Enlarge image i U.S. Marines with 4th Force Reconnaissance Company slide off F470 Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts during training in Waimanalo, Hawaii, on Jan. 13, 2011. The French company Zodiac has been the U.S. military’s choice for inflatable rubber rafts for roughly two decades. Now the company is making the rafts in the U.S. Lance […]
Enlarge image i Who’s deciding which boxes he gets to check? iStockphoto.com Who’s deciding which boxes he gets to check? iStockphoto.com When your doctor is looking to make a diagnosis or choose a treatment, she often checks to see what the experts recommend. Guidelines from these groups of leading doctors help the average physician decide
Tuffy Gessling, the rodeo clown at the center of the controversy over the skit at the Missouri State Fair in which a man wearing a President Obama mask was mocked, says “nothing racist was ever implied.” “Comedians all over the country have used political figures to make fun of current events, it’s nothing new,” Gessling
As the Cincinnati Enquirer says, “Saturday was a good night to be Kevin Lewis.” When the announcement was made at Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati that Kevin Lewis had won $1 million in a prize drawing, a lucky guy was presented with one of those big ceremonial checks. Then another Kevin Lewis came forward — and a
Enlarge image i Beehive designer Johannes Paul, right, and Natural England’s Ecologist Peter Massini with a brood frame colonized with bees from the “beehaus” beehive on the roof of his house in London in 2009. Sang Tan/AP Photo Beehive designer Johannes Paul, right, and Natural England’s Ecologist Peter Massini with a brood frame colonized with
Enlarge image i This pacu, a fish native to Brazil, was caught in the Øresund Sound, a body of water that separates Sweden and Denmark. Henrik Carl/Natural History Musem of Denmark This pacu, a fish native to Brazil, was caught in the Øresund Sound, a body of water that separates Sweden and Denmark. Henrik Carl/Natural
Enlarge image i A Seamless sticker is displayed next to the menu in the window of a restaurant in New York’s Times Square on Saturday. Rivals Seamless and GrubHub said Friday that they have completed their combination, creating an online takeout company covering about 25,000 restaurants in 500 cities. Mary Altaffer/AP A Seamless sticker is
Enlarge image i The sun sets behind a guard tower at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Scott Olson /AFP/Getty Images The sun sets behind a guard tower at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Scott Olson /AFP/Getty Images Shorter prison sentences for nonviolent criminals, more programs to treat those convicted of low-level
Enlarge image i Lance Armstrong is being sued for false claims in his books, which were marketed as nonfiction. Nathalie Magniez/Getty Images Lance Armstrong is being sued for false claims in his books, which were marketed as nonfiction. Nathalie Magniez/Getty Images The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. Lance Armstrong,
Enlarge image i On Monday, the Washington Post Co. announced the sale of its newspaper to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, a move that comes as the paper struggles to keep up revenue. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images On Monday, the Washington Post Co. announced the sale of its newspaper to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, a move that
Enlarge image i Smoke rises frome the scene of a car bomb attack in Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday. Associated Press Smoke rises frome the scene of a car bomb attack in Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, on Saturday. Associated Press At least 60 people are dead in Iraq after a wave of car bombs in mainly
Enlarge image i Drink Burdock Blood Bitters to settle your stomach, calm your nerves, restore youthful vigor — and maybe get a little bit tipsy. These bitters, like many tonics of the time, contained up to 20 percent alcohol. Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine Drink Burdock Blood Bitters to settle your stomach, calm