i i A man wears a Palestinian and Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday to show his support for the symbolic vote. Luke MacGregor/Reuters/Landov hide caption itoggle caption Luke MacGregor/Reuters/Landov A man wears a Palestinian and Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday to show his […]
i i A photo released Monday by the Rodong Sinmun, newspaper of North Korea’s ruling Workers Party, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walking with a cane as he visits a residential area in Pyongyang. Rodong Sinmun/EPA /LANDOV hide caption itoggle caption Rodong Sinmun/EPA /LANDOV A photo released Monday by the Rodong Sinmun, newspaper of
One of the biggest roadblocks in West Africa to containing the Ebola outbreak is the lack of isolation wards for people who are infected. President Obama has announced plans to build 17 new Ebola Treatment Units in Liberia. Those new medical facilities will require thousands of additional workers who are trained and willing to work
i i Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is in its second season on PBS. PBS hide caption itoggle caption PBS Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is in its second season on PBS. PBS Lexi Schaefers’ preschoolers squeal with excitement. Their eyes are trained on an animated tiger dressed in a red hoodie and sneakers, peeking out of the TV
i i A woman in Senegal charges her cell phone using a port in her solar-powered LED lantern. Bruno Déméocq/Courtesy of LED Africa hide caption itoggle caption Bruno Déméocq/Courtesy of LED Africa A woman in Senegal charges her cell phone using a port in her solar-powered LED lantern. Bruno Déméocq/Courtesy of LED Africa When the
i i Fecal transplant pills help patients avoid invasive procedures while restoring healthy gut bacteria. Courtesy of the Hohmann Lab hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the Hohmann Lab Fecal transplant pills help patients avoid invasive procedures while restoring healthy gut bacteria. Courtesy of the Hohmann Lab Fecal transplants can be life-saving for people with
i i The newly approved Harvoni tablets bring several advances to the fight against hepatitis C, but they also have a steep price tag, reported at $1,125 for a single dose. Gilead Sciences hide caption itoggle caption Gilead Sciences The newly approved Harvoni tablets bring several advances to the fight against hepatitis C, but they
Have you seen The Empire Strikes Back Uncut? If you have, there’s a chance you’re one of the hundreds of fans who contributed their own scenes to recreate the Star Wars classic in full. A follow-up to 2010 Emmy-winner Star Wars Uncut, the film is a pastiche of live action, stop-motion and animation that shows
i i Machelle Migneault and her partner, Ms. Smith, embrace after being the first ones to arrive the the recorder’s office to attempt to get a same sex marriage license at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Friday. Otto Kitsinger/AP hide caption itoggle caption Otto Kitsinger/AP Machelle Migneault and her partner, Ms. Smith,
i i Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function in 1998. Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Getty Images Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky meeting President Bill Clinton at a White House function in 1998. Getty Images The Clinton Presidential Library finished releasing documents on Friday
Seven people who filed a lawsuit challenging their placement on the government’s no-fly list have been cleared to fly. The six men and one woman were part of a lawsuit filed in 2010 on behalf of 13 people challenging their inclusion on the list. A federal judge in Portland ordered the government to notify the
Anne Purfield and Michelle Dynes are epidemiologists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They spent the last several weeks responding to the Ebola epidemic in the Kenema District of Sierra Leone, and recently returned to Atlanta. One of the many difficult aspects of working around the disease is not being able to comfort