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Shelby announces 50th anniversary Daytona Coupe

(Shelby) (Shelby) (Shelby) PreviousNext The original ;Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe ;is the stuff of legend. Just six of them were built between 1964 and 1965, and in ’65 the car helped secure the Constructors’ title in the FIA World Sportscar…

A high-tech way to detect a mail bomb

File photo. (REUTERS/John Gress) The US Postal Service delivers more than 160 billion pieces of mail a year, so how can we tell if one of those pieces is a bomb in disguise? A new piece of technology uses harmless,…

Depressed? Botox might be the key to happiness

Picture this: your appointment with your therapist is coming to a close and instead of writing you a prescription for an antidepressant, he gives you an injection of Botox and sends you on your way. This, experts say, could be…

Rand Paul’s Bid For President And the GOP Field

Election stories knocked Iran from the headlines on Tuesday as Rand Paul formally announced his candidacy for president. Paul is certainly a candidate to watch in the current crop of GOP prospects. The libertarian-leaning junior senator from Kentucky is not…

Did UN food aid for Yemen go to the not-so-poor?

FILE – In a Sept. 3, 2012 file photo, former Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks during a ceremony marking the 30th anniversary of his General People’s Congress party (GPC) establishment in Sanaa, Yemen. U.N. experts said in a report…

If administration loses looming Supreme Court case on ObamaCare, what’s next?

A looming Supreme Court case reviewing a key component of the Affordable Care Act is raising questions about what would happen if the Obama administration loses. On March 4, the Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether the IRS…

JetBlue to charge for checked bags in new airfare fare class

JetBlue announced Wednesday that it will begin charging for checked bags for its lowest priced tickets. (AP) Say it ain’t so, JetBlue! In order to appease investors, JetBlue announced Wednesday that it will begin charging for checked bags for its…

What’s next for ObamaCare?

Now that the midterm elections – featuring ObamaCare as a key issue – are over, the big question is what’s next for the president’s health care plan. “ObamaCare was an issue for the candidates, it was an issue for the…

Families feel the squeeze as more airlines adopt kid-free zones

They may be little, but more airlines are placing big restrictions on kids. Last week Singapore Airlines’ budget carrier Scoot Airlines introduced its “ScootinSilence” section. For $14, travelers can sit in an area free of children under 12 years old,…

What We Need To Hear From Obama At The Inauguration

Photo credit: Wikipedia) This year’s inauguration day represents something far different from the one that took place four years ago. While we heard about hope and change from a first term President Obama we now know that this vision for…