In one semifinal, top-ranked Alabama is pitted against Ohio State. In the other, defending champion and undefeated Florida State takes on Oregon. Robert Siegel talks to Grantland’s Holly Anderson. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/12/31/374242799/long-awaited-college-football-playoff-finally-here?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Clockwise from top left; Neetu Devi, 20, Palo Khoya, 26, Maiyam Purti, 30, Seteng Horo, 35. Poulomi Basu for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Poulomi Basu for NPR “In my village abortions do happen but women hide it, they are ashamed of it,” says Palo Khoya. “They worry that people will say nasty things.” Khoya
i i There were $3 trillion worth of corporate mergers in 2014. Comcast’s proposed acquisition of fellow cable company Time Warner was the largest at $45 billion. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption itoggle caption Gene J. Puskar/AP There were $3 trillion worth of corporate mergers in 2014. Comcast’s proposed acquisition of fellow cable company Time
i i Hugo High School, like many public schools in Oklahoma, was a battleground in the fight over Common Core. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Hugo High School, like many public schools in Oklahoma, was a battleground in the fight over Common Core. Elissa Nadworny/NPR What do the Common Core State Standards
i i Erica Johnson prays before her meal. She volunteers at the food pantry at John Still school where three of her four children are students. She eats alone after she feeds her kids. Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio hide caption itoggle caption Andrew Nixon/Capital Public Radio Erica Johnson prays before her meal. She volunteers at
i i Kelvin Cooperage, owned by brothers Kevin and Paul McLaughlin, is making white oak barrels for the newly-rising craft distillers. Here, oak scraps are burned inside the finished barrels to char them. Noah Adams/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Noah Adams/NPR Kelvin Cooperage, owned by brothers Kevin and Paul McLaughlin, is making white oak barrels
Update at 5:38 p.m. Did Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner take on a godson? Yes. Did she do it, as we and others reported, because of the legend of the werewolf? No. The Guardian reports that a tradition that began during mass Russian immigration to Argentina in the early 20th century became conflated with
i i These “enriched cages” from the JS West farm in Atwater, Calif., in 2010 comply with the state’s new law. They are larger and allow chickens to perch and lay eggs in enclosed spaces. Jill Benson/AP hide caption itoggle caption Jill Benson/AP These “enriched cages” from the JS West farm in Atwater, Calif., in
i i A T-shirt bearing the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin reads “The most polite man” at a St. Petersburg market in Russia on Wednesday. Putin began the year in dramatic fashion by hosting the Winter Olympics and seizing the Crimea. However, his year ended with Russia’s economy in turmoil and forecasts of a
i i Drivers park to put on snow chains in the middle of a massive traffic jam in the Savoie region of France. Thousands of motorists are stranded for a second day. Muscio Sylvain/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Muscio Sylvain/EPA/Landov Drivers park to put on snow chains in the middle of a massive traffic jam
i i In this image taken from a video provided by Adnkronos International, Ali Agca stands in front of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, on Saturday. Agca, who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981, laid flowers at the late pontiff’s tomb. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP In this image taken
i i The jury sits in the jury box as foreman Michael Gregory, left, issues a statement in June 2009 after announcing a kidnapping conviction in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. CJ Gunther/AP hide caption itoggle caption CJ Gunther/AP The jury sits in the jury box as foreman Michael Gregory, left, issues a statement in