Video Shows Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls in Veils, Praying
ABUJA (Reuters) - The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has said he will release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for prisoners, according...
View ArticleVideo: Clippers Owner Donald Sterling Asks for Forgiveness on CNN
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, who was banned for life from the NBA over racist comments, has apologized and asked for forgiveness in his first public statement since...
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Rebels Declare Victory in East Ukraine Self-Rule Vote
DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian leader Oleksander Turchinov accused Russia of working to overthrow legitimate state power in Ukraine on Monday after pro-Russian rebels declared a...
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Starting 5: Thunder Blunders, Michael Sam's Ram Tough and a Mad 'Mad Men'
1. Sam is a Ram With the 249th pick in the NFL draft, St. Louis selected Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to attempt to make an NFL roster. Viewing tip: If seeing men touch one each other...
View ArticleU.N. Experts' Report Shows Iran's Deceptive Procurement Tactics
VIENNA (Reuters) - A confidential new report by a U.N. panel highlights Iran's methods of evading sanctions - from concealing titanium tubes inside steel pipes to using its petrochemical industry as a...
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HBO Documentary 'The (Dead Mothers) Club' Looks at Daughters Left Behind
It started with four girls with big, goofy grins crowding in front of a mirror for a selfie. The picture, posted on Instagram, came with a tagline: “Were those awkward people who takes a picture...
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Ukrainian Pro-Russian Separatist Mayor Asks for Russian Troops
Update 1:22 pm ET: SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - The rebel mayor of the pro-Russian separatist Ukrainian city of Slaviansk said on Monday his eastern region needed Russian troops to provide stability...
View ArticleThe Last Coming of Philip Roth
Philip Roth has blown his last load. He said so himself on Thursday night, right after he finished reading from Sabbath’s Theater at the 92nd Street Y. He said so afterwards to The New York Times: no...
View ArticleKhrushchev: Hero or Villain?
Nina Khrushcheva’s grandfather, Nikita Khrushchev, was the leader of the Soviet Union who wrestled with President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis, bringing the world to the edge of...
View ArticleA Second Case of Deadly MERS Virus Confirmed in the U.S.
(Reuters) - U.S. health officials said on Monday a second case of MERS, a deadly virus first discovered in the Middle East in 2012, has been found in the state of Florida.The U.S. Centers for Disease...
View ArticleBullies Get Health Benefits From Bad Deeds, Study Says
Being bullied as a child, once regarded by adults as a banal fact of life, has been transformed into a national crisis in recent years. A much-lauded documentary profiled the dangers of being...
View ArticleIntroducing NPR’s Eighth CEO in Eight Years: Jarl Mohn
More than eight months after Gary Knell departed for the National Geographic Society, NPR has landed its new CEO and president. Jarl Mohn (pronounced “YARL Moan”) will take over for acting president...
View ArticleA Tougher Label for Militant Israeli Settlers?
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki said on Monday he had asked world powers to classify Israeli settler groups who attack Palestinian communities and holy sites...
View ArticleAntarctic Ice Melt Has 'Passed the Point of No Return'
(Reuters) - Vast glaciers in West Antarctica seem to be locked in an irreversible thaw linked to global warming that may push up sea levels for centuries, scientists said on Monday.Six glaciers, eaten...
View ArticleTo Infinitive and Beyond
There’s an odd noise echoing through the Idler Academy, a pretty 19th century shop in Notting Hill, west London, on a sunny Saturday afternoon.“A pronoun is a word that stands in place of a noun,”...
View ArticleFinally, a Way to Ignore People’s Tweets Without Unfollowing Them
It’s a common enough frustration for Twitter users. Someone follows you. Maybe they’re a friendly acquaintance or a co-worker or a member of your industry, so you follow back. It’s the polite thing to...
View ArticleTop Israeli Spy Official to Meet with Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman...
A top Israeli intelligence official is scheduled to meet with the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Tuesday to protest reports of pervasive Israeli spying in the United States.Strategic...
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Picking the Best Restaurant in the World (and Making a Few Enemies)
Can there ever be such a thing as the world’s best restaurant? An impossibility, say the sceptics – how can you judge an establishment in a centuries old warehouse on the Baltic Sea against a place in...
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Losing China, Does It Have a Friend in Russia?
Kim Jong Un is trying Beijing’s patience.While the increasingly volatile Kim tightens his grip in North Korea, doubts are arising in the region over whether China, the one country that has some sway...
View ArticleComing Clean With Gene Ween: Ween’s Former Frontman Talks Sobriety and Miley...
Two years after he laid beloved band Ween to rest in troublesome fashion, spiraling into substance abuse and then sharing news of the breakup with Rolling Stone before he told his bandmates, the artist...
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