TEMPERATURES REACHING 117 FAHRENHEIT
Heat Wave Kills More Than 1,100 In India
The high temperatures are expected to continue for another two days before any respite, the India Meteorological Department warned on Tuesday.
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A WOMAN WHO WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD
Google Doodle Celebrates Sally Ride
"As the first American woman in space, Sally Ride — who would have been 64 today — captured the nation’s imagination as a symbol of the ability of women to break barriers. But her historic flight represented just one aspect of a remarkable and multifaceted life."
RISE OF THE MACHINES
Volvo Says Horrible 'Self-Parking Car Accident' Happened Because Driver Didn't Have 'Pedestrian Detection'
A recent demonstration of Volvo's pedestrian detection went wrong when the car in question was not equipped with pedestrian detection.
DORITOS LOCOS TACO NOW LESS LOCO
Taco Bell And Pizza Hut To Get Rid Of Artificial Ingredients
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they're getting rid of artificial colors and flavors, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to distance themselves from ingredients people might find unappetizing.
ACCORDING TO ANONYMOUS SOURCES
Putin Burns His Dead To Hide Ukraine Aggression
Russia is so desperate to hide its military involvement in Ukraine that it has brought in mobile crematoriums to destroy the bodies of its war dead, say US lawmakers who traveled to the war-torn country this spring.
A PLAY ON WORDS
The Four Words That Endanger Health Care Law Were All A Mistake
They are only four words in a 900-page law: “established by the state.” But it is in the ambiguity of those four words in the Affordable Care Act that opponents found a path to challenge the law, all the way to the Supreme Court.
BROADENING THEIR SCOPE
Twitter Brings Live-Streaming App Periscope To Android
Periscope, the promising live-streaming app owned by Twitter, arrives on Android today. Like its cousin on iOS, which debuted two months ago to the day, Periscope for Android lets you watch and record broadcasts from your mobile device.
UPDATES ON THE FLOOD IN TEXAS
Authorities Say 12 Missing In Texas Floods Likely Dead, 13 Killed In Mexico Tornado
Authorities in central Texas ended their search late Monday for 12 people missing after a vacation home where they were staying was swept away by a flash flood.
$55 BILLION DEAL
Charter Communications Reaches Deal For Time Warner Cable
Charter Communications Inc. reached a $55 billion deal for Time Warner Cable Inc.,giving cable mogul John Malone the prize he has been chasing for two years.
NO REST OR PEACE
B.B. King's Daughters Allege He Was Poisoned By Assistant And Business Manager
Two B.B. King heirs who've been most outspoken about the blues legend's care in his final days are accusing King's two closest aides of poisoning him, but the attorney for King's estate is calling the claims ridiculous.
