i Most employees at Production Unlimited say they’re happy at this sheltered workshop in Watertown, N.Y. But disability advocates say they’d get paid minimum wage, enjoy socializing with non-disabled people, and no longer be segregated if they get jobs in community settings. David Sommerstein/North Country Public Radio hide caption itoggle caption David Sommerstein/North Country Public
i Earlier this year, the European Central Bank, headed by Mario Draghi, launched a bond-buying program to drive down interest rates and boost borrowing. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images Earlier this year, the European Central Bank, headed by Mario Draghi, launched a bond-buying program to drive down interest rates and
i Rubio in 2008 as Florida House Speaker, unveiling a portrait that would hang in the House chamber. Phil Coale/AP hide caption itoggle caption Phil Coale/AP Rubio in 2008 as Florida House Speaker, unveiling a portrait that would hang in the House chamber. Phil Coale/AP Florida Republican senator Marco Rubio, who is expected to announce
i Contains egg nugget. NPR hide caption itoggle caption NPR Contains egg nugget. NPR [Sandwich Monday note: Gillian is our resident British Person.] Americans often look upon British food as bland and stodgy, so for this week’s Sandwich Monday, I decided to prove everyone wrong with my offer of Hunger Breaks All Day Breakfast: a
i President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the ESEA in 1965 with Kate Deadrich Loney, his first schoolteacher. Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Presidential Library hide caption itoggle caption Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Presidential Library President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the ESEA in 1965 with Kate Deadrich Loney, his first schoolteacher. Yoichi Okamoto/LBJ Presidential Library Newsflash: Members of the U.S. Senate
i Australian Prime minister Tony Abbott looks during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, last month. Abbott announced Sunday that his government would close a loophole to discourage families from refusing childhood vaccinations. Lukas Coch/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Lukas Coch/EPA/Landov Australian Prime minister Tony Abbott looks during a news conference at
i Zynga CEO Mark Pincus gives a presentation in 2011. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jeff Chiu/AP Zynga CEO Mark Pincus gives a presentation in 2011. Jeff Chiu/AP Remember those days of tending rows of virtual soybeans and strawberries on your Facebook page with a game called Farmville? It was a moment, and Zynga,
Has life gotten you down? Do things seem hard or tough? We might have just the antidote: Stephen Hawking covering Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song.” The famous physicist and pop icon has lent his electronic voice to a new video for the ditty, written by Eric Idle and made famous as the closing track in the
i Freshman education major, Josh Medel, has his picture taken by alumna Anjali Cadambi for social media. Emily Cohen/NewsWorks hide caption itoggle caption Emily Cohen/NewsWorks Freshman education major, Josh Medel, has his picture taken by alumna Anjali Cadambi for social media. Emily Cohen/NewsWorks In the past few years, students at hundreds of colleges and universities
i Egyptian Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata reads the verdicts against Mohammed Soltan and others charged with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo on Saturday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption itoggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP Egyptian Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata reads the verdicts against Mohammed Soltan and others charged with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo
i Thai officers examine the wreckage of a pickup truck after an explosion at Samui Island in Surat Thani province, Thailand. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP Thai officers examine the wreckage of a pickup truck after an explosion at Samui Island in Surat Thani province, Thailand. AP A car bomb in Thailand’s tourist island
i Historic Molossia sign in 2008. Ryan Jerz/Flickr Freedonia won’t be sending a representative, but delegates from Molossia, Slabovia and Broslavia will all attend the MicroCon 2015 summit in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday. If you’re thinking that your high school geography has suddenly let you down, there’s no need to worry: All of these “countries”