Brian Williams stepping aside for ‘next several days’
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Diana Taurasi Can Rest Easy, but W.N.B.A. Can't
On Pro Basketball By HARVEY ARATON When Diana Taurasi announced recently that she would not play in the W.N.B.A. in 2015, she did not have to explain herself to Sue…
Mexico: State Officials Find 60 Bodies Inside an Abandoned Crematorium
The bodies of 60 men, women and children have been found piled in an abandoned crematorium in Acapulco, the authorities in Guerrero State said Friday, but they appeared to have…
Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don’t Worry About It
No human being has caught it in New York City for at least a century, but still, there it was, researchers said, in places touched by hundreds, maybe thousands, of…
Brian Williams Faces ‘Fact-Checking’ Inquiry at NBC
A compilation of Brian Williams’s television appearances shows how his accounts of a 2003 episode on military helicopters in Iraq gradually became more perilous. Scrambling to contain a crisis engulfing…
Harvard tells professors: No more sex with undergrads
Harvard released a statement saying a specially appointed committee “determined that the existing language on relationships of unequal status did not explicitly reflect the faculty’s expectations of what constituted an…
California measles cases top 100
Many of the cases32are in Orange County, home to Disneyland, where an outbreak of the disease began in mid-December. Eight of the children who have contracted measles are younger than…
Federal authorities levy terrorism charges at 6 people in the U.S.
The materials include U.S. military uniforms, boots, tactical gear and optical devices such as scopes. – CNN’s Dave Alsup contributed to this report.
United Arab Emirates, Key Ally in U.S. Fight Against ISIS, to Rejoin Air Campaign
MUNICH — The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it plans to resume its participation in the American-led airstrikes against the Islamic State group, a senior State…
Rosie O’Donnell Is Leaving ‘The View’ After Split From Wife
Rosie O’Donnell is leaving ABC’s “The View,” after a split from her wife Michelle Rounds. ABC representatives confirmed her departure to several sources, saying that next week will be O’Donnell’s…
Rand Paul invokes libertarian roots with Iowa kick-off event
The Kentucky Republican had a rough week but found a friendly audience Friday night headlining an “Audit the Fed” rally at Jasper Winery in Des Moines, an event packed with…
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s grandmother arrives at hospital, source says
She’s the mother of the late musical superstar Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina’s mother. Other family members, including Bobbi Kristina’s father, singer Bobby Brown, have been in Atlanta for days. Bobbi…
Obama, Trying to Add Context to Speech, Faces Backlash Over ‘Crusades’
WASHINGTON — President Obama personally added a reference to the Crusades in his speech this week at the National Prayer Breakfast, aides said, hoping to add context and nuance to…
Source: ISIS wants more hostages
The source said the terrorists want to go into countries such as Lebanon and Jordan and bring hostages back to Syria, where they could be used in ISIS propaganda videos,…
Brian Williams’ reporting on Katrina: What we know
In a 2006 interview with former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, Williams described the horrifying scene in post-Katrina New Orleans. “When you look out of your hotel room window in the…
Anthem Hackers Tried To Breach System As Early As December
The hackers who stole millions of health insurance records from Anthem Inc. were able to somehow commandeer the credentials of five different employees while seeking to penetrate the company’s computer…
Justice Department Charges 6 With Terrorism
CHICAGO, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice said on Friday it has charged six people with “terrorist-related crimes,” for allegedly supporting groups such as Al Qaeda, Nusra…
ISIS defenses in Mosul could be trigger for U.S. ground troop recommendation
ISIS is continuing to attempt to reinforce its defenses of Mosul. If those defenses grow to a significant level, then Iraqi forces may need U.S. help in locating military targets…
When Balloons Invade The Urban Landscape, Everybody Wins
White, weightless orbs burst from windows, gush from basketball hoops, surge from half open doors and hover in empty forests. It’s an invasion of the most whimsical variety and it…
Paul Gauguin Painting Sells For Record $300 Million To Qatar Museums In Private Sale
This article originally appeared on artnet News. by Sarah Cascone A new record price for an artwork, nearly $300 million, may have been achieved with the sale of a Paul…
Rare Photos Of What The Circus Looked Like Nearly A Century Ago
The circus has always been a space rife with visual splendor. Long before a certain FX anthology series brought “freak shows” into the pop culture conversation, the Ringling Brothers and…
U.N. Prepares Resolution to Confront Islamic State on Oil and Antiquities
UNITED NATIONS — In a show of unity by the world powers against the Islamic State, the United Nations Security Council is preparing to adopt a legally binding resolution intended…
Boko Haram Widens Fight, Striking Niger
DAKAR, Senegal — The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram on Friday morning struck across Nigeria’s border into Niger for the first time, broadening the regional conflict to a fourth country…
Tundra Transformed
Visitors to the Olympic Park stopped to pose in December with some of the mascots from Russia’s Sochi Games, which ran from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014, and cost $51…
How The Designer Behind Aaron Schock’s Office Caught The Attention Of Capitol Hill
It’s not easy to get hold of Annie Brahler, the designer behind what might be the most famous office on Capitol Hill. The founder of Euro Trash, a design and…
Is Eric Holder now the White House basketball star?
“I’ll be honest with you, my game is a little broke,” Obama said. “I’ve been a little busy, and what happens is that, sort of, the risk-reward ratio starts shifting.”…
Most Millennials Consider Online Flirting To Be Cheating, According To New Survey
Think those winky face emojis or flirty comments you leave on photos are purely innocent? If you’re in a relationship, it may land you some hot water. According to a…
Ukraine at crossroads: What’s next in conflict?
It’s hard to imaginebut truethat the raging conflict between Ukraine and Russia, or at least Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels, all started with a humble trade agreement. As tensions run high…
Obama is not a Christian?
One of the strangest right-wing conspiracies is that Barack Obama is not really a Christian. It’s strange because the President has missed few opportunities to inject Christianity into his rhetoricto…
NASA’s Latest Robot Is Exploring Earth’s Volcanoes
Sure, lava is amazing. But for geologists, the real intrigue lies just below the volcanic surface. It’s why researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are developing small machines, called…