Enlarge image i People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington in February. Half a century ago in a landmark decision, Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court guaranteed a lawyer for criminal defendants who are too poor to afford one. Evan Vucci/AP People wait in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington in […]
Dave Vesely is busy training his dog, Sharpy. She isn’t learning to sit, or fetch or even herd sheep — Sharpy is learning to find the nests of Western Pond Turtles. These turtles are sneaky. After laying their eggs in a small hole, they knead together dirt, leaves and their own urine to plug the
Enlarge image i The Little Ice Age brought colder, snowier winters to Europe, starting about 1550. Many paintings at the time documented the climate change, including Pieter Bruegel’s “Hunters in the Snow,” painted in 1565. Wikimedia.org The Little Ice Age brought colder, snowier winters to Europe, starting about 1550. Many paintings at the time documented
Enlarge image i Mohammed Morsi in January of this year. He’s been in custody since his ouster in July. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Mohammed Morsi in January of this year. He’s been in custody since his ouster in July. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Egypt’s top prosecutor has referred ousted President Mohammed Morsi to trial on charges of
Enlarge image i Shoppers form a line at a bakery in Damascus, Syria, on Friday. Ahead of President Obama’s speech Saturday, the price for a bag of pita bread shot up amid speculation of a U.S. military strike. Kyodo /Landov Shoppers form a line at a bakery in Damascus, Syria, on Friday. Ahead of President
The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest conflagration in modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as clouds and higher humidity helped crews further contain the biggest blaze in the United States this year. The 2-week-old Rim Fire moved up a spot on the state’s list of large wildfires
Enlarge image i President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden on Saturday, joined by Vice President Biden, to announce that he wants congressional approval to attack Syria. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images President Obama speaks in the White House Rose Garden on Saturday, joined by Vice President Biden, to announce that he wants congressional approval
(This post last updated at 4:10 p.m. ET) Lawmakers, many of whom had urged President Obama to seek authority from Congress before going ahead with a military strike against Syria, were largely positive about his decision to do just that. The president, in a Rose Garden address on Saturday, said that the U.S. should respond
Enlarge image i Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is shown at a White House state dinner on Oct. 13, 2011. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is shown at a White House state dinner on Oct. 13, 2011. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Two months after she joined a landmark Supreme Court decision
Enlarge image i A bigger facial recognition database could allow Facebook to collect more data about whom we are interacting with in the real world. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Landov A bigger facial recognition database could allow Facebook to collect more data about whom we are interacting with in the real world. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Landov Writing a post about
A tiny town in North Dakota is considering handing its governing over to the county to prevent a small group of outsiders from declaring a “white supremacist haven”. The Associated Press and The Los Angeles Times report that Paul Craig Cobb, a 61-year-old who moved to the town of Leith a year ago, planned to
Enlarge image i Demonstrators march in protest during a rally against a possible U.S. attack on Syria. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators march in protest during a rally against a possible U.S. attack on Syria. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Nearly eight out of every 10 Americans want President Obama to seek congressional approval before launching an attack