Russia Charges Nuclear Scientist and Alleged Informant With Treason
Russia’s special services have announced the arrests of two men alleged to have passed state secrets to the West in as many days on charges of high treason, Russian news agency Interfax reported...
View ArticleNiger Troops and Chad Air Force Fight Off Boko Haram Attack
Niger troops and Chadian war planes fought off an attack on Friday on the Niger town of Bosso by Boko Haram militants whose insurgency is spreading from Nigeria to neighboring states, military...
View ArticleSirius XM's Unpaid Intern Problem
Eddie Talaske was 21 when he landed a programming internship at Sirius XM. A college student from a Michigan town so small it has just one stop light, he’d never spent more than a weekend in New York...
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Off-World 3-D Printing Is How Humans Will Colonize Space
The impact that 3-D printing is having on our world is impossible to ignore. It’s not new technology, but its 30-year history has been characterized by deceptively slow growth —until now. 3-D printing...
View ArticleHere’s What It Looks Like to Be Caught in an Avalanche While Snowboarding
When snow sports instructor Sorin Radu began to snowboard at 7,000 feet elevation down Papusa Mountain in Gorj, Romania, on a clear blue day, things seemed to be going well. But after a few moments of...
View ArticlePutin Warned: Do Ukraine Deal or Kiev Will Receive Arms
The Obama administration has announced no decision on whether to help Ukraine use U.S.-made weapons to defend against Russian-sponsored attacks. But France and Germany are probing to see whether that...
View ArticleUkraine Crisis Prompts New Domino Theory
Remember the Cold War domino theory, which held that if one country fell to Communism, its neighbors would follow, one by one?Well, a similar theory may be taking hold in Washington amid the debate...
View ArticleWhy the Net Neutrality Fight Isn’t Over
In the midst of a more than decade-long battle over net neutrality, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Tom Wheeler, submitted a proposal on Wednesday that he called“the...
View ArticleLibyan Army Reportedly Has Taken Back Benghazi Port
Libya’s national army and its allies claim to have seized control of Benghazi’s port area from jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia after heavy fighting was reported in the city on Thursday.The Libya Herald...
View ArticleNigeria's Boko Haram Estimated To Be Up To 6,000 Strong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Islamist militant group, Boko Haram, which is fighting a violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria, has about 4,000-6,000 "hardcore" fighters, U.S. intelligence officials said...
View ArticleEscape Artist: How a Legendary Hezbollah Terrorist Eluded the CIA
Beirut, 2003: The trap was set. U.S. counterterror operatives were ready to move. The plan called for a Lebaneser CIA asset to lure Imad Mugniyah, the terrorist kingpin of Hezbollah, to a place where...
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The Massacre of Europe's Songbirds
Resting on one knee, the hunter poses for the camera, his kill laid out in rows of 20 before him –birds ordered neatly into their respective species. The rarest are placed at the sides; red breasted...
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The Massacre of Europe's Songbirds
Resting on one knee, the hunter poses for the camera, his kill laid out in rows of 20 before him – birds ordered neatly into their respective species. The rarest are placed at the sides; red breasted...
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Train Safety Statistics: Are Railroads Dangerous?
The explosive crash involving a Metro-North train and an SUV that killed six and injured 15 on Tuesday renewed fears about the nation's second-largest commuter rail system, which also saw six deaths...
View ArticleHow Stuttering Songbirds Could Cure It in People
An estimated 7.5 million Americans show some difficulty in speaking, ranging from light stutters to severe language impairment, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication...
View ArticleDelhi Art Fair Losing Its International Appeal
Delhi’s annual International Art Fair last weekend provided a classic example of how India produces order out of chaos, but does not quite meet its potential.Some 80,000 people arrived at the fair in...
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Meet Barack Obama's Frenemy: Democratic Senator Bob Menendez
Just across the Hudson River from Manhattan lies Union City, New Jersey. With 68,000 citizens it’s gritty, working class and a beautiful piece of Americana. For decades it had the largest concentration...
View ArticleEurope, U.S. Clash Over Ukraine Course
MUNICH (Reuters) - Germany's Angela Merkel warned on Saturday that sending arms to help Ukraine fight pro-Russian separatists would not solve the crisis there, drawing a sharp rebuke from a leading...
View ArticleLessons From a Plumbing Employee With 50-Year Perfect Attendance
Ron Kline is a plumbing employee in Ohio. A particularly loyal plumbing employee in Ohio: He started working at Mansfield Plumbing on January 30, 1965, and claims he hasn’t missed a single work day in...
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Photos: In Brazil, a Once-Flooded City Re-emerges After Drought
The worst drought Brazil has faced for more than 80 years has had an unlikely consequence: the submerged city of Igarata is now reappearing after being underwater since 1969.City buildings like a...
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