Attachments: Faces And Stories From America’s Gates Deep inside the National Archives in Washington, D.C., old case files tell the stories of hundreds of thousands of hopeful immigrants to the U.S. between 1880 and the end of World War II. These stories are in the form of original documents and photographs that were often attached […]
News Health by NPR Staff iStockphoto.com Getting a diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease might be as easy as placing a phone call. There’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s, a debilitating neurological disease. There’s also no blood test that can detect it, meaning early intervention is almost impossible. But soon there might be a shockingly easy way
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office has released the names of 11 of those killed in Friday’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. An additional victim was identified in a statement released by the family. Officials notified the families of all of the victims before publicly releasing the
Mehdi Taamallah /AFP/Getty Images A policeman stands outside a movie theater in New York on Friday during a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Director Christopher Nolan’s newest film was supposed be the summer’s blockbuster. Instead, after a shooting rampage that has left 12 dead, the last Batman film The Dark Knight Rises is now
Enlarge Courtesy of Morgan Jones Morgan Jones, an 18-year-old from Denver, gave minute-by-minute updates Friday on the movie theater shootings in nearby Aurora, Colo. Courtesy of Morgan Jones Morgan Jones, an 18-year-old from Denver, gave minute-by-minute updates Friday on the movie theater shootings in nearby Aurora, Colo. By the time a lot of professional journalists
An Air Force instructor was convicted Friday of rape and sexual assault in a massive sex scandal that has rocked a Texas base, one of the nation’s busiest military training centers. A seven-person jury of military personnel at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio found Staff Sgt. Luis Walker guilty on all seven counts
China and Russia this morning vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that could permit sanctions against Syria unless the government of President Bashar Assad stops using weapons against civilians. This is the third time China and Russia have rebuffed measures pushed by the United States and its allies to try to bring a halt to
Enlarge Benjamin Morris America’s food companies are masters of technology. They massage tastes and textures to tickle our palates. They find ways to imitate expensive foods with cheaper ingredients. And sometimes, that technological genius leads to controversy. A case in point: Greek yogurt, one of the trendiest foods in the country right now — “the
Enlarge Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Members of the Armed Forces walk around the site of the London 2012 Olympics on July 15. After a contracted security firm failed to provide the 10,000 trained security for the events, the Armed Forces were drafted to help. Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images Members of the Armed Forces walk around the site
Enlarge AFP/Getty Images One bus was largely destroyed and others nearby were damaged by today’s explosion in Bulgaria. AFP/Getty Images One bus was largely destroyed and others nearby were damaged by today’s explosion in Bulgaria. Reports vary on the number of deaths in Bulgaria today from an explosion that tore apart a bus carrying Israeli
YouTube A screenshot of how the face-blurring technology works. In an effort to make posting video on YouTube safer for activists, YouTube has announced a new tool that automatically obscures faces. “Whether you want to share sensitive protest footage without exposing the faces of the activists involved, or share the winning point in your 8-year-old’s
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