Scientists ponder invisibility cloak
2006-05-26 21:40:20
Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father.
Runners promote jogging backward
2006-05-26 15:13:07
Timothy "Bud" Badyna has broken world records. He ran a marathon in under four hours. He finished a 10K race in 45 minutes.Wait a minute, you say, that's not so fast. But Badyna set those records running backward.
Fla. angler lands what may be record shark
2006-05-26 14:52:05
Fishing Capt. Bucky Dennis has been trying to catch a record hammerhead shark for 10 years. He may have finally succeeded.
U.S. churchgoers hurt when floor collapses
2006-05-26 12:27:36
A portion of a floor in a storefront church collapsed, sending some of the 30 people attending a meeting plummeting into the basement.
Michael Jackson plans comeback in Tokyo
2006-05-26 10:52:33
Michael Jackson plans to make his first public appearance since his trial acquittal last June at a ceremony in Tokyo to accept MTV Japan's "Legend Award," his spokesman said.
Armless man stopped for speeding
2006-05-26 10:28:44
An armless man stopped for speeding was driving with one foot on the steering wheel and another on the pedals, a policeman testified in court.
Oldest 'Idol' can translate into success
2006-05-26 09:02:32
Despite his Jay Leno look, a soulful voice that recalled another era and a manic, rhythm-less dancing style, Taylor Hicks beat the odds (and a comely Katharine McPhee) to become this year's "American Idol."
HIV's ancestry traced to wild chimps
2006-05-26 08:32:21
Twenty-five years after the first AIDS cases emerged, scientists have confirmed that the HIV virus plaguing humans really did originate in wild chimpanzees, in a corner of Cameroon.
Tests on animals raise hopes for cancer vaccine
2006-05-26 07:13:20
Hopes of a vaccine for cancer received a boost this week following trials of a new therapy that successfully blocked tumour growth in animals.
Activists get PM's ear from poster
2006-05-25 16:15:55
Hungary's ruling Socialists rewarded those who worked the hardest to win a historic second consecutive term in office with a piece of the prime minister's ear from a giant poster.
Russian gays fear what awaits outside the closet
2006-05-25 15:52:46
Gay rights activists will ignore an official ban on a march through Moscow this week despite warnings from some within their community that it will only serve to whip up prejudice in widely homophobic Russia.
"Sleeper effect" of cigarettes can last for years
2006-05-25 14:18:50
Trying just one cigarette may not be so harmless for non-smokers after all.