i i hide captionMountain lion 38F perches in a tree before getting a tracking collar from the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Peter Lollo/KQED Mountain lion 38F perches in a tree before getting a tracking collar from the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Peter Lollo/KQED After centuries of hunting and eradication, mountain lions are slowly making a […]
i i hide captionJob seekers read pamphlets as they wait in line to enter a job fair in San Jose, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Job seekers read pamphlets as they wait in line to enter a job fair in San Jose, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images About 1.3 million Americans lost their long-term unemployment benefits today.
i i hide captionA photo of Adam Lanza from a Newtown High School yearbook. AP A photo of Adam Lanza from a Newtown High School yearbook. AP The planned release of thousands of pages of state police documents from the investigation into last year’s Newtown school massacre could shed light on the world of the
i i hide captionThe Russian ship MV Akademik Shokalskiy is trapped in thick Antarctic ice 1,500 nautical miles south of Hobart, Australia. The research ship, with 74 scientists, tourists and crew on board, is on a research expedition to Antarctica. It got stuck Tuesday after a blizzard’s whipping winds pushed the sea ice around the
A producer of TV’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and writer-director of Above the Rim has died. Police say Jeffrey Ian Pollack was found collapsed early Monday morning in the Greenbelt jogging area of Hermosa Beach, about 20 miles southwest of Los Angeles. Pollack was 54. Authorities said Thursday they do not suspect foul play.
i i hide captionPrime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) is led by a Shinto priest at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Thursday. Toru Hanai/Reuters/Landov Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) is led by a Shinto priest at the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Thursday. Toru Hanai/Reuters/Landov Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine honoring Japan’s war
i i hide captionSupporters for gun rights gather outside the National Shooting Sports Foundation headquarters in Newtown, Conn., on March 28. Jessica Hill/AP Supporters for gun rights gather outside the National Shooting Sports Foundation headquarters in Newtown, Conn., on March 28. Jessica Hill/AP For gun control advocates hoping to see federal gun laws tighten after
hide captionThe Brazilian agricultural sector exported for a value of $94,590 million in 2011. One of its largest exports are soybeans like these pictured here in Cascavel, Parana, Brazil in 2011. Werner Rudhart/DPA /Landov Among the things to celebrate this holiday season is the fact that there are fewer hungry people in the world. Just
i i hide captionMaker and Make magazine contributor Jeff Highsmith created this miniature Twitter-connected LED Christmas tree last year as part of the CheerLights project. Courtesy of Jeff Highsmith Maker and Make magazine contributor Jeff Highsmith created this miniature Twitter-connected LED Christmas tree last year as part of the CheerLights project. Courtesy of Jeff Highsmith
i i hide captionA customer places first class stamps on envelopes at a U.S. Post Office in San Jose, Calif. It’ll cost another three cents to send a first-class letter starting on Jan. 26. Paul Sakuma/AP A customer places first class stamps on envelopes at a U.S. Post Office in San Jose, Calif. It’ll cost
i i hide captionPope Francis blesses the crowd at the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, on Tuesday at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Pope Francis blesses the crowd at the Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, on Tuesday at the Vatican. Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images In his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff,
i i hide captionPeople exit a Metro subway station, by escalator, along Pennsylvania Ave., NW, in Washington. Cliff Owen/AP People exit a Metro subway station, by escalator, along Pennsylvania Ave., NW, in Washington. Cliff Owen/AP President Obama signed an executive order on Monday, giving federal workers and military personnel a 1 percent raise. As Government