With every intercepted pipe bomb, fear spread from New York to Washington, Florida, Delaware and California. The devices stashed in manila envelopes and mailed nationwide targeted top Democrats two weeks before the midterm elections. The bombs found this week were…
Dambe: Forgotten Nigerian martial art is growing online (CNN)
From Nollywood actresses to afrobeat superstars, August Udoh, has captured them all. He’s lauded as Nigeria’s most talented celebrity photographer but it is the stories of those on the very margins of society that are important to him. The fighters…
Facebook saves man’s life (CNN)
Mikey Lythcott has friends all over the world. That’s mostly due to the fact he’s been all over the world. There are postcards and the occasional letter, but Lythcott mostly keeps his friends up to date on his world travels…
Airport security trays carry more germs than toilets, study reveals (CNN)
What’s the most germ-filled spot in an airport? The bathrooms? Those crowded waiting areas? The passport checking counter? Surprisingly, none of the above. A new study from a team of experts from the UK’s University of Nottingham and the Finnish…
Phillip Roth is dead (CNN)
Philip Roth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote about male lust, Jewish life and America, died Tuesday night at a hospital in New York. He was 85. Roth died of congestive heart failure surrounded by close friends and family, his…
Bill Cosby found guilty in indecent assault trial
Bill Cosby has been convicted of all three counts against him in his indecent assault trial. According to a CNN report, the jury reached its decision Thursday. The panel began deliberating Wednesday around 11 a.m. He was, the report stated,…
