FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Julian Bond, a major figure in the 1960s civil rights movement who served as a longtime board chairman of the NAACP, died Saturday night, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was 75.
By Megha Rajagopalan TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – Chinese soldiers and rescue workers in gas masks and hazard suits searched for toxic materials in China’s port of Tianjin on Sunday as Premier Li Keqiang arrived to offer condolences, days after explosions flattened part of a national development zone. Emotional family members of missing fire fighters – 85 of the 95 people missing – also protested, marching to district government offices where
A small amount of exercise may improve our ability to think as we age, but more may not be better, according to a new study of exercise and cognition.Read the whole story at the New York Times.Also on HuffPost:
Protein is the key to keeping cravings at bay, building lean muscle and dropping those last few pounds. But according to a new review published in Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, it’s not just how much protein you eat that’s important: It’s where you get your protein that also matters.The reason is threefold. First of all,…
Advocacy groups have poured millions of dollars into legalizing both recreational and medical marijuana in states across the country.
By Katharine Houreld KARACHI (Reuters) – Tributes for Pakistan’s late former military spy chief Lieutenant General Hamid Gul poured in on Sunday, words bound to infuriate Pakistan’s neighbors after he spent a career promoting Islamic militancy in Afghanistan and India. “(Prime Minister) Nawaz Sharif has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the sad demise of … Hamid Gul,” the ruling party’s media office said on Twitter. “The prime minister prayed eternal
When temperatures are drastic, whether it’s a scorching summer day or a frigid winter morning, it can be even more difficult for your body to maintain this ideal temperature.
You slept through breakfast, worked through lunch, or arrived home so sleepy that you headed straight to bed. Will there be consequences?
Jennifer Downard decided once and for all that she wanted to lose weight—and used these simple strategies to do it.
How and when you sleep – whether you’re an early bird or a night owl – says a lot about you.
