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Will This Goofy Signature Be on Your Next Dollar Bill?

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Will This Goofy Signature Be on Your Next Dollar Bill? In this day of virtual transactions and autopens, how important is good handwriting? Very, if you’re the U.S. Treasury secretary. Jack Lew, the presumed frontrunner to replace Tim Geithner as President Obama’s Treasury secretary, is taking fire today for his messy John Hancock. The scrawled...


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No Players Elected to Hall of Fame

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No Players Elected to Hall of Fame No players elected to Hall of Fame by baseball writers


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Bonds, Clemens Rejected; No One Elected to BB Hall

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Bonds, Clemens Rejected; No One Elected to BB Hall Bonds, Clemens, Sosa rejected as baseball writers fail to elect anyone to Hall of Fame


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Trail of Cheetos Leads to Store Robber

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Trail of Cheetos Leads to Store Robber Police nabbed a South Carolina teenager when they followed a trail of Cheetos leading from a convenience store to a local residence where he was staying. Austin Lee Westfall Presler, 19, was arrested on January 6 in Kershaw County, S.C., after allegedly stealing beer, cigarettes,...


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Guilty Plea in Pa. Drain Cleaner Death

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Guilty Plea in Pa. Drain Cleaner Death Guilty plea from Philly man accused of killing child with drain cleaner because he was crying


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IRS Says Tax Filing Starting Later

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IRS Says Tax Filing Starting Later The Internal Revenue Service said that following Congress’ tax law changes last week it won’t begin processing individual income tax returns until Jan. 30, eight days later than usual. The American Taxpayer Relief Act, which was enacted on Jan. 2, included retroactive changes to the...


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YouTube Weapons Expert Didn't Defend Himself

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YouTube Weapons Expert Didn't Defend Himself The brother of a popular YouTube firearms and explosives expert, who was murdered at gun making business, finds it surprising that he did not pull out a weapon to defend himself.


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Lew Nomination Expected at Treasury

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Lew Nomination Expected at Treasury President Obama will name his current chief of staff Jack Lew for Treasury secretary, replacing Timothy Geithner, according to knowledgeable sources. An announcement is expected as early as tomorrow. As chief of staff for the past year and budget director before that, Lew has been intimately involved...


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Pebble Smart Watch Finally Ready

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Pebble Smart Watch Finally Ready The popular smart watch is finally ready.


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Redskins' RG3 Has Knee Surgery

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Redskins' RG3 Has Knee Surgery Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III had surgery today to repair two torn ligaments in his right knee, ABC News’ sister network ESPN reported. The surgery comes three days after the NFL rookie known as RG3 reinjured his ailing knee at least twice in Sunday’s...


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Dead Phone? Just Put It on Your Tablet

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Dead Phone? Just Put It on Your Tablet LAS VEGAS — How often does this happen to you? Your phone’s battery is down to 20 percent, but your iPad or tablet still has at least an 85 percent charge. Sure, you could go grab the charger and find an outlet, but how nice...


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'Django' Action Figures Spark Outrage

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'Django' Action Figures Spark Outrage A collection of dolls based on the characters in Quentin Tarantino’s slave revenge epic “Django Unchained” has the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network calling for a national boycott of the dolls. “Selling this doll is highly offensive to our ancestors and the African-American community,”...


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Watch: Robin Roberts Says She'll See Everyone 'Very Soon'

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Watch: Robin Roberts Says She'll See Everyone 'Very Soon' "GMA" anchor tweets a greeting to her 'GMA' family, fans as she recovers from bone marrow transplant.


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Unruly Air Passenger Subdued With Duct Tape

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Unruly Air Passenger Subdued With Duct Tape ABC News’ John Schriffen reports: Newly released cellphone video shows passengers on board an international flight subduing an unruly passenger by tying him to his seat with duct tape and zip ties after he began screaming and hitting other passengers. Thursday’s Iceland Air flight from...


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Can Social Media Antics Hurt Job Prospects?

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Can Social Media Antics Hurt Job Prospects? As young people are putting more of their lives online, companies and other potential employers are looking for it.


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Are You Tweeting Yourself Out of a Job?

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Are You Tweeting Yourself Out of a Job? Marc Bourne, the vice president and co-founder of Know It All Intelligence Group, offers these tips for protecting your online image.


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Wal-Mart to Attend Biden Gun Meeting

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Wal-Mart to Attend Biden Gun Meeting Representatives from Wal-Mart, one of the largest sellers of firearms in this country, will attend gun violence meetings with Vice President Joe Biden tomorrow after initially turning down the invitation, a spokesperson for the company confirmed Wednesday. Biden, cabinet members and senior staff are preparing...


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CES 2013: Live Chat at 12:30 p.m. ET

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CES 2013: Live Chat at 12:30 p.m. ET LAS VEGAS — There have been cars that park themselves, forks that tell you you’re overeating and a whole lot of 4K TVs.  Yes, CES 2013 is underway, and today at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT you can hear right from the journalists...


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