Enlarge image i President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, on Aug. 23 in Vestal, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP President Barack Obama speaks during a town hall meeting at Binghamton University, on Aug. 23 in Vestal, N.Y. Mike Groll/AP After voting for him in large numbers in 2008 and 2012, young […]
Enlarge image i Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook, snaps the end off a mushroom in a Washington, D.C. -area park. When broken, the inside turns blue, identifying it as an inedible species of bolete. The Washington Post/The Washington Post/Getty Images Hank Shaw, author of Hunt, Gather, Cook, snaps the end off a mushroom
Enlarge image i President Obama talks Wednesday about the economy and growing economic inequality in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP President Obama talks Wednesday about the economy and growing economic inequality in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP President Obama tried Wednesday to turn the conversation back to the economy, calling the growing income gap the “defining challenge of our
Enlarge image i Pomegranate juicer in a Turkish market. Courtesy of Ian Volpi Pomegranate juicer in a Turkish market. Courtesy of Ian Volpi Enlarge image i Ian Volpi Courtesy of Ian Volpi Ian Volpi Courtesy of Ian Volpi Click to hear Ian’s sounds. Ian Volpi, 25, is from Atlanta, Georgia. He teaches English at the
Enlarge image i The Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River. Rebecca Cook /Reuters/Landov The Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River. Rebecca Cook /Reuters/Landov The largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history took a major step forward Tuesday when a federal judge ruled that the city of
Enlarge image i Park Boo Seo, right, a former member of the Korean Kuwol partisan unit, speaks about Merrill Newman, an American tourist detained in North Korea. Newman supervised the group during the Korean War. Ahn Young-joon/AP Park Boo Seo, right, a former member of the Korean Kuwol partisan unit, speaks about Merrill Newman, an
Search and rescue teams work at the scene of Sunday’s passenger train crash in the Bronx. The train crash killed four people and injured dozens more. Craig Ruttle/AP The investigation into the cause of a New York train derailment that killed four people has begun, even as workers sift through wreckage to be sure they’ve
Enlarge image i The Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying China’s Chang’e-3 lunar probe blasts off from the launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday. Li Gang /Xinhua /Landov The Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying China’s Chang’e-3 lunar probe blasts off from the launch pad at Xichang Satellite Launch
Amazon is looking at drastically reducing its delivery times — to 30 minutes or less — as it plans a new service called Prime Air that it says could debut in a few years. In an interview on CBS’ 60 Minutes, CEO Jeff Bezos said the giant online retailer plans to use semi-autonomous drones to
Enlarge image i The restored mausoleum of the second Mogul emperor Humayun. Construction began in 1570 and marked the beginning of the Mogul dynasty’s major building projects. Julie McCarthy/NPR The restored mausoleum of the second Mogul emperor Humayun. Construction began in 1570 and marked the beginning of the Mogul dynasty’s major building projects. Julie McCarthy/NPR
Enlarge image i A black-footed ferret on the alert in South Dakota’s Conata basin. Courtesy of Dean Biggins A black-footed ferret on the alert in South Dakota’s Conata basin. Courtesy of Dean Biggins American pioneers saw the endless stretches of grassland of the Great Plains as a place to produce grain and beef for a
Enlarge image i Arinafe Makwiti, 13, says her parents forced her to drop out of school and get married to an older man last year to help with the family finances. Makwiti has divorced her husband, but now has a 9-month-old daughter. Jennifer Ludden/NPR Arinafe Makwiti, 13, says her parents forced her to drop out