Vietnam’s coast guard has released a video it says shows one of its vessels being deliberately rammed by a Chinese patrol craft near the disputed Paracel Islands. It comes on the same day that Beijing reiterated its right to drill for oil in the region of the South China Sea also claimed by Hanoi. Ships […]
i i hide captionRepublican Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, here with Michael C. Thompson, state secretary of safety and security, charged that the state Supreme Court had exceeded its jurisdiction when it called for a stay of execution in the Clayton Lockett case in March. Alonzo Adams/AP Republican Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma, here with
i i hide captionCustomers shop for produce at the Hunger Mountain Co-op on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. Toby Talbot/AP Customers shop for produce at the Hunger Mountain Co-op on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. Toby Talbot/AP Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will sign a landmark bill into law on Thursday, making
i i Katherine Streeter for NPR North Carolina is facing a very big mental health care challenge — 28 counties across the state do not have a single psychiatrist. That’s despite the fact that in recent years, emergency rooms in the state have seen more patients with mental health, developmental disability or substance abuse problems.
i i hide captionProtesters march in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in support of the girls kidnapped by members of the Islamist group Boko Haram. Gary Cameron/Reuters/Landov Protesters march in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in support of the girls kidnapped by members of the
Nigeria has accepted a U.S. offer to send a team that could help in the search for 276 girls who were abducted from a school last month, the State Department said today. State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki said during her daily briefing that Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan had “welcomed” an offer for help that Secretary
i i hide captionPresident Obama made the case for health coverage at Faneuil Hall in Boston in late October, a few weeks after enrollment opened for health insurance sold on exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images President Obama made the case for health coverage at Faneuil Hall in Boston in late
Chalk up another win for citizen activists. Coke and Pepsi announced this week that they will no longer use brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, in their soft drinks. i i hide captionAn ad for Emerson’s Bromo-Seltzer. Bettmann/CORBIS An ad for Emerson’s Bromo-Seltzer. Bettmann/CORBIS BVO is an emulsifier; it helps to keep other ingredients, like flavors
We often talk about income as if it’s this fixed thing. Those people over there are the 1 percent. These over here live in poverty. That other group is the people in the top 20 percent. That’s not the way it is. While economic mobility hasn’t increased in this country over the past few decades,
i i hide captionMembers of the media camp outside the U.S. Supreme Court in June of 2013. Jim Watson /AFP/Getty Images Members of the media camp outside the U.S. Supreme Court in June of 2013. Jim Watson /AFP/Getty Images A city council in upstate New York is not violating the Constitution when it opens its
i i hide captionAn artist’s rendering, circa 1150, of the Crac des Chevaliers in Syria. UNESCO says the fortress “was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 1142 to 1271.” Hulton Archive/Getty Images An artist’s rendering, circa 1150, of the Crac des Chevaliers in Syria. UNESCO says the fortress “was built
i i hide captionAssociated Press reporter Michael Graczyk stands outside Huntsville penitentiary before the execution of confessed killer Elroy Chester. Pat Sullivan/AP Associated Press reporter Michael Graczyk stands outside Huntsville penitentiary before the execution of confessed killer Elroy Chester. Pat Sullivan/AP “ People may ask, ‘Well, what do you do?’ ‘I’m a reporter.’ ‘What do