The 9.0 quake that hit Japan on March 11 was powerful enough to shift the earth on its axis and make it spin a little faster, shortening the day by 1.8 millionths of a second. It shoved the island nation one parking space to the east
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Low Levels of Radiation Found in U.S. Milk
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration say that very low levels of radiation have turned up in a sample of milk from Washington state. But federal officials say consumers should not worry
Charlie Sheen and ‘Apocalypse Now’: A Lasting Obsession
Martin Sheen says he understands the recent hell his son Charlie has been going through, because he’s been there. As he told the U.K.’s Telegraph March 21, he’s experienced his own “psychotic episodes,” including some in public
Covering a Nuclear Disaster
One by one, they cracked. One European journalist abandoned his fuel-empty rental car in Fukushima, panicking at the prospect of staying a minute longer in the capital of the prefecture where the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was leaking radiation into the air
The Gay March: Will A New Generation’s Voice Be Heard?
The march on Washington that gays staged Sunday on the National Mall drew something like 200,000 people — that’s a good guess based on conversations with many of the organizers and local authorities, although estimates of Mall crowds are notoriously unreliable. But one number you can take to the bank: the average age of those back stage who wore walkie-talkie headsets and staff badges, the men who were behind much of the organizing effort, wasn’t over 30
Obama’s Gay Outreach: All Talk, No Action
Saturday night President Obama charmingly delivered a rather bleak message to the gay community on the eve of its latest march on Washington. In a speech to the world’s largest gay political group, the Human Rights Campaign, Obama essentially said two things: I’m with you
A POW’s ‘Tears in the Darkness’
Ben Steele hated the young man as soon as he saw him. The man’s almond-shaped eyes, dark hair and olive skin — Steele had seen those Asian facial features before. He saw that face when he watched Japanese soldiers behead sick men begging for water, run over stumbling prisoners with tanks and split his comrades’ skulls with rifle butts
Families plead for reporters held in N. Korea
The families of two U.S.
Michael Jackson delays some shows until ’10
Several of Michael Jackson’s comeback concerts in London have been postponed until next year because producers can’t be ready in time for the July debut, according to a "Dear Customer" e-mail sent to ticket holders Wednesday. The delay comes days after the concert promoter said Jackson was in good health, contrary to media reports he was diagnosed with skin cancer. Jackson’s “This Is It” shows were to begin July 8 at London’s 20,000-capacity O2 Arena.
Russia to Gays: Get Back into the Closet
Being gay is not supposed to be a crime in Russia. Homosexuality was decriminalized in 1993; six years later, the law that sent gays and lesbians to psychiatric wards was annulled. But Russia would still rather have its homosexual citizenry invisible — and silent.