i i Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., holds up a hard drive as he questions IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during a July 23 hearing. Uncredited/AP hide caption itoggle caption Uncredited/AP Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., holds up a hard drive as he questions IRS Commissioner John Koskinen during a July 23 hearing. Uncredited/AP Finally, we now have
i i In Peru’s annual Blood Festival, a condor is tied to the back of a bull and tries to gouge its eyes, while the bull attempts to shake off the giant bird. The event is popular in many parts of the country, but conservationists say this threatens a bird already at risk. Mollie Bloudoff-Indelicato
i i Perhaps this is the sound of history repeating itself. In the early days of his first term, President Obama was painted as “the anti-Bush” and many of his ideas, for instance his foreign policy and his approach to global terrorism, were considered non-Bushesque initiatives. Of course, President Obama has distanced himself — and
Several people were reportedly injured when an Iraqi aid helicopter crashed while trying to take people off of a mountain where they had been trapped by fighters loyal to extremist group the Islamic State. Children are believed to be among the helicopter’s passengers, according to Iraqi state TV. Initial reports state that out of as
Amid all the remembrances today of Robin Williams and the tributes to his many famous roles, among the most commonly invoked are not one, but two memorable portrayals of great teaching. The phrase “Oh Captain, my Captain” is echoing across Twitter, a line from 1989’s Dead Poets Society. In this role, Williams turns the stuffy
i i The citizens of Iquitos, Peru, have limited access to medical procedures, partly due to the fact that Iquitos is inaccessible by car. Courtesy of Dave Ohlson hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of Dave Ohlson The citizens of Iquitos, Peru, have limited access to medical procedures, partly due to the fact that Iquitos is
i i Truck driver Michael Harry K. is brought into a courtroom in the regional court in Wuerzburg, Germany, on Monday. His face is blurred in accordance with German laws. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA /LANDOV hide caption itoggle caption Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/DPA /LANDOV Truck driver Michael Harry K. is brought into a courtroom in the regional court in
i i Tony Stewart is seen Friday preparing for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Watkins Glen, N.Y. Police say no charges are pending against Stewart in the death of another driver at a nearby dirt track Saturday. Derik Hamilton/AP hide caption itoggle caption Derik Hamilton/AP Tony Stewart is seen Friday preparing for Sunday’s
i i Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to become the nation’s first strong president since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded Turkey in 1923. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to become the nation’s first strong president since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who founded
The U.S. Air Force just released a strategy for the future, involving hypersonics and unmanned systems. NPR’s Linda Wertheimer talks about the plan with Air Force Gen. David Allvin. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/339292742/air-force-sees-drones-in-its-future?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
India recently reneged on a World Trade Organization trade deal years in the making. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he defied the WTO to protect his country’s poor. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/10/339292735/why-indias-modi-defied-the-wto?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news
i i You think it’s romantic. She thinks it’s creepy. Katherine Streeter for NPR hide caption itoggle caption Katherine Streeter for NPR You think it’s romantic. She thinks it’s creepy. Katherine Streeter for NPR Dating isn’t easy, and it’s even less so when you’ve got Asperger’s, an autism spectrum disorder that can make it hard