• Motorists Can't Face Fears, Get a Lift Across Bridge

    The Mackinac Bridge in Michigan spans five miles and is one of the longest suspension bridges in the world with the roadway soaring more than 200 feet over Lake Michigan. The bridge's dimensions provide stunning views of the surrounding landscape, but those vistas can be stomach-churning for people with gephyrophobia, or an abnormal fear of crossing bridges.

    Between 1,200 to 1,400 calls are made every year to the bridge's Drivers Assistance Program that provides motorists with a crew member to drive them across if they're too afraid to drive themselves.

    After the Thursday collapse of a highway bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., the number of calls might increase with more fearful drivers wanting to be chauffeured across the Mackinac Bridge. But experts say phobias like gephyrophobia are sometimes more complicated in their origins.

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    Dr. Frank Schneier, a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and research psychiatrist at the

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  • Hagel to Address West Pointers Amid Sex Scandals

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to address West Point grads amid sexual misconduct incidents

           
  • David Beckham's Soccer Career Officially Over

    David Beckham's career officially ends; not included in Paris Saint-Germain's game vs Lorient

           
  • Daughter of World War II Vet Located After Medals Donated to Goodwill

    Just in time for Memorial Day, a mystery that started with a surprise discovery by Goodwill in Missouri had a happy ending.

    A box of World War II medals, awards and other mementos was discovered by MERS/Missouri Goodwill earlier this week.

    Lewis Chartock, chief executive officer of MERS/Missouri Goodwill, said he believed the box was donated to Goodwill but was likely flagged by a processing person.

    Ron Scanlon, Goodwill's director of loss prevention, noticed the box when it made its way to the MERS/Missouri Goodwill headquarters in downtown St. Louis. He notified Chartock.

    "He spotted it and understood it was important," Chartock said.

    "There's all kinds of stuff. If you ever watch 'Antiques Roadshow,' you know they love to see all of this stuff together: a picture of the whole platoon, combat medals, and a Silver Star."

    A citation indicated the Silver Star was awarded to Sgt. James J. McKenzie, a Marine vet who was also a prisoner of war during World War II. McKenzie was born

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  • Celebrate Geek Pride Day, May 25

    May the 25th is worldwide Geek Pride Day!

    In honor of the occasion, global IT staffing and recruiting service Modis has conducted a survey in geek pride, finding that it's no longer necessary for Americans today to "sneak their geek."

    Modis reports that 68 percent of all respondents said they would date a geek, possibly because 67 percent of Americans associate geeks with being loyal.

    Ninety percent of all respondents said that if they were trying to impress someone, they would take pride in their geeky books and comic books, even if they don't consider themselves to be a through-and-through geek. Sixty-five percent also said they would be proud to show off their geek toys and pajamas.

    Apparently, geeks are better at getting jobs too. Seventy percent of respondents who self-identified as a geek are employed, compared to only 54 percent of non-geeks, according to Modis.

    So maybe there is a lot to celebrate, but why the 25th of May?

    According to Nerdc, the

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  • Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Hack Journalist's EMail?

    gty eric holder mi 130524 wblog Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Hack Journalists EMail?Did Attorney General Eric Holder OK Attempt to Hack Journalists EMail?

    The Justice Department stopped short of saying that Attorney General Eric Holder O.K.'d the investigation into Fox News reporter James Rosen. But critics have seized on a comment Holder made last week, asking if the attorney general misled Congress.

    The Obama administration has been criticized for reportedly seizing Rosen's emails and phone records, and for tracking his movement in and out of the State Department through security-badge records, as it investigated possible leaks of information about North Korea. Last week's Washington Post report added fuel to an already controversial time for the Justice Department, which seized phone records of Associated Press reporters and offices.

    In a statement on Friday, the Justice Department said the Rosen investigation had been approved "at the highest levels" of the Justice Department, including "discussions with the Attorney General."

    Here's how the department explained its decision to investigate Rosen, in a background

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  • Beckham Not in PSG Squad for Last Game Vs. Lorient

    David Beckham's career over as he's left out of Paris Saint-Germain's squad game vs. Lorient

           
  • Did AG OK Attempt to Hack Journalist's Email?

    The Justice Department stopped short of saying that Attorney General Eric Holder O.K.’d the investigation into Fox News reporter James Rosen. But critics have seized on a comment Holder made last week, asking if the attorney general misled Congress. The Obama administration has been criticized...

           
  • Photos: Ring Nebula True Form Revealed

    NASA's Hubble space telescope captured the Ring Nebula's shape.

           
  • 10 Things to Know for the Champions League Final

    10 things to know for the Champions League final between Bayern and Dortmund

           

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