SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2014 — Criminals are smuggling an estimated $30 billion in U.S. currency into Mexico each year from the United States, but help could be on the way for border guards, researchers will report here today. The answer to the problem: a portable device that identifies specific vapors given off by U.S. […]
The Pacific Northwest has been inundated with wildfires most stemming from lightning strikes during summer storms. Four of these wildfires can be seen in this natural-color Aqua satellite image collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, MODIS, instrument aboard. This image was taken on August 11, 2014. Actively burning areas, detected by MODIS’s thermal bands, […]
Celebrities and fans alike are stunned by the news of the death of 63-year-old Robin Williams by what is reported as an apparent suicide. Williams was found dead in his home at 11:55 am on Monday morning. He was last seen on Sunday night by his wife, at approximately 10 pm. Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner […]
A 24-year-old North Carolina man who entered and won a doughnut eating contest against Elizabeth City Firefighters and police this week was promptly arrested the next day. Bradley Hardison handily beat his opponents in the doughnut eating contest downing eight Krispy Kreme glazed doughnuts in under two minutes, won a trophy and then got his […]