Some students complained that they felt like they were in a zoo when visitors to Harvard Yard took photographs of them through classroom windows.
Read More »Ex-Reddit CEO Ellen Pao Drops Appeal In Gender-Bias Suit Against Kleiner Perkins
In a statement, Pao says the odds, both in the corporate world and in the courts, are stacked against those who allege discrimination. In dropping her appeal, Pao will pay Kleiner Perkins' legal fees.
Read More »A Medal For A King — And For Many Of America’s Greatest Living Artists
The 2014 National Medals of Arts and the National Humanities Medals was awarded in tandem Thursday to 21 of the most renowned U.S. artists and patrons. Among the winners was Stephen King.
Read More »Disneyland’s Restricted Airspace Prompts Cancellation Of Insect-Spraying Flight
A 3-mile radius around the California theme park is designated as "national defense airspace" by the FAA, complicating attempts to control mosquitoes.
Read More »Marine Corps Study: All-Male Combat Units Performed Better Than Mixed Units
The yearlong study found that all-male squads did better than mixed groups in 69 percent of the tasks evaluated. It's unclear what this will mean for the future of women in ground combat jobs.
Read More »Justice Department Details New Focus On Wall Street Executives
Justice told civil and criminal investigators that they should focus on individuals first, before pursuing large-scale corporate investigations. This approach, Justice said, is a better deterrent.
Read More »Bright Spots On Dwarf Planet Ceres ‘Gleam With Mystery,’ NASA Says
New images taken by the Dawn spacecraft have "transformed what was so recently a few bright dots into a complex and beautiful, gleaming landscape," a NASA mission director says.
Read More »Pilot Of Burning British Airways Jet Says ‘I’m Finished Flying’
Chris Henkey, 63, was down to his last flights as a British Airways pilot before an engine caught fire on the runway in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Read More »Japanese River Levee Fails; Flooding Spurs Evacuation Order For 130,000
Video footage from the town of Joso, northeast of Tokyo, shows helicopters being used to pluck people from balconies and rooftops as muddy water rages beneath them.
Read More »Flight 93 Memorial Center Opens 14 Years After Sept. 11 Attacks
The $26 million center in Shanksville, Pa., features 10 main exhibits, leading visitors through a chronological experience of the events of the day.
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