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…
Brazil: Coup d'état – live on TV!
President of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha, centre at the table, starts the session on whether or not to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, in Brasilia, Brazil. April 17, 2016.…
Will Chilcot mention the real reasons for the Iraq War and the hundreds of thousands who have died since March 2003?
Man lights candles near scene of car bomb attack in the centre of Baghdad, June, 2016. Hadi Mizban / Press Association. All rights reserved.Seven years ago, then Prime Minister Gordon…
Secret Service Needs A $60 Million Budget Increase Because Of Trump's Big, Vacationing Family
It’s something most of us don’t think about day to day, but protecting the president and his family requires a lot of manpower — and cash. Between his wife, kids,…
The failed Trident missile test is emblematic of a wider malaise
Demonstrators at an anti-Trident CND rally in Parliament Square, London, July, 2016.Dominic Lipinski/ Press Association. All rights reserved.How fitting that the UK’s failed test firing of a Trident nuclear missile…