Nov 06 Marvel Comics adds a female Muslim superhero to its roster Image via Marvel Marvel Comics unveiled its new Ms. Marvel Tuesday, re-imagining the superhero as Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old daughter of Pakistani immigrants living in Jersey City. In February, Kamala -- who takes over the "Ms. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch How the recovery of modern art ‘defamed’ by Nazis will change the art world How the recovery of modern art 'defamed' by Nazis will change the art world… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Masterpieces thought to be destroyed by Nazis discovered in Munich Masterpieces thought to be destroyed by Nazis discovered in Munich… Continue watching
Nov 06 Lost masterpieces from a supposed Nazi Trove of Art By Victoria Fleischer Hidden for decades, a fraction of the paintings, etchings and drawings belonging to an art trove uncovered by German authorities last year, was revealed to outside eyes at a press conference in Augsburg on November 5. Some 1,400 works of… Continue reading
Nov 06 Parties look to understand messy McAuliffe victory By Terence Burlij Terry McAuliffe supporters in Tysons Corner, Va., cheer after he is declared the winner of the governor's race Tuesday night. Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe will become… Continue reading
Nov 05 Lost Works by greats Matisse, Chagall finally revealed By Victoria Fleischer 'Landscape with horses' is a gouache by German painter Franz Marc, an important figure in the German Expressionist movement. Marc's work was discovered in the apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt and was one of several pieces projected on the walls of… Continue reading
Nov 05 Computer-generated child used to catch 1,000 online predators .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A thousand men from the… Continue reading
Nov 05 Senators question problematic health care rollout WASHINGTON -- A month into the rollout of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and no end to problems, the senior administration official closest to the law's implementation will answer questions Tuesday from a Senate panel that wrote much of… Continue reading
Nov 05 Contests in Virginia, New Jersey are highlight of off-year election By Terence Burlij Voters line up at a polling station at Spring Hill Elementary School in McLean, Virginia Tuesday. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The polls are open. The closing arguments have been made. And by the end of the day Tuesday… Continue reading
Nov 04 How much do you need to survive: An interactive guide to the living wage // Ahead of his Making Sen$e story on the living wage, Paul Solman speaks with Diana Pearce, creator of the Self-Sufficiency Standard, in this web exclusive video about the bare minimum it takes to survive on your own. Continue reading