The state of Tennessee has taken its own measure to deal with the shortage of the lethal injection drugs. It’s bringing back the electric chair. On Thursday, Rep. Gov. Bill Haslam signed a bill that allows the state to use the electric chair on death row inmates on the off-chance that the state is unable […]
It looks as if the United States’ tornado drought is coming to an end as early as this weekend. A powerful storm system is set to move into the Plains and work its way slowly toward the Mississippi River Valley. The system is set to spawn a multi-day severe weather outbreak, with tornado-capable thunderstorms, Saturday, […]
Kraft Foods has issued a recall involving 44,000 kilograms of its Oscar Mayer wieners because of package mislabeling. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, Kraft’s Oscar Mayer Classic Wieners may actually have the “Classic Cheese Dogs” product inside them, a concern because of the milk inside the cheese, which […]
Sony has issued a recall of its Vaio Fit 11A laptop in response to three reports of the overheating of its Panasonic battery, which caused partial burns on the PC. Three separate incidents – two in March (19 and 30) and one in April (8) – have led Sony to make the decision to stop […]
The security problem that “Heartbleed” affects isn’t just tied to websites. It could also affect the networking equipment, connecting homes and businesses to the World Wide Web. It’s not yet known how extensive the damage Heartbleed has caused, but it’s a defect for security technology with many websites and equipment makers. This defect puts at […]
Expect to pay higher prices at the grocery store for beef. The market is seeing the highest prices since 1987 for beef, which is hurting restaurant owners and home cooks. The rise is attributed to two reasons: 1 – Fewer cattle is on the market 2 – Rising demand that’s tightened the supply In fact, […]
Microsoft Windows XP users, if not a part of an exclusive group of businesses or government agencies that are paying for the custom support, are no longer able to receive security patches or technical support from the company. Microsoft officially released its final security patch for XP on April 8 and will end its support […]
Not just a day after it raised the chances for additional nuclear tests, North Korea held its live-fire exercises along the South Korean maritime border. This sparked an exchange of gunfire between the two countries. According to Yonhap, the semi-official South Korean news agency, the North started their drill around noontime. The Joint Chiefs of […]
When April 15 (tax day) comes around, people in both North and South America will be treated to a spectacular sight. April brings with it a full lunar eclipse as well as a Mars opposition. What does this exactly mean? First, a full lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth is centered directly between the […]
Wal-Mart Stores has sued Visa over its “swipe fees”, saying the credit card company conspired with banks to fix processing fee prices retailers are charged with. The largest retailer in the world has accused Visa for charging extremely high card swipe fees and has said the price fixing Visa id cost the company nearly $5 […]