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PARKS, Ariz. - A 21-year-old northern Arizona man has been accused of attempted homicide with a samurai sword. Dustin Charles Banbury of Parks, Ariz. tried to kill a 33-year-old male relative, according to the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. It happened Tuesday night. Deputies were called to a Parks home to find the 33-year-old...

Scientists at Oxford University and The University of Sheffield have demonstrated that natural silks are a thousand times more efficient than common plastics when it comes to forming fibres.

A report of the research is published this week in the journal Advanced...

The Bradford Family recently adopted three Ethiopian siblings. From left to right Zenash, 8, Alex, 17, Tara, Ty with son Worku, 11, Meskerem, 15, and Evan, 13 sit on their couch on Tuesday evening.

Tara Bradford felt she was given a second chance in life. Adopted from a South Korean orphanage at age 2, she grew up with an American family in North...

As chosen by Beaky the Robo-Bird:

http://arstechnica.com/staff/palati...o-bird-picks-our-top-tech-turkeys-of-2011.ars

The Birdman's pix:

10. Research in Motion (creators of the crackberry) -ed.

9. Duke Nukem Forever

8. Locationgate

7. Hewlett-Packard

6. Netflix and (ugh) Qwikster

5. RSA breached...

Parents Sue D.A. for Charging Their 6-Year-Old Son With a Felony After He Played Doctor With a 5-Year-Old Girl

Jacob...