U.S. men competed in bobsledding on Monday, pinning their hopes on Steve Holcomb, who has medaled before. Holcomb entered competition as the top bobsled racer in the world this year, and he and Steven Langton won a bronze medal in the two-man bobsled event. They weren’t the only points of interest on the track this […]
Ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White won the gold medal Monday night in ice dancing. They earned a silver medal in the last Winter Games in Vancouver, and they entered competition favored to win in Sochi. Article source: http://www.npr.org/2014/02/17/278667311/american-pair-take-home-ice-dancing-gold?ft=1&f=1001
i i hide captionThe jet stream that circles Earth’s north pole travels west to east. But when the jet stream interacts with a Rossby wave, as shown here, the winds can wander far north and south, bringing frigid air to normally mild southern states. NASA/GSFC The jet stream that circles Earth’s north pole travels west
i i hide captionBode Miller of the United States makes a jump during men’s super-combined downhill training at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games on Tuesday. Luca Bruno/AP Bode Miller of the United States makes a jump during men’s super-combined downhill training at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games on Tuesday. Luca Bruno/AP Athletes prepare for years
i i hide captionSecretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking about climate change in Jakarta on Sunday. POOL/Reuters/Landov Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking about climate change in Jakarta on Sunday. POOL/Reuters/Landov Secretary of State John Kerry is continuing a push to move climate change to the top of the global agenda,
i i hide captionNoelle Pikus-Pace hugs her husband, Janson Pace, and children, Traycen, left, and Lacee, after winning a silver medal in the women’s skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Michael Sohn/AP Noelle Pikus-Pace hugs her husband, Janson Pace, and children, Traycen, left, and Lacee, after winning a silver medal in the women’s skeleton at
i i hide captionVolkswagen’s car plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., is the company’s only one in the U.S. Its employees voted this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Volkswagen Volkswagen’s car plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., is the company’s only one in the U.S. Its employees voted this week on whether to join
hide captionThe question isn’t whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will run for president in 2016 but whether she will stop, say the authors of a new book. Gerald Herbert/AP For HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton, their new book about Hillary Clinton’s time as the nation’s secretary of state, political
i i hide captionIranian President Hassan Rouhani says better economic times are coming. Though there is more confidence in his economic team than that of his predecessor, very little has changed on the ground so far. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says better economic times are coming. Though there is more confidence in
i i hide captionRalph Waite more recently had a recurring role on the CBS drama NCIS as Jackson Gibbs. Cliff Lipson/CBS /Landov Ralph Waite more recently had a recurring role on the CBS drama NCIS as Jackson Gibbs. Cliff Lipson/CBS /Landov Ralph Waite may be best known as the father on the hit television show
This week Getty Images teamed up with LeanIn.org, the nonprofit foundation of Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg, to release a new collection of stock photos. There are about 2,500 new images of modern women and families. i i hide captionGetty Image’s Pamela Grossman says they wanted the photos of working women to be more subtle than older
i i hide captionTraffic creeps along Wade Avenue in Raleigh, N.C., where commuters were caught on roads despite officials’ encouragement not to travel. Lance King/Getty Images Traffic creeps along Wade Avenue in Raleigh, N.C., where commuters were caught on roads despite officials’ encouragement not to travel. Lance King/Getty Images They knew it was coming. But