“The digital tracking and surveillance of school-aged kids has been growing. Much attention has been given to the phenomenon of corporate tracking of kids’ online activities, activities that violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The law, originally adopted in 1998, requires Web sites aimed at kids to get …

“Dr Eben Alexander, a Harvard-educated neurosurgeon, fell into a coma for seven days in 2008 after contracting meningitis. During his illness Dr Alexander says that the part of his brain which controls human thought and emotion “shut down” and that he then experienced “something so profound that it gave me …

“A waterborne, brain-destroying species of amoeba has killed 10 people in Karachi, Pakistan, this year, prompting local water officials to increase the amount of chlorine in the city’s water supply and advise residents to use sterilized water when performing a Muslim ritual which involves cleansing the nostrils. Misbahuddin Farid, managing …

“On Wednesday, Fox & Friends’ Brian Kilmeade spoke with Dr. Alex Berezow, a RealClearScience editor and author of Science Left Behind, about his take on the left’s relationship with science. “Scientists are great at doing science, but they’re not necessarily great at proposing policy,” he explained. “Whenever you consider policy …

“Oprah Winfrey nabbed Invisible Children founder/KONY 12 creator Jason Russell for his first post-meltdown interview, which aired tonight via Oprah’s Next Chapter. As we already knew, he distanced himself from the pavement-slapping, publicly nude Jason Russell of that March day. He didn’t shirk responsibility, exactly, but he did refer to …

“QVC host Dan Hughes proved Sunday night that no matter what happens on live television, you should just keep on selling. Shortly after guest host Cassie Slane came on QVC to promote a kid-friendly tablet Sunday, she began patting her chest and appeared to stop breathing, a YouTube video shows. …

“A 425-pound Orange County gang member is facing charges that he attacked and briefly abducted a 10-year-old boy who was on his way to soccer practice. Victor Joseph Espinoza, 55, of Santa Ana has been charged with felony false imprisonment for allegedly grabbing the boy on a park trail and …

“‘One-two-THREE! CONTROL! … and relax,’ Ma Jian urges. The 78-year-old author is addressing a few dozen men clustered around a stage in Guangzhou, but he aspires to a much bigger audience. “China has more than 2,000 years of sexual history and culture and skills. It has sexual experience which western …

“Gerald and Lily Chow from Hong Kong, agreed to provide Mark Zimny and his company, IvyAdmit, with the hefty retainer believing that he would use the money to make generous donations to schools like Harvard, Yale and Princeton on their behalf and secure their sons’ places at top schools. But …

“A Cleveland transit bus driver has been suspended after a video surfaced that shows him punching a female passenger in the face. The Regional Transit Authority in Cleveland says the confrontation happened three weeks ago but didn’t know about it until seeing the video. The agency said Friday that the …