A monitor in the House of Lords shows its approval of a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit Friday. Roger Harris Britain’s House of Lords endorsed a measure Friday that would block Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to leave the European Union next month without a deal in place, giving final approval to a bill the […]
A satellite image taken Friday shows damage and oil leaking from a terminal on Grand Bahama. The company that owns it says 1.8 million barrels were being stored there when Hurricane Dorian hit late Sunday. Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies hide caption toggle caption Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies A satellite image taken Friday shows
Sea surface temperature anomaly maps show temperatures above normal in orange and red. The warming could lead to dire conditions for sea life. NOAA hide caption toggle caption NOAA Sea surface temperature anomaly maps show temperatures above normal in orange and red. The warming could lead to dire conditions for sea life. NOAA A huge
An astronaut in a space suit and helmet bounces in slow motion over what look like gaping craters on the surface of the moon. The figure moves slowly, as if there’s zero gravity, through dusty haze. But when the camera pans out, a tuk-tuk (aka rickshaw) whizzes past in the background. This is not outer
Leonardo Diaz lives in Los Angeles and drives for Uber and Lyft. He says he misses employee health and paid leave benefits he used to receive when he worked as a valet. Courtesy of Victor Cuevas hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Victor Cuevas Leonardo Diaz lives in Los Angeles and drives for Uber and
The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air, in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas. The death toll from the storm is expected to climb. Gonzalo Gaudenzi/AP hide caption toggle caption Gonzalo Gaudenzi/AP The destruction caused by Hurricane Dorian is seen from the air, in Marsh Harbor, Abaco Island, Bahamas. The death toll
A food pantry client adds a carton of yogurt to her cart at the food pantry at Jewish Family Services in Denver, Colo. Seth McConnell/Denver Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Seth McConnell/Denver Post via Getty Images A food pantry client adds a carton of yogurt to her cart at the food pantry
Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, was found not guilty of making false statements to investigators. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, was found not guilty of making false statements to investigators. Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 4:35
Mac Miller died Sept. 7, 2018, from an accidental overdose. G L Askew II for NPR hide caption toggle caption G L Askew II for NPR On Wednesday, federal prosecutors charged a 28-year-old man named Cameron James Pettit in connection with the death of rapper and producer Mac Miller last year. Pettit’s arrest comes almost
The Testaments The Sequel to the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Eleanor Atwood Hardcover, 320 pages | purchase What do the men of Gilead do all day? We learn very little about it in The Testaments. We hear of one who mostly shuts himself in his study, away from his family, to work all day. We
A Walmart logo forms part of a sign outside a Walmart store, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Walpole, Mass. Walmart is going back to its folksy hunting heritage and getting rid of anything that’s not related to a hunting rifle after a mass shooting this summer. Steven Senne/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Senne/AP A
Dwayne Tomah, the youngest fluent Passamaquoddy speaker, sings a Passamaquoddy song outside of his home in Perry, Maine. Tomah is translating and interpreting songs and stories from wax cylinders recorded nearly 130 years ago. Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public hide caption toggle caption Robbie Feinberg/Maine Public Dwayne Tomah, the youngest fluent Passamaquoddy speaker, sings a Passamaquoddy song