Monday, July 23, 2012

Sorry, these gas-saving tactics don't work

Fuel-economy myths.  (Thinkstock)

Sorry, these gas-saving tactics don't work

Winehouse's tattoos reveal her pain

Amy Winehouse (Danny Martindale/WireImage)

Winehouse's tattoos reveal her pain

The largest country to never medal

Young Bangladeshi children hold the national flags as they pay tribute to martyrs of the liberation war at the National Memorial during the Independence Day celebrations at Saver on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)

The largest country to never medal

Bettor's $70 golf wager pays off huge

Ernie Els's improbable British Open victory was a boon for one bettor. (AP Photo)

Bettor's $70 golf wager pays off huge

Olympic hoops team outlasts scare

Carmelo Anthony of Team USA fights for a ball against Federico Kammerichs of Team Argentina during their men's exhibition basketball game Sunday (Albert Gea/Reuters).

Olympic hoops team outlasts scare

New rules for picking cell phone carrier

The new rules for picking a cell phone carrier. (Paul Sakuma/AP)

New rules for picking cell phone carrier

Brett Favre set to return to football, but....

Former Green Bay and Minnesota quarterback Brett Favre is set to return to football. (AP Photo/Miles Kennedy)

Brett Favre set to return to football, but....

Bone-crunching rugby hit sparks ugly brawl

St. George Illawarra fullback Greg Inglis levels South Sydney's Dean Young with a vicious shoulder charge. (via YouTube)

Bone-crunching rugby hit sparks ugly brawl

'Dr. Doom': U.S. economy headed downhill

'Dr. Doom': Economy going from bad to worse (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

'Dr. Doom': U.S. economy headed downhill

Father, daughter die in frantic fire jump

Flames ravage the forest near the highway in La Jonquera, near the border with France, Spain. The regional officials said wildfires have burned almost 7,000 hectares (17.297 acres) of forest. Sign at right is an environmental road traffic poster. (AP Photo/Josep Rivas)

Father, daughter die in frantic fire jump

What's up with the funky-colored lobsters?

Scientists are seeing a boom in the number of blue, orange, yellow and calico-colored lobsters in the past two years, leading them to ask why they're getting more reports of rare-colored lobsters showing up in fishermen's traps. (AP Photo/Rebecca McAleney, File)

What's up with the funky-colored lobsters?

Taylor Swift gorgeous in backless dress

Taylor Swift at the Teen Choice Awards (Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Taylor Swift gorgeous in backless dress

Looking for peace and quiet? Don't go here

Crowds at the beach at Coney Island on June 30, 2012. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

Looking for peace and quiet? Don't go here

Teen sexual assault victim could be jailed

udge holding gavel in courtroom. (Getty Images)

Teen sexual assault victim could be jailed

Demonstrators storm Calif. police station

Activist Marlena Carrillo shouts at police inside the Anaheim Police Department Sunday July 22, 2012 where a press conference took place in response to the officer involved killing of Manuel Diaz Saturday.  (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Mindy Schauer)

Demonstrators storm Calif. police station

Youngest Olympians competing this year

(L-R) Sharon Van Rouwendaal, Lia Neal, Tom Daley, Victoria Komova (via Yahoo! Shine)

Youngest Olympians competing this year

Award-winning, breathtaking bird pics

Elephant caught in dense flock of red-billed queleas. (Antero Topp, HBW/Rex)

Award-winning, breathtaking bird pics

Theron: 'I don't have issues being naked...'

Charlize Theron (Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Theron: 'I don't have issues being naked...'

Gomez's awards show embarrassment

Selena Gomez at the Teen Choice Awards (screengrab courtesy of FOX)

Gomez's awards show embarrassment

NCAA imposes huge sanctions on Penn State

Ex-Penn State president Graham Spanier, former asst. coach Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, suspended Penn State athletic director Tim Curley (AP)

NCAA imposes huge sanctions on Penn State

The most empty American cities in 2012

This vacant house is one of many in Detroit, Michigan, one of the U.S.'s emptiest cities. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

The most empty American cities in 2012

Brother and sister haunted by Colo. attack

Siblings Brandon and Taryn DiRito at vigil for the Colorado massacre. (Goodwin/Yahoo! News)

Brother and sister haunted by Colo. attack

Horrific Texas crash claims 14 lives

Texas truck accident (Texas Dept. of Public Safety/AP)

Horrific Texas crash claims 14 lives

Shooting suspect appears dazed in court

Colo. shooting suspect James Holmes appears in court (AP/Pool)

Shooting suspect appears dazed in court