Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting. Nick Ut/AP hide caption toggle caption Nick Ut/AP Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting. Nick Ut/AP A federal judge in San […]
A Frontier Airlines plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in 2014. On Tuesday, passengers were delayed in Tampa after six passengers on a Frontier flight out of Cleveland became sick. Michael Francis McElroy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Francis McElroy/Getty Images A Frontier Airlines plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in 2014. On Tuesday,
New images of a mysterious world at the far reaches of our solar system show that it’s shaped much like a snowman, with one large icy sphere attached to a smaller one. The shape indicates that a rotating cloud of innumerable tiny objects must have coalesced into two balls that slowly spiraled closer and closer
Paramedics and an emergency doctor bend over a man who had been run over by a car near the Museum Folkwang in North Rhine-Westphalia, Essen, on Tuesday. picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Image hide caption toggle caption picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Image Paramedics and an emergency doctor bend over a man who had been
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro head to the National Congress for his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasilia on Jan. 1. Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro head to the National Congress for his swearing-in ceremony, in Brasilia
The world of mainstream consumer brands is in a major slow-motion transformation. sorbetto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption sorbetto/Getty Images The world of mainstream consumer brands is in a major slow-motion transformation. sorbetto/Getty Images Think about the last time you went to the supermarket. You probably spent no more than a few seconds choosing from
A lion killed a 22-year-old intern at a North Carolina animal center during a routine enclosure cleaning, devastating the small facility and raising questions about how the animal escaped. Alexandra Black had just recently started her internship at the Conservators Center, which is located in Burlington, N.C., and home to about 80 animals. According to
With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in a day, investors are feeling queasy. One economist says uncertainty in the stock markets may mean turbulence will continue in the new year. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images With the Dow swinging up and down hundreds of points in
President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis at the White House in October. Mattis will be replaced by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis at the White House in October. Mattis will be replaced by Deputy Defense
Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, known as the “Mother” of Hubble, died at 93. Courtesy of NASA hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of NASA Astronomer Nancy Grace Roman, known as the “Mother” of Hubble, died at 93. Courtesy of NASA When Nancy Grace Roman was a child, her favorite object to draw was the moon. Her
LEILA FADEL, HOST: For the first time in 20 years, on January 1, a flood of books, movies and music enter the public domain. They’re all from 1923 – among the trove, iconic tunes like “The Charleston.” (SOUNDBITE OF BOB WILSON AND HIS VARSITY RHYTHM BOYS’ “CHARLESTON”) FADEL: Now it can be used and repurposed
Sometimes, people have a profound impact on our lives, shifting its trajectory. This story is part of our ongoing ‘Missed Connections’ series, and it begins at Southridge High School in Beaverton, Ore. Greg McKelvey works as director of advocacy for a nonprofit. Courtesy of Greg McKelvey hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Greg McKelvey Greg