Sep 13 Attempting to cross the Atlantic, balloonist crash lands in Canada Photo by Flickr user omnibus Jonathan Trappe, who was attempting to become the first balloonist to make a trans-Atlantic flight using only cluster balloons, crash landed in Newfoundland, Canada. Speaking from the command center overseeing… Continue reading
Sep 13 Crowds react to India gang rape verdict .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%; } Dozens of protesters react… Continue reading
Sep 13 #COLORADOFLOOD Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation Colorado DOT reports that the flooding has caused more than two dozen closures on state highways. Mother Jones has been collecting videos and photos of ongoing destruction. .embed-container {… Continue reading
Sep 13 NJ’s Christie: We will not let these fires destroy our rebuilding efforts The 6-alarm fire began in a frozen custard stand on the recently rebuilt New Jersey shore boardwalk around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and quickly spread in high winds. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. "I was actually in… Continue reading
Sep 13 From the wire Tropical Storm Ingrid forms in the Gulf of Mexico; warnings in effect for parts of Mexico. (AP)… Continue reading
Sep 13 What we’re watching A woman demands the death sentence for four men convicted of the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus. Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images. Have your coffee ready? Here are some stories we're keeping… Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch What Issues Have Stopped the U.S. and Russia From Seeing Eye to Eye on Syria? What Issues Have Stopped the U.S. and Russia From Seeing Eye to Eye on Syria?… Continue watching
Sep 12 Maine man attempts first trans-Atlantic cluster-balloon flight Photo by Flickr user omnibus/Creative Commons Jonathan Trappe, 39, took off from Caribou, Maine early this morning on a planned 2500-mile non-traditional flight across the ocean to Europe, according to Britain's Daily Telegraph. He will be… Continue reading
Sep 12 How the New York Times landed Putin’s op-ed Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images The New York Times made news of its own today when it published an op-ed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The piece called for American caution when considering a strike against Syria and said… Continue reading
Sep 12 #PUTIN on American exceptionalism "It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their… Continue reading