Sara Evans sings Born to Fly. REO Speedwagon sings Time for Me to Fly. It was only a matter of time before they got together. The country singer and the '80s power-ballad purveyors will team up for the next episode of CMT Crossroads, which will premiere Sept. 19 (CMT, 10 p.m. ET). … [Read more...]
3 More Bronx Sites Test Positive for Legionnaires’ Bacteria
Three more sites in the Bronx have tested positive for the bacteria that cause the potentially deadly Legionnaires' disease. New York City health officials said Wednesday that a total of 20 sites have tested positive for the bacteria, including 14 in the South Bronx where most of the cases have been centered. … [Read more...]
Komodo Dragon Chilli 400 Times Hotter Than Jalapeno Pepper
Any Brits who favour chilli peppers of the mouth-burningly hot variety are in for a treat; Tesco said Wednesday they will stock the tongue-scorching Komodo Dragon chilli pepper in 500 stores across the UK. … [Read more...]
Myanmar’s Military-backed Ruling Party Forces Out Chairman
In a power play ahead of general elections, Myanmar's military-backed ruling party announced the ouster Thursday of its politically popular chairman hours after security forces seized the party headquarters, preventing some members from leaving. … [Read more...]
Watch the Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 Event
For all of you anxiously anticipating Samsung's next Unpacked event, the wait is over. The event begins at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday August 13, and Mashable is ready. You can follow our liveblog here, but you can also follow the event on Samsung's YouTube page. … [Read more...]
Do Fitness Trackers Show You How to Lose Weight?
Technology is a beautiful thing – except when it lulls us into a false sense of security. And one area where all that high-tech hoopla may be doing us a disservice is the fitness tracker craze. Those wearable devices that track everything from your steps to your heart rate to how many calories you've burned are now a $1.15 billion industry, and they're only growing in … [Read more...]
Japan Restarts a Nuclear Plant in Step Toward Reviving Industry
For more than four years since the nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima in 2011, Japan has been debating whether it should permanently abandon a technology that went so disastrously wrong but that for years was seen as essential to its economy. … [Read more...]
Giant Coal Company Plays the System to Undercut Its Competitors and Shortchange Taxpayers
The Obama Administration and a group of lawmakers recently took the first steps in more than thirty years toward reforming the federal government’s coal program. Standing in their way, however, is a giant new coal company with a business model that depends on bending the rules, dodging royalty payments, and spending big to win powerful political allies. … [Read more...]