The man behind the anti-Islamic video that is believed to have sparked deadly protests in the Muslim world was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was on probation for bank fraud, for which he spent 21 months in a federal prison. He was taken into custody Thursday, U.S. Attorney’s
Enlarge Alex Wong/Getty Images Cheese that was smuggled into Canada may have brought profits of more than $165,000, according to police. Pizzerias were reportedly a main market for the criminals, who were arrested this week. Alex Wong/Getty Images Cheese that was smuggled into Canada may have brought profits of more than $165,000, according to police.
Enlarge Sarah McCammon/Iowa Public Radio Iowans vote Thursday at the Polk County Auditor’s Office in Des Moines. Voters lined up before the doors opened at 8 a.m. to cast ballots. At least 200 people had arrived within the first hour. Sarah McCammon/Iowa Public Radio Iowans vote Thursday at the Polk County Auditor’s Office in Des
Enlarge Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Mitt Romney at a Las Vegas fundraiser last week. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Mitt Romney at a Las Vegas fundraiser last week. Nevada, with its six electoral votes, is far from the biggest Election Day prize sought by President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But in a race that could be
Ashley W. Seifert/Nature The African spiny mouse has the ability to regrow large patches of skin and hair without scarring. Scientists have discovered that a mouse found in Africa can lose large patches of skin and then grow it back without scarring, perhaps as a way of escaping the clutches of a predator. The finding
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Badgers have been blamed for spreading disease among cattle in Britain. But a campaign to cull the badgers has been met with opposition from prominent figures like Queen guitarist Brian May, who joined this rally in Bristol earlier this month. The badger, a stalwart of BBC nature programs, is one of Britain’s
Enlarge Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A home for sale in Los Angeles last month. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A home for sale in Los Angeles last month. Home prices rose in July from June by 1.5 percent in its 10-city index and 1.6 percent in the 20 major cities where it tracks changes, the latest SP/Case-Shiller Home
Enlarge Mandel Ngan /AFP/Getty Images One former president, one would-be: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (left), spoke this morning at former President Bill Clinton’s annual forum in New York City. President Obama addresses the Clinton Global Initiative later today. Mandel Ngan /AFP/Getty Images One former president, one would-be: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (left), spoke
Enlarge John Moore/Getty Images President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly this morning. John Moore/Getty Images President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly this morning. Using the example set by the life of slain U.S. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens, President Obama this morning told delegates to the United Nations that the diplomat’s killers will
Enlarge AFP/AFP/Getty Images A Google logo is seen through windows of Moscone Center in San Francisco during Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, in June. Google is one of several major tech companies known for the “acqui-hire.” AFP/AFP/Getty Images A Google logo is seen through windows of Moscone Center in San Francisco during Google’s annual
First of a two-part series Spend time watching TV in Colorado Springs, Colo., and you’ll feel as though Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are King Kong and Godzilla, planted at the foot of the Front Range mountains for an epic fight that still has seven weeks to go. This city is home to fewer than
Courtesy of KwaZulu-Natal Children’s Hospital The Durban Children’s hospital opened in 1931, as a facility for all races, but tensions during the apartheid era forced it to close in the 1980s. A large children’s hospital in Durban, South Africa, is being rebuilt two decades after it closed owing to apartheid. It opened in 1931 as