Enlarge image i Tourists are seen in front of the “Gran Jaguar” Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images Tourists are seen […]
Enlarge image i Tourists are seen in front of the “Gran Jaguar” Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images Tourists are seen
Enlarge image i Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Friday is the last day of a 5,125-year cycle in
Enlarge image i Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Friday is the last day of a 5,125-year cycle in
Enlarge image i Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Salt is one of those dangerously tasty substances. We add the magical crystals of sodium chloride to almost everything that we cook or bake, and according
Enlarge image i Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Salt is one of those dangerously tasty substances. We add the magical crystals of sodium chloride to almost everything that we cook or bake, and according
Enlarge image i Fresh maple syrup in two maple leaf-shaped bottles, with other bottles behind. Police officials have arrested three men who allegedly siphoned the sweet treat from 16,000 storage barrels stored in a Quebec warehouse. iStockphoto.com Fresh maple syrup in two maple leaf-shaped bottles, with other bottles behind. Police officials have arrested three men
Enlarge image i This photo provided by the family shows Jessica Rekos. Rekos, 6, who was killed Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn., AP This photo provided by the family shows Jessica Rekos. Rekos, 6, who was killed Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Conn., AP Two more funerals were
An independent panel has sharply criticized the State Department for inadequate security at the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on the day of an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. In an unclassified summary of the report released tonight, the Accountability Review Board cites several key mistakes. It said that security
Enlarge image i Sen. Daniel Inouye (left), who died at 88 Monday, served as the chairman of the Senate committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair in 1986. Chris Wilkins/AFP/Getty Images Sen. Daniel Inouye (left), who died at 88 Monday, served as the chairman of the Senate committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair in 1986. Chris Wilkins/AFP/Getty Images
On Wall Street, investors appear to be listening closely to the growing talk in Washington about curbing assault weapons. Share prices for gun makers were down when the stock market closed Monday, on an otherwise positive trading day. The SP 500 Index, a broad measure of stock performance, was up nearly 1.2 percent, but shares
Enlarge image i Mourners leave the Honan funeral home after attending the funeral of Jack Pinto, 6, one of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, in Newtown, Conn. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Mourners leave the Honan funeral home after attending the funeral of Jack Pinto, 6, one of the victims of the Sandy