Enlarge image i Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s executive vice president, speaks in response to the Connecticut school shootings, at a news conference in Washington on Friday. Evan Vucci/AP Wayne LaPierre, the National Rifle Association’s executive vice president, speaks in response to the Connecticut school shootings, at a news conference in Washington on Friday.
Sculptures entered in the Great Salt Lick Contest await the judging and auction. Taki Telonidis Whit Deschner stands in the middle of a pasture outside of Baker, Ore., probably 30 or 40 feet away from a black cow licking a white salt block. To most of us, this may look like a bucolic scene from
If there’s one common language that some recent immigrants in Dayton, Ohio, seem to share, it’s soccer. The first Dayton World Soccer Games kicked off earlier this year, an initiative hosted by the city to welcome an influx of immigrants. On the field, a rainbow of brightly colored jerseys represented nearly 20 of the different
Enlarge image i In a push to improve quality, Medicare will pay some hospitals more and others, including Boston’s Massachusetts General, less. Steven Senne/AP In a push to improve quality, Medicare will pay some hospitals more and others, including Boston’s Massachusetts General, less. Steven Senne/AP It’s no longer enough for hospitals to just send a
If you’re a student at the halfway point of the academic year, and you’ve just taken stock of your performance, perhaps you have reason to feel proud of yourself. But a recent study suggests some of the pride you feel at having done well — especially in science — may be unfounded. Or at least
Some insurance companies are taking a page out of their own history books: running their own doctors’ offices and clinics. Though the strategy previously had mixed results, insurers think that by providing primary care for patients, they might reduce costly diseases and hospital stays in the long run. Dr. Michael Byrne spent eight years working
Enlarge image i Tourists are seen in front of the “Gran Jaguar” Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images Tourists are seen
Enlarge image i Tourists are seen in front of the “Gran Jaguar” Mayan temple at the Tikal archaeological site in Guatemala, where ceremonies will be held to celebrate the end of the Mayan cycle known as Baktun 13 and the start of the new Maya Era on December 21. Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images Tourists are seen
Enlarge image i Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Friday is the last day of a 5,125-year cycle in
Enlarge image i Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Doomsayers claim the French village of Bugarach, population 200, will be spared when the world supposedly ends Friday. Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA /LANDOV Friday is the last day of a 5,125-year cycle in
Enlarge image i Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Salt is one of those dangerously tasty substances. We add the magical crystals of sodium chloride to almost everything that we cook or bake, and according
Enlarge image i Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Bali sea salt and a spoonful of Hawaiian red alae salt. Jim Noelker/AP Salt is one of those dangerously tasty substances. We add the magical crystals of sodium chloride to almost everything that we cook or bake, and according