Understandably, nearly every aspect of the National September 11th Memorial & Museum has sparked controversy, but the latest issue could have easily been avoided with better communication. For years, some families have been fighting the city's decision to place the unidentified remains of those killed at the World Trade Center at ground zero, and they were further incensed when they were informed via email on Saturday that the controversial transfer would take place just a week later, on May 10. "This is such a critically important notification, and they issue it on the Saturday of a spring weekend," said Sally Regenhard, who lost her son, Christian, told the New York Times. "What makes it worse is that they are doing this the day before Mother’s Day, which is one of the most hard, horrible holidays for us." she said.

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials confirmed the first case of an American infected with a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East.

Internet users have obviously known for some time that hackers pose a serious threat, but we all got a shocking reminder when security researchers revealed the massive Heartbleed bug earlier this month. The OpenSSL security flaw affected an estimated 66% of the entire Internet at the time of its discovery, and it may have exposed usernames and passwords on any number of popular websites. Big companies were quick to address the bug but as we learned recently, Heartbleed was around for years before companies started patching it earlier this month. As such, hackers had plenty of time to exploit the flaw and steal your login details.

(CNN) -- If a teen carrying nothing but a comb can do it, who else could breach airport security and hop aboard the bottom of a plane?

That's the question many are asking after a 16-year-old boy sneaked into the wheel well of a Boeing 767 and flew from San Jose, California, to Maui, Hawaii.

The city of San Jose, which owns and operates Mineta San Jose International Airport, is not planning to pursue criminal charges against the teen, Rosemary Barnes, a city public information manager, said Monday.

Immediately after the incident became known, many pointed the finger at the Transportation Security Administration.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- -A bill seeking to allow Tennesseans to openly carry firearms in public without permits was overwhelmingly defeated a House subcommittee on Monday night.

The House Finance Subcommittee voted 10-1 against the measure sponsored by Rep. Micah Van Huss. The Jonesborough Republican later told reporters that he will abandon an effort to bypass committees and call the bill for a full floor vote.

"I'm going to withdraw that, because they killed it fairly," Van Huss said. "They killed it fair and square."

The unusual step of calling a bill directly to a floor vote would have required the support of 66 representatives in the 99-member chamber.

Under current law, permit holders who undergo background checks and special training can carry firearms both openly and concealed. The bill sponsored by Van Huss would have allowed firearms to be carried openly by anyone legally allowed to own a gun.

The full Senate had passed its version of the bill on a 25-2 vote last week.



Source: http://www.myfoxmemphis.com/story/25248832/open-gun-carry-bill-defeated-in-tenn-house-panel#ixzz2yyA3d8IR 
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -The state Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to allow Tennesseans to openly carry guns without a state-issued permit.

Below are basic safety tips that when practiced will help keep you, your children, your privacy and information protected while using the computer and Internet.

A trip requires careful planning.  Listed below are important steps you can take to prepare for a safe trip anywhere outside the United States. In addition, you can search for your destination to view more specific information about that country or area.

Tennessee got its nickname, "The Volunteer State," because of all the volunteer soldiers the state contributed to the War of 1812. More than 200 years later, there's a different type of conflict being waged all across the U.S. on a daily basis: the war on crime.

Some places in the country are bigger hotspots than others in this battle, on the state and city levels. In recent weeks, the Movoto Real Estate Blog has been analyzing crime across the nation in order to rank which  places in each state are the safest-and which ones should be avoided for your own safety. Today, we're looking at Tennessee.
According to our research, the safest place in The Volunteer State is Germantown, TN. This low-crime Deutsch delight of a town leads a top 10 safest places list that includes:

Home Burglary Prevention Tips

You probably know that burglaries cost home owners millions of dollars per year in loss of property and valuables. But did you know that most burglaries are committed by people who are looking to take advantage of an easy target. If you don't make it easy for them, they will likely move on to an easier score. 
Here's how: