Enlarge Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan on Jan. 31, 2010. Drones have become the U.S. weapon of choice in the fight against terrorism. But as the technology of this new form of warfare improves, so do concerns about how others will use it in the […]
Enlarge Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images Astronauts Shannon Walker and David Saint-Jacques test a probe in the waters off Key Largo, Fla. Their research may help NASA set foot on an asteroid someday. Miami Herald/MCT via Getty Images Astronauts Shannon Walker and David Saint-Jacques test a probe in the waters off Key Largo, Fla. Their
Firefighters on Sunday were fighting wildfires that have spread quickly in parched forests in Colorado and New Mexico, forcing hundreds of people from their homes and the evacuation of wolves from a sanctuary. The Colorado fire, burning in a mountainous area about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, grew to 22 square miles within about
Investigators were searching for a gunman who killed three people including two former Auburn University football players and wounded three others at a pool party near campus after several men began punching each other in a fight over a woman, authorities and witnesses said Sunday. One of the wounded was shot in the head and
Enlarge Denis Doyle/Getty Images Graffiti on a wall in Madrid reads, “We want to work, let the businessmen who have gotten rich from our labor pay for the crisis.” Nearly 50 percent of young adults in Spain are unemployed. Denis Doyle/Getty Images Graffiti on a wall in Madrid reads, “We want to work, let the
Enlarge David Duprey/AP Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope in the rain during a training session for his upcoming stunt in Niagara Falls, N.Y. David Duprey/AP Nik Wallenda walks a tightrope in the rain during a training session for his upcoming stunt in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Niagara Falls has long been a magnet for daredevils, but
Enlarge Bill Chappell/NPR Craft brewers are reaching markets far from their home breweries. In a Washington, D.C., store, beers from California, Colorado, Louisiana, Vermont, and elsewhere are for sale. Bill Chappell/NPR Craft brewers are reaching markets far from their home breweries. In a Washington, D.C., store, beers from California, Colorado, Louisiana, Vermont, and elsewhere are
Enlarge AP A Syrian boy sits in the rubble of house which was destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian pro-Assad army in April in the town of Taftanaz, Syria. AP A Syrian boy sits in the rubble of house which was destroyed during a military operation by the Syrian pro-Assad army in April
Enlarge Mark Wilson/Getty Images Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Attorney General Eric Holder testifies during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill. Attorney General Eric Holder faced a grilling today during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. Rep. Darrell Issa
The full genetic code of a fetus has been cracked. The technique, used by scientists at the University of Washington, could offer parents safer and more comprehensive prenatal testing in the future. It also leaps into a debate over what information parents will eventually have — and use — to decide whether to have an
Enlarge Jim Watson/AP U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hands out coins to members of the crew as he visits USNS Richard E. Byrd in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, on Sunday. Panetta toured the former U.S. air and naval base in the bay, becoming the most senior American official to go there since the war ended.
Enlarge Jennifer Simonson/MPR Cathy Yamauchi has been waiting since Thanksgiving to hear from her mortgage lender regarding a short sale of her home in Ramsey, Minn. She is planning to move to a townhome, but is mostly living out of boxes while waiting on the short sale. Jennifer Simonson/MPR Cathy Yamauchi has been waiting since