i i Chick-Fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, seen here posing with his classic car collection, has died at age 93. Chick-Fil-A hide caption itoggle caption Chick-Fil-A Chick-Fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy, seen here posing with his classic car collection, has died at age 93. Chick-Fil-A Fifty years after he created the sandwich that launched America’s
Harvard is set to receive $350 million — its largest-ever single donation — from a foundation run by a wealthy Hong Kong family led by alumnus and longtime benefactor Gerald L. Chan. The Harvard Crimson reports: “In recognition of the gift, the University will rename the school the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health,
Trying to protect a key piece of Iraq’s infrastructure, U.S. forces carried out airstrikes on extremist fighters from the group Islamic State Sunday. The attacks struck near a huge dam in western Iraq’s Anbar Province. U.S. fighters and bombers carried out the attack, “destroying five Islamic State Humvees, another armed vehicle, a checkpoint and damaged
Residents of the Ukrainian capital Kiev have reacted to news of the cease-fire in eastern Ukraine with a mixture of hope and skepticism. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/346534031/in-kiev-more-doubt-than-relief-over-cease-fire?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
Congress returns next week in the midst of a crisis in Ukraine and the rise of the Islamic State. NPR’s Lynn Neary talks to Mara Liasson about Congress’s role in shaping foreign policy strategy. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/346534011/congress-returns-to-a-plateful-of-foreign-problems?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
i i Ebola has spread through Monrovia, Liberia’s congested capital city. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption John Moore/Getty Images Ebola has spread through Monrovia, Liberia’s congested capital city. John Moore/Getty Images There’s been a lot of finger-pointing this week over whom to blame for the slow response to the Ebola outbreak in West
A charter airplane carrying Americans was ordered to land in Iran, the Pentagon confirms. A statement from a senior State Department official says the Fly Dubai flight from Bagram Air Field to the United Arab Emirates “was re-routed to Bandar Abbas, Iran because of a bureaucratic issue today.” The statement says the issue “appears to
Boys from Kenya’s Bukusu tribe participate in a ceremony to mark the circumcision ritual. Tribal elders do the surgery with homemade knives and without anesthesia. AP hide caption itoggle caption AP In August, about 5,000 boys in western Kenya were rounded up, brought into the forest and ritually circumcised. They’re members of the Bukusu tribe,
i i Eric Bleeker and a partner respond to 911 calls in this vehicle. The medical team on board can run some simple lab tests and prescribe some drugs, which may spare a patient a trip to the ER. Eric Whitney hide caption itoggle caption Eric Whitney Eric Bleeker and a partner respond to 911
i i Market Basket meat manager Bob Dietz, of Methuen, Mass., (center) and other workers celebrate after watching a televised speech last month by restored Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas at a store in Chelsea. Steven Senne/AP hide caption itoggle caption Steven Senne/AP Market Basket meat manager Bob Dietz, of Methuen, Mass., (center) and
i i Evesham, N.J., is one of thousands of U.S. police departments that use body-worn cameras. Joe Warner/South Jersey Times/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Joe Warner/South Jersey Times/Landov Evesham, N.J., is one of thousands of U.S. police departments that use body-worn cameras. Joe Warner/South Jersey Times/Landov Some critics have argued that if Ferguson police officer
i i Freelance journalist Steven Sotloff is seen during a work trip inside Al-Fateh Mosque in Manama, Bahrain, on Oct. 26, 2010. The Islamic State group released a video this week that showed a militant beheading the American journalist. Mazen Mahdi/EPA/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Mazen Mahdi/EPA/Landov Freelance journalist Steven Sotloff is seen during a