Shameplates: E-tags on license plates let DMV show your ‘suspended’ or ‘uninsured’ status

South Carolina may give authorities direct access to anyone’s vehicle license plate as it considers switching to new electronic plates called e-tags. New technology allows the DMV to post messages across the license plates anywhere, anytime.

June 12, 2013 08:11

Mars rover Opportunity finds traces of 'drinkable' water

NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has made what may be its greatest discovery: Proof freshwater once existed on the Red Planet. The rover's previous discoveries over the last nine years suggest that water on Mars was acidic.

June 08, 2013 10:29

Iowa City moves to ban drones, traffic cameras and license plate readers

The residents of Iowa City, Iowa have moved to ban drones, red-light cameras and license plate readers in what is likely the most thorough action taken by a town yet against modern surveillance technologies.

June 07, 2013 15:01

Second strike: Several tornados sweep Oklahoma, 1 repeating fatal EF5 Moore twister route (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Multiple twisters have ripped through Oklahoma City and metropolitan area during rush hour on Friday evening, killing ten people, including 2 children. One tornado repeated the route of the Moore twister which killed 23 just 12 days ago.

June 01, 2013 04:47

Bridge collapses following truck collision in Washington state, 3 injured

Part of a road bridge has collapsed into the Skagit River in the state of Washington injuring 3 and sending some cars into the water. The incident occurred when a tractor-trailer carrying a tall load hit an upper part of the span, police said.

May 24, 2013 04:58

‘They don’t want to integrate’: Fifth night of youth rioting rocks Stockholm

Youth gang riots in the Swedish capital Stockholm have entered fifth straight night. Hundreds of mostly immigrant teenagers tore through the suburbs, smashing windows and burning cars in the country’s worst outbreak of violence in years.

May 23, 2013 08:13