Enlarge image i Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, walks to a GOP meeting Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, walks to a GOP meeting Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP Day 15 of the government shutdown started with as much promise as any recently: There was a bipartisan […]
Police in Florida have arrested and charged two girls, a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old, with aggravated stalking in the case of a girl who committed last month. Rebecca Sedwick, a 12-year-old seventh grader in Lakeland, jumped to her death from an abandoned silo after enduring bullying both online and face-to-face. According to police, the bullying
Fitch Ratings, one of the big three credit ratings agencies, issued a warning shot today, saying that while it affirmed the United States’ AAA credit rating, it was placing it on “rating watch negative.” In other words, it was placing the country’s long-term credit rating under review for a potential downgrade. The main reason? The
Enlarge image i A photo released by NASA this summer shows a photo composed of nearly 900 images taken by the rover Curiosity, showing a section of Gale Crater near the equator of Mars. The rovers are continuing to work through the U.S. government shutdown. NASA/AP A photo released by NASA this summer shows a
Enlarge image i An image showing the final front page of The International Herald Tribune, published Monday Oct. 14. The newspaper will become The International New York Times Tuesday. New York Times An image showing the final front page of The International Herald Tribune, published Monday Oct. 14. The newspaper will become The International New
Enlarge image i The church of San Pedro in Loboc, on Bohol Island in the central Philippines, was damaged after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the region. Robert Michael Poole/AFP/Getty Images The church of San Pedro in Loboc, on Bohol Island in the central Philippines, was damaged after a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck
Enlarge image i So far, the tobacco industry has paid more than $100 billion to state governments as part of a settlement. While smoking is down among young people and even adults in some areas, it’s still unclear where much of that money has gone. Carolyn Kaster/AP So far, the tobacco industry has paid more
Enlarge image i Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, seen here speaking with Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) in an elevator Sunday, says that undoing the sequester cuts is “one of the sticking points” in budget talks. Congress is struggling to find a solution to end the government shutdown, now in its thirteenth day. Andrew Burton/Getty Images
Enlarge image i A view of a tunnel reportedly dug by Palestinians beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel and recently uncovered by Israeli troops, on Sunday. David Buimovitch /AFP/Getty Images A view of a tunnel reportedly dug by Palestinians beneath the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel and recently uncovered by
Dr. Dilip Joseph, standing, teaches medical personnel in Afghanistan. Courtesy of Dilip Joseph The U.S. has been fighting the war in Afghanistan for more than 12 years, and few Americans have come to know the country in the way Dilip Joseph has. Joseph, who has been there 10 times in the past four and a
Enlarge image i Cleanup went on Friday at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north of Tioga, N.D. Officials took nearly two weeks to tell the public about the break in a Tesoro Corp. pipeline. Kevin Cederstrom/AP Cleanup went on Friday at the site of an oil pipeline leak and spill north
Enlarge image i During her trip to Washington this week, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai met President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughter Malia Obama in the Oval Office. The White House/Getty Images During her trip to Washington this week, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Malala Yousafzai met President Barack Obama, first