News

Baltimore Police: Freddie Gray Should've Gotten Medical Help At Scene Of Arrest

5:35pm April 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Giving an update about how Gray was injured, police said they still have many gaps to fill, but the picture is becoming clearer. Police now know that Gray was never buckled into the police van.

The Grand Prismatic hot spring in Yellowstone National Park is among the park's myriad hydrothermal features created by the fact that Yellowstone is a supervolcano.

Scientists Discover Massive New Magma Chamber Under Yellowstone

5:14pm April 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The newly discovered chamber is 4.5 times larger than the shallow reservoir already known and contains enough partially molten rock to fill the Grand Canyon 11 times.

World News

Sabeen Mahmud, Pakistani Social Activist, Shot Dead In Karachi

4:53pm April 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Mahmud ran the city's Second Floor cafe, which she designed as a community space for open dialogue. It had just hosted an event on the political situation in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

An illustration of noblemen enjoying a feast outdoors, from a French edition of The Hunting Book of Gaston Phebus, 15th century.

Arts

Sexy, Simple, Satirical: 300 Years Of Picnics In Art

4:32pm April 24, 2015

by Tove Danovich

From Goya to Banksy, artists through the centuries have tackled modernity and its discontents through depictions of eating outdoors.

(Left) This is one of two cameras that the telescope originally carried, and it has since been replaced with a more up-to-date version. (Right) Workers study Hubble's 8-foot main mirror. After launch the mirror was found to have a problem, which astronaut

After 25 Years, The Hubble Space Telescope Still Wows Humanity

4:26pm April 24, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Launched shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Hubble telescope isn't showing its age. Astronomers and other fans hope this old charmer will be useful for many years to come.

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Fake medicines are a 21st-century scourge, but they've been around for a long time. This advertising trade card for snake oil was printed in New York City around 1880.

Fake Medicines Do Real Damage: Thousands Die, Superbugs Get Stronger

4:15pm April 24, 2015

by Emily Sohn

In tests of anti-malarial pills and antibiotics, 9 to 41 percent didn't meet quality standards. And the world does a crummy job chasing criminals who reap $75 billion a year from counterfeit meds.

#TBT: With Year To Go In White House, First Lady Runs For Senate

3:57pm April 24, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

It was almost unthinkable at the time, but Hillary Clinton wouldn't be where she is today without taking the bold chance on running for a U.S. Senate seat in a state where she never lived.

At A Georgia University, Tension Between Free Speech, Patriotism Sparks Protest

3:55pm April 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Hundreds of people showed up at the campus of Valdosta State University to fly American flags, after other protesters desecrated a flag last week.

Two years after the collapse of the factory at Rana Plaza, families of victims gather, holding photos of their lost loved ones.

World News

2 Years After Garment Factory Collapse, Are Workers Any Safer?

3:25pm April 24, 2015

by Amy Yee

At the site of the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, families gathered to remember their loved ones and call for better working conditions. Changes have been made, but there's a long way to go.

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National

Comcast Cuts The Cord On Deal With Time Warner Cable

3:04pm April 24, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Justice Department had raised concerns over the proposed $45.2 billion merger, which would have brought nearly 30 percent of TV and about 55 percent of broadband subscribers under one roof.