Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 1:12 p.m. | November 25, 2011
In today's Pictures in the News, a Thai flood victim rests under a mosquito net at a relief center in Bangkok as a health worker fumigates a flooded neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. Since July, more than a fifth of the country's population of 64 million have been affected by the worst flooding in more than half a century.
A transport train carrying nuclear waste treated in France... View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 7:09 p.m. | November 24, 2011
Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, marks 10 years since Marines from Camp Pendleton first landed in the Afghanistan desert, the first conventional U.S. troops into Afghanistan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Nearly every facet of the base has changed over the last decade as Marines deployed to Afghanistan in 2001, Iraq in 2003 and back to Afghanistan in 2008. New construction has transformed the... View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 5:55 p.m. | November 24, 2011
Over the years — largely by word-of-mouth — WWOOFing, which stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, has grown into a loose global network that hooks up those willing to work with farmers eager to take them for a few weeks, or even a few months. It’s a modern version of hitchhiking — with an organic twist. View Post»
Posted By: Kathy M.Y. Pyon
Posted On: 2:41 p.m. | November 24, 2011
A roundup of photography, multimedia and videos from around the world wide web. Happy Thanksgiving! View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 3:05 p.m. | November 23, 2011
In today's Pictures in the News, a protester waves Egypt's flag as riot police fire tear gas during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo; a plea for donations is made at the Occupy London camp outside St. Paul's Cathedral; and in France, riot police secure railway tracks to prevent environmental activists from blocking a train loaded nuclear waste from heading to Germany.
Supporters of... View Post»
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 1:11 a.m. | November 23, 2011
During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Yvonne De Carlo shows off her scrapbooks from a worldwide promotional tour. View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 9:55 a.m. | November 22, 2011
Pictures in the News from around the world. View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 1:00 a.m. | November 22, 2011
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, leaving the nation in shock. On the anniversary of that fateful day, we take a look back at events before and after his tragic death. View Post»
