Our sister blog, Johnson, has just posted a light-hearted contribution from our Brazil correspondent describing some examples of miscommunication caused by foreigners taking Brazilians too literally. Readers of Americas View ...
AS CANDIDATES start to jockey for position in a presidential contest due in 2016, corruption allegations are swirling. Of the five main potential runners, four have faced accusations of graft ...
JORGE RAFAEL VIDELA, an Argentine former military dictator who ordered the torture, murder and disappearance of thousands of civilians during the country’s seven-year military rule, died on May 17th ...
The age of the Internet has not been kind to female movie critics.
According to a new study titled "Gender @ the Movies" obtained by TheWrap ahead of its Friday release ...
May 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc , the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.
The crossings are ...
Remember that episode of Friends when Ross be-bops his way around a black-lit dance club with his glowing smile as the center of attention (and the butt of all the ...
One of the big themes of the year has been the sell off in commodities.
Gold, of course, has had a rough year. But so too have industrial commodities like ...
Bank of America economist Michelle Mayer has put out a long, new note on one of the more controversial subjects in economics these days: the Labor Force Participation Rate.
The ...
Amanda Bynes was in a New York City courthouse Friday after being arrested for throwing a bong out of her New York City apartment.
However, Bynes is denying that she ...
With nearly half the U.S. workforce made up of women these days, you'd think paychecks would start to reflect the same kind of equity.
But working women still ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) —A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area.
San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Christian Bove says the 29-year-old woman was trapped in her ...
At about 2:30 a.m. Saturday two trains collided in Rockview, Missouri and struck a two-lane overpass support pillar, taking down the highway along with several cars.
"One train ...