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Brave World Travelers Take 90-Day 'No Baggage Challenge'
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsPlenty of people travel light, but two California vacationers are trekking the world with just the shirts on their backs. Jennifer Lau, 21, and Marcus Fernandez, 23, are in the middle of a 90-day trip that will bring them to 12 countries on six continents. And the only things they've packed are in their pockets. "People tend to overpack for travel, so we have realized how little you actually need to bring with you," Lau and Fernandez said in an e-mail from the first leg of their trip in South America. "With bags, people pack things for every scenario they could be in, a lot of 'just in case' ...
The Weird World of Steven Tyler
By Monica Garske - AOL News"American Idol" isn't exactly known for being edgy or weird, but judging by new judge Steven Tyler, times they are a-changin'. Tyler spoke briefly with the press Tuesday about the brand-new season of "American Idol," which kicks off at 8 tonight on Fox. Instead of sugar-coating his new job on the show or touting specific contestants, the outspoken, clearly unpredictable Aerosmith rocker said what he wanted, when he wanted. Even if it made no sense. Michael Becker, FOX Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez are the latest celebrities to join Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest on "American ...
Five Facts About Salvia, Hallucinogen Loughner Reportedly Used
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsJared Loughner, the Arizona man accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in a shooting spree that left six people dead, was a regular user of the hallucinogenic herb Salvia divinorum, according to a report in today's New York Times. Salvia divinorum is legal in most states, although it can have a powerful effect on the user. It can be bought on the street or online. The substance made headlines in December after teen Disney star Miley Cyrus was videotaped allegedly smoking salvia from a bong. Zinhua / ZUMAPress.com Officials from the Philippine Drug ...
Early T. Rex Ancestor Found in South America
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - Back at the dawn of the dinosaur era, a quick-moving predator set the stage for the famous and fearsome giants that followed in its footsteps, according to new research. "It was a little dinosaur, but it carried a big evolutionary stick," said Paul C. Sereno of the University of Chicago, a leader of the team that discovered Eodromaeus. The 4-foot-long hunter lived 230 million years ago in what is now South America and appears to be the ancestor of such creatures as Tyrannosaurus rex. Todd Marshall, AP An illustration shows Eodromaeus, which scientists believe was the ...
My Wish for 2011: More Progress for Women
By not in system - AOL NewsMy wish for the new year, the dawn of the second decade of the 21st century, is for women around the globe to progress significantly in both public and private arenas. On Dec. 10, the world observed Human Rights Day, commemorating the 1948 adoption by the U.N. General Assembly of the inalienable rights of mankind. The "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" included a commitment to end discrimination against women. Courtesy of Talia Carner Talia Carner's 2011 wish is for more progress for women. Sixty-two years later, rural women produce nearly 70 percent of the globe's food but ...
Meteors, Full Lunar Eclipse to Dazzle December Sky
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News
(Dec. 9) -- Holiday stargazers are in for a December treat: a huge meteor shower and the year's only full lunar eclipse. The annual Geminid meteor shower -- clusters of space rock hurtling toward the Earth's atmosphere and burning up on contact -- occurs around the end of our calendar. The effect is that of thousands of shooting stars streaking across the night sky. The shower gets its name from Gemini, the constellation of stars from which it appears to emerge. The Geminids are unusual in that they're thought to be the remnants of a passing asteroid, not a comet. Stan Honda, AFP / Getty ...
Tropical Storm Shary Forms and Tomas Follows
By Paul Yeager - AOL News
(Oct. 29) -- The Atlantic basin hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, but an ongoing burst of activity indicates that this active season is not ready to end quietly. Tropical Storms Shary and Tomas have formed in the Atlantic. Shary will pass well to the east of Bermuda tonight, and the rapidly strengthening Tomas is forecast to become a hurricane in 12 to 24 hours as it crosses the Windward Islands. It's expected to become a major hurricane in the Caribbean by early next week. Shary, a small storm, has strengthened into a 70-mph tropical storm this evening, and the official National ...
Meet Mario Vargas Llosa, 2010 Nobel Lit Laureate: 5 Most Fascinating Facts
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News
(Oct. 7) -- Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian author renowned for his political streak and insight into power struggles in Latin America, won the 2010 Nobel Prize in literature today. An essayist, journalist and writer of nonfiction and drama, Vargas Llosa is best known for his works "Conversation in the Cathedral" and "The Green House," among many others. "His books are often very complex in composition, having different perspectives, different voices and different time places," said Peter Englund, the Swedish Academy's permanent secretary. "He is also doing it in a new way. He has ...
Ecuador's Rebellion Quelled, but Not Its Fiscal Woes
By Emily Schmall - AOL News
(Oct. 1) -- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said today he would offer "no pardon or forgiveness" to the national police force for its role in what he claimed was an attempt to overthrow him. But while he has regained the upper hand, Correa is still hard-pressed for answers to the severe economic problems that lurk behind Thursday's violent clash, which killed at least three people, according to The Associated Press. Correa had to be rescued by the military after police barricaded him Thursday in a Quito hospital, where he was treated for inhaling tear gas police fired at him in a ...
After President's Rescue, Ecuador Under State of Siege
By not in system - AOL NewsQUITO, Ecuador (Oct. 1) -- Ecuador was under a state of siege Friday, the streets quiet with the military in charge of public order, after soldiers rescued President Rafael Correa from a hospital where he'd been surrounded by police who roughed him up and tear-gassed him earlier. The chief of the national police, Gen. Freddy Martinez, gave Correa his resignation because of Thursday's revolt, police spokesman Richard Ramirez told The Associated Press. Correa and his ministers called the events - in which insurgents also paralyzed the nation with airport shutdowns and highway blockades - an ...
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