Enlarge image i Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles — MRAPs — like these are some of the more than $7 billion in equipment the U.S. Army is dismantling and selling as scrap in Afghanistan. Lucas Jackson/AP Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles — MRAPs — like these are some of the more than $7 billion in equipment the U.S. Army […]
James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano and Edie Falco as his wife, Carmella, in a scene from The Sopranos. Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest in Italy, according to reports citing a doctor at the hospital where was admitted. Barry Wetcher/HBO Actor James Gandolfini died of cardiac arrest, The Los Angeles Times reports, citing the doctor in
Enlarge image i Will Paula Deen’s admission of using a racial slur crumble her empire? Courtesy of Food Network/AP Will Paula Deen’s admission of using a racial slur crumble her empire? Courtesy of Food Network/AP Paula Deen may be famous for her deep-fried Southern cooking, but the Internet isn’t buying her defense that she made
Enlarge image i Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa (left) is pictured in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Aug. 21, 1969. AP Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa (left) is pictured in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Aug. 21, 1969. AP If it’s him, it’s going to be a letdown. For the better part of 40 years, the disappearance of former
Enlarge image i Bad bug: The bacterium Clostridium difficile kills 14,000 people in the United States each year. Janice Carr/CDC/dapd Bad bug: The bacterium Clostridium difficile kills 14,000 people in the United States each year. Janice Carr/CDC/dapd Federal regulators are dropping plans to tightly control a procedure that is becoming increasingly popular for treating people
British Prime Minister David Cameron is sometimes picked on for his privileged background, and at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, he sought to go casual. Not only did he ditch the tie, as did other leaders, Cameron also shed his jacket and even rolled up his sleeves. Not everyone was won over.
Iran’s newly elected president, Hasan Rowhani, gave a news conference in the capital Tehran on Monday. He said he would pursue a path of moderation. AP Ever since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, the U.S. has been in search of moderate Iranian leaders who could steer the country away from its hostile standoff with America. To
Beheading Barbie is the kind of aggression that can cause sibling distress. iStockphoto.com I’ll never forget the time my big brother sunk his fork in the back of my hand after I snitched food off his plate. But all siblings fight, right? So I was more than a little skeptical of a study saying that
Enlarge image i Thousands of students from around the world flock to courses near Bologna, in central Italy, at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading global manufacturer of gelato-making machines. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images Thousands of students from around the world flock to courses near Bologna, in central Italy, at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading
jiva/Flickr The World’s Smallest Office competition is over. But will the Smoffice create jobs? Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/The+Protojournalist/2013/06/16/186437316/worlds-shortest-business-brief-the-smoffice?ft=1&f=1001
The White House says it’s open to “senior level” talks proposed by North Korea, but only if Pyongyang lives up to its U.N. obligations to dismantle its nuclear program. North Korea must meet “its obligations to the world,” National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Sunday. The U.S. will judge Pyongyang by “its actions and
Enlarge image i Pope Francis blesses a sick or disabled person wearing Harley-Davidson garb at the end of a pro-life Mass in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Sunday. Andrew Medichini/Associated Press Pope Francis blesses a sick or disabled person wearing Harley-Davidson garb at the end of a pro-life Mass in St. Peter’s Square,