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Modified Dairy Cows Produce Human Milk in China
Scientists in China have genetically modified a batch of cows so that they can now produce human breast milk opposed to regular cow's milk. The researchers at the Agricultural University in Beijing did so by injecting the human gene that makes milk into 300 bovine embryos.
CMT Music Awards 2011: Taylor Swift Wins Big, Shania Twain Falls [PHOTOS]
The CMT Music Awards were handed out Wednesday night in Nashville. Taylor Swift continued her dominant run at awards shows by claiming the night's biggest prize when her clip for 'Mine' took home Video of the Year.
Swift accepted the award via a live feed from Milwaukee during the latest stop on her current tour. She was her usual gracious self by saying, "I wish I could be there but I am han
Meredith Vieira’s Tearful ‘TODAY’ Farewell – Watch Now [VIDEOS]
After nearly five years on the air, Meredith Vieira this morning left her post as co-anchor of NBC's top-rated program 'TODAY.'
It was an understandably emotional farewell for Vieira, who thanked her team and the viewers at home for such an incredible run. "All of you I will put in my heart," she said.
"I'm so honored to have sat with all of you," she added, before joking, &quo
This Day in History for June 8 – MLK Assassin Arrested and More
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1861 – Tennessee became the 11th (and last) state to secede from the Union (More info)
1949 – George Orwell's '1984' is published (More info)
1966 - A merger between the National Football League and the American Football League is announced; it takes effect in 1970...
Celebrity Birthdays for June 8 – Joan Rivers, Kanye West, Others
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Joan Rivers
Age: 78
Occupation: Comedienne
Known For: Scathing celebrity critiques and being a plastic surgeon's best friend
Kanye West
Age: 34
Occupation: Rapper
Known For: Smash albums like '808s and Heartbreak' and never letting anyone finish a sentence
Boz Scaggs
Age: 67
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Hits such as 'Lido Shuffle'
Bo
This Day in History for June 7, 2011
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1654 – Louis XIV becomes King of France (More info)
1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduces a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info)
1862 – The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade (More info)
1896 - In Plessy v...
Birthdays for June 7, 2011
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Tom Jones
Age: 71
Occupation: Singer
Known For: Performing songs such as 'What's New Pussycat' while being pelted with panties
Ken Osmond
Age: 68
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Playing Eddie Haskell on the television show 'Leave It to Beaver'
Freak Bounce House Accident Injures 13 [VIDEO]
A group of bounce houses became a house of horrors over the weekend on a soccer field in Long Island.
Strong winds propelled three of the houses into the air Saturday at the Oceanside United Soccer Club, injuring 13 people, including some children who were inside the playhouses.
Man Pays Disputed Bill With 2,500 Pennies
A penny saved is a penny needed for your court case.
Police have charged a Vernal, Utah man with disorderly conduct after he paid a bill with 2,500 pennies.
Country Singer Trace Adkins’ Home Destroyed by Fire
According to the Tennessean, country singer Trace Adkins' Brentwood, TN, home was destroyed by a fire Saturday, claiming "all of his music awards and his family's possessions within minutes."
Initial reports said that the dryer in the garage of the 5,000-square-foot mansion started the fire, though Adkins' wife, Rhonda, said that is highly unlikely, as it hadn't been used in a week.
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James Arness, Star of ‘Gunsmoke,’ Dead at 88 [VIDEO]
Actor James Arness, who played the legendary Marshal Matt Dillon on the popular Western series 'Gunsmoke,' died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson has confirmed. He was 88.
The larger-than-life actor, who stood at a towering 6'7," played the indelible Marshal for 20 seasons and over 600 episodes, helping to make 'Gunsmoke' one of the longest-running pri
$765 Beer Comes Wrapped in Roadkill [VIDEO]
Thanks to craft beer company BrewDog, you can now look hobo-chic while drinking your beer. That's because the UK-based firm --co-owned by James Watt and Martin Dickie - has created a potent bottle of beer served inside an actual squirrel, weasel or hare carcass.