College Football Crowd Stops To Wave To Children At Nearby Hospital
The University of Iowa kicked off a new football tradition on Saturday when fans stopped to wave to patients at the University of Iowa’s Stead Family Children’s Hospital next door.…
Chilcot tells us what we already knew – how do we implement?
Mourners carry the Iraqi flag-draped coffin of a bomb victim during the funeral procession in Baghdad, Iraq, July 5, 2016. Hadi Mizban /Press Association. All rights reserved. Did we really…
Just Who Gets To Be A ‘Bad Mom’?
In recent years, films have embraced the “Bad Mom” narrative: A female parent exhibits behavior that, traditionally, has only been socially acceptable for men to display—recklessness, a penchant for partying, a…
The Turkey–EU refugee deal and how to really solve 'the problem'
Yorgos Karahalis/AP/Press Association. All rights reserved.Although the Turkey-EU agreement over refugees has attracted a global human rights outcry, the deal has been put into operation. The agreement is fraught with…
After A Traumatic Injury, One Athlete Refused To Quit And Powered On To Help Others
Roy Tuscany had spent most of his life on the slopes, training in the hopes of one day competing in the Olympics. The only Vermonter in his family to develop…
Who is afraid of the urban poor?
Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP/Press Association. All rights reserved.The face of the Egyptian revolt is that of thousands of protestors occupying Tahrir Square in central Cairo, chanting for the fall of Mubarak, the…
Ossetians in Georgia, with their backs to the mountains
Tskhinvali, South Ossetia: the anniversary of the August 2008 Russia-Georgia conflict is often a tense occasion. (c) Sergey Ponomarev / AP / Press Association Images. All rights reserved.While some villagers…
Obama And World Leaders React To Trump’s Climate Decision
It’s official. Trump formally announced his plans to withdraw U.S. support of the Paris climate agreement Thursday afternoon via a Facebook live stream from the White House Rose Garden. This decision…
Fog in Channel – history cut off
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset, UK - warning fog signal. Flickr/ Elliott Brown. Some rights reserved.It is said that in the 1930s an English newspaper once published the following headline: “Fog…
The Little League World Series Will Provide Glasses So Fans Can Watch The Solar Eclipse
Fans attending the Little League World Series later this month will be in for an additional spectacle. Midway through the tourney, on Aug. 21, fans present between 1:14 and 3:56…
What does the security establishment attack on Trump say about the establishment?
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Las Vegas, 2015. John Locher / Press Association. All rights reserved.In a recent letter, 50 Republican national security experts lambast…
Watch Putin Play Some Awkward Hockey, Then Comment On Trump Firing Comey
Vladimir Putin loves his photo ops. Whether he’s taming horses without a shirt on, taking down judo black belts with ease, or scoring goals against former NHL players on the…