »