Famous Doomed Ship

Antarctic Mission Zeroes In on Famous Doomed Ship

Researchers hope this week to find Ernest Shackleton's sunken Endurance

By John Johnson

Explorer Ernest Shackleton.   (Getty/Photos.com)

A team of Antarctic researchers sets off on Monday to find one of the most famous shipwrecks in history.

3D-Printed Bridge

Made of Giant Concrete Blocks, the World's Longest 3D-Printed Bridge Was Built in 18 Days

An homage to the Chinese past, the new bridge makes history in its own right.

By David Grossman
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY

Behold, the world's largest 3D-printed bridge. The Chinese creation spans 26.3 meters (a little over 86 feet) and has a width of 2.6 meters (almost 12 feet). Its design is a tribute to Chinese architectural history, referencing the historic Zhaozhou Bridge built in A.D. 605, the country's oldest standing bridge.

14th Illness

After 14th Illness, Canada Pulls Staff From Cuba Embassy

Cuba calls move 'incomprehensible'

By Newser Editors and Wire Services

Visitors wait at the entrance of Canada's embassy in Havana, Cuba,.   (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan)

Canada announced Wednesday it is removing up to half of the Canadians at its embassy in Cuba after another diplomat fell mysteriously ill.

Earth's Oldest Known Rock

Earth's Oldest Known Rock Was Found on the Moon

One of the moon rocks collected by Apollo 14 actually originated on the Earth.

By Avery Thompson

GETTY IMAGES/NASA NASA

A lot of the rocks we have on Earth are pretty old, but none of them were around when our planet was first formed. The Earth itself is around 4.5 billion years old, and the oldest rocks we’ve ever found are a little over half that age. That seems to have changed, however, because a group of scientists recently announced they’ve found a rock that formed only half a billion years after the Earth itself. The twist is that this particular rock wasn’t discovered on Earth at all. It was found on the moon.

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Army’s 1,000 Mile Supergun

The Army’s 1,000 Mile Supergun Could Be Aimed At China

The gun could strike targets in the South China Sea and beyond.

By Kyle Mizokami
U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SGT. EDWARD BATES

The U.S. Army’s mysterious new super extended long range gun could sit on an island in the South China Sea and hit Chinese targets hundreds of miles away, smashing artificial islands made from dredged sediment acting as Beijing’s military outposts. That’s according to Secretary of the Army Mark Esper, who says the fantastical weapon would “open the door” for the other services, blasting enemy defenses before they have a chance to open fire on U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces converging on the region.

Tyson Foods Recall

Tyson Foods Recalls 18 Tons of Chicken Nuggets After Reports of Contamination

By CHRIS MORRIS

Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after consumers reported finding soft, blue pieces of rubber inside the popular food.

Super Bowl Adverts

Super Bowl or Soapbox? Big Game Advertisers Risk All by Trading Silly for Serious

By BRIAN STEINBERG

CREDIT: COURTESY OF KRAFT HEINZ

When viewers tune in to the Super Bowl this Sunday, they will immediately expect to see commercials hyping soda and beer. They’re going to get something else.

A Unifying Christ 

by Katherine Britton

May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God - Romans 15:6,7

Today's Encouragement

You Were Made to be Different

Chrystal Evans Hurst

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV)

Ninth grade was the first year I attended public school. All I wanted to do was fit in.

Thur Devotional

Bad News or Good News?

By Touching Lives 

“And someone came and told them, ‘Look!  The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.’”  Acts 5:25

We all learn sooner or later that things are not always what they seem.  At times, what we may view as bad news can turn out to really be good news.  As I read the story of the early Church in the Book of Acts, I often wonder if I am reading good news or bad news.

Automation

Automation threatening 25% of jobs in the US, especially the 'boring and repetitive' ones: Brookings study 

• One-quarter of American jobs are at a high risk of automation. 
• The disruption will hit certain people harder than others, including low-wage earners and men. 
• These are the findings of a new report by the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank, titled, Automation and Artificial Intelligence: How Machines Affect People and Places.

Demika Alston was a teenager when she was hired at Au Bon Pain as a cashier. Through the years, she climbed up to general manager.

Man Stopped w/ 5K Leeches

Man Stopped at Airport With 5K Leeches Had Weird Claim

He allegedly said his orchids needed them

By Kate Seamons

A medicinal leech is shown in this stock photo.   (Getty Images)

The beagle sat down next to the Canadian man at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Oct. 17, 2018, and the jig was up.

Apple FaceTime

Apple disables Group FaceTime after bug allows iPhone users to listen in before call starts

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Apple has temporarily disabled its Group FaceTime app after the discovery of a bug raised privacy concerns.

Mile-Long Hole

Scientists Drilled a Mile-Long Hole in the Antarctic Ice

What's at the end of the hole could tell scientists what will happen to the continent over the next few decades.

By Avery Thompson

BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is an enigma. It makes up around one third of the entire Antarctic continent and will play a pivotal role in the next few decades because it’s melting, and fast. It’s also unpredictable, which makes it tough for scientists to get a handle on exactly how fast that melting is happening.

Ben & Jerry's 3 New Flavors

Ben & Jerry's 3 New Flavors All Have Cookie Dough Cores

Courtesy of Ben & Jerry's

The new ‘Cookie Dough Core’ pints have a giant glob of dough running right down the center.

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According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2019 is the year of the pig. (Maybe that explains McDonald’s current bacon obsession.) But the guys over at Ben & Jerry’s have a history of doing things their own way, and today, the brand announced that — for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream fans at least — 2019 is going to be the “Year of the Dough”… specifically, cookie dough, that is.

Measles Outbreak

Washington State Officials Declare State Of Emergency As Measles Outbreak Continues

VANESSA ROMO
 Patricia Neighmond

A measles outbreak in Washington state has triggered a state of emergency. In Clark County, where 35 cases have been reported, 31 were not immunized.
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Health officials in Washington have declared a state of emergency and are urging immunization as they scramble to contain a measles outbreak in two counties, while the number of cases of the potentially deadly virus continues to climb in a region with lower-than-normal vaccination rates.

Entertainment News

Study: Netflix has better movies than Amazon, Hulu, HBO combined

Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios

JAMES HIBBERD 

Netflix is often accused of valuing quantity over quality when it comes to selecting its content.

But according to new study, it’s streaming rival Amazon Prime that’s really serving up mass quantities of cinematic junk food.

Pineapple Hospitality

Getting Rid of Pineapple Hospitality

by Katherine Britton

Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:13

On Friday night, my house will be clean. The kitchen will sparkle like one from Better Homes and Gardens, the guest room curtains will gently ripple in the breeze, and - best of all - my guests and friends will feel such warmth that they never want to leave.

Today's Encouragement

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Lisa Leonard

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:13-14 (ESV)

Years ago, I sat in the newborn intensive care unit gazing at my tiny baby. He was only two days old with a full head of curly hair, beautiful blue eyes and perfect skin. He had just been diagnosed with a genetic disorder called Cornelia de Lange syndrome.

Wed Devotional

Be Bold

By Touching Lives

“Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable Your servants to speak Your Word with great boldness.”  Acts 4:29

Gaming Subscription Service

Apple Plans Gaming Subscription Service: Sources

By Alex Heath

Apple is planning a subscription service for games, according to five people familiar with the matter.

The service would function like Netflix for games, allowing users who pay a subscription fee to access a bundled list of titles. Apple ($AAPL) began privately discussing a subscription service with game developers in the second half of 2018, said the people, all of whom requested anonymity to discuss unannounced plans.

Staving Off Dementia

Study Offers Hint of Hope for Staving Off Dementia in Some People

People who received intensive treatment for hypertension were less likely to develop minor cognitive problems than those receiving standard treatment.

Coloured positron emission tomography (PET, centre) and computed tomography (CT, left) scans of the brain of a 62-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit Zephyr/Science Source

By Pam Belluck

In dementia research, so many paths have led nowhere that any glimmer of optimism is noteworthy.

Hotel Discounts

Now You Can Use Your OpenTable Points for Hotel Discounts

Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

We've never heard a better excuse not to cook.

CAILEY RIZZO 

If you use OpenTable to make your restaurant reservations, you may be able to afford your next vacation sooner than you thought.

World-Famous Banking Family

For World-Famous Banking Family, an Era Is Over

The Rothschilds sell off historic estate in Austria

By Neal Colgrass

Baron Guy de Rothschild, left, curator of the Versailles castle, Gerald Van Der Kemp, second left, and Princess Grace of Monaco arrive at the Versailles castle for a gala evening, in this Nov. 28, 1973...   (AP Photo/Paul Roque, file)

Good on your 19th and 20th-century history? Then you'll appreciate that this marks the end of an era, Bloomberg reports.

Dangerously Cold

Polar vortex to bring prolonged, life-threatening cold outbreak to midwestern US this week

By Kristina Pydynowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist

The coldest weather in years will put millions of people and animals throughout the midwestern United States at risk for hypothermia and frostbite to occur in minutes during the final days of January.

Human Ancestor

AI Predicts Humans Have an Ancestor We Don't Even Know About Yet

Neanderthals and their Denisovan cousins likely formed a new species, an A.I. says. That muddies human evolution even further.

By David Grossman

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/ДЕМИН АЛЕКСЕЙ БАРНАУЛ

Using artificial intelligence, a number of European evolutionary biologists now believe that humans have an ancient ancestor whose identity is unknown to modern science. The ancestor, based out of Asia, would have been a hybrid of Neanderthals and Denisovans, a subspecies of archaic humans.

Entertainment News

MoviePass Explores Reintroducing Unlimited Plan as It Tries a Relaunch

By BRENT LANG  

CREDIT: COURTESY OF MOVIEPASS

Think of it as MoviePass 2.0.

The beleaguered ticketing service is trying to shake off its troubled image as a subscription company in a perpetual state of chaos and near collapse with a new marketing campaign and a fresh array of offerings that are being rolled out this month. The campaign, which includes print ads and a billboard in Times Square, contains images of enraptured moviegoers staring up at a big screen alongside the tagline “let’s go to the movies.”

Love…and Other Mysteries

by John UpChurch

My goal is that they will be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have full confidence because they have complete understanding of God's secret plan [mystery], which is Christ himself. (Colossians 2:2)

Today's Encouragement

Stop the Scary Marriage Mash-Ups

Karen Ehman

“Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy — dwell on these things.” Philippians 4:8 (CSB)

Tues Devotional

A Message to Share

By Touching Lives 

“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the Word of Christ.”  Romans 10:17

Craft Brewery Finally Open

Disneyland’s Very First Craft Brewery Is Finally Open

Jenna Peffley

CARLYE WISEL 

A long-awaited Disneyland opening is finally here — and no, we’re not talking about Star Wars Land. Craft beer obsessives can finally rejoice, because the California theme park resort just welcomed its very first on-site brewery.

Airplane Wings

Boeing and NASA Are Working on Airplane Wings That Could Make Flights Faster

Courtesy of Boeing

By CAILEY RIZZO

The aircraft manufacturer revealed a new aircraft wing design it’s been working on with NASA through the Subsonic Ultra Green Aircraft Research (SUGAR) program.

Weekend Box Office Results

'Glass' Repeats Atop the Weekend Box Office While New Releases Struggle

by Brad Brevet

The weekend turned out a bit better than expected with Universal's Glass holding on to the top spot with an estimated $19 million on its way to a $100+ million domestic run, though the weekend's newcomers in Fox's The Kid Who Would be King and Serenity struggled. Meanwhile this year's crop of Oscar nominees saw Green Book re-enter the top ten following its five nominations while The Favourite, Bohemian Rhapsody and A Star is Born all improved compared to last weekend.

Stamps Increasing

Forever stamps to jump to 55 cents, biggest increase in USPS history

Priority mail prices are also increasing. A small flat rate box will now cost nearly $8, instead of $7.20.

By Minyvonne Burke

The price of Forever stamps is increasing by 10 percent, and will go from 50 cents to 55 cents, according to a United States Postal Service press release.

Salmonella Outbreak

Poor hedgehogs are to blame in Salmonella outbreak

The hedgehog life is pretty chill until people start getting bacterial infections.
IMAGE: BERK OZKAN/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES

BY SASHA LEKACH

That pet hedgehog might not be such a great idea after all.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out a notice Friday about 11 Salmonella infections across eight states, and in all but one of the cases the people had been in contact with a pet hedgehog.

World News

Philippines vows to 'crush' attackers after deadly church bombing

President Duterte visits site of twin bomb attacks that killed 20 people as police eye role of armed group Abu Sayyaf.

President Rodrigo Duterte visited the southern Philippines where twin bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 100.

Entertainment News

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019: See the complete winners list

DAN SNIERSON 

The latest and perhaps greatest key indicator as to which actors might be accepting an Oscar in the major categories next month was revealed on Sunday night, as the Screen Actors Guild Awards holds its 25th annual ceremony honoring excellence in film and television. Since the SAG Awards launched two and half decades ago, 20 lead actors claimed both the SAG prize and that year’s Oscar, and 18 lead actresses have accomplished the same feat.

Understanding

Understanding the Old Testament 

by Ryan Duncan

The Almighty--we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. – Job 37:23 

Like many Christians, when the New Year started I resolved to spend more time reading my Bible. I had already spent most of the previous year combing through the New Testament, so I decided to start at the very beginning and make my way through the Old Testament. Maybe it’s a sign of how little I’ve read my Bible lately, but I had forgotten how brutal the Old Testament could be. In particular, I spent a lot of time going over the Old Testament laws and the punishments for breaking them. It baffled me that the smallest infraction on the most obscure law could often lead to exile, or even death.

Today's Encouragement

Just Say Thank You 

ARLENE PELLICANE

“If you are not disciplined — and everyone undergoes discipline — then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all.” Hebrews 12:8 (NIV)

Have you ever had a piece of broccoli or salad in your teeth, but no one told you about it? It takes a caring friend to whisper, “You have something stuck in your teeth.” That tooth tip is meant to be helpful, not harmful. We are wise to recognize correction — either big or small — as a chance to improve, instead of a challenge to be rejected.

Mon Devotional

So That

By Touching Lives 

“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face shine upon us, that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.”  Psalm 67:1-2

One tiny word can change everything.  Some of the most monumental decisions we make require only a “yes” or “no” answer.  No long explanation…just a simple one-word answer.  “Will you marry me?”  “Do you take this woman to be your wedded wife?”  “Do you accept this job offer?”  Tiny words…huge implications.

$200-million Abandoned Village

There's a $200-million Abandoned Village of Disney-like Castles in Turkey

Adem Altan/AFP/Getty Images

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This article originally appeared on BusinessInsider.com.

From far away, the Burj Al Babas could be confused for a diorama of miniature villas. The homes all look the same, their blue-grey steeples and Gothic fixtures calling to mind the castles in Disney films.

Puppies on Planes

Your Puppy Isn't Safe on a Plane — Here's Why

Getty Images/iStockphoto

KELLI BENDER / PEOPLE.COM 

Recently, it seems like airlines are picking on puppies.

Both Delta and United have banned cats and dogs of less than 4 months of age from flying in the cabin, regardless of whether the pet is an emotional support animal or not.

Alexander the Great

Theory: Alexander the Great Alive for 6 Days After 'Death'

Dr. Katherine Hall argues it's history's greatest case of pseudothanatos

By Kate Seamons

Alexander the Great.   (Getty Images)

The Ancient Greeks took it as a sign that Alexander the Great was a god.

28 Minutes Long Ride

Disneyland’s New ‘Star Wars’ Ride Is Rumored to Be 28 Minutes Long

ANDREA ROMANO 

Disneyland’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge has fans counting down the days until its grand opening, and it looks like the latest ride might be worth the long wait time.

Sun Devotional

The Church’s Mission

By Touching Lives 

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  Acts 1:8

Dangerously Cold Winter Storm

A Dangerously Cold Winter Storm Is Headed for the Midwest — Followed by a Polar Vortex

Brian Kersey/Getty Images

ANDREA ROMANO 

A winter storm is headed for the Midwest this weekend and it’s expected to be a big one.

Work From Home Jobs

These Are the Best Companies With Work From Home Jobs in 2019 

A new ranking of the top 100 companies with work from home jobs this year has some company names you may recognize.

LAUREN PHILLIPS / REALSIMPLE.COM 

Work from home companies are great because they do exactly what they say: For certain positions, they allow employees to work from home or, more accurately, work remotely. (Most people who work from home also often work from coffee shops, libraries, restaurants, and more, hence the growing popularity of the term work from anywhere.)

Put On the New

Take Off the Old Before You Put On the New

By Rick Warren

“You were taught . . . to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness”(Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV).

What You Think

Be Careful What You Think

By Debbie McDaniel

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23 NCV

This verse from Prov. 4:23 = so true.

Staying Fit

Staying Fit Is a Way to Worship

By Rick Warren

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship”(Romans 12:1 NIV).

For change to happen in any area of your life—whether it’s financial, vocational, educational, mental, or relational—you have to begin with the physical.

the Meek

Blessed are the Meek

by Sarah Phillips

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Mt 5: 5 (NIV)

I used to have a strong dislike for the word "meek." It brings me back more than a decade to a defining moment during my sophomore year of high school.

Futuristic Hotel

At Alibaba's futuristic hotel, robots deliver towels and mix cocktails

Cate Cadell

HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - Gliding silently through Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) futuristic “FlyZoo” hotel, black disc-shaped robots about a meter in height deliver food and drop off fresh towels.

The robots are part of a suite of high-tech tools that Alibaba says drastically cuts the hotel’s cost of human labor and eliminates the need for guests to interact with other people.

Entertainment News

Netflix developing a Resident Evil TV series

Everett Collection

JAMES HIBBERD 

A Resident Evil TV series is in the works.

Netflix is developing a show based on the popular horror film and video game franchise.

Famed Explorer Is Found

Famed Explorer Is Found Among Thousands of Skeletons

Researchers weren't sure they'd be able to definitively find Captain Matthew Flinders

By Kate Seamons

An image taken on Jan. 18, 2019 and issued by HS2 showing the lead plate placed on top of the coffin of Captain Matthew Flinders at the archaeological excavation and research works at St James' Gardens in Euston, London.   (James O. Jenkins/HS2 via AP)

The remains of the explorer who gave Australia its name have been found during an excavation of a London burial ground, officials announced Thursday.

Most Expensive US Home

Most expensive US home, a $238M NYC penthouse, reportedly sold to billionaire Ken Griffin

Mike Snider, USA TODAY 

Billionaire Ken Griffin has added to his pricey real estate roster.

Griffin, the founder of the hedge fund Citadel, has reportedly acquired the most expensive U.S. home ever, a penthouse in New York that sold for about $238 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.

World's Richest

World's 26 richest people now worth the same as the poorest 3.8 billion

By GINA SALAMONE

Just 1% of the total wealth of the richest man in the world, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is equal to nearly the entire health budget of Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us / Corbis via Getty Images)

The astounding gap between the superrich and poor is growing even wider.

Last year, 26 people were worth as much as the 3.8 billion poorest people in the world, down from 43 people the year before, according to a new report from anti-poverty nonprofit Oxfam.

Long-distance Routes for Free

Amtrak Wants to Send 'Real People' on Its Most Scenic Long-distance Routes for Free

Tim Brown/Getty Images

By TALIA AVAKIAN 

Amtrak is looking for creatives to join its social media residency program, giving the lucky winners the chance to embark on round-trip travel across Amtrak’s long-distance routes for free through its #AmtrakTakeMeThere program.

New Shark Species

A New Shark Species Was Found in the Mud of Sue the T. Rex

The Galagadon was a tiny freshwater shark living among much larger dinosaurs.

By John Wenz

(C) VELIZAR SIMEONOVSKI, FIELD MUSEUM

On a typical day in 2011, Chicago Field Museum volunteer Karen Nordquist was undertaking her usual task: sifting ancient mud through a mesh screen that captures small fossils. This particular batch of mud had been found around the excavation site of the museum's most famous resident—Sue the T. Rex, the best preserved and most complete example of the species.

AirPlay Is Coming

AirPlay Is Coming to Smart TVs. Here’s How It Works

CHRIS HOFFMAN  @chrisbhoffman 

Apple

Smart TVs are now integrating Apple’s AirPlay 2 technology. That was one of the big stories of CES 2019, where many TV manufacturers simultaneously announced AirPlay was coming to their TVs. Some are even updating existing TVs with AirPlay.

Mushroom or an Oak Tree?

Do You Want to Be a Mushroom or an Oak Tree?

By Rick Warren

“Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy” (Ephesians 4:24 NLT).

When God wants to remove the defects in your life, he doesn’t just snap his fingers so that it happens instantly. He does it incrementally. You’ve heard me say this before: When God wants to make a mushroom, he takes six hours, but when God wants to make an oak tree, he takes 60 years.

Owned by Identity

Owned by Identity, Bought by a Savior 

by John UpChurch

You are not your own, for you were bought with a price (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

Arguments about "identity" should end at this verse. For non-Christians, it’s meaningless noise. For Christians, it’s everything. We own nothing from our hair follicles to our toenails. Every drop of cytoplasm, every hormone, every spark of our synapses was paid for in full. Christ didn’t die for the “good” parts or the parts we let Him have; He wanted all of us.

Doomsday clock

Doomsday clock has world at two minutes from Armageddon

"Though unchanged from 2018, this setting should be taken not as a sign of stability but as a stark warning to leaders and citizens around the world."

By Denise Chow and Minyvonne Burke

Humanity is just two minutes from Armageddon, the same as last year but still the closest the world has inched to symbolic doom since 1953, at the height of the Cold War.

Saudi Sisters Mystery Solved

Coroner: Saudi Sisters Bound Themselves Together

Deaths ruled suicide by drowning

By Rob Quinn

These undated photos provided by the NYPD show sisters Rotana, left, and Tala Farea, whose fully clothed bodies, bound together with tape and facing each other, were discovered on on the banks of New...   (NYPD via AP, File)

A tragedy, but no longer a mystery: Two Saudi Arabian sisters found dead on the banks of the Hudson River bound themselves together before descending to their deaths, New York City's chief medical examiner says.

Hawking's Wildest Theories

Scientists Just Experimentally Proved One of Hawking's Wildest Theories

Hawking radiation from black holes has never been tested in the lab, until now.

By Avery Thompson

GETTY IMAGES/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Stephen Hawking was a brilliant physicist, but a lot of his theories were strange and difficult to prove. Perhaps his most famous of these involves what comes out of black holes. In 1974, Hawking theorized that black holes emit some kind of radiation, called Hawking radiation, and now, nearly fifty years later, a group of researchers have managed to provide experimental evidence for this theoretical radiation.

Alaska Airlines Is Hiring

Alaska Airlines Is Hiring 3,000 People — and You Can Apply Without Airline Experience

Getty Images

CAILEY RIZZO 

Now’s your time to take to the skies.

Alaska Airlines will hire 3,000 people this year, the Seattle-based airline said in a blog post on Monday. Approximately three-quarters of the new jobs will be based in Washington state.

Monarch Butterflies Extinction

Monarch Butterflies Are on the Verge of Extinction

The iconic butterfly species has hit its lowest population yet.

By Avery Thompson

GETTY IMAGES/ROBERT D. BARNES

Monarch butterflies are struggling. In fact, if we do nothing, they might disappear altogether in a few years. A new survey of monarch butterfly populations in California reveals the number of butterflies is dangerously low. If we do nothing, this iconic species could soon go extinct.

Hulu Lowers Prices

Hulu drops the price for its streaming service to $6 per month, but raises prices for Live TV

Sarah Perez@sarahintampa

While Netflix is raising prices, Hulu is lowering its own. In a move to better compete with streaming rivals — and pick up new customers who think Netflix just got too expensive — Hulu this morning announced it’s lowering the cost of its streaming service by $2.00 per month. Currently, the service is $7.99 monthly. After the price change goes into effect, it will only be $5.99.

Closing the Wii Shop Channel

PSA: Nintendo is Closing the Wii Shop Channel on January 30th

CAMERON SUMMERSON  @summerson 

Nintendo

I remember when the Wii first came out—such a killer and innovative (for the time) console. But all good things must come to an end, and its time is coming as Nintendo slowly shuts down services on the aging platform.