Dec 09 Vice President Biden: Mandela 'challenged us to do better' Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden visited the South African Embassy in Washington D.C. Monday morning to pay their condolences for the death of former president Nelson Mandela. Mr. Mandela's death on Dec. 5 led to an outpouring… Continue reading
Dec 09 Torre, LaRussa, Cox elected to baseball Hall of Fame; ex-Tigers slugger wins a different kind of election 3 managerial kings in the Magic Kingdom. #WinterMeetings pic.twitter.com/eYWKWvHzPW— MLB (@MLB) December 9, 2013 Managers Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa, and Joe Torre were elected to Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame Monday morning. Each… Continue reading
Dec 09 Music legend Carlos Santana talks to Jeffrey Brown on Monday's PBS NewsHour Tonight on @NewsHour, music legend Carlos Santana sits down w/ @JeffreyBrown pic.twitter.com/JMxY4pCHXG— NewsHour (@NewsHour) December 9, 2013 Tune in online at 6 p.m. ET and watch a special online excerpt of… Continue reading
Dec 09 Giant panoramic photos capture the size of protests in Kiev Click the photo above to explore Independence Square in 360 degrees.Photo by Airpano.ru The crowd protesting in Kiev on Sunday was estimated to be the largest since the Orange Revolution in 2004. Airpano.com, a site that features… Continue reading
Dec 09 High court hears dispute between airline, pilot WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is questioning whether a Wisconsin airline can be held liable for reporting one of its pilots as mentally unstable and potentially armed. Federal authorities pulled the pilot off a flight on which he was a… Continue reading
Dec 09 Obama, first lady to attend Tuesday memorial in South Africa for Mandela Flowers left by mourners surround a portrait of Nelson Mandela in the Sandton district of Johannesburg on Friday. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, died Thursday. Photo by Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama… Continue reading
Dec 09 Photo: Mandela's first home in Johannesburg The 1st house Nelson Mandela lived in Jo'burg. In Alexandra. Some still have no plumbing or electricity. pic.twitter.com/iIbQHkhUvd— Marisol Bello (@Marisol_Bello) December 9, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 09 Ukranian oppostion headquarters stormed by authorities BREAKING: Ukrainian opposition spokesman says its headquarters in Kiev have been stormed by authorities— The Associated Press (@AP) December 9, 2013… Continue reading
Dec 09 Thai PM dissolves parliament, calls for elections in response to sustained protests Anti-government protests filled the streets around Government House in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday. Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images The Thai prime minister announced Monday she will dissolve parliament and call for an election due to continued protests… Continue reading
Dec 09 Photo: Riding high on the hog in Phnom Penh Bringing home the bacon: A Cambodian couple ride a motorbike loaded with porks along a street in Phnom Penh pic.twitter.com/vy6xZimRsh— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) December 9, 2013… Continue reading