Bill Cosby won’t face prosecution for most of the rape allegations against him. But he could still face serious consequences.
After newly released court documents revealed that Cosby admitted to getting drugs to give to women with whom he wanted to have sex, his accusers were elated. Several said they’ve been waiting decades for some sort of vindication after being called liars.
The dilemma is sometimes likened to a double-edged sword.
Historical and natural sites of extraordinary beauty often draw large numbers of visitors to the countries that host them, providing a healthy tourism revenue. However, those same crowds often have a detrimental effect on the places they visit, sometimes leading to significant damage, which has in recent years sparked a debate whether tourist numbers should be capped.
The developing world is seeing rapid urbanization, with more than half of the world’s population now living in cities and this figure expected to reach 70% by 2050.
But with this progression comes an urban lifestyle — often meaning less physical activity and the consumption of a “Western” diet.
It’s a hot day, and you see a dog locked inside a car, its owner nowhere in sight.
Any good Samaritan would want to act to free the animal before it dies. But who wants to get arrested for breaking a car window to free the beast? That’s what happened to veteran Michael Hammons, who broke a car window in Athens, Georgia, to free a dog. (Charges were later dropped.)
Independence Day is often celebrated with delicious food, family get-togethers and Fourth of July fireworks that light up the night.
When the first two human colonists land on Mars, they could step into their ready-made living quarters, remove their space helmets and inhale deliciously breathable air.
Now Kanye West knows how it feels to get upstaged, even if just for a few seconds.
A heckler invaded the stage Saturday night during West’s opening song at Glastonbury Festival.
It’s no secret that more than a few people were unhappy with the decision to make the American rapper the headlining act of the five-day British music festival. At least 15,000 signed a petition to cancel his slot.
This is pretty much it: the most dangerous part of a historic solar-powered adventure playing out thousands of feet above the Earth.
For folks who haven’t been following the around-the-world flight of the experimental Solar Impulse 2 since it began last March, this is probably the part where you’ll want to start paying attention.
Pepper the humanoid robot is so hot that he sold out within a minute, according to his Japanese creator, SoftBank Robotics Corp.
Only 1,000 models were available for the consumer launch on Saturday in Japan. The base price was set at ¥198,000 ($1,600) with an additional ¥24,600 ($200) monthly data and insurance fees.
We have all experienced the aftermath of a bad night’s sleep: grogginess, irritability, difficulty carrying out even the simplest of tasks. A growing amount of research suggests that not getting enough shut-eye could also have insidious effects on heart disease, obesity and other conditions.
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