i Analysts say so many people in China already have smartphones, to sell more units, manufacturers will have to convince them to upgrade. Andy Wong/AP hide caption itoggle caption Andy Wong/AP Analysts say so many people in China already have smartphones, to sell more units, manufacturers will have to convince them to upgrade. Andy Wong/AP
A Washington, D.C., to New York Amtrak train has crashed and derailed in the Port Richmond area of Philadelphia, the Associated Press reports, causing several injuries. Some cars appear to have rolled. Former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy reported on Twitter that he was on the train — which AP reports was entering a curve at
i Welcome to America! Before it was spotted in Los Angeles, the fruit fly species Drosophila gentica had been seen only in El Salvador back in 1954. Courtesy of Kelsey Bailey, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Kelsey Bailey, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Welcome to
After a sharp drop in 2013, the number of police and other law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty as a result of felonious incidents rose in 2014, from 27 to 51, according to preliminary statistics gathered by the FBI. The agency says another 44 officers died in accidents while on the
In the May 3 “Draw Muhammad” attack in Garland, Texas, there were some loose ends that got cleared up Monday by local police chief Mitch Bates. Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi from Phoenix were killed by Garland police officers after the two men drove from Arizona and opened fire at the event featuring cartoons of
i Gunmen loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, stand amid the ruin of Saleh’s residence following an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led alliance in the capital, Sana, on Sunday. Yahya Arhab/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Yahya Arhab/EPA/Landov Gunmen loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, stand amid the ruin of Saleh’s
i Pope Francis talks with Cuban President Raul Castro during a private audience at the Vatican on Sunday. Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Reuters/Landov Pope Francis talks with Cuban President Raul Castro during a private audience at the Vatican on Sunday. Reuters/Landov Cuban leader Raul Castro, on a visit to the Vatican, where he thanked
i Rohingya refugees sit on a plastic sheet at Matang Raya village, Baktya district in Aceh Utara, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Sunday. Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia’s northern Aceh province, authorities said. Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Reuters/Landov
i Maria Hamilton, left, marches in Milwaukee with her sons on April 30th in remembrance of her son Dontre, who was shot and killed by a now-former police officer in a park last year. Hamilton founded Mothers for Justice United, which planned a march on Washington on Saturday to protest police violence. Carrie Antlfinger/AP hide
The Planetary Society is preparing to launch a tiny satellite into orbit later this month as the first phase in testing a solar sail as a means of spacecraft propulsion — an idea that has been kicking around in the science (and science-fiction) literature for at least a century. The satellite, LightSail, no larger than
i American GIs line up in the street in Troina, Sicily, utensils and dishes in hand, as they wait for a meal from a large pot, July 1943. Oregano grows abundantly in southern Italy, where many GIs encountered the herb for the first time, and fell in love. Many brought the craving back home with
i A nurse holds a young girl who was vaccinated at the kickoff of a national measles prevention campaign in Liberia. Jason Beaubien/Jason Beaubien, NPR hide caption itoggle caption Jason Beaubien/Jason Beaubien, NPR A nurse holds a young girl who was vaccinated at the kickoff of a national measles prevention campaign in Liberia. Jason Beaubien/Jason