Redesigned $100 Bill To Go Into Circulation After Long Delay
The redesigned U.S. $100 bill will begin appearing after October with new security features that will make it “easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate,” the U.S. Federal Reserve said Wednesday.
China Calls Planned U.S.-Japan Drills ‘Provocative’
China says Japan’s decision to participate in joint military exercises with the United States will not dampen its resolve to defend its claim to a disputed island chain that has been a recurring source of tension between the Asian neighbors.
Video: Fire Out After Fuel-Barge Explosion In Alabama
A huge fire triggered by explosions aboard two fuel barges moored in Mobile, Ala., has been put out, but three people have been left with critical burns, The Associated Press reports. The blaze forced the evacuation of a nearby cruise ship.
Stunning Video: 3 Years Of The Sun In 3 Minutes
We all deserve a break from the past week’s news. This NASA video could be just the right thing.
Allan Arbus, Who Played Psychiatrist On TV’s ‘M.A.S.H.,’ Dies At 95
Allan Arbus, best known for his recurring role as psychiatrist Sidney Freedman on the hit television comedy M.A.S.H., has died at age 95, his family says.
Violent Protests In Paris After Same-Sex Marriage Law Passes
“Clashes broke out between protesters and riot police near France’s lower house of parliament late on Tuesday just hours after the country legalized gay marriage, with opponents of the law hurling projectiles at police, who responded with tear gas,” France 24 reports.
NTSB Grills Boeing, FAA Over 787 Battery Failures
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know how a problem with the design of batteries that led to a fire aboard a Boeing’s 787 ‘Dreamliner’ slipped through the extensive certification process for the new passenger aircraft.
This One-Way Trip To Mars Is Brought To You By …
In New York on Monday, a group of scientists and entrepreneurs launched a quixotic program that could allow you (yes you!) to make a trip to Mars. But you can’t come back.
TSA Delays Plans To Allow Knives On Planes
The Transportation Security Administration said today that it was delaying implementation of a plan that would allow air travelers to carry small knives, golf clubs, hockey sticks and other sporting equipment onboard aircraft.
Father Saves Boy From Alligator Attack, With A Stranger’s Help
A 6-year-old boy’s day off from school Friday left him with a vivid story to tell his classmates, after he was seized — and eventually released — by an alligator in South Florida.
