i i The executive committee of FIFA — the international organization that regulates soccer — was so suspected of taking bribes that FIFA ordered its own internal investigation. It’s no surprise, says Frank Deford, that they found no wrongdoing. Kirill Kudryavstev /AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Kirill Kudryavstev /AFP/Getty Images The executive committee of
i i Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, says “the average person is working longer hours, lower wages and they do not see any political party standing up and fighting for their rights.” Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, says “the average person is working longer hours,
The popular ride-service company Uber is in damage control mode after a senior vice president expressed interest in unveiling details about the private lives of journalists in retaliation for unflattering coverage of Uber’s business practices. Buzzfeed reported Monday that Emil Michael, who says he believed his comments were off the record, expressed his feelings during
i i Masked pro-democracy protesters move a barricade further away from an office tower Tuesday in accordance to a court injunction to clear up part of the protest site, after the arrival of bailiffs outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong. Authorities were preparing to clear part of a key area of the heart of
Two Palestinians stormed a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday, attacking worshippers praying inside with knives, axes and guns, and killing four. Police killed the attackers in a shootout. The attack was the deadliest in Jerusalem in years and is bound to ratchet up fears of sustained violence in the city, already on edge amid soaring tensions
Protecting young people from sexual predators would seem to be a universally-held value in this country: No state has an age of consent lower than 16. But in some courtrooms, attorneys argue that children can make decisions about whom they have sex with — and in some cases, those attorneys are winning. One of those
Lollipop, the latest version of Google’s Android OS, brings Material Design to phones, tablets and wearables. Google hide caption itoggle caption Google Lollipop, the latest version of Google’s Android OS, brings Material Design to phones, tablets and wearables. Google hide caption itoggle caption Google If you’re an Android user, there’s a chance that earlier this
i i People wait to enter an Affordable Care Act enrollment event sponsored by SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West and Community Coalition in Los Angeles. Healthcare.gov’s second enrollment period opened Saturday. More 100,000 people applied in the first day. Michael Chavez/AP hide caption itoggle caption Michael Chavez/AP People wait to enter an Affordable Care Act enrollment
i i #BringBackOurGirls” campaigners participate in a lamentation parade in Abuja, in early November, as more towns in Nigeria come under attack from Boko Haram. Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters/Landov #BringBackOurGirls” campaigners participate in a lamentation parade in Abuja, in early November, as more towns in Nigeria come under attack from Boko
i i A 2015 F-150 rolls off the assembly line at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Mich. The aluminum-sided F-150 could set a new industry standard — or cost the company its pickup truck crown. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption itoggle caption Paul Sancya/AP A 2015 F-150 rolls off the assembly line at the Dearborn
i i Health workers in protective suits transport Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon working in Sierra Leone who has been diagnosed with Ebola, from a jet that brought him from Sierra Leone to a waiting ambulance in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption itoggle caption Nati Harnik/AP Health workers in protective suits transport
i i You’ve got a trillion friends in low places: Bacteria in the gut may protect against viruses by signaling to your immune system their presence. Michael DeForge for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Michael DeForge for NPR You’ve got a trillion friends in low places: Bacteria in the gut may protect against viruses by