Enlarge image i The scene at a job fair in New York City on Feb. 28. Lucas Jackson /Reuters /Landov The scene at a job fair in New York City on Feb. 28. Lucas Jackson /Reuters /Landov There were 198,000 jobs added to private employers’ payrolls in February, according to the latest ADP National Employment […]
Enlarge image i U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to U.S. Embassy staff in Doha on Wednesday. AFP/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to U.S. Embassy staff in Doha on Wednesday. AFP/AFP/Getty Images Secretary of State John Kerry says he believes that arms are reaching the rebels in Syria and that
Enlarge image i Actress Valerie Harper, when she was “Rhoda,” in the early 1970s. CBS /Landov Actress Valerie Harper, when she was “Rhoda,” in the early 1970s. CBS /Landov Saying that she doesn’t think about dying, she thinks “of being here now,” actress Valerie Harper has revealed to People magazine that she has terminal brain
iStockphoto.com The oldest of the baby boomers came of age in the 1960s and are beginning to retire. Their younger cohorts are still putting kids through college and building careers. Baby boomers are a giant portion of the population — 78 million people, by one estimate. They grew up in an era of rising living
Enlarge image i Daniel Berger, a researcher at MIT, traced these neurons using the EyeWire game. EyeWire Daniel Berger, a researcher at MIT, traced these neurons using the EyeWire game. EyeWire People can get pretty addicted to computer games. By some estimates, residents of planet Earth spend 3 billion hours per week playing them. Now
Congress has until March 27 to pass a Continuing Resolution. If it doesn’t, the government will run out of money and will likely shut down. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Now that the sequester has taken effect, there’s a new phrase that keeps popping up in Washington: the Continuing Resolution. If Congress doesn’t pass a Continuing Resolution
Enlarge image i Adam Cole/NPR About 69 percent of American adults are overweight or obese, and more than four in five people say they are worried about obesity as a public health problem. But a recent poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health revealed a curious
Experts say that positive encouragements work better than dinnertime rules like “no second helpings” to get kids to eat some foods. Sean Locke/iStockphoto.com If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard remarks like this during dinner: “I don’t like milk! My toast is burnt! I hate vegetables! I took a bite already! What’s for dessert?” It
Enlarge image i A Palestinian laborer works at a construction site of a residential project funded by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Mar. 21, 2012. Said Khatib/AFP/Getty Images A Palestinian laborer works at a construction site of a residential project funded
Enlarge image i The Tomb Raider video game franchise started in 1996. The latest version of the game starring Lara Croft (a character played by Angelina Jolie in film adaptations) is being released Tuesday. Courtesy of Square Enix The Tomb Raider video game franchise started in 1996. The latest version of the game starring Lara
Enlarge image i In this image from video, Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility for a deadly attack on a BP gas facility in Algeria. The Chadian military reported its forces had killed him in a raid in Mali on Saturday. Uncredited/SITE Intel Group/AP In this image from video, Mokhtar Belmokhtar claims responsibility for a deadly attack
Enlarge image i Demonstrators carry a mock pipeline as they pass the White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2012. Rod Lamkey Jr. /The Washington Times /Landov Demonstrators carry a mock pipeline as they pass the White House to protest the Keystone Pipeline, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18,