Mongolia, the land of Genghis Khan and nomadic herders, is in the midst of a remarkable transition. Rich in coal, gold and copper, this country of fewer than 3 million people in Central Asia is riding a mineral boom that is expected to more than double its GDP within a decade. The rapid changes simultaneously […]
Enlarge Christopher Polk/WireImage via Getty Image The Apostolic Tabernacle Mass Choir performs in Oakland, Calif., in 2010. Christopher Polk/WireImage via Getty Image The Apostolic Tabernacle Mass Choir performs in Oakland, Calif., in 2010. Fairly or not, African-Americans have become the public face of resistance to same-sex marriage, owing to their religious beliefs and the outspoken
Mitt Romney has swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win. With no serious opposition left, the former Massachusetts governor easily won both contests. Romney is within 110 delegates of winning the nomination, a threshold he should reach next week, when voters go to
Enlarge Facebook A month after Katy McCaffrey’s iPhone was stolen, photographs began streaming from the phone to her “cloud” account. She used them to create a photo album on Facebook; she called it “Stolen iPhone Adventures.” Facebook A month after Katy McCaffrey’s iPhone was stolen, photographs began streaming from the phone to her “cloud” account.
Enlarge Manoocher Deghati/AFP/Getty Images Security officers escort convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (center) in Tripoli in 1992. Manoocher Deghati/AFP/Getty Images Security officers escort convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (center) in Tripoli in 1992. The former Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am
World leaders are gathered in Chicago for a two-day NATO summit starting Sunday morning. This is the third time the U.S. has hosted a NATO summit since the alliance was formed, and the first time it’s being held in a city other than Washington, D.C. As NPR’s Jackie Northam reports, the agenda will center on
When Egyptians go to the polls on May 23, many will be looking to celebrate the end of military rule that began some 50 years ago. Observers warn that it won’t be easy to send a deeply entrenched military back to its barracks, and they point to Turkey’s experience as an example. NPR’s Peter Kenyon
Enlarge iStockphoto.com Yes, hepatitis C is big among baby boomers. And the feds are moving toward a recommendation that all of them get tested at least once for the infection. But new hepatitis C cases are cropping up in young people, too, and some of them live in out-of-the-way places that haven’t been hotbeds for
Back in 1969, when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, there were no guarantees. There were no guarantees that they’d make it there and there were no guarantees that they could make it back home. President Richard Nixon and his speech writer William Safire knew that. So, imagining a situation in which
Enlarge Rob Carr/Getty Images Exercise rider Jonny Garcia takes I’ll Have Another over the track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., Thursday. The colt has a chance to win the second leg of the Triple Crown in the 137th Preakness Stakes Saturday. Rob Carr/Getty Images Exercise rider Jonny Garcia takes I’ll Have Another over
Enlarge Sanford Police A photocopy of a picture of George Zimmerman taken the night of the shooting. Sanford Police A photocopy of a picture of George Zimmerman taken the night of the shooting. A huge trove of documents has been released by prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case. Among the biggest revelations so far is
Paul Sakuma/AP The Facebook thumb. When Facebook makes its initial public offering Friday on the NASDAQ, the stock will be priced at $38 per share, a price that’s expected to bring in between $16 billion $18.4 billion to the company. CNBC reports: “[The price makes] it one of the most lucrative offerings the Street has