Douglas Ernst

Scientists hope ‘bio patch’ lab successes bring bone regeneration to future troops

Missing teeth, broken bones on the battlefield or a bad slip on the job — the University of Iowa is working on making all your worries go away. Recent successes in the lab with bone regeneration, using what is known as bio patches, are poised to change the medical landscape in the years to come.

November 21, 2013

First female Marines complete infantry training: ‘You can make it if you put everything into it’

The first females have graduated from the Marines infantry school — and now two of the three women who completed the historical feat are talking.

November 21, 2013

Obamacare ‘cheerleader state’ says no on subsidies after reading fine print that breaks Calif. law

California is saying no to a provision in the Affordable Care Act that is even too liberal for the Golden State.

November 21, 2013

Al Qaeda terrorists entered U.S. as part of refugee program

An ABC News investigation has unveiled that the United States welcomed al Qaeda terrorists into its borders as refugees.

November 20, 2013

David Cameron to British men: Opt-in pornography law will force a ‘discussion’ with your wife

British Prime Minister David Cameron has a euphemism for British men who will have to admit to their wives that the family will be using the "opt in" request that Internet service providers will be required to foist upon customers using adult websites in 2014: a "discussion."

November 20, 2013

Rupert Murdoch’s wife keeps $44 million penthouse in divorce settlement

Divorce is never pretty, but perhaps it stings a little less for media mogul Rupert Murdoch's soon-to-be ex-wife, Wendi Deng, who will keep the couple's $44 million penthouse overlooking Central Park in New York.

November 20, 2013

Pope Francis calls, thanks conservative author who was critical of him

Talk about turning the other cheek. Pope Francis has been in the news lately for not being conservative enough for many Catholics, so he responded by calling one of his most vocal critics — and thanking him.

November 20, 2013

Gen. Dempsey: U.S. military networks ‘really vulnerable’ to massive cyberattacks

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey has a message for Americans: The nation is "vulnerable" to a large-scale cyberattack from adversaries around the globe.

November 20, 2013

U.S. seizes 200,000 Chinese dolls made with banned chemicals

A Chinese toy manufacturer had an interesting present for Americans this holiday season — 200,000 dolls containing banned chemical compounds.

November 19, 2013

Drivers pulled over, asked for DNA and blood samples by federal contractors

Drivers in North Fort Worth, Texas, are being pulled over at a police roadblock and asked for saliva, blood and breath samples. They are offered $10 for a cheek-swab DNA sample, $50 for a blood sample, and nothing for a breath sample — since passive alcohol sensors gather that information the moment the driver is pulled over.

November 19, 2013

Monty Python to reunite for new show

It may have taken 30 years, but Monty Python is getting back together.

November 19, 2013

Butterball faces turkey shortage as Thanksgiving nears

It's a Butterball emergency: The nation's largest turkey producers doesn't have enough fresh large birds to sell, and Thanksgiving is only weeks away.

November 15, 2013

World record for longest basketball shot set by Harlem Globetrotter

Want to break the world record for longest basketball shot? You're going to have to beat Harlem Globetrotter Corey "Thunder" Law's feat of 109 feet, 9 inches, which he made Thursday at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.

November 15, 2013

Syrian rebel commander accidentally beheaded by ally Islamic group

Mohammed Fares Maroush signed up to fight the Assad regime as an Islamic rebel, but wound up beheaded — by his fellow warriors.

November 15, 2013

Alec Baldwin yells gay slur at photographer

Actor Alec Baldwin is accused of threatening a photographer outside his apartment building with a gay slur on Thursday.

November 14, 2013

Calif. gold mining ghost town selling for $225K — on Craigslist

You can find all sorts of strange items for sale on Craigslist. Now, the for the low-low price of $225,000, you can purchase your very own gold mining ghost town in the Sierra Nevada.

November 14, 2013

Florida cancer patient to lose insurance during treatment because of Obamacare

Gloria Cantor of Florida has cancer, five brain tumors, and tumors in her bones — but she won't have the health insurance she has relied on for the duration of her treatment for much longer.

November 14, 2013

TSA spent almost $1B on program with no way of scientifically measuring success: GAO

The Transportation Security Administration has spent nearly $1 billion on a program that lacks a way to scientifically measure its success, according to new report by the Government Accountability Office.

November 13, 2013

Mark Wahlberg rips Hollywood: How dare you compare your work to military service

Mark Wahlberg has a message for Hollywood actors who compare their jobs to service members: "How [expletive] dare you." The message came in response to a question and answer session for "Lone Survivor," the Hollywood movie based on former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell that Wahlberg stars in.

November 13, 2013

Venezuela’s Maduro forces electronics store to lower prices — at gunpoint

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro decided to fight the country's high inflation and shortage of basic goods by forcing an electronics store to lower prices — at gunpoint — and threatening other businesses with the same practice if they don't follow suit.

November 12, 2013