A bill to make it more difficult for Tennessee teachers to get tenure passed the state House on Thursday, following passage by the Senate earlier this month.The bill, pushed by Republican Governor Bill Haslam, requires teachers to work five years, instead of three, to achieve tenure. It also creates an evaluation procedure that could lead…

Kosovo's president resigned on Wednesday after the constitutional court ruled his election by parliament a month ago was not constitutional, but he said he would run again for the office."The president of the Republic of Kosovo Behgjet Pacolli is ready to respect the decision (of the constitutional court)," Pacolli's top aide Ibrahim Gashi told reporters."Pacolli…

div class="yn-story-content">At some point afterlaunched in 2009, the Q&A concept has moved from the realm of stodgy forums to burgeoning tech trend. Meanwhile, hoards of startups are taking cues from buzz-generating location-based services likeandby adding location to everything fromto .It's no surprise that the latest generation of startups is combining these two concepts. These six…

In , the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether employees making verbal complaints are protected under a federal labor law barring retaliation against workers who complain of workplace statutory violations.What led to this lawsuit?Employees at St. Gobain Performance Plastics were required to wear company-issued protective clothing. The company required hourly laborers to put on the…

SEOUL (AFP) – Impoverished North Korea has reduced the size of its capital, a South Korean government report showed Monday, sparking speculation that the move was prompted by food shortages.Pyongyang has relinquished southern districts to its adjacent North Hwanghae province, the South's unification ministry said in an annual report, without speculating about the reason for…

PASADENA, Calif. – Scientists say they have seen evidence of a manmade crater in images of comet Tempel 1 taken during a Valentine's Day flyby.The Stardust craft passed within 110 miles of the surface of Tempel 1 Monday night, snapping 72 high-resolution images.The crater was created by another NASA craft that visited Tempel 1 in…

Bird-B-Gone, Inc. the world’s largest manufacturer of effective, humane bird deterrents has published a new catalog for 2011.Mission Viejo, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 08, 2011 Bird-B-Gone, Inc. the world’s largest manufacturer of effective, humane bird deterrents has published a new catalog for 2011.The catalog features over 100 products to help prevent birds from landing or nesting…

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – Acerbic British music judge and entrepreneur Simon Cowell said on Monday that the winner of the first U.S. version of the television singing competition, "The X Factor," will receive a $5 million record deal.The new talent show on Fox television will start auditions for solo artists and vocal groups aged…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to their highest levels since June 2008 on Monday as a flurry of merger news and solid earnings sparked broad gains.Buying accelerated after the S&P 500 broke through the high end of its recent range, suggesting Wall Street has the strength to move the market…

ISLAMABAD – The U.S. ambassador to Pakistan pressed the country's president Monday to release an American official who Washington says was illegally detained after he shot and killed two men trying to rob him in the eastern city of Lahore.Ambassador Cameron Munter's meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad followed repeated public demands for…