Enlarge Rodrigo Abd/AP Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles attend a campaign rally in Valencia, Venezuela on Thursday. Capriles is running against President Hugo Chavez in the country’s Oct. 7 election. Rodrigo Abd/AP Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles attend a campaign rally in Valencia, Venezuela on Thursday. Capriles is running against President […]
In recent months, suspected insurgents have been turning on their U.S. and NATO trainers in a series of insider attacks. There have been more than 50 this year, including an apparent insider attack on Sunday. Host Rachel Martin talks with Seth Jones, a political scientist at the RAND Corporation and Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary
Colorado is one of a handful of battleground states which could tip this year’s election. President Obama won the state in 2008, but polls suggest a tighter contest this election year. Host Rachel Martin talks with Judy Strogoff, editor-publisher of The Colorado Statesman, a weekly nonpartisan political paper based in Denver. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2012/09/30/162039205/candidates-push-for-colo-to-swing-in-their-favor?ft=1&f=1001
Enlarge MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a roundtable discussion on manufacturing this Wednesday in Bedford Heights, Ohio. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a roundtable discussion on manufacturing this Wednesday in Bedford Heights, Ohio. If there is a boogey man in the Ohio presidential sweepstakes, it’s
Enlarge Steve Amstrup/Fish and Wildlife Service Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska. Scientist Charles Monnett caused a stir with a 2006 report on polar bears that were drowning, apparently owing to a lack of ice. Steve Amstrup/Fish and Wildlife Service Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska. Scientist Charles Monnett
Enlarge Andy Wong/AP Bo Xilai, one of the country’s most prominent politicians before he fell from grace this year, was expelled from the Communist Party on Friday. He is shown here in March Andy Wong/AP Bo Xilai, one of the country’s most prominent politicians before he fell from grace this year, was expelled from the
The man behind the anti-Islamic video that is believed to have sparked deadly protests in the Muslim world was arrested Thursday for violating terms of his probation. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55, was on probation for bank fraud, for which he spent 21 months in a federal prison. He was taken into custody Thursday, U.S. Attorney’s
Enlarge Alex Wong/Getty Images Cheese that was smuggled into Canada may have brought profits of more than $165,000, according to police. Pizzerias were reportedly a main market for the criminals, who were arrested this week. Alex Wong/Getty Images Cheese that was smuggled into Canada may have brought profits of more than $165,000, according to police.
Enlarge Sarah McCammon/Iowa Public Radio Iowans vote Thursday at the Polk County Auditor’s Office in Des Moines. Voters lined up before the doors opened at 8 a.m. to cast ballots. At least 200 people had arrived within the first hour. Sarah McCammon/Iowa Public Radio Iowans vote Thursday at the Polk County Auditor’s Office in Des
Enlarge Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Mitt Romney at a Las Vegas fundraiser last week. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images Mitt Romney at a Las Vegas fundraiser last week. Nevada, with its six electoral votes, is far from the biggest Election Day prize sought by President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. But in a race that could be
Ashley W. Seifert/Nature The African spiny mouse has the ability to regrow large patches of skin and hair without scarring. Scientists have discovered that a mouse found in Africa can lose large patches of skin and then grow it back without scarring, perhaps as a way of escaping the clutches of a predator. The finding
Matt Cardy/Getty Images Badgers have been blamed for spreading disease among cattle in Britain. But a campaign to cull the badgers has been met with opposition from prominent figures like Queen guitarist Brian May, who joined this rally in Bristol earlier this month. The badger, a stalwart of BBC nature programs, is one of Britain’s