2015-04-25 U.S. Spotlight

Gilbert Brown has adjusted to life after football   
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
Green Bay — The "Gravedigger" of old, the one clogging two defenders at a time looks much different these days. Gilbert Brown won't disclose his weight then or now, but one look at the former Green Bay Packers defensive tackle and it's clear he's in a good ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Health

New York Times   

Potent 'Spice' Drug Fuels Rise in Visits to Emergency Room   
New York Times
A sharp rise in visits to emergency rooms and calls to poison control centers nationwide has some health officials fearing that more potent and dangerous variations of a popular drug known as spice have reached the nation's streets, resulting in several ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Science

Mashable   

Hubble telescope's successor should change how we see the universe   
Mashable
NASA expects that the Hubble Space Telescope will keep beaming back amazing data and photos for at least the next five years. But what happens after the long-running space telescope gets put out to cosmic pasture? Don't worry. NASA has a plan. By 2018 ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Sports

USA TODAY   

Carl Hagelin's OT goal sends Rangers to next round, Penguins home   
USA TODAY
NEW YORK (AP) — Teammate J.T. Miller looked at Carl Hagelin and shook his head in admiration. "The guy is at his best in games like that," Miller said. A game like Friday night's fifth match between the Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins that Hagelin won ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Entertainment

NBCNews.com   

Bruce Jenner Comes Out as Transgender Woman: How Family, Celebrities ...   
NBCNews.com
"My brain is much more female than it is male," the 65-year-old replied, publicly stating for the first time what had been only rumored until now. "I would say I've always been very confused with my gender identity," Jenner explained. "I'm not gay. ...I've never ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Technology

Khaleej Times   

Wolverton: First look at Apple's Watch   
San Jose Mercury News
Even after slapping one on my wrist, I'm still not convinced that the Apple Watch is going to be the next iPhone or iPad. But it's not a bad device. I got an Apple Watch early Friday afternoon, so I've only just started to test it. But between my interactions with it on ...

2015-04-25 U.S. Business

New York Times   

Time Warner Cable loses one suitor, but another's in the wings   
Dallas Morning News
Time Warner Cable Inc., the second-largest U.S. cable-TV provider, just lost a suitor. Another may be waiting in the wings. Comcast Corp. dropped its $45.2 billion deal, valued at about $158.82 a share, to buy Time Warner Cable on Friday after concluding ...

2015-04-25 U.S. U.S.

New York Times   

Amid Errors, Obama Publicly Wrestles With Drones' Limits   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — He looked down at his text, but seemed to drift away from it. He had planned to say something about the drone strike that killed two hostages by mistake, about how the tragedy would be reviewed. Then President Obama paused and ...

2015-04-25 U.S. World

Irish Times   

Gallipoli as seen through writers' eyes   
Irish Times
It was 4am, still dark, with just a glimmering light, on the morning of April 25th, 1915. The sea was likened to black glass. Survivors would later describe how calm it all seemed in the predawn mist a century ago today. Warm too. The moon had set. Some would ...