Each year, during the Kukur Tihar festival, hindus in Nepal celebrate man's best friend. The festival is part of a larger five-day celebration called Tihar, which is considered one of the most important Hindu festivals. Each day of Tihar is devoted to a different animal or object of worship, including cows, crows and dogs. The Nepal celebration honors the powerful relationship … [Read more...]
Everything Is a Struggle in Syria
After boiling crude oil from the ground near here all day in a metal tank to refine it into diesel, Ali Mohammed braved the fumes to bang the tank’s drain open with a shovel. He stepped back as the dregs oozed into the dirt and burst into flames. … [Read more...]
Two Reporters Investigated by Vatican Over Bombshell Leaks
The Vatican says it has placed two Italian journalists under investigation in its probe over leaked documents that revealed waste, greed and mismanagement at the highest levels of the Catholic Church hierarchy. … [Read more...]
Former Wounded Marine Now Champion Snowboarder Aiming for Paralympics
United States Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Kirstie Ennis nearly died while serving in Afghanistan, but now she is on a new mission to compete in the Paralympics as a champion snowboarder. Ennis, 24, was honored at the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s annual “Stand Up for Heroes” event in New York on Tuesday, recognized for her bravery and shared a message of hope and strength. … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Accused of Negligent Permitting for Oil Operations
Los Angeles is one of the most densely populated cities in the country. It also sits atop some of the largest oil fields in the country. That dynamic has long pitted residents of Los Angeles against the ever-encroaching oil industry — a third of Los Angeles residents live within a quarter-mile of an oil drilling site. … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Flooded With Class Action Cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday completes an extraordinary run of oral arguments in cases that could jeopardize the ability of workers and consumers to join forces in lawsuits against companies. Three times in the past four weeks, the justices have considered petitions from companies seeking to overturn lower court rulings that allowed such lawsuits to proceed. … [Read more...]
A Volcano in Space
This three day loop shows Mt. Rinjani erupting from November 4-6 using true color imagery from Japan’s Himawari-8 geostationary satellite, according to NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service. … [Read more...]
Shooting at Police Training Center in Jordan Results in Two Dead Americans
Two U.S. State Department contractors were killed after a Jordanian policeman opened fire Monday at a police training center east of Amman, a U.S. official and a Jordanian government spokesman tell Fox News. … [Read more...]