i Community actor Ken Jeong will play a frustrated doctor in a sitcom ABC recently greenlighted. Victoria Will/Invision/AP hide caption itoggle caption Victoria Will/Invision/AP Community actor Ken Jeong will play a frustrated doctor in a sitcom ABC recently greenlighted. Victoria Will/Invision/AP There’s more good news in Asian-American TV land. ABC recently greenlighted a pilot starring
i Facebook is adding a “legacy contact” feature to allow selected relatives or friends to manage the account of the user after they die. Facebook hide caption itoggle caption Facebook Facebook is adding a “legacy contact” feature to allow selected relatives or friends to manage the account of the user after they die. Facebook Social
Space, Douglas Adams wrote, is big. Really big. And from this vastness comes “an impressive new perspective” on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko taken by the Rosetta probe from about 77 miles away. We won’t disagree. The European Space Agency, which operates Rosetta, says, “The image is the first single frame image capturing the entire comet nucleus since
i Head coach Jerry Tarkanian watches his UNLV Rebels during the 1989-1990 season. Tarkanian died Wednesday at age 84. Ken Levine/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Ken Levine/Getty Images Head coach Jerry Tarkanian watches his UNLV Rebels during the 1989-1990 season. Tarkanian died Wednesday at age 84. Ken Levine/Getty Images Famous for his ever-present white
i Singer Conchita Wurst, representing Austria, performs the song “Rise Like a Phoenix” during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. Wurst, who won the competition, placed seventh on Google’s list of 2014’s fastest-rising global search requests. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption itoggle caption Frank Augstein/AP Singer Conchita Wurst, representing Austria, performs the
i Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim arrives at court house in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Malaysia’s top court upheld Anwar’s sodomy conviction in a case widely seen as politically motivated. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim arrives at court house in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Tuesday. Malaysia’s top court upheld Anwar’s
The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average. Arlan Naeg/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Arlan Naeg/AFP/Getty Images Before anyone tries to cool the Earth with technologies that could counteract global warming,
i With more than 320,000 square feet of riding area, the new Mega Underground Bike Park features 45 trails. Jacob Ryan/WFPL hide caption itoggle caption Jacob Ryan/WFPL With more than 320,000 square feet of riding area, the new Mega Underground Bike Park features 45 trails. Jacob Ryan/WFPL Some 100 feet below the Earth’s surface, BMX
i Back in Seattle after six weeks of Ebola duty in West Africa, Karin Huster was told by the health department that she might want to send away her two cats during her quarantine — “just in case.” The cats didn’t go anywhere. Courtesy of Karin Huster hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Karin Huster
President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are expected to discuss Ukraine amid an apparent disagreement between the two allies on how best to help the former Soviet republic, which has been in a prolonged battle with pro-Russia separatists. Germany and other European countries are against arming Ukraine, while the U.S. position is less clear.
i After designing a soy sauce bottle for Kikkoman in 1961, Kenji Ekuan went on to design everything from motorcycles to a bullet train. Mj-bird/Creative Commons hide caption itoggle caption Mj-bird/Creative Commons After designing a soy sauce bottle for Kikkoman in 1961, Kenji Ekuan went on to design everything from motorcycles to a bullet train.
Thirty-eight percent of American wives earn more than their husbands. Data expert Mona Chalabi from FiveThirtyEight.com speaks to NPR’s Rachel Martin about that number, and puts it into context. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2015/02/08/384695833/what-happens-when-wives-earn-more-than-husbands?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news