i i An artist’s rendering of the flyby with Mars orbiters taking cover. Note that the image says “spacecraft not to scale.” NASA/JPL-Caltech hide caption itoggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech An artist’s rendering of the flyby with Mars orbiters taking cover. Note that the image says “spacecraft not to scale.” NASA/JPL-Caltech Mars is about to get a
i i Pope Francis opens the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, on Saturday. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption itoggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis opens the morning session of a two-week synod on family issues at the Vatican, on Saturday. Andrew Medichini/AP Updated at 3:50 p.m. ET A synod
i i There’s a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully packaged in collectible-worthy cans, are displayed at eye level. Paul Winch-Furness/Courtesy of Tincan hide caption itoggle caption Paul Winch-Furness/Courtesy of Tincan There’s a strong element of buying with your eyes at Tincan. Rows of gourmet-quality tins, beautifully
In a process that will surely be repeated across the United States, a federal judge in Arizona ruled that the state’s ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge John W. Sedwick said that the legal opinion in his circuit is clear: The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided state bans on
i i One rationale for extending Medicaid coverage to more people is to help them get to a doctor or clinic before a minor illness becomes a medical emergency. iStockphoto hide caption itoggle caption iStockphoto One rationale for extending Medicaid coverage to more people is to help them get to a doctor or clinic before
We’ve written a lot about how income has changed (or not) for the rich, middle class, and poor in the U.S. We’ve written much less about what the rich, middle class, and poor actually do for work. To remedy that, we made this graph. It shows the 10 most popular jobs in each income bracket.
Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali Al-Naimi, shown in Kuwait last month, has played down the drop in oil prices. The country continues to pump oil at high levels, saying it wants to preserve its market share. But this has also contributed to a 25 percent drop in oil prices since June. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images hide
i i A Banamex bank sign in Mexico City. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption itoggle caption Gregory Bull/AP A Banamex bank sign in Mexico City. Gregory Bull/AP Mexico’s banking regulator slapped a nearly 30 million peso ($2.2 million) fine on the Citigroup subsidiary Banamex, for failing to provide sufficient accounting controls. The regulator said the lack
i i Afghan schoolgirls take lessons outdoors at a refugee camp near Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images Afghan schoolgirls take lessons outdoors at a refugee camp near Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images i i After learning that she’d won the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai celebrated with her father, Ziauddin
i i Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, signs a guest book during his visit to Myanmar’s Landmark Shwedagon pagoda on Friday. Khin Maung Win/AP hide caption itoggle caption Khin Maung Win/AP Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, signs a guest book during his visit to Myanmar’s Landmark Shwedagon pagoda on Friday. Khin Maung Win/AP Thai Prime
i i (Left to right) Watch your back, small Texas cafes. Beef brisket, convenience store taquitos and chicken fajitas are taking over Texas. jeffreyw/Flickr; John Burnett/NPR; jefferyw/Flickr Recently, a friend and I rode bicycles from Brownsville, Texas, to Oklahoma, 738 miles from the Rio Grande to the Red River just for the hell of it.
i i Millennials are often painted as the entitled, selfie-snapping generation. But many researchers say that “me” time will help young people make better decisions in the long-run. © Eugenio Marongiu/iStockphoto hide caption itoggle caption © Eugenio Marongiu/iStockphoto Millennials are often painted as the entitled, selfie-snapping generation. But many researchers say that “me” time will