Yard sale purchases can be hit or miss, but a Maine antiques picker’s cheap booty may net him up to $100,000 at auction on Wednesday. The New York Post reports that a 148-year-old Brooklyn Atlantics baseball card was discovered late last year in a photo album Floyd Hartford purchased among other things at a yard […]
Enlarge image i The Kansas City Royals professional baseball team is among more than 500 groups and individuals listed by the NRA as “anti-gun.” Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Kansas City Royals professional baseball team is among more than 500 groups and individuals listed by the NRA as “anti-gun.” Jamie Squire/Getty Images What do the Kansas
Enlarge image i Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, favors a federally subsidized expansion of Medicaid in his state. Carlos Osorio/AP Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican, favors a federally subsidized expansion of Medicaid in his state. Carlos Osorio/AP Top-ranked archrivals Michigan and Ohio State faced off Wednesday night on the basketball court for the
Enlarge image i Snow falls on the Houses of Parliament in London in January. Oli Scarff/Getty Images Snow falls on the Houses of Parliament in London in January. Oli Scarff/Getty Images By an overwhelming majority, the British House of Commons passed a bill that legalizes gay marriage. The bill is expected to become law because
Enlarge image i Syrian women walk through a market area in the northern city of Aleppo last November. A new website is documenting the use of rape in the Syrian conflict. John Cantlie/AFP/Getty Images Syrian women walk through a market area in the northern city of Aleppo last November. A new website is documenting the
Enlarge image i Lance Armstrong during a January interview with Oprah Winfrey regarding the controversy surrounding his cycling career. Getty Images Lance Armstrong during a January interview with Oprah Winfrey regarding the controversy surrounding his cycling career. Getty Images The Department of Justice said today that it was sticking by its decision not to pursue
Enlarge image i Barrington Irving , a 23-year-old Jamaican-born pilot, at a news conference at Opa-locka Airport Wednesday, June 27, 2007, ending a three-month journey he said would make him the youngest person to fly around the world alone. Alan Diaz/AP Barrington Irving , a 23-year-old Jamaican-born pilot, at a news conference at Opa-locka Airport
The European Union police organization, Europol, uncovered a massive match-fixing scheme that they say presents “a big problem for the integrity of football in Europe.” As the AP reports, the Europol investigation found “more than 380 suspicious matches — including World Cup and European Championship qualifiers and two Champions League games — and found evidence
Enlarge image i Georgia Kolia, 63, has two adult children, both unemployed. She works as a volunteer distributing loaves of bread at the Agia Zonis Orthodox church soup kitchen for the poor in Athens, Greece, in April 2012. John Kolesidis/Reuters/Landov Georgia Kolia, 63, has two adult children, both unemployed. She works as a volunteer distributing
Enlarge image i Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in London on Jan. 17. Panetta is stepping down as defense secretary as soon as the Senate confirms his successor. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrives in London on Jan. 17. Panetta is stepping down as defense secretary as soon as the Senate confirms his successor.
Headlines were circulating last week about how, as Slate put it, “almost everybody” is rooting for the San Francisco 49ers over the Baltimore Ravens in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Of course, it turns out that what this actually meant was more like “substantially more than half of the area of the country is included within counties
Enlarge image i Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi speaks to reporters on the third day of the 49th Munich Security Conference on Sunday. Tobias Hase/AP Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi speaks to reporters on the third day of the 49th Munich Security Conference on Sunday. Tobias Hase/AP Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday welcomed