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| Saturn Awards honors year’s best in genre entertainment Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:44 AM PDT The first Saturn Awards were given out in 1972 as a way to honor achievements in science fiction fantasy and horror, genres that often were overlooked and underappreciated by mainstream critics. Case in point: This is the only major awards ceremony where you'll see Ewoks and R2D2 strolling down the red carpet along side Oscar [...] Full Story | Top |
| After the SCOTUS ruling, what’s next for same-sex marriage? Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 11:11 AM PDT Bottom Line History was made this week when the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act- a federal law that defined marriage as between a man and a woman- and also cleared the way for same-sex marriage in California. Many of you had questions about the details of the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Real-life ‘Star Trek’ Tricorder Could Save Lives Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 10:11 AM PDT After his young son fell 36 feet from a window in 2005, Walter De Brouwer spent the better part of a year at the hospital. Nelson, his son, had endured severe brain trauma. In addition to a lengthy rehabilitation, Nelson required vigilant monitoring; his vital signs were checked daily. For De Brouwer, a 55-year-old Belgian [...] Full Story | Top |
| Woman asked to prove she’s female to get driver’s license Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:51 AM PDT A 37-year-old Georgia woman whose birth certificate mistakenly labeled her as male had to jump through some major hoops to get her driver's license renewed. Fox 5 Atlanta spoke with Nakia Grimes of Clayton County about her odyssey to get the typo cleared up. Grimes said she never really had occasion to look closely at [...] Full Story | Top |
| Watch how a pro surfer inspires autistic kids to smile Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:49 AM PDT  Pro Surfer Israel Paskowitz Uses His Unique Expertise to Help Autistic Children It was a summer day in 1969 on Tourmaline Canyon Beach in San Diego, when Israel "Izzy" Paskowitz fell in love with surfing. He was 6 when his father, legendary surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, took him out to ride together on his board. [...] Full Story | Top |
| Legally blind girl helps save friend from raccoon attack Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 07:47 AM PDT Three children in Vermont had a frightening encounter with an aggressive raccoon while on a play date in the woods near their homes this past weekend, reports WCAX. Irie Campbell, 11, was playing with her friend Piper Rolfe, 10, and Irie's 5-year-old brother, Felix, when the raccoon attacked Irie. Irie spoke with WCAX about the [...] Full Story | Top |
| Dairy Queen installs treadmills for employees Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 06:21 AM PDT First came the free yoga classes and gym memberships. Then the nap rooms. Now some companies are encouraging their employees to exercise while they work. Dairy Queen, best known for candy-infused ice cream Blizzards, has installed a bank of treadmill workstations at its Edina, Minn., corporate headquarters as part of a wellness program aimed to [...] Full Story | Top |
| Taking on DOMA, Edith Windsor wins case in Supreme Court Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 06:44 PM PDT Power Players When she found out that the Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act, the first thing plaintiff Edith "Edie" Windsor did was cry. "Cried, first thing," Windsor told ABC News' Diane Sawyer about her first reaction. "And the room was full of people both screaming and crying at the same time. Almost [...] Full Story | Top |
| Computer from ‘WarGames’ going up for sale Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 02:36 PM PDT  Good news for anyone looking to buy a computer capable of starting World War III. One of the computers used in the 1983 film "WarGames" is going up for sale, IT World reports. "WarGames," the classic hacker flick starring Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy, told the story of a high school student and computer genius [...] Full Story | Top |
| Edith Windsor, the woman who took on DOMA Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 01:16 PM PDT The Supreme Court's landmark decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is much more than a symbolic victory for 84-year-old Edith Windsor, the plaintiff in the suit. In 2009, Windsor's partner of 40 years, Thea Spyer, died after a battle with multiple sclerosis. Spyer left her estate to Windsor, but because their marriage [...] Full Story | Top |
| How a Taxi Ride Led to Milton Glaser’s Famous ‘I Heart NY’ Logo Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Milton Glaser's fascination with art, design and visual communication began when he was 5 years old. As the legendary designer told ABC News, "My cousin Saul came to the house one day. … He had a brown paper bag and he asked me if I had wanted to see a horse. And I said yes. [...] Full Story | Top |
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