Is Texting Ruining The Art Of Conversation?
By Martha Irvine CHICAGO, Ill. (AP) – Anna Schiferl hadn’t even rolled out of bed when she reached for her cell phone and typed a text to her mom, one recent Saturday. Mom was right downstairs in the kitchen. The text? Anna wanted cinnamon rolls for breakfast. Soon after, the 13-year-old could hear mom’s voice [...]
Flight Academy Camp Teaches Teens Math, Science
By Melissa Nelson PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION, Fla. (AP) – The panicked voice came into Ambition’s air traffic control room – one of the aircraft carrier’s young pilots was in trouble. “Dude, my nose is down,” the pilot shouted as he struggled to regain control over his X12 experimental Triad aircraft. There was no real [...]
Second-Grader Shows A Gift For Physics
By Raina Hanna OLIVE BRANCH, Ms. (AP) – When 8-year-old Brennan Haynes won first place in the lower grades physics division of the regional Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair, his teachers at Overpark Elementary in Olive Branch weren’t surprised. The second-grader’s study of paper airplanes demonstrated an understanding of physics far above his grade level. [...]
7 Tips For How To Save Money On Gasoline
By Dave Carpenter CHICAGO (AP) – Spikes in gasoline prices occur so regularly that ways to combat them should be almost second nature to car owners. But the latest surge brings worries of the highest price yet at the pumps, underscoring the urgency of really following up on those money-saving moves this time. The average [...]
Treasure Hunter Says He Found $3B WWII Wreck
By Clarke Canfield PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A treasure hunter said he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion. If the claim [...]
