The Secrets of Surviving the 10 Most Nightmarish Airports This Thanksgiving

Frequent flyers reveal the tricks and tips that make flying through North America's most frustrating airports more tolerable cont'd.

iwan baan + james ewing photograph the recently opened 1 WTC by SOM

thirteen years after the tragic events of 9/11, the first offices have opened for use in the landmark 'freedom tower' to re-establish the site as a (read more)

interview with liz diller of DS+R

diller scofidio + renfro has developed a body of work centered on activating spatial and experiential potentials of building, cities, and environments. the studio blends architecture, the visual arts, and the performing arts

Texas “ideal market” for high-speed rail | Your Commute | News from Fort W...

Texas “ideal market” for high-speed rail | Your Commute | News from Fort W...

Inside ‘The Queen Latifah Show’ Cancellation: What Went Wrong (Exclusive)

The Wrap - Friday morning's cancellation of “The Queen Latifah Show” seemed like a pretty cut and dry decision to most, but insiders would say that its demise

Kenya and the UAE

Obama to Ferguson: 'Keep protests peaceful'

Yahoo News - The full interview is scheduled to air Sunday on ABC's "This Week." The network released Obama's comment about Ferguson on Friday night.

Photos: Worst mass shootings in U.S.

Police officers walk on a rooftop at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday, September 16, after a shooting rampage in the nation's capital. At least 12 people and suspect Aaron Alexis were killed, according to authorities.

Sweden's Sub Hunt Evokes Cold War Memories

The hunt for a possible Russian submarine operating clandestinely in Swedish waters might sound familiar to those of us who lived through the ...

The Equalizer

If "The Equalizer" lacks gravitas, it is fairly sturdy as far as pure entertainment goes—and the actor takes his stealth vigilante as seriously as he ...

Cuba's health diplomacy in the age of Ebola

BBC - Amid the worst Ebola outbreak of our time, it has been the small island nation of Cuba that has provided arguably the most impressive policy response.

Holland & holland range rover by land rover special vehicle operations

Design Boom - the land rover special vehicle operations (SVO) designed 'holland & holland ... stowage also helps create an interior suitable for the driver.

Standoff at Oklahoma office complex comes to end

Yahoo News - NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An armed man who held hostages inside an Oklahoma office building during a more than four-hour standoff has surrendered.

Police in Norman say 29-year-old Devin Rogers surrendered shortly after 4:45 p.m. Monday after holding a man and a woman hostage inside the building.

Hong Kong protest leaders agree to talks as numbers dwindle

Capital FM - Small knots of pro democracy demonstrators remained on Hong Kong’s streets Tuesday morning after protest leaders agreed to talks with the government and dwindling demonstrator numbers dropped further.

The mass protests for fully free elections have brought parts of the city to a standstill for more than a week, with tens of thousands mobilised in support of the campaign.

Australia moves to block ‘race hate’ preachers

Capital FM - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday said moves were underway to ban “race hate” preachers from entering the country to prevent them peddling “alien and extremist” ideologies.

The move was prompted by radical Islamic group Hizb ut Tahrir planning a public lecture in Sydney on Friday entitled “The War to End a Blessed Revolution” about the US-led military action in Iraq and Syria.

Migos - "Bando" Official Music Video Premiere | First Look

World's sexiest hotel bedroom found in Vietnamese water villa

The hotel was designed by the former creative director of Italian clothing company Diesel.

Other winners included:

Best Hotel Restaurant: Hartnett, Holder & Co at Lime Wood, UK
The Eco Award: Sal Salis, Australia
Hottest Hotel Bar: The NoMad Hotel, US
Best Spa Hotel: House Spa at Dormy House, Cotswolds
Best Budget Hotel: 1888 Hotel, Sydney Australia
Best-Dressed Hotel: El Fenn, Morocco

11/3/14: White House Press Briefing

Video: 11/3/14: White House Press Briefing bit.ly/10gegIG

White House Press Briefings are conducted most weekdays from the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing.

A Conversation with the Teen Who Took That Photo of ‘Alex from Target’

Yahoo! Tech - she’s a typical teen who just happens to be Patient Zero in a massive Internet meme that millions of people have read or heard about.

Obama authorizes 1,500 more troops for Iraq

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama authorized a broad expansion on Friday of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that will boost the total number of American troops there to about 3,100 and spread advisory teams and trainers to the north and west where fighting with Islamic State militants has been fierce.

interview with architect kim herforth nielsen of 3XN

'I believe that architecture shapes behavior, and we continue to explore ways that we can enhance the lives of the people that work or live in and (read more)

US job gains top 200k for 9th month; rate 5.8 pct.

Scott Malat, the company's chief strategy officer, said that rising manufacturing output has helped drive growth.
"The economy has been better, and that plays right into our hands," he said.

Analysts say the economic expansion remains strong enough to support the current pace of hiring. Over the past six months, the economy has grown at a 4.1 percent annual rate.

Social networks ‘in denial’ on extremist use: GCHQ chief

Capital FM - LONDON, November 4- Social media sites have become “the command and control networks of choice for terrorists”, the new head of Britain’s electronic spying agency GCHQ wrote in a Financial Times article published Tuesday.

Virgin Galactic Spaceship's 'Feathering' Descent System Eyed in Deadly Crash

Virgin Galactic Spaceships Feathering Descent System Eyed in Deadly Crash.

Virgin Galactic crash: Descent system 'deployed early'

A safety device on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday, killing a test pilot, had been deployed early, US investigators have said.

Uncharted 4 Concept Art Shows Various In-Game Locations

The drought is over! There has been almost no news concerning Naughty Dog's upcoming Uncharted 4: A Thief's End since E3 2014 back in ...