i i hide captionHoward Baker, then a Republican senator from Tennessee and vice chairman of the Senate Watergate investigating committee, questions witness James McCord during a hearing on May 18, 1973. AP Howard Baker, then a Republican senator from Tennessee and vice chairman of the Senate Watergate investigating committee, questions witness James McCord during a […]
i i hide captionA Chevrolet Cruze is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in January. Carlos Osorio/AP A Chevrolet Cruze is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, in January. Carlos Osorio/AP General Motors has issued an order to stop selling 2013 and 2014 model years of the
i i hide captionAccompanied by his wife, Alma Rangel, New York Rep. Charles Rangel speaks at his primary election night gathering on Tuesday. Julie Jacobson/AP Accompanied by his wife, Alma Rangel, New York Rep. Charles Rangel speaks at his primary election night gathering on Tuesday. Julie Jacobson/AP New York Rep. Charles Rangel has fended off
i i hide captionA leading Sunni tribal chief, Sheik Abu Ali al-Jubbouri says he misses former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who favored his sect. Hussein Malla/AP A leading Sunni tribal chief, Sheik Abu Ali al-Jubbouri says he misses former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who favored his sect. Hussein Malla/AP Iraq is looking increasingly like a
i i hide captionThe whirling 3,200-pound puffing gun was used to produce cereals like Cheerios and Kix in the early 20th century. The Museum of Food and Drink plans to feature it in its first exhibition on breakfast cereal. Courtesy of Mofad The whirling 3,200-pound puffing gun was used to produce cereals like Cheerios and
The authorities rounded up 281 pimps and freed 168 juveniles last week, targeting child sex-trafficking operations in more than 100 U.S. cities. Police arrested 21 pimps in Phoenix, the most of any FBI division. Other hotspots in the coordinated raids were centered in Denver, Cleveland, and Los Angeles. As NPR reported in March, “The Justice
i i hide captionCuddling up to read a story with the very young helps them recognize words and learn vocabulary, researchers say. Jo Unruh/iStockphoto Cuddling up to read a story with the very young helps them recognize words and learn vocabulary, researchers say. Jo Unruh/iStockphoto Children whose parents read to them get a head start
i i hide captionThe wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 lies on the ground after it crashed at San Francisco International Airport in July 2013. The NTSB concluded Tuesday that an over-reliance on automated systems contributed to the crash. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The wreckage of Asiana Flight 214 lies on the ground after it crashed at
i i hide captionA cuttlefish gazes at a camera in the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Invertebrate Exhibit. The exhibit, home to dozens of small aquatic and terrestrial species without backbones, closed Sunday. Meghan Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo A cuttlefish gazes at a camera in the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Invertebrate Exhibit. The exhibit, home to dozens of small
hide captionA United Nations vehicle carrying inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) leaves a hotel in Damascus, on Wednesday. Some 19 OPCW arms experts are in Syria and have started to destroy weapons production facilities. Louai Behara/AFP/Getty Images The mission to destroy Syria’s chemical arsenal reached a “major landmark” on
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has released a long-secret memo in which the Obama administration lays out its legal reasoning for launching a drone attack on an American citizen overseas. The legal justification concerns the drone strike that killed Anwar Al-Awlaki, a U.S. citizen who the United States claims was
i i hide captionSecretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri upon his arrival in Cairo on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri upon his arrival in Cairo on Sunday. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Cairo