Arts Feb 28 Photo: Celebrating the start of Carnival in Trinidad J'ouvert revellers covered in blue paint dance and parade with the Rapso music band 3canal during the 20th anniversary celebration of their song Blue as part of Trinidad Carnival on Feb. 27, 2017 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. By News Desk
Politics Jan 17 PHOTOS: Over 8 years, first daughters Malia and Sasha grow up in the White House Sasha Obama is the youngest person to live in the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. Malia Obama was 10 when she moved into the White House and will head off to Harvard in the fall. Back in Chicago,… By Abbey Oldham
World Jun 27 PHOTO: Ramadan begins around the world Muslims in Maguidanao, Philippines prayed outside a mosque Friday, marking the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. By Justin Scuiletti
World May 19 Photo: Beach audience for a World War II bomb detonation People on the beach watched the detonation of a World War II-era airplane bomb in Wassenaar, Netherlands Monday. By News Desk
May 13 PHOTO: Monks celebrate ‘Buddha’s birthday’ By News Desk Buddhist monks Tuesday carried jars of holy water during a ceremony in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia. The holy water ceremony is part of the observation of Vesak Day, which is commonly known as "Buddha's birthday" -- observed during the… Continue reading
Apr 22 PHOTO: Latin American leaders stand guard at Gabriel Garcia Marquez By News Desk Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos stood guard Monday in Mexico City, Mexico at the honoring ceremony for Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Hundreds waited outside the Palace of Beautiful Arts in Mexico City… Continue reading
Apr 16 PHOTO: Sports car gets a bird’s eye view of the Big Apple By News Desk A 2015 Ford Mustang sits atop the observation deck of New York's Empire State Building Wednesday in celebration of the sports car's 50th birthday. The automobile was brought up in separate parts and assembled atop the skyscraper, where it… Continue reading
Mar 27 Comet ‘Siding Spring’ will make close approach to Mars By Justin Scuiletti Comet C/2013 A1 will be making a trip through Mars’ neighborhood in October. The comet, also called Siding Spring, will be knocking on the Red Planet’s door, in the astronomical sense, as it passes by Mars at a distance of… Continue reading
Jul 29 Passing Impressions of the American Road By Ellen Rolfes While the 19th century vision of America was as untrammeled wilderness -- overwhelming, majestic and sublime -- a new exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum shows a grittier 20th century America, altered by its inhabitants. "Landscapes in Passing" features… Continue reading