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  1. Why Kids Ask Why LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 11:46 AM ETSent 805 times

    A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others.

  2. German Rolf-Dieter Heuer, right, Director General of CERN, and Steve Myers, left, CERN's Director for Accelerators and Technology, seen, during a press conference on the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) restart at CERN (the European particle physics laboratory) in Meyrin, near Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. Scientists turned on the Large Hadron Collider on Friday night, Nov. 20, 2009, for the first time since the machine suffered a failure more than a year ago and had to be shut down shortly after the start. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)
    Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits AP - 51 minutes agoSent 379 times

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  3. This undated photo released by Census of Marine Life and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a transparent sea cucumber, Enypniastes, creeping forward on its many tentacles at about 2 cm per minute while sweeping detritus-rich sediment into its mouth at 2,750 meters in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Thousands of marine species eke out an existence in the ocean's pitch-black depths by feeding on the snowlike decaying matter that cascades down, and even sunken whale bones, according to a report released Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Larry Madin) NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT, EDITORIAL USE ONLY
    Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean AP - Sun Nov 22, 3:51 PM ETSent 246 times

    NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

  4. A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
    U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:51 AM ETSent 221 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday.

  5. In this Oct. 14, 2009 photo, an air conditioner coil that has some corrosion at the home of James and Maria Ivory in Punta Gorda, Florida. The federal government says it finds a 'strong association' between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year. (AP Photo/J. Meric)
    Feds find association between drywall, corrosion AP - 59 minutes agoSent 211 times

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The federal government said Monday that it has found a "strong association" between problematic imported Chinese drywall and corrosion of pipes and wires, a conclusion that supports complaints by thousands of homeowners over the last year.

  6. In this Nov. 17, 2009 photo, A 'sold' sign is seen outside a home in Los Angeles. October home sales are up 10.1 percent, beating expectations, as tax credit spurs sales. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
    Tax credit gives home sales best boost in decade AP - 46 minutes agoSent 181 times

    WASHINGTON - First-time buyers taking advantage of a special tax credit gave sales of existing homes in October their biggest surge in a decade, raising hopes for a turnaround in the housing market and pleasing Wall Street.

  7. A home stands for sale in July 2009 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. A rush to cash in on tax incentives helped to push up sales of existing US homes by 10.1 percent in October giving momentum to the ailing sector, industry data showed Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)
    October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 PM ETSent 142 times

    WASHINGTON - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

  8. FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2009 file photo, shoppers prepare to load their car with purchases from a Kmart store in Somerville, Mass. This week, which will be abbreviated due to Thanksgiving, investors will look to reports on home sales, unemployment and consumer confidence and the start of the holiday shopping season on Friday for more insight into the direction of the economy. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
    AP-GfK Poll: Debt turning shoppers into Scrooges AP - 13 minutes agoSent 113 times

    WASHINGTON - A lot more Americans are feeling stressed out by debt this holiday season, raising the glum likelihood they'll behave like Scrooge rather than Santa.

  9. In this photo provided by CBS, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appears on CBS's 'Face the Nation' in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/CBS Face the Nation, Karin Cooper) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE
    Schumer says failure not an option on health care AP - 13 minutes agoSent 78 times

    WASHINGTON - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

  10. Shocking Treatment Helps Erectile Dysfunction LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 8:36 AM ETSent 38 times

    If you experience impotence, instead of a little blue pill maybe you want to apply shockwaves to your privates instead.

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  1. What might look like ancient gold treasure is a magnified crustacean, a tiny copepod collected this year from deep in the Atlantic abyss, where the sun doesn't shine. The creature was discovered as part of the decade-long, international 14-project Census of Marine Life.(LiveScience/Bunzow/Corgosinho)
    Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean AP - Sun Nov 22, 3:51 PM ET

    NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.

  2. A special agent holds an X-ray film file of a healthcare fraud case at a warehouse near Miami, Florida November 23, 2009. It's a crime so profitable that even dead people are in on the act and law enforcement experts, who say it costs U.S. taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year, see little hope of reining it in any time soon. Healthcare fraud has garnered increased attention amid the congressional debate about overhauling the U.S. healthcare system, especially since President Barack Obama wants to cover some of the cost of reforms by fighting abuse. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (UNITED STATES HEALTH CRIME LAW BUSINESS)
    Schumer says failure not an option on health care AP - 13 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.

  3. Interactive graphic on the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults and is set to restart.(AFP iactiv)
    Big Bang atom smasher records first proton hits AP - 51 minutes ago

    GENEVA - The world's largest atom smasher made another leap forward Monday by circulating beams of protons in opposite directions at the same time and causing the first particle collisions in the $10 billion machine after more than a year of repairs, organizers said.

  4. Job seekers look over a list of jobs at an employment center in San Francisco, California November 20, 2009. California's unemployment rate for October hit 12.5 percent, as the pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)
    Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:14 PM ET

    Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep a tight rein on spending, according to a new survey.

  5. A sold sign is posted in front of a home for sale in August 2009 in San Francisco, California. A rush to cash in on tax incentives helped to push up sales of existing US homes by 10.1 percent in October giving momentum to the ailing sector, industry data showed Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)
    October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:18 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.

  6. Freight trucks, center, breeze through a congested border check point using a Free and Secure Trade Lane, or FAST Lane, in Laredo, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The FAST Lane is part of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, or C-TPAT. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
    Program to help truckers attracts drug smugglers AP - Mon Nov 23, 2:38 PM ET

    LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. program that offers trusted trucking companies speedy passage across American borders has begun attracting just the sort of customers who place a premium on avoiding inspections: Mexican drug smugglers.

  7. A home is seen for sale in the Washington suburb of Takoma Park, Maryland, October 27, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
    U.S. existing home sales pace highest in 2-1/2 yrs Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:51 AM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in October at a faster-than-expected pace to the highest in more than 2-1/2 years as buyers rushed to take advantage of a popular tax credit, a survey showed on Monday.

  8. Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion cry at the entrance of Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang, Heilongjiang province, China, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The death toll two days later was up to 104, with four still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said Monday. The accident Saturday was the deadliest in China's mining industry for two years, and has highlighted how heavy demand for power-generating coal comes at a high human cost. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
    Official: China mine that exploded was too crowded AP - Mon Nov 23, 12:09 PM ET

    HEGANG, China - The coal mine that exploded in northern China, killing 104, had too many workers underground in an effort to increase output, a government official said Monday, exposing the risks often taken to meet the country's insatiable energy demands.

  9. In this image made from video and released by NASA, astronaut Robert Satcher Jr., top, and astronaut Randolph Bresnik are seen working on the International Space Station, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. The pair of astronauts stepped out on the third and final spacewalk of their shuttle mission Monday, helping to install an enormous oxygen tank at the International Space Station. Atlantis and its crew of seven will depart the space station Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
    Astronauts take spacewalk No. 3 after suit snag AP - 2 hours, 12 minutes ago

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A pair of astronauts zipped through the third and final spacewalk of their mission Monday, helping to install a 1,200-pound oxygen tank at the International Space Station and accomplishing everything else on their list.

  10. The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange is pictured March 27, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer
    Stocks rise as home sales feed optimism Reuters - 2 hours, 48 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday as stronger-than-expected home sales data fueled optimism while a weaker dollar boosted commodity-linked stocks.

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  1. A display advertising the release of the highly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2". The hotly-anticipated video game has launched in Britain amid a political row over its levels of violence.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)
    'Modern Warfare 2' game sparks battle in Britain AFP - Tue Nov 10, 11:39 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - The hotly-anticipated video game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" was launched in Britain on Tuesday amid a political row over its levels of violence.

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