Enlarge image Sudanese students demonstrate in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on Sunday. They were protesting after four students, originally from the Darfur region, were killed last week. AFP/Getty Images Sudanese students demonstrate in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan on Sunday. They were protesting after four students, originally from the Darfur […]
Enlarge image The barbs on porcupine quills make it easier from them to penetrate the skin. National Park Service The barbs on porcupine quills make it easier from them to penetrate the skin. National Park Service Pulling out a porcupine quill is painful and slow, as many a dog discovers to its dismay after tangling
The U.S. is adding a Syrian rebel group to its list of foreign terrorist organizations, a move meant to marginalize extremists who are among the groups working to oust President Bashar Assad. NPR’s Michele Kelemen reported on the move to add Jabhat al-Nusra to the list. Here’s what she told our Newscast unit: “The Obama
Enlarge image Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. Petr David Josek/AP Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. Petr David Josek/AP Egypt’s main opposition group has called for mass protests against President Mohammed Morsi’s
Enlarge Acacia Squires/NPR As part of the National Immigration Integration Conference, nearly 50 new American citizens were sworn in Sept. 22. Acacia Squires/NPR As part of the National Immigration Integration Conference, nearly 50 new American citizens were sworn in Sept. 22. Hundreds of people gathered in September at Baltimore’s harbor as the wind gusted off
Enlarge Seth Perlman/AP Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar speaks to reporters at the Illinois State Capitol on Dec. 4, before a Senate vote on a law that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Seth Perlman/AP Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar speaks to reporters at the Illinois State Capitol on Dec. 4, before a
When clerical workers at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reached an impasse in talks with management over job security last week, they took what has become something of a rare step: They went on strike. Once a mainstay of the labor arsenal, strikes have largely fallen off since the early 1980s. So
Enlarge Spencer Platt/Getty Images Abandoned and flooded cars sit in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood in Queens, on Nov. 2, 2012 in New York. It’s estimated that it could cost auto insurers $800 million to deal with all of the claims from the storm. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Abandoned and flooded cars sit in the heavily
There’s an event held every year in Washington known as the Saban Forum — named for Haim Saban, the Israeli-American media mogul who funds it. It’s a night of elbow-rubbing between D.C. and Middle East political leadership, though foreign dignitaries are mostly Israeli. At this year’s forum, held last week, Hillary Clinton was the keynote
Enlarge David Goldman/AP Judy Smith, of Dalton, Ga., looks over paperwork as she files for unemployment benefits in August after being laid off from a catering job. More than 2 million people who get extended benefits may lose them if Congress doesn’t act soon. David Goldman/AP Judy Smith, of Dalton, Ga., looks over paperwork as
Enlarge image Indian leftist activists rally in front of a Best Price store, owned by Wal-Mart and its Indian partner, Bharti, in Hyderabad in November. The rally was organized to protest foreign direct investment in India’s retail sector. Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images Indian leftist activists rally in front of a Best Price store, owned by Wal-Mart
Enlarge image The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the accidental release of chlorine gas at a Tyson Food plant could have been prevented with better communication. April L Brown/AP The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the accidental release of chlorine gas at a Tyson Food plant could have been prevented with