Enlarge this image Fleas carry the bacteria that cause cat-scratch fever, so if your kitty is flea-free, you should be in the clear. Sara Lynn Paige/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sara Lynn Paige/Getty Images Fleas carry the bacteria that cause cat-scratch fever, so if your kitty is flea-free, you should be in the clear.
Enlarge this image Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images A letter from Donald Trump’s personal physician says he is in
Enlarge this image Infants born with microcephaly are held by mothers at a meeting for mothers of children with special needs in Recife, Brazil. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Infants born with microcephaly are held by mothers at a meeting for mothers of children with special needs in Recife, Brazil.
Enlarge this image Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, seen here in Washington in 2008. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, seen here in Washington in 2008. Susan Walsh/AP Colin Powell, who is usually a model of public restraint, apparently was not so much on his emails.
Enlarge this image Critics voice concern over this proposed Mexican-American heritage textbook. Some scholars on in the subject say that the textbook, “Mexican American Heritage,” is riddled with factual errors, is missing content and promotes racism and culturally offensive stereotypes. Courtesy of Momentum Instruction hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Momentum Instruction Critics voice concern
Enlarge this image A U.S. B-1B Lancer, escorted by fighter jets, flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Tuesday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP A U.S. B-1B Lancer, escorted by fighter jets, flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Tuesday. Lee Jin-man/AP Days after North Korea
Enlarge this image A newly discovered cache of internal documents revealed that the sugar industry downplayed the risks of sugar in the 1960s. Luis Ascui/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Luis Ascui/Getty Images A newly discovered cache of internal documents revealed that the sugar industry downplayed the risks of sugar in the 1960s. Luis Ascui/Getty
More Americans are making more money. The Census Bureau released new numbers on Tuesday showing that, after a brutal economic recession and years of stagnation, real median household incomes rose from $53,718 in 2014 to $56,516 last year. That’s a 5.2 percent rise — the first statistically significant increase since 2007. The official poverty rate
Enlarge this image A Syrian man, flanked by his son and his nephews, lays a myrtle branch on the grave of his brother at a cemetery in the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus, on Monday, on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Sameer al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Enlarge this image The mosque in Fort Pierce, Fla., where Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen had worshipped, is shown on June 14. A fire broke out at the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce early Monday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images The mosque in Fort Pierce, Fla., where Pulse nightclub shooter
Sure, he can chop open a coconut with a bare hand, carry a piglet through a cramped alleyway, dive into a well to retrieve a lost soccer ball — but has he won the lifetime achievement award, twice? Does his blood smell like cologne? Is there a sandwich named after him on every continent Does
Enlarge this image Skyscrapers of the Mainland Chinese city of Xiamen is seen in the distance from a beach on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island. Rob Schmitz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Schmitz/NPR Skyscrapers of the Mainland Chinese city of Xiamen is seen in the distance from a beach on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island. Rob Schmitz/NPR Plastic water