Rihanna: I Still Love Chris Brown

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Rihanna: I Still Love Chris Brown

By MAGGIE COUGHLAN 08/20/2012

Three years after Rihanna was beaten by then-boyfriend, Chris Brown, the singer says she still "truly" loves him.

Rihanna welcomed Oprah to her home in Barbados for an emotional interview – which aired on Oprah's Next Chapter Sunday – where the singer spoke at length about her relationship with Brown.

"I'm single, but we have maintained a very close friendship since the restraining order has been dropped," the 24-year-old told Oprah. "It's not easy."

The Grammy award winner also confirmed what many had suspected – that the former couple reconnected in St. Tropez earlier this year.

"We went to a mutual friend's party on a yacht. It's awkward because I still love him," she said. Adding that when she's around Brown she has to "maintain this poker face."

During the sit-down Rihanna said she is still concerned about Brown's welfare.

"I truly love him," she continued. "And the main thing for me is that he is at peace. I'm not at peace if he is unhappy or he is still lonely. I care. It actually matters that he finds peace."

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Singer Scott McKenzie Dead at 73

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Singer Scott McKenzie Dead at 73

North Carolina native sang 'San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair)'
By Rolling Stone
August 20, 2012 10:30 AM ET

Singer Scott McKenzie, best known for the 1967 hit "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers In Your Hair)," has died at 73, the BBC reports. McKenzie had been suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a disease affecting the nervous system.

Insurer Aetna to buy Coventry in $5.7 billion deal

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Insurer Aetna to buy Coventry in $5.7 billion deal

By Tom Murphy on August 20, 2012
Aetna, one of the nation's biggest health insurers, staked a $5.7 billion claim in the burgeoning market for government-funded coverage Monday when it announced plans to buy fellow insurer Coventry Health Care.

The Hartford, Conn., company's proposed cash-and-stock acquisition of Coventry will bolster its Medicaid enrollment months before millions of uninsured Americans are expected to become

A look at Pacific island disputes

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A look at Pacific island disputes

August 20, 2012

The Pacific Ocean is peppered with hundreds of islands — most small and uninhabited — that are claimed by more than one country. Here's a look at some of the main territorial disputes that are causing tensions among Asian nations.

— Senkaku, or Diaoyu, Islands. Located in the East China Sea near Taiwan and the southern Japanese island of Okinawa, these remote uninhabited isles have been under Japanese control since 1895. They are seen as important because of their strategic location, and are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and may be near underwater resources such as natural gas. China claims it discovered them in the 14th century.

All roads lead to Rome

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2012/8/20

All roads lead to Rome

By Kathleen Parker, Published: August 17

“Under a democratical government, the citizens exercise the powers of sovereignty; and those powers will be first abased, and afterwards lost, if they are committed to an unwieldy multitude.”

— Edward Gibbon, “The History of the Decline and Fall
of the Roman Empire”

The period of the American Revolution coincided with publication of Edward Gibbon’s “The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” (1776), and ever since we’ve been vigilant for signs that the United States was following in Rome’s footsteps.

Why Curiosity zaps Mars rock with 30 laser blasts

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Why Curiosity zaps Mars rock with 30 laser blasts

Curiosity fired the first laser gun ever on Mars Sunday. Curiosity fires laser pulses that turn solid rock into an ionized plasma in order to analyze its composition.

By Staff, Space.com / August 20, 2012
A NASA rover has fired the first laser gun on Mars to take a peek inside a small Martian rock.
The Mars rover Curiosity zapped a rock scientists are now calling "Coronation" on Sunday (Aug. 19) to test an instrument that measures the composition of targets hit by its powerful laser beam. The rover fired 30 laser pulses in 10 seconds at the fist-size Coronation rock in order to analyze the results.

October thunder the key for Swisher

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October thunder the key for Swisher

Free agent making his case to stay a Yankee, but it won't matter if he fails this fall
2012/8/18
By Wallace Matthews | ESPNNewYork.com
White lightning struck Yankee Stadium on Friday night, not once but twice, and it had nothing to do with the stormy weather.

It had everything to do with Nick Swisher and his new bats, which arrived at the ballpark a couple of hours before the game and were immortalized by the man himself a few minutes after it ended.

"I call them white lightning," the ever-ebullient Yankees right fielder said after the Bombers used five solo home runs, two of them by Swisher, and one RBI single to beat the Red Sox 6-4 in the first game of a three-game series. "Or the white

Mars Rock-Zapping Laser Explained

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Mars Rock-Zapping Laser Explained

By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Aug 18, 2012
A rock-zapping laser and telescopic combination called ChemCam is getting a lot of attention with NASA's rover Curiosity landing on Mars.

But what is it?

Here's an explainer, as well as more details about the mission.

ChemCam can look at rocks and soils from a distance, fire a laser to vaporize the materials and analyze them with an on-board spectrograph that measures the composition of the resulting plasma. NASA says ChemCam can also use the laser to do less destructive things, such as clear away dust from Martian rocks as well as use a

'Sparkle' adds a bright facet to Whitney Houston's legacy

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'Sparkle' adds a bright facet to Whitney Houston's legacy

By Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
2012/8/18/

Sparkle (* * 1/2 stars out of four, PG-13, opens Friday) shines brightest during its musical numbers.
The melodramatic story is familiar, though the talented cast makes the most of rather tired material.

A remake of the 1976 original, this version is set in Detroit during

Google’s Motorola Files New Patent Case Against Apple

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Google’s Motorola Files New Patent Case Against Apple

By Susan Decker on August 18, 2012

Google Inc. (GOOG)’s Motorola Mobility unit said it filed a new patent-infringement case against Apple Inc. (AAPL) claiming that features on some Apple devices, including the Siri voice-recognition program, infringe its patents.

Wash. Residents Go Home Near Fire, Still 'On Edge'

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Wash. Residents Go Home Near Fire, Still 'On Edge'

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. August 18, 2012
As hundreds of residents in Washington and California were allowed to return to homes once threatened by major wildfires, some people were told to evacuate as encroaching blazes neared Idaho towns.

For Suburbs of NYC, Challenge Is to Lure Tourists

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For Suburbs of NYC, Challenge Is to Lure Tourists

By JIM FITZGERALD Associated Press
WEST POINT, N.Y. August 18, 2012 (AP)
The Empire State Building casts a long shadow.

Suburbs in the metropolitan area are stepping up efforts to attract tourist dollars, but they have to deal with the proximity of New York City, the country's biggest magnet for visitors and their money.

Our tax-charity index: Romney gives 31%, Obama 42%

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Our tax-charity index: Romney gives 31%, Obama 42%

August 17, 2012|By James Rainey
Mitt Romney is really sick of talking about his taxes. But he won’t release more than two years of returns (the 2011 return is said to be on the way), so people are going to keep asking for more.

On Thursday in South Carolina, Romney took the bait of a reporter’s question to talk about his taxes, certainly against the fervent wishes of Republicans, who would love to see the issue firmly tabled. “Over the past 10 years, I never paid less than 13%,”

Joey Kovar's brother: 'Last thing' family suspects is drugs

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Joey Kovar's brother: 'Last thing' family suspects is drugs

Aug 18, 2012
By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY
An autopsy is expected to be performed today on reality TV star Joey Kovar, who was found dead in suburban Chicago on Friday.

The Chicago Tribune reports that police are conducting a death investigation but no foul play is suspected. Kovar, who appeared on Real World: Hollywood and the third season of Celebrity Rehab, was a former personal trainer and body builder who had openly battled drug and alcoholic addictions.

While TMZ reports that before he died, Kovar had taken a "deadly

Scientist developing birth control for men

Scientist developing birth control for men

August 17, 2012, by Amanda Meadows
(CBS) – A Harvard’s scientist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, says he and his colleagues may have stumbled on the 1st effective birth control pill. James Bradner created an Bradner, creating an inhibitor molecule that could make cancer cells “forget” they were cancer, leading to potential new treatments for lung and blood cancers.
However, while doing experiments he realized the molecule, named JQ1, can also inhibit a protein in the testes that is necessary for fertility. For the full story, click on the video below:

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U.S. Treasury revamps Fannie, Freddie support deal

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U.S. Treasury revamps Fannie, Freddie support deal

Aug. 17, 2012
By Nick Timiraos
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Treasury Department will revamp the terms of its nearly four-year-old financial backing of Fannie Mae FNMA -1.67% and Freddie Mac FMCC 0.00% in a bid to allay investor concerns that the companies could one day exhaust their federal lifelines.

The renegotiated agreements, announced Friday, will change the way the firms pay the government and are designed to ensure that that Fannie and Freddie aren't revived as private companies.