Enlarge image i How could you not feel sorry for this guy? Vince Gilligan even admitted that he loaded up the Breaking Bad pilot with “reasons to give a damn about” Walter White. Doug Hyun/Courtesy of AMC How could you not feel sorry for this guy? Vince Gilligan even admitted that he loaded up the
Enlarge image i What treasures lie buried here? Three climbers traversed part of the Mont Blanc massif earlier this month. Jean-Pierre Clatot /AFP/Getty Images What treasures lie buried here? Three climbers traversed part of the Mont Blanc massif earlier this month. Jean-Pierre Clatot /AFP/Getty Images A French mountain climber came upon an unexpected treasure earlier
Good morning, fellow political junkies. We’re now only a little more than three days away from a federal government shutdown if Congress and President Obama don’t reach an agreement on a stop-gap budget measure by Monday evening. So we start our daily look at some of the morning’s more interesting political items there, at the
Enlarge image i Smoke from heavy shelling rises above buildings in Dara’a, Syria, on Aug. 28. Ugarit News/AP Smoke from heavy shelling rises above buildings in Dara’a, Syria, on Aug. 28. Ugarit News/AP A satellite cellphone rings for rebel commander Bashar al-Zawi, at home with his family in the Jordanian city of Irbid. It’s a
Enlarge image i A crude oil storage tank lies on its side in floodwaters along the South Platte River, in Weld County, Colo., on Sept. 17. Hundreds of natural gas and oil wells along with pipelines are shut down by flooding, as state and federal inspectors gauge the damage and look for potential contamination from
Enlarge image i Susan Mull is a substitute teacher in Lancaster County, Pa. She’s lived with HIV for 21 years, the past 13 without health insurance. She says an expansion of Medicaid in Pennsylvania would be “life-changing.” Jeff Brady/NPR Susan Mull is a substitute teacher in Lancaster County, Pa. She’s lived with HIV for 21
Enlarge image i Young people stand in line in Los Angeles to apply for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows qualified immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally as children to study or work openly. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Young people stand in line in Los Angeles to apply for the Deferred Action
An empty Senate meeting room, just outside the chamber, is seen Monday in Washington. Only a week remains for Congress to pass a funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. J. Scott Applewhite/AP In seven days, the federal government runs out of money. While the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a resolution Friday that keeps
A former advertising executive’s story of relying on two part-time jobs to help him get by during retirement is attracting attention and impassioned comments at Bloomberg News. At 77, Tom Palome is a former vice president of marketing for Oral-B who paid off a mortgage and put his kids through college, Bloomberg says. But he
Enlarge image i Civilians try to move to safety in a Nairobi shopping mall, where a standoff that began Saturday has lasted into Sunday. Images and witness accounts depict harrowing scenes inside the mall. AFP/AFP/Getty Images Civilians try to move to safety in a Nairobi shopping mall, where a standoff that began Saturday has lasted
Enlarge image i State and local leaders break ground at a Louisville, Ky., coal-burning power plant in November 2012. Dylan Lovan/AP State and local leaders break ground at a Louisville, Ky., coal-burning power plant in November 2012. Dylan Lovan/AP For Democrats running in coal-producing states like Kentucky and West Virginia, the Environmental Protection Agency’s new
A U.S. Navy helicopter has crashed in the Red Sea, carrying a crew of five, the military service says. The status of the crew is not yet known; a search and rescue effort was begun after the crash Sunday, using boats and aircraft. “The crash was not due to any sort of hostile activity,” the