Ben Crump speaks at a news conference in April in New York City. On Monday, the civil rights attorney called on the Justice Department to launch an investigation into inmate deaths at the Harris County Jail in Houston. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Ben Crump speaks at a news conference … Read more
For years, North American Aerospace Command — or NORAD — had its headquarters inside Cheyenne Mountain, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. In this archival photo, a bus enters a tunnel for a half-mile trip to a command center inside the Cheyenne complex. The headquarters is now in nearby Colorado Springs. Kevin … Read more
The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on Jan. 19, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The U.S. Capitol Building is seen on Jan. 19, 2023. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The U.S. government will run out of cash to pay its bills sometime between July and September unless Congress raises the nation’s … Read more
A U.S. Air Force member releases a weather balloon from the deck of the U.S.S. Portland off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, in December 2022. Caroline Brehman/AP hide caption toggle caption Caroline Brehman/AP A U.S. Air Force member releases a weather balloon from the deck of the U.S.S. Portland off the coast of Baja … Read more
Nikki Haley opposed Donald Trump’s candidacy for president in 2016, criticizing his unwillingness at one point to denounce the KKK. However, she went on to serve as UN ambassador in his administration. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Nikki Haley opposed Donald Trump’s candidacy for president in 2016, criticizing his unwillingness … Read more
Relatives of Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, one of the boys rescued from the flooded cave in northern Thailand, greet him as he arrives home in the Mae Sai district, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand, in 2018. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Sakchai Lalit/AP Relatives of Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, one of the boys rescued from the … Read more
The amount of time people spend in meetings tripled in the pandemic, Microsoft found in one study. Now, companies are looking at ways to cut back. woojpn/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption woojpn/Getty Images The amount of time people spend in meetings tripled in the pandemic, Microsoft found in one study. Now, companies are looking … Read more
Two of artist Dean Gillespie’s miniatures in the traveling visual arts exhibition Marking Time, which examines mass incarceration. Xavier Hadley/Courtesy of Marking Time hide caption toggle caption Xavier Hadley/Courtesy of Marking Time Two of artist Dean Gillespie’s miniatures in the traveling visual arts exhibition Marking Time, which examines mass incarceration. Xavier Hadley/Courtesy of Marking Time … Read more
Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference in Edinburgh, where she announced she will stand down as First Minister. Jane Barlow /POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jane Barlow /POOL/AFP via Getty Images Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party … Read more
A funeral ceremony is performed at a mass grave site in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, where thousands of bodies from the earthquake are already buried and more graves are still being dug. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR A funeral ceremony is performed at a mass grave site in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, where thousands of bodies … Read more