Economy Aug 21 Dow drops more than 500 points, rocks Wall Street It was a wild day on Wall Street today, as global stock prices plunged. In America, the close marked the end of the worst week in the market in four years.
World Aug 19 Photos: Ships, boats and yachts ‘Sail In’ to Amsterdam Every five years, as many as 600 ships navigate around the canal for a five-day festival in order to showcase and celebrate Netherland's history of seafaring and ports. The event, called SAIL Amsterdam, started in 1975 and boasts of being…
Arts Aug 19 Photographer captures intimate moments among a group of trans women in Peru When photojournalist Danielle Villasana first met Tamara in the spring of 2013, she had no idea where their friendship would lead.
World Aug 14 U.S. restores embassy while pushing for changes in Cuba The U.S. Embassy has reopened in Cuba after 54 years. U.S. Marines raised the American flag and Secretary of State John Kerry called for change in a country where the Communist Party continues to rule unchallenged. Hari Sreenivasan talks to…
Science Aug 13 Photos: It’s not too late to view the amazing Perseid light show The annual Perseid meteor shower lit up the sky Wednesday night even brighter than previous years since 2007, with “no moonlight to upstage the power.”…
Nation Aug 03 Photos: Northern California wild fire rages, burning 60,000 acres A massive wild fire that started last Wednesday in Northern California grew quickly to 60,000 acres Monday, according to California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website. So far, it’s only 12 percent contained.
Nation Jul 15 During Ramadan, a time for charity, prayer, reflection — and being green The month of Ramadan, which comes to a close Friday, is meant to be a time of extra charity, prayer, reflection and community. One of those communities is Green Muslims, a spiritually-inspired environmental group based in Washington, D.C.
World Jun 12 Photos: Greece’s deserted factories are ghosts of the past From obliterated entrances to calendars frozen in time, Greece's abandoned factories recall much better economic times.
World Jun 03 More than 1,300 quarantined in South Korea’s MERS virus outbreak In South Korea, fears of a Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak – the largest outside of the Arabic Peninsula – have closed more than 230 schools and put more than 1300 people under mandatory quarantine, according to NPR.
Politics Jun 03 Photos: Gay rodeo contestants compete in Little Rock In April, contestants competed at the International Gay Rodeo event in Little Rock, Arkansas, one of the key battleground states for the fight for equality and legalization of same-sex marriage.