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How America Convinced the World to Wipe The ancient Greeks used clay and stone. The Romans, sponges and salt water. But the idea of a commercial product designed solely to wipe one’s bum? That started about 150 years ago, right... [read full story]
An aerial view of the destroyed Northside bridge, in Workington England Friday Nov. 20, 2009 as floods submerge large parts of Cumbria. Military helicopters winched dozens of people to safety and emergency workers in inflatable...
Catholic nuns look up at a poster of Maria Alfonsina Danil Ghattas, not seen, after it was unveiled during her beatification mass at the Church of the Annunciation in the northern Israeli town of Nazareth, Sunday, Nov. 22,...
A high wind warning is in effect for U.S. 395 through Washoe Valley, with all campers and trailers being prohibited. Interstate 80 is open with no controls, but several other mountain passes are under chain controls. Following...
Stanislaus S. Wong, a scientist with a joint appointment at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, has won the Buck-Whitney Award from the American ...
