One hundred years ago a new kind of building was born in New York: a skyscraper evincing the gravitas of a cathedral and the playful irreverence of a child’s castle
What Can We Do to Help?
Part 3 of 3: What the rest of us can do to help
Over the past two days, we’ve detailed how and why the Department of Veterans Affairs’ disability-claims backlog came to be, and what the government is doing about it.
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2013 Gas Prices: Even Less Predictable Than Usual
What can drivers expect going forward in terms of gas prices? Probably more of the same—meaning more unpredictability, not …
The Great Wall of Qatar
The U.S. military has been routinely flying warplanes out of Qatar’s al Udied air base, just west of the Gulf state’s capital of Qatar, since 1991’s Persian Gulf War, and running the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq …
Tsarnaev Snafus: Nearly 12 Years After 9/11, Boston Bombings Highlight Intelligence Holes
Senators say “stonewalling” and “stovepipes” blocked information sharing between and within law enforcement and intelligence …
“So, General Wang…About Those North Koreans…”
Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, meets PLA deputy chief Lieut. General Wang Guanzhong in Beijing on Sunday.
Flooding Swamps the Midwest
Torrential rains across the central United States forced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close about a dozen locks on the Illinois River and the Mississippi Rivers north of St. Louis late last week.
Inside Reddit’s Hunt for the Boston Bombers
Reddit’s frenzy over the marathon bombing wasn’t confined to the Internet — the story of two Redditors who were on the ground in Watertown, Mass.
Cramming for War With Petraeus
The VA Disability-Claims Backlog…and the VA’s Response
Part 2 of 3: What’s the VA doing about the backlog?
It’s bad; no one disputes that.
Monday, I detailed how the backlog came to be. Today I’ll provide details on the backlog and what VA is doing to address it.
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Missing Inaction
How do you lose a 50-ton U-30 tractor designed to tow huge C-17 cargo planes around airfields?
Better not ask the Air Force.
But feel free to ask Air Force Master Sgt. Ernest Harrison, who stumbled upon the behemoth at an …
Afghan-Bound Army Women In (Hand-to-Hand) Combat
A pair of female Army military police officers train at McGregor Range, N.M., Mar. 25, prior to their deployment to Afghanistan.
Minerva Aims to be an Online Ivy League University
Online learning has been trumpeted by everyone from academics to politicians to venture capitalists as a way to improve access to education. But now a novel idea is emerging from a prominent group of digital education supporters: …