Texas declares Chris Kyle Day in honor of sniper
“I have declared February 2 to be Chris Kyle Day in Texas,” Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. “We honor our military heroes.” Kyle became a legend in military circles due to…
Month: January 2015
Selena Gomez’s Forever 21 Top, Beyonce’s Zara Pants And More Cheap Celeb Finds Of The Week
There are so many great sales happening right now, it’s hard not to blow your paycheck on awesome winter duds. And while we don’t need too much help in the…
7 Explorers Name The Most Beautiful Place They’ve Ever Seen
Looking for travel inspiration? We’ve been asking fascinating people — Pulitzer Prize-winners, world champion athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, and more — to share the greatest travel journeys of their lives. New…
Finally, A Basic Guide To All Those Decorative Pillows
When your bedroom needs a wake-up, there’s no better (or better-priced) place to turn than some dazzling pillows. For the ultra-luxe experience, hotel experts recommend arranging at least three on…
2.1 million cars recalled for crash sensors
The vehicles involved are Acura MDX, Dodge Viper, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Honda Odyssey, Pontiac Vibe, Toyota Corolla, Toyota Matrix and Toyota Avalon. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is…
ISIS fighters say constant airstrikes drove them out of Kobani
On Monday, Kurdish fighters declared that they had released the city on the border to Turkey from ISIS’ grip after 112 days of fighting. The efforts of the Kurdish fighters…
Serena Williams Beats Maria Sharapova in Australian Open Final
Top-ranked Serena Williams won her 19th Grand Slam singles title, defeating No. 2 Maria Sharapova, 6-3, 7-6 (5), on Saturday in the final of the Australian Open. Williams, 33, beat…
Australian Open: Williams powers past Sharapova for 19th grand slam title
Despite suffering from a fever and cough this week, Williams set the tone by breaking in the first game. She took control of the first set by winning six straight…
In football they trust: Polynesians’ pipeline to the American dream
But that journey to the top isn’t all glitz and glamor. Recruited and groomed for the NFL Al Lolotai. Manu Tuiasospo. Haloti Ngata. Troy Polamalu. Their names have filled college…
Vaccine Critics Turn Defensive Over Measles
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Their children have been sent home from school. Their families are barred from birthday parties and neighborhood play dates. Online, people call them negligent and criminal….
Meet Rami: Part dachshund … part pit bull?
That’s the way the joke would open, pairing the most unlikely of canine partnersthe short legged, long bodied dachshund with the larger, stronger pit bull. But Rami is proof that…
Europe’s Young Entrepreneurs
MADRID — When Jordan Casey took to the stage to present his technology business, he jumped onto the platform rather than walking up the access ramp. Entrepreneurial energy? Yes, but…
Bernice Gordon, Who Toyed With Words, Dies at 101
Bernice Gordon, a self-described ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ who over the last six decades contributed some 150 crossword puzzles to The New York Times, died on Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She was…
Tiger Woods Struggles in Worst Round of His Career
On Golf By KAREN CROUSE SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watching Tiger Woods launch wildly errant drives was hard. Watching his ground-ball chip shots was harder. But the hardest part of watching…
Experts raise alarm as plague kills dozens in Madagascar
And the disease is taking an alarming turn. “The outbreak that started last November has some disturbing dimensions,” the WHO said this week. “The fleas that transmit this ancient disease…
For Tourists Seeking Drugs, an Experience That’s Less Than Authentic
Crime Scene By MICHAEL WILSON P. T. Barnum declared over 100 years ago that there is one born every minute. But where, when they grow up to become adults who…
One killed, 2 injured on set of Martin Scorsese’s movie ‘Silence’
Scorsese’s new feature, “Silence,” tells the story of two Jesuit priests in 17th century Japan and the travails of Japanese Christians at the time, according to IMDb. – CNN’s Chieu…
U.N. Rights Chief Says He’ll Shine a Light on Countries Big and Small
The Saturday Profile By NICK CUMMING-BRUCE GENEVA — IN a 20-year career at the United Nations, Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein has had more than a few opportunities to witness…
Loyalist Forsakes Gandhis’ Fraying Party
NEW DELHI — A longtime and prominent loyalist of the Indian National Congress party publicly broke with the party’s president, Sonia Gandhi, and her son, Rahul, on Friday. The loyalist…
The Economic Benefits of Paid Parental Leave
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 30, 2015 Economic View By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER – In short, a paid leave law helps, but it is not enough….
Chevron to Abandon Shale Natural Gas Venture in Poland
LONDON — Chevron said on Friday that it would abandon efforts to find and produce natural gas from shale rock in Poland, in perhaps the biggest setback yet to fledgling…
Could The Dish Continue Without Me?
Many, many readers have asked that core question since Wednesday’s post: You’re just done? Everyone? Chris and Patrick and the gang aren’t holding down the domain? We could learn to…
Speck of Interstellar Dust Obscures Glimpse of Big Bang
Scientists will have to wait a while longer to find out what kicked off the Big Bang. Last spring, a team of astronomers who go by the name of Bicep…
What Super Bowl? The Ad Bowl has already begun
The game will feature 15 first-time Super Bowl advertisers. “If you would have told me 10 years ago that Chevy wouldn’t be in the Super Bowl, but that Wix.com or…
CIA And Mossad Killed Senior Hezbollah Figure In Car Bombing
On Feb. 12, 2008, Imad Mughniyah, Hezbollah’s international operations chief, walked on a quiet nighttime street in Damascus after dinner at a nearby restaurant. Not far away, a team of…
Arizona measles exposure worries parents of at-risk kids
Her son has been sick before, but this time it’s different: Last week Eli was at a Phoenix Children’s Hospital clinic with a woman who had the measles, which spreads…
Odd Photo Choice for Venezuela Promotional Effort
CARACAS, Venezuela — Not long ago, Jim Wyss, a South America correspondent for The Miami Herald, was detained by Venezuelan authorities for 48 hours and questioned by military intelligence. This…
NFL’s Roger Goodell Talks ‘Tough Year’ At Press Conference
As if wishing made it so, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell described his league — and himself — as having addressed missteps on difficult matters such as domestic violence and being…
A Strained Alliance: Obama-Netanyahu Rift Grew Over Years
WASHINGTON — For six years, the pattern has been the same. A dispute between American and Israeli leaders spills out into the open. Analysts declare the relationship in crisis. Then…
Vague Job Outline Leads to Defining Role With Seahawks
PHOENIX — Rocky Seto is the Seattle Seahawks’ defensive passing game coordinator. “Am I actually in charge of the pass game?” Seto said. “No.” This, then, is what Seto does…