A young Iraqi on Thursday stands amid the debris of a double car bomb attack in Baghdad. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. President Obama's plan to attack Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria will require help from partners on the ground in both countries. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Parallels - World News Obama's Plan: The Pros And Cons The president has opted for an open-ended air campaign to fight the Islamic State. A look at what it will take to make the plan work and the risks that could cause it to fail.
Leigh Wells/Ikon Images/Corbis Shots - Health News Some Things You Can Do In Your Sleep, Literally For those who think there are not enough hours in the day, researchers may have just the solution. The brain can continue tasks even while asleep, a study finds — texting not included.
Dr. Lester Minto closes his clinic, Reproductive Services of Harlingen, after 35 years. Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/Zuma Press hide caption itoggle caption Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News/Zuma Press Shots - Health News A Doctor Who Performed Abortions In South Texas Makes His Case Texas restrictions on abortion providers have led many clinics to close. Poor women in some spots, like the Rio Grande Valley, along the Mexican border, have lost their access to abortion services.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul says the U.S. has "gone too far in thinking we can re-create an American democratic paradise in the Middle East." LM Otero/AP hide caption itoggle caption LM Otero/AP Politics Rand Paul: U.S. Must Be More Realistic In Foreign Policy Approach The Senate Republican from Kentucky responds to President Obama's strategy for fighting the Islamic State, saying the commander-in-chief is "going about it in the wrong way." Listen Loading… 8:28 Download Playlist
A Libyan youth displays his skills in parkour during a friendly competition in Tripoli in March. Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty Images Sports Parkour May Run, Flip, Dive And Slide Its Way Into Olympics But some in the community say the extreme city sport would be difficult to judge, and most parkour competitions that have been held have flopped.
Many Afghans who have worked as interpreters with the U.S. and other Western governments are trying to get visas to leave. "Mohammad," an interpreter, joined two former British soldiers last year in that country to call on Britain to grant Afghan interpreters asylum. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide caption itoggle caption Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Parallels - World News As A U.S. War Winds Down, Afghans Look For A Way Out Applications are soaring for a special U.S. visa program for Afghans. But many applicants don't qualify and are trying to bluff, bribe or buy their way in. Listen Loading… 4:50 Download Playlist
PCR tests like this can tell if a virus is an enterovirus, but they can't ID the new virus that has caused a surge in serious respiratory infections. BSIP / Science Source hide caption itoggle caption BSIP / Science Source Shots - Health News Rare Virus Has Sickened Hundreds More Children, Hospitals Say The virus is spreading fast, and doctors don't have an instant test to find out who has it. Parents should be ready to seek help quickly if a child has a cold that's rapidly getting worse.
Plenty of fashions adopted by young people get under the skin of adults, but the opposition to sagging often has the feel of a moral panic. Robert Mecea/AP hide caption itoggle caption Robert Mecea/AP Code Switch Sagging Pants And The History Of 'Dangerous' Street Fashion For adults, "sagging" has long been a marker of slovenliness or something more sinister. But the style might just be the latest iteration of fashion freighted with some old anxieties.
To refrigerate or not to refrigerate? It boils down to bacteria, aesthetics and how much energy you're willing to use. Robert S. Donovan; Flickr / Alex Barth; Flickr hide caption itoggle caption Robert S. Donovan; Flickr / Alex Barth; Flickr The Salt Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn't In many countries, eggs aren't refrigerated and they're still considered safe to eat. But in the U.S., we have to chill them, because we've washed away the cuticle that protects them from bacteria.
Richard Kiel (front) and Roger Moore at a ceremony in 2007 to honor Moore with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Kiel, who played Jaws in two Bond films opposite Moore, died Wednesday. He was 74. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption itoggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP The Two-Way - News Blog Richard Kiel, Actor Who Played Jaws In Bond Films, Dies At 74 Kiel delighted moviegoers with his quiet menace and his metal teeth in the role of Jaws, the Bond villain henchman who not only survives, but also lives happily ever after.
NPR Watch Front Row The New Pornographers, Live In Concert Watch the Canadian indie supergroup play ecstatic, harmony-laden songs from its new album, Brill Bruisers, in a one-night-only concert in New York.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, talks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. The two Senate leaders were on opposite sides of a proposed constitutional amendment to limit fundraising and spending in campaign politics. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption itoggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP It's All Politics Voters Hate Money In Politics ... Sort Of Voters overwhelmingly tell pollsters they dislike how much money is in politics. But they don't consider it a major issue.
Joe Daniels (left), 9/11 Memorial president, and museum Director Alice Greenwald speak to reporters during a media tour of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum on Sept. 6, 2013, in New York. Mary Altaffer /AP/Corbis hide caption itoggle caption Mary Altaffer /AP/Corbis Around the Nation At September 11 Museum, Promises To The Future About The Past Ozy.com Alice Greenwald, the director of the memorial and museum, says it's not only about 9/11. "It's a place to come to heal ... to exhale after holding our breath" since that date, she says. Partner content from
On Boardwalk Empire, Steve Buscemi's character Nucky Thompson is modeled after Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, the corrupt county treasurer of Atlantic City during the Prohibition years. The HBO show started its fifth and final season Sunday. Macall B. Polay/HBO hide caption itoggle caption Macall B. Polay/HBO Television As 'Boardwalk Empire' Comes To Close, Creator Reminisces About How It Started The HBO show began its final season Sunday. Terence Winter says he wrote the Prohibition-era drama in part to work with Martin Scorsese. It was "something I couldn't possibly ... pass up," he says. Listen Loading… 37:49 Download Playlist
Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati died on Sept. 4. Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Daniel Garcia/AFP/Getty Images Alt.Latino Remembering Gustavo Cerati With The Artists He Influenced This week on Alt.Latino, we listen to new music and consider the legacy of a man who opened doors for countless Latin rock musicians. Cerati died on Sept. 4 at age 55. Listen Loading… 29:25 Download Playlist
She's a mother talking to another mother — and both are HIV-positive. That's the mentoring role played by Phelokazi Tinzi, who works for mothers2mothers in South Africa. Anders Kelto/NPR hide caption itoggle caption Anders Kelto/NPR Goats and Soda A Happy Marriage, A Terrible Secret, A Healthy Baby They day after they were married in South Africa, he told his bride he was HIV positive. Soon after, she tested positive. She thought nothing in her life would ever go right.
About 1 in 3 suicides is due to self-poisoning with pesticides, often by farmers in Asia, Central America and Africa. Sarojini Manikandan/WHO hide caption itoggle caption Sarojini Manikandan/WHO Goats and Soda Suicide Is A Big Problem Where You'd Least Expect It The conventional thinking is that suicide is a problem in high-income countries. But a new WHO report says that three-fourths of suicide deaths are in the low- and middle-income world.
iStockphoto 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Still Now, Should Lab Monkeys Be Deprived Of Their Mothers? Scientists have known for 50 years that taking baby monkeys from their mothers causes them trauma. Commentator Barbara J. King asks why the practice continues today.