Enlarge image i Adam Scott of Australia celebrates hitting a birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff during the fourth round of the 77th Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga., on Sunday. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Adam Scott of Australia celebrates hitting a birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff during the […]
Enlarge image i The rover Curiosity and other NASA spacecraft at Mars are now in a radio blackout, as the sun is interfering with transmissions. Curiosity took this self-portrait by combining 66 exposures in February. NASA The rover Curiosity and other NASA spacecraft at Mars are now in a radio blackout, as the sun is
Enlarge image i Tom Perez, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department, has been an aggressive advocate for civil rights. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Tom Perez, President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department, has been an aggressive advocate for civil rights. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images President Obama’s nominee to lead the Labor Department has been
Enlarge image i In this copy of a photograph on display at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., a wounded soldier is helped by Army chaplain Emil Kapaun (on the soldier’s left) during the Korean War. The Kansas native died a prisoner of war in 1951. Mike Hutmacher/MCT/Landov In this copy of
Isaac Brumaghim was reeling in a tuna Sunday about two miles off Oahu Island when he came as close as anyone wants to get with a tiger shark that weighed 400 to 500 pounds. Needless to say, Brumaghim got quite a scare as the shark nearly jumped into his kayak. “It definitely was an adrenaline
Enlarge image i Many Americans hope to see more signs like this in coming months. (Photo taken earlier this year in San Rafael, Calif.) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Many Americans hope to see more signs like this in coming months. (Photo taken earlier this year in San Rafael, Calif.) Justin Sullivan/Getty Images There were 346,000 first-time
Steven Nolder joined the federal public defender’s office when it opened in Columbus, Ohio, nearly 18 years ago. Nolder handled his share of noteworthy cases, including the first federal death penalty trial in the district and the indictment of a former NFL quarterback embroiled in a ticket fraud scheme. Lately, Nolder says, his professional world
Enlarge image i Students at Tenth Street Elementary out on the playground. Kirk Siegler /NPR Students at Tenth Street Elementary out on the playground. Kirk Siegler /NPR Tenth Street Elementary is in the Pico-Union district of Los Angeles, a few blocks west of the Staples Center and downtown skyscrapers. It’s a tough neighborhood; school security
Enlarge image i Japan is on full alert ahead of an expected mid-range missile launch by North Korea, its defense minister said as the U.N. warned of a potentially ‘uncontrollable’ situation. A Japanese soldier walks past a missile launcher deployed in Tokyo. Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images Japan is on full alert ahead of an expected mid-range
Enlarge image i iStockphoto.com In New York and Washington, government regulators are cracking down on insider trading, the illegal practice in which people with internal information about important company events make stock market trades before ordinary investors find out what’s happening. In recent months, regulators have launched a series of high-profile arrests and investigations. Even
Enlarge image i President Obama’s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 may include a proposal for Medicare patients to pay more of their own medical bills. J. Scott Applewhite/AP President Obama’s budget plan for fiscal year 2014 may include a proposal for Medicare patients to pay more of their own medical bills. J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Enlarge image i More and more starving sea lions are being found stranded on California shores, and animal rehabilitation centers are at their maximum capacity. Experts say there are fewer fish for these mammals to feed on, but they don’t know why. Gloria Hillard/NPR More and more starving sea lions are being found stranded on