Tragedy struck European air shows for the second straight day Sunday when a pilot was killed after two planes collided in the air over Switzerland. The crash occurred one day after 11 people died when a plane crashed onto a busy highway at an air show in Britain. … [Read more...]
Megabots’ Kickstarter Rewards 3D Printed Mini Versions of Giant Battle-ready Robot
Megabots, Inc. has launched its Kickstarter campaign to raise half a million dollars for a major upgrade on its existing Mk.II — a 12,000 pound, 15 foot tall combat robot that fires cannonball-sized paintballs at 120 MPH. … [Read more...]
Fitness Tracker Comparison: Fitbit vs. Misfit
So you have $100 burning a hole in your pocket, and you’re ready to buy a fitness tracker. There are a lot of fitness trackers available at that price point, and you might be overwhelmed by all the options out there. … [Read more...]
Gunman Tackled on Paris-bound Train, Wanted by Three Countries
The man who boarded a high speed Paris-bound train armed with a Kalishnikov before being subdued by passengers was on the radar of authorities in at least three countries, had ties to radical Islam and may have traveled to Syria, authorities said. … [Read more...]
Apple Will Replace Some iPhone 6 Plus Phones that Take Blurry Selfies
Apple has set up a replacement program for iPhone 6 Plus owners experiencing blurry pictures taken from their phone's rear-facing cameras, or iSight cameras. According to Apple, your iPhone 6 Plus might be one of the units affected if you bought it between September 2014 and January 2015. … [Read more...]
San Antonio Police Searching for Missing Body Stolen from Casket
Texas investigators are reportedly searching for any clue that could lead them to the missing body of a 25 year-old woman that was stolen from a funeral home last week. … [Read more...]
Peak Season for West Nile Virus
Minnesota health officials are warning people that this is peak season for the West Nile virus. According to Epidemiologist Dave Neitzel with the Minnesota Department of Health, the state has not seen any confirmed human cases of West Nile this year, where patients have shown symptoms of the virus. … [Read more...]
Tweets Now in Google Desktop Search Results
Next time you perform a Google search on your desktop, keep a look out for something new: tweets. Google quietly updated search via desktop on Friday to include relevant tweets in search results about whatever you're searching. … [Read more...]
Fall 2015 Temperature Forecast from the Weather Channel
A warm fall may be ahead for those east of the Mississippi river and in the Northwest, according to the temperature forecast released by The Weather Channel Professional Division on Friday. … [Read more...]
Family Creates Bucket List for Pet Corgi With Only Few Months Left to Live
A family in Duluth, Minnesota, is helping their pet Corgi, Oscar, complete a bucket list created for him after he was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Oscar, 11, went in for a routine teeth cleaning at the Duluth Veterinary Hospital early last July, when Dr. Lisa Juten noticed a tumor that later tests revealed to be malignant, she told ABC News. … [Read more...]