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Controversy brews over Google+'s Suggested User List

Mon, 09/05/2011 - 13:04 by NeelamGoswami

Web search giant Google's new feature on its new social network that suggests you a list of famous personalities to follow on Google + has come under criticism.

Fourth grader's backpack stirs controversy

Wed, 11/03/2010 - 23:25 by Prince damin

Land O’Lakes, Fla. -- A Florida fourth grader's designer backpack is raising controversy due to the image of a scantily clad woman with a snake on the back.

Fred Ferrer of Land O'Lakes said his son, Quentin, was told by Richey Elementary School Principal Ken Miesner Friday that he could no longer bring the backpack to school after a complaint from a kindergarten parent, the St. Petersburg Times reported Wednesday.

Ferrer said he tried speaking to the principal and superintendent but they would not back off the ban. The father spoke at Tuesday's school board meeting, but members decided not to intervene in the case.

Fossils double age of humans in Asia

Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:24 by Rakhi

Beijing -- New fossil evidence suggests modern humans could have reached East Asia much earlier than previously believed, researchers say.

Chinese and U.S. researchers have analyzed fossilized teeth and part of a jaw unearthed in southern China in 2007 and say the fragments belonged to a "modern" human who lived 100,000 years ago, the BBC reported Tuesday.

The result is likely to generate controversy, as the earliest humans previously known in East Asia were just half that age, the BBC said.

If the age of the fossils is confirmed it means modern humans co-existed with our closest relatives -- Neanderthals and Neanderthal-like people -- across Asia, one researcher said.

Kansas AD Perkins retiring

Wed, 09/08/2010 - 11:39 by Rakhi

Lawrence, Kan. -- University of Kansas Athletic Director Lew Perkins has retired effectively immediately rather than a year from now, the school said Tuesday.

A search is now on to find a replacement for Perkins, who the school had announced in June would leave in September 2011. Perkins held the post for seven years.

Sean Lester will serve as interim athletics director.

Perkins' contract calls for him to be paid a retention payment of about $2 million, which the school said would be paid immediately.

First Muslim Miss USA Rima Fakih opposes Ground Zero mosque

Sat, 08/21/2010 - 17:46 by Natalie James

Rima Fakih, the first Muslim crowned Miss USA, is against the location of the so-called "Ground Zero mosque," as reported by several online published reports.

Carrie Prejean, Kyle Boller set to wed this weekend

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 16:58 by Natalie James

Ex-Miss California Carrie Prejean is in headlines again. And this time there’s no controversy. The scandalized beauty queen is set to marry soon!

Climate change scientists fight back; defend global warming findings

Fri, 05/07/2010 - 17:35 by Jaspreet Virk

After the hacked climate change e-mail controversy last November, and political assaults at scientists, more than 250 climate change scientists came forward Thursday, defending their research and claiming that the world is destined for a catastrophe if efforts in tackling climate change are delayed.

Controversy over possible Colo. wolf pack

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 09:51 by Rakhi

Denver -- A report of a wolf pack living in western Colorado has been met with celebration by advocates and skepticism from local ranchers, authorities said.

The possible presence of wolves in Colorado, where they were killed off 70 years ago, is a controversial matter, The Denver Post reported Tuesday.

Advocates say wolves will improve the state's ecological balance, while those making a living by ranching or hunting see them as damaging predators threatening their livelihoods.

"People don't understand they are not just big, fluffy animals. They are devastating," said rancher Joe Latham.

But wolf advocates say it's not the animals themselves people fear.

"It really has nothing to do with wolves. It has to do with wolves as symbols.

Playboy unveils top 26 'Sexiest Celebrities'

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 18:07 by Natalie James

Playboy magazine has released its annual list of Sexiest Celebrities, with Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, and Beyoncé appearing on the list. The men’s magazine unveiled its list amidst the controversy surrounding John Mayer’s racist interview.

Climate change e-mail storm hots up

Mon, 11/30/2009 - 16:21 by Jaspreet Virk

New York, November 30 -- There seems to be no end to the controversy over hacked e-mails. In fact the debate is hotting up with each passing day.

Miss California Carrie Prejean offered $1m for porn role

Thu, 05/07/2009 - 23:13 by Natalie James

Los Angeles, May 7:Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who first sparked a national controversy last month with her controversial answer to a question about gay marriage and then thrust into the national spotlight when TheDirty.com posted her racy lingerie photos, has now been offered a whopping $1 million porn movie role.

Miley Cyrus responds to 'racist' photo controversy

Fri, 02/06/2009 - 18:21 by Bithika Khargarhia

Los Angeles, February 6: After facing severe criticism for making a racist gesture in her recent photograph, Miley Cyrus has broken her silence and has defended a controversial picture of her, in which she is pulling her eyes slanted in a gesture that seemed to mock Asians.