Hide The Wine! I'm Hosting My First Eid Al-Adha Feast
I haven't been to a mosque in ages. I had no idea how to celebrate the holiday — or whether it was appropriate for me to do so. (Image credit: Malaka Gharib/NPR)
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood To Withdraw From Title X, Unless Court Intervenes
The organization says it expects to withdraw rather than comply with new Trump administration rules for the federal family planning program. (Image credit: Jeff Roberson/AP)
View ArticleEx-Gov. Hickenlooper Drops Presidential Bid As Beto O'Rourke Takes On Trump...
Hickenlooper painted himself as a relative centrist in the crowded, progressive presidential field. But he wasn't able to gain much traction. O'Rourke plans to focus on the president. (Image credit:...
View ArticleWho's Running For President? The 2020 Democrats
It's the most diverse field ever, and the largest in at least 40 years. Potentially two dozen Democrats are entering a long, drawn-out primary process to take on President Trump in 2020. (Image...
View ArticleIndia's Modi Defends Moves In Kashmir As Lockdown Continues
India has split the state into two territories and shut off phone, Internet and cable TV service in the disputed region since early August. (Image credit: Dar Yasin/AP)
View ArticleTrump Tweets On 'Disgusting' Baltimore Bring Activist Trash Collectors To City
Last month, the president bemoaned the grime and litter in Baltimore on Twitter. Now activists, some with conservative leanings who live outside Maryland, are hosting cleanup efforts in the city....
View ArticleThese Experimental Shorts Are An 'Exosuit' That Boosts Endurance On The Trail
No ordinary pair of shorts, these were designed by Harvard scientists to work with the wearer's own leg muscles when walking or running, and might make a soldier's heavy loads easier to carry. (Image...
View ArticleWashington Wheat Farmers Could Be Toast If Dams Are Removed To Help Hungry Orcas
Washington's orcas are hungry, because there aren't enough salmon for them to eat. State officials want to take out some dams to help them, but that would hurt Washington's wheat farmers. (Image...
View ArticleBoeing Delays Launch Of Long-Haul Jet As 737 Max Crisis Remains The Focus
The news is of interest to travelers looking forward to the world's longest commercial flight, from Sydney to London, which was expected to launch in 2023. (Image credit: Richard Drew/AP)
View ArticleVIDEO: Car Speeds Into Crowd Of ICE Protesters Outside Detention Facility
"The driver stepped on the gas and revved up and started plowing forward," said a protest organizer. A correctional officer from the facility has been placed on leave. (Image credit: Never Again...
View ArticleNew Look For Cigarettes? FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings On Packages And Ads
The Food and Drug Administration has rolled out a proposed rule to require tobacco companies to include graphic warnings, depicting some of the lesser known health risks of smoking tobacco products....
View ArticleTrump Shifts From Background Checks To Mental Illness Reform At N.H. Rally
"There is a mental illness problem that has to be dealt with. It's not the gun that pulls the trigger — it's the person holding the gun," Trump said to a standing ovation. (Image credit: Spencer...
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