Enlarge image The largest tax break in the federal code doesn’t appear on the forms the average person fills out each year. iStockphoto.com The largest tax break in the federal code doesn’t appear on the forms the average person fills out each year. iStockphoto.com What’s the largest tax break in the federal tax code? If

NPR Despite their recent woes, “daily deal” companies Groupon and Living Social can be profitable, says analyst Arvind Bhatia. Are the days of “daily deal” coupons about to expire? Shares of email coupon company Groupon are down nearly 80 percent since going public last year. And its smaller rival, Living Social, plans to lay off

Enlarge Historical photograph courtesy of Los Alamos National Laboratory A Quonset hut on the grounds of the Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico where “Fat Man” was assembled in World War II. Fat Man was the nickname given to the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945. The hut would be

Enlarge Alex Wong/Getty Images The CIA is looking to employ a community it historically rejected. Alex Wong/Getty Images The CIA is looking to employ a community it historically rejected. As part of the CIA’s efforts to diversify its workforce, the spy agency is reaching out to a group that once was unable to get security

Enlarge NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the “Rocknest” site to give researchers a better opportunity to examine the particle-size distribution of the material forming the ripple. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity cut a wheel scuff mark into a wind-formed ripple at the “Rocknest” site to

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard died early Sunday morning during an investigation near Santa Cruz Island, Calif. A boat suspected of “illicit activities” rammed into the Coast Guard vessel, throwing two Guard members overboard, authorities said in a press release. One of the crew members sustained only minor injuries, while the other had

Enlarge image Jimmy Stewart in a scene from the 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. AP Jimmy Stewart in a scene from the 1939 film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. AP Sen. Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, was clearly frustrated with the tactics some of his colleagues

Enlarge Coburn Dukehart/NPR Jessica Bermudez, 24, models a dress at Deja Vu in Alexandria, Va. Bermudez is competing for the title of Miss District of Columbia USA, and says she regularly enters beauty pageants. Coburn Dukehart/NPR Jessica Bermudez, 24, models a dress at Deja Vu in Alexandria, Va. Bermudez is competing for the title of

Internet and telephone service were restored across much of Syria on Saturday following a two-day, nationwide communications blackout that came during some of the worst fighting to hit the capital since July. Experts say the shutdown was likely caused by President Bashar Assad’s regime, raising fears that the government is taking increasingly bold measures to

The news that someone has shut off the Internet (and cellphone service) across Syria has led Anonymous to vow it will “shut down Syrian government websites around the world,” as Reuters’ Anthony DeRosa puts it. SecurityWeek’s Steve Ragan writes that: “When the public first learned of the Internet blackout in Syria, the Syrian Minister of

Drama ensues when doctors work to save patients bleeding from traumatic injuries. Click on image for the whole saga. Ian Roberts When it comes to public health, there are bad ideas that seemingly can’t be stopped and smart ones that don’t get their due. Often, the real trick to improving health is getting both patients

Enlarge Jacquelyn Martin for NPR Angel Salvatory, 17, buys cloth at a market in Kabanga village in Tanzania. Albinos living in a nearby protection center are allowed to go to the local market as long as they travel in a group for their own safety. Jacquelyn Martin for NPR Angel Salvatory, 17, buys cloth at