So, this is about as small as life can get. Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley have captured the first detailed microscopic images of…
PARIS — Europe experienced a third straight month of falling prices in February, adding to worries about possible deflation, official data showed on Monday, but the jobless rate ticked down…
And he invoked the “Jihadi John” seen on propaganda videos. “Mr. President, ‘Jihadi John’ doesn’t want a job,” Pence said. “He wants to see paradise and I think we should…
Officials in several Republican states that balked at participating in President Obama’s health-care initiative are now revisiting the issue, amid mounting panic over a possible Supreme Court decision that would…
The bacteria, C. difficile, is typically found in hospitals, but a study out Wednesday reports a substantial number of people contracted the bug who hadn’t been in a hospital, but…
Note: This exhibition contains lots of (painted) nudity. Be warned. With all the juicy melodrama of a telenovela and the gravitas of a Baroque painting, Laura Krifka pumps her canvases…
A pedestrian is fatally struck by a motor vehicle every two hours on average in the U.S. But a new study suggests that it may be possible to cut down…
It’s easy to laugh at the timid way that celebrities frequently wade into feminism, offering pat statements scripted by a team of public relations experts to be as nonoffensive as…
There were no known eyewitnesses to the murder of a young woman and her 3-year-old daughter four years ago. No security cameras caught a figure coming or going. Nonetheless, the…
Within four days of Perez’s arrival in San Francisco, the two sides announced a deal. “Sometimes when you’re in a less formal setting, it’s conducive to letting your guard down…
Carter arrived in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday during his first foreign trip since being sworn in as defense secretary four days ago. “Our priority now is to make sure this…
You read that right. There’s a planet between Mars and Jupiter. You may not have heard of it, but it was discovered in 1801 — 129 years before Pluto. It…
You read that right. There’s a planet between Mars and Jupiter. You may not have heard of it, but it was discovered in 1801 — 129 years before Pluto. It…
READ: FAA to announce new rules for flying drones “Today’s proposed rule is the next step in integrating unmanned aircraft systems into our nation’s airspace.” FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said…
The magazine, entitled Dar al Islam, claimed Boumedienne safely reached the Islamic State, but offered no pictures or any other proof to corroborate the claim. French terrorism expert Jean-Charles Brisard…
History has been made. – The public embrace was made possible by the 2011 repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which had banned LGBT people from serving in the military.
MOLVENA, Italy — Broken collarbones. Shattered shoulders. Internal bleeding. Punctured lungs. Those injuries, and worse, are possible every time a world-class skier plunges out of a starting gate and slides…
Dr. Ben Carson said on Sunday that he would make a formal announcement by May about a possible 2016 presidential run. – According to HuffPost Pollster, which tracks publicly available…
It’ll be a girl for Ashlee Simpson and Evan Ross! – This is the first child for Simpson and Ross, who married in a private ceremony in August at Diana…
Veterinarians say a dog is recovering after surgery to remove parts of a pair of calf-high leather boots the animal had eaten. – If pets are experiencing vomiting, lethargy or…
Greece wants a break from the terms of its eurozone bailout loans, saying they’re suffocating its economy. Germany, the biggest backer of two bailouts worth 240 billion euros (currently $271…
It’s the mayhem of transfer deadline day. The clubs have agreed a fee, agents and money-men are done haggling over personal terms and a freshly minted contract awaits a signature…
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D), who once told The Huffington Post that he had “no plans for the Senate,” now, apparently, has had a change of heart. – “Ohio…
Bill O’Reilly’s really been in the doghouse with Republican politicians this week. First he had a tiff with Sarah Palin over a short teaser for “The O’Reilly Factor,” in which…
Medved said he’d like to return to his show shortly after his “last scheduled radiation treatment” on February 26. “The exact time of my return will be determined by my…
Who’s the biggest daddy of them all? Ismail Ibn Sharif, who took the throne as the king of Morocco in 1672, is said to have fathered more than 1,000 children,…
Microsoft this week unveiled HoloLens, an augmented-reality headset that overlays text and images on the real world and, in particular, anchors them to precise locations in space, as if they…
In a deathbed statement, Litvinenko blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for ordering his poisoning by tea at a London hotel. The Kremlin has always strongly denied the accusation. Sir Robert…
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It’s possible to have too much of a good thing, as this English bulldog named Russet knows all too well. Given an extra large bone, the Denver, Colorado-area pup decided…