Enlarge image i The launch-key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., photographed in 2002. Anonymous/AP The launch-key mechanism at the deactivated Delta Nine Launch Facility near Wall, S.D., photographed in 2002. Anonymous/AP The Air Force two-star general in charge of the country’s land-based ICBMs has been relieved of his command […]
Enlarge image i “Chicken Nuggets,” from artist Banksy’s 2008 installation “The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill” in New York City. Mario Tama/Getty Images “Chicken Nuggets,” from artist Banksy’s 2008 installation “The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill” in New York City. Mario Tama/Getty Images Chicken nuggets: Call ’em tasty, call ’em crunchy, call ’em
Enlarge image i An Indian woman evacuates the coast with her children as other villagers look at the Bay of Bengal in Gokhurkuda in Ganjam district. Biswaranjan Rout/AP An Indian woman evacuates the coast with her children as other villagers look at the Bay of Bengal in Gokhurkuda in Ganjam district. Biswaranjan Rout/AP Here’s how
Good morning, here are our early stories: — Shutdown Day 10: Obama, GOP To Meet Amid Signs Of A Thaw — Book News: Alice Munro Wins Nobel Prize In Literature — Libyan PM Freed After Gunmen Demand His Resignation And here are more early headlines: 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai Wins Sakharov Prize For Freedom Of Thought
Enlarge image i Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring his 100th century during the Asia Cup cricket match against Bangladesh in Dhaka on March 16, 2012. He said Thursday that he will retire from test cricket after his 200th test in November. Aijaz Rahi/AP Sachin Tendulkar celebrates scoring his 100th century during the Asia Cup cricket match
Enlarge image i Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass, last month. Jessica Rinaldi/AP Malala Yousafzai addresses students and faculty after receiving the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass, last month. Jessica Rinaldi/AP Pakistani teenager
Enlarge image i Yvonne Smith is the director of La Rive Spa at Northern Quest Resort and Casino in Washington state. Across the country, Native American tribes are hoping high-end extras will draw visitors to casinos. Jessica Robinson/Northwest News Network Yvonne Smith is the director of La Rive Spa at Northern Quest Resort and Casino
Enlarge image i Egyptian women queue outside a polling station during voting on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of then-President Mohammed Morsi, in Giza, Egypt, in December 2012. In a country divided by a political crisis, families are not spared. Nasser Nasser/AP Egyptian women queue outside a polling station during voting on a
Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel have won this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for laying the foundation for computer models used to understand and predict chemical processes. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday said their research in the 1970s has helped scientists develop programs that unveil chemical processes such as the
Enlarge image i California Gov. Jerry Brown. Max Whittaker/Getty Images California Gov. Jerry Brown. Max Whittaker/Getty Images Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill today that would have made California the first state in the country to allow non-citizens to serve on juries. “Jury service, like voting, is quintessentially a prerogative and responsibility of citizenship,” Brown
Enlarge image i Alabama fans hold up a sign about the government shutdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia State on Saturday. Butch Dill/AP Alabama fans hold up a sign about the government shutdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Georgia State on Saturday.
Enlarge image i A sheet of uncut $100 bills as they make their way through the printing process at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. LM Otero/AP A sheet of uncut $100 bills as they make their way through the printing process at the Bureau of Engraving and