Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media in January. Allison Joyce/Getty Images i Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the media in January. Allison Joyce/Getty Images We told you yesterday about a petition on the White House website signed by more than 70,000 people that seeks the secession of Texas from the union. Well, […]
Prince Charles does like eggs, but he doesn’t insist on being able to choose from among many, the palace says. Michael Dunlea /PA Photos /Landov i Prince Charles does like eggs, but he doesn’t insist on being able to choose from among many, the palace says. Michael Dunlea /PA Photos /Landov Weird headline, right? But
Enlarge Juan Medina/Reuters /Landov Olga Veloso protests against banking giant Bankia in Madrid, Spain in October. Veloso and her neighbors have twice blocked bailiffs from evicting her from her apartment after she lost her job and stopped paying the mortgage. With Spanish unemployment above 25 percent, hundreds of people are losing their homes each day.
Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, clean-up continues in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images i Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy, clean-up continues in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Good morning. Our early posts: —
Paula Broadwell, the woman whose extramarital affair with retired Gen. David Petraeus led to his resignation Friday from the post of CIA director, is a major in the Army Reserve who specializes in counterterrorism issues. She’s also the author of All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of the former top U.S.
An Israeli armored vehicle at the entrance of Tel Hazeka Israeli army base in the Golan Heights on Sunday. Jini /Xinhua /Landov i An Israeli armored vehicle at the entrance of Tel Hazeka Israeli army base in the Golan Heights on Sunday. Jini /Xinhua /Landov Some of the latest news on the conflict in Syria:
Enlarge Louisa Lim/NPR Shu Qiao in front of the memorial (on the left side) he erected to the 32 victims of the famine in Shuangjing village, in the central province of Henan. The memorial is part of the Folk Memory Project, which records the stories of Chinese peasants who lived through the Great Famine a
Despite the well-publicized dangers and laws against it in many states, texting or emailing while driving remains a huge problem. Robert F. Bukaty/AP i Despite the well-publicized dangers and laws against it in many states, texting or emailing while driving remains a huge problem. Robert F. Bukaty/AP One of the most dangerous things you can
European settlers almost wiped out North America’s native wild turkey. But conservation efforts have proved successful. There are now nearly 7 million birds found across 49 states. Larry Price, National Wild Turkey Federation/NWTF.org i Wild turkeys and buffalo have more in common than you might guess. Both were important as food for Native Americans and
Enlarge Courtesy of Justin Cliburn Ali wears Spc. Justin Cliburn’s helmet and radio equipment in Baghdad, Iraq. The two became unlikely friends while Cliburn trained Iraqi police in 2005 and 2006. Courtesy of Justin Cliburn Ali wears Spc. Justin Cliburn’s helmet and radio equipment in Baghdad, Iraq. The two became unlikely friends while Cliburn trained
Enlarge Carolyn Kaster/AP President Obama speaks about the economy and the deficit on Friday in the East Room of the White House. He says this time around, he has proof that Americans agree with his approach. Carolyn Kaster/AP President Obama speaks about the economy and the deficit on Friday in the East Room of the
I’m going to take you somewhere, but before I do, I should warn you that there’s something not quite right about what you’ll see. This place I’m going to show you will be astonishingly beautiful. It will be cold. It will be wet. But it will also be a touch — more than a touch