Game Of Thrones: Saudi King Shakes Up Line Of Succession
King Salman has named a new heir to the throne — and consolidated power in the hands of a younger generation.
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Bullfighting For Buddhists: A Less Bloody Alternative In South Korea
There are no matadors, no swords and little gore, just two bulls butting heads at the country's annual bullfighting festival. In the end, neither creature dies; each just expresses its "emotions."
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Founder: Monument Almost Never Got Built
Jan Scruggs commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end to the Vietnam War with a walk along the memorial he pioneered building.
Rescue Brings A Bit Of Good News To Nepal's Capital After Earthquake
For five days, a teenager in Kathmandu was covered in the rubble of a seven-story building that was hit by Saturday's powerful tremor. On Thursday, rescue crews pulled him to safety.
Skip A Grade? Start Kindergarten Early? It's Not So Easy
New research calls for a fresh look at policies on jumping gifted students ahead.
Welcome To The Neighborhood: 2 Super-Earths Discovered
Astronomers using telescopes in Hawaii and California have found two exoplanets orbiting a star a mere 54 light-years away. The discovery is important for two big reasons.
Nepal Death Toll Tops 5,000; At Least 1.4 Million Need Food Aid
Nearly 11,000 more were injured. The toll includes four Americans who died at a Mount Everest base camp. In addition to food, the U.N. says medical supplies are desperately needed.
Israeli Dads Welcome Surrogate-Born Baby In Nepal On Earthquake Day
Mazel tov, it's a global baby boy! The egg was from a South African donor; the sperm was from Israel. The surrogate mom lived in Nepal. And when the dads came to meet their son, an earthquake struck.
Court: Corporations May Be People, But 'Judges Are Not Politicians'
The Supreme Court has increased campaign spending limits, but not when it comes to judges. It found an "unavoidable appearance that judges who personally ask for money may diminish their integrity."
Nepal, Before The Earthquake Struck: A Photographer's Portfolio
Kevin Bubriski came as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1975, camera in hand, and has taken photos of daily life for 40 years: monks, haircuts, schoolgirls in a village that was at the quake's epicenter.