Trader Edward Curran (left) and specialist James Denaro on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. The political turmoil in Italy sent stocks down sharply. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Trader Edward Curran (left) and specialist James Denaro on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday. The political
The legs of a skeleton emerge from the ground beneath a large rock, believed to have crushed the victim during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The skeleton was found at Pompeii’s archaeological site, near Naples, Italy, and was announced on Tuesday. Ciro Fusco/ANSA via AP hide caption toggle caption Ciro Fusco/ANSA via
Police say Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was fatally shot at his apartment in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday. He is seen here in 2013. Alexander Baroshin/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander Baroshin/AP Police say Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was fatally shot at his apartment in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday. He is seen here in 2013. Alexander
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with radio play-by-play announcer John Walton as the Washington Capitals prepare for the start of the Stanley Cup. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/28/615010191/washington-capitals-make-it-to-stanley-cup-final-for-first-time-in-20-years?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Colombia held its first presidential elections this past weekend since the end of the country’s half-century old guerilla war. Two candidates will now face-off in a run-off election next month. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/28/615010212/colombias-presidential-election-heads-to-runoff?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
People in Ellicott City, Md., are surveying the damage to their homes and businesses after a historic flash flood raged through the city — the second in as many years. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Hemmis, whose restaurant Phoenix Emporium was badly damaged back in 2016 and again on Sunday. Article source: https://www.npr.org/2018/05/28/615010198/in-maryland-ellicott-city-gets-hit-by-devastating-flash-floods-again?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
According to the National Parks Service, the USS Arizona Memorial will be closed for repairs for “an undetermined period of time.” Kent Nishimura/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty Images According to the National Parks Service, the USS Arizona Memorial will be closed for repairs for “an undetermined period of time.” Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
Rolling Thunder seeks to bring full accountability for all U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) soldiers. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption toggle caption Cliff Owen/AP Rolling Thunder seeks to bring full accountability for all U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) soldiers. Cliff Owen/AP This Memorial Day weekend, American flags wave
A TV screen in the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea shows file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP A TV screen in the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul,
Former astronaut Alan Bean became a painter, re-creating what it was like to be on the moon, using actual moon dust and ground-up remnants of Apollo spacecraft. Courtesy of Alan Bean hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Alan Bean Former astronaut Alan Bean became a painter, re-creating what it was like to be on the
Visitors to the National Mall this weekend will encounter a wall of bright red poppies, installed to commemorate the men and women who have died in uniform in the century since World War I. Retired Navy Vice Adm. John Bird tells NPR the project uses 645,000 synthetic flowers — one for each American killed in
This graphic, created by the NWS/NCEP Weather Prediction Center, shows rainfall potential for Subtropical Storm Alberto. National Hurricane Center/NOAA Updated at 7:01 p.m. ET Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in all 67 counties on Saturday in preparation for Subtropical Storm Alberto. “As we continue to monitor Subtropical Storm Alberto’s northward path