Enlarge image i This week’s massive cyber heist was facilitated by the ease with which criminals have learned to hack the magnetic stripe on the back of ATM, debit and credit cards. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images This week’s massive cyber heist was facilitated by the ease with which criminals have learned to hack the magnetic […]
Enlarge image i Some of the graves at the Al-Barzakh Islamic Cemetery in Doswell, Va., where the body of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried. His grave was not identified to journalists. Yuri Gripas /Reuters /Landov Some of the graves at the Al-Barzakh Islamic Cemetery in Doswell, Va., where the body of
Enlarge image i It took neighbors’ help for Amanda Berry to escape through the bolted storm door of the Cleveland home where authorities say she and two other women were held captive for nearly a decade. After she emerged, the women and Berry’s daughter were rescued. David Maxwell /EPA /LANDOV It took neighbors’ help for
Social Security Administration If this was a contest, some might call for the name Jacob to be retired after so many wins. According to the Social Security Administration: “Jacob and Sophia are repeat champions as America’s most popular baby names for 2012. This is the fourteenth year in a row Jacob tops the list for
Enlarge image i Sometimes it’s the hospital that gets the exam. iStockphoto.com Sometimes it’s the hospital that gets the exam. iStockphoto.com Even if I hadn’t known the hospital inspectors were coming, I would have figured it out quickly enough from my email. The admonitions were flying: “Know your safety protocols backwards and forwards!” “Sign things
Enlarge image i Ramps, or wild leeks, are a member of the lily family and resemble scallions with their wide leaves and small, white bulbs tinged a rusty red. John Blankenship/The Register-Herald Ramps, or wild leeks, are a member of the lily family and resemble scallions with their wide leaves and small, white bulbs tinged
There were 323,000 first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, down 4,000 from the week before, the Employment and Training Administration says. Note: As often happens, the previous week’s figure is a slight revision from what was reported earlier. Initially, the ETA said there had been 324,000 first-time claims during the week ending April 27.
Enlarge image i President Obama may not like the bills Congress considers, but he has vetoed only two of them. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Obama may not like the bills Congress considers, but he has vetoed only two of them. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Obama in recent weeks has twice threatened to veto legislation before
“Soft targets” such as the Boston Marathon and other public events need to be made more secure from terrorist attacks, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis told Congress on Thursday. But in testimony prepared for the first hearing into the April 15 bombings that killed three people and wounded more than 250, Davis added: “This need,
Enlarge image i Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system was criticized when it was released last year for features some said didn’t mesh with a desktop PC environment. The company has indicated that it will address some of those issues in an upcoming update. Richard Drew/AP Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system was criticized when it was
Enlarge image i House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has been pitching a GOP rebranding effort he calls Making Life Work. The agenda is aimed at creating “conditions of health, happiness and prosperity” for American families, he says. Steven Senne/AP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has been pitching a GOP rebranding effort he calls
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is a Pashtun. That ethnic group accounts for between 40 percent and 50 percent of Afghanistan’s population. The Taliban and many top officials are also Pashtun. Raigo Pajula/AFP/Getty Images In Afghanistan, where most people are illiterate and live in areas without paved roads or regular electricity, a state-of-the-art smart-chip ID card