i i Thanks to unusually heavy monsoon rains, mesa land east of Ghost Ranch in New Mexico has erupted into vibrant green life — an unusual sight in this region. courtesy Harvey Day hide caption itoggle caption courtesy Harvey Day Thanks to unusually heavy monsoon rains, mesa land east of Ghost Ranch in New Mexico
i i Likely this reporter’s very first award for participation, found squirreled in a box in his parents’ basement. Mary Turner/Courtesy of Cory Turner hide caption itoggle caption Mary Turner/Courtesy of Cory Turner Likely this reporter’s very first award for participation, found squirreled in a box in his parents’ basement. Mary Turner/Courtesy of Cory Turner
A young immigrant caught crossing the border illegally is housed inside the McAllen Border Patrol Station in McAllen, Texas, last month. Pool/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Pool/Getty Images Many of the Central American children who have entered the U.S illegally in recent months have come with a heavy burden — a history of hardship
Gaza militants renewed rocket fire on Israel after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired. One rocket was intercepted over the city of
i i A Lamborghini sports car at the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in April. A young Chinese man recently asked women on the street if they wanted to take a ride with him in his Lamborghini, and filmed the encounters. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Lintao Zhang/Getty Images A Lamborghini sports car
Three and a half decades after the genocidal rule of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge ended, a U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal on Thursday sentenced two top leaders of the former regime to life in prison on war crimes charges for their roles during the country’s 1970s terror. The historic verdicts were announced in Phnom Penh against Khieu
A panel of three federal judges heard arguments in six same-sex marriage cases Wednesday. The cases from Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee “pit states’ rights and traditional, conservative values against what plaintiffs’ attorneys say is a fundamental right to marry under the U.S. Constitution,” The Associated Press writes. Ann Thompson of member station WVXU in
The U.S. Army has begun interviewing Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl about his disappearance in Afghanistan that led to five years in captivity by the Taliban, his attorney and an Army spokeswoman said Wednesday. Bergdahl was questioned at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where he has been staying since returning to the U.S., said his attorney,
i i hide captionThe usual suspect: Bats harbor dozens of deadly viruses, such as rabies and influenza. Several studies suggest that bats may also carry Ebola. Tyler Hicks/Getty Images The usual suspect: Bats harbor dozens of deadly viruses, such as rabies and influenza. Several studies suggest that bats may also carry Ebola. Tyler Hicks/Getty Images
NPR has confirmed that U.S. Army Major Gen. Harold Greene was killed in Tuesday’s “green-on-blue” attack in Afghanistan. It was his first deployment to the country. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/08/05/338140474/victim-of-insider-attack-gen-harold-greene-was-an-engineer-by-training?ft=1&f=1001
i i hide captionU.S. Sen. Pat Roberts waves to the crowd as he rides on the back of a pickup in a parade Saturday in Gardner, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts waves to the crowd as he rides on the back of a pickup in a parade Saturday in Gardner, Kan. Charlie Riedel/AP
i i hide captionMcDaniel supporters protested a speech by Sen. Thad Cochran at the Neshoba County Fair last week Rogelio V. Solis/AP McDaniel supporters protested a speech by Sen. Thad Cochran at the Neshoba County Fair last week Rogelio V. Solis/AP Chris McDaniel, who lost his bid to unseat Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran in the