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The world’s oldest collection of photography is now just a click away.Google's Art Project has partnered with the George Eastman House to display a selection of their remarkable images from the invention of photography through the 19th century. The gallery allows viewers to virtually visit a museum they may not otherwise have access to, but what truly sets apart the experience from any other onlin...
A three-year-old girl was killed by a garage door in Charles County, Maryland, Friday afternoon, police confirmed.It happened around 4 p.m. in the 2900 block of Eutaw Forest Drive in Waldorf.Authorities said the little girl might have been playing with some sort of remote or device when she was fatally injured by the door.The child's mother discovered her pinned under it.Police were investigating ...
Two men accused of threatening officials in unrelated cases in Kaufman, County Texas, both say they are upstanding citizens who would never hurt anyone.Investigators say Nick Morale, 56, of Terrell, phoned in a threat to a tip line established for the investigation into the deaths of the Kaufman County district attorney and his wife.Morale told NBC 5 that he called the Crime Stoppers tip line with...
Philadelphia's La Salle University has offered counseling services to a student who reported being abducted and raped on Easter Sunday.The school is also defending its decision not to notify students of the off-campus assault when it happened, saying administrators did not view it as an ongoing threat to their campus community."This case is still very active," said Captain John Darby, who heads up...
Kansas lawmakers approved sweeping anti-abortion legislation on Friday that says life begins at fertilization, forbids abortion based on gender and bans Planned Parenthood from providing sex education in schools.In addition, the measure requires women to learn about fetal development before having an abortion.The measure now goes to the desk of Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, who opposes abortion, ...
The New York City Health Department is urging patrons of a West Village restaurant to receive a vaccination after learning of a food handler there diagnosed with hepatitis A.Any patron who had dessert at Alta restaurant between March 23 and April 2 is considered at risk, the Health Department said. It's recommended they get a hepatitis A vaccination as a precautionary measure. NBCNewYork: NYC rest...
FBI agents visited the home of former CIA director David Petraeus on Friday, two sources with knowledge of their visit told NBC News.USA Today reported Friday that the agents went there to "interview" Petraeus, but it's unclear whether he was at his home in suburban Washington. Officials said the visit didn't indicate any new development in the FBI's months-long investigation into allegations that...
By Mike WallSpace.comNASA will likely get $100 million next year to jump-start an audacious program to drag an asteroid into orbit around the moon for research and exploration purposes, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says.The $100 million will probably be part of President Barack Obama's federal budget request for 2014, which is expected to be released next week, Nelson said. The money is intended...
A Florida man was in custody Friday on charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama and the entire local sheriff's department, authorities said.The man, Stanley Scott Viner, 48, of Lehigh Acres, was held on $200,000 bond in the Lee County jail after his arrest Thursday, court records showed.Viner is accused of having sent a long, expletive-filled email message to sheriff's deputies threat...
By Linda Carroll, Kate Snow and Meghan Frank, NBC NewsAs a little girl, Bonnie Ihme had big plans. Bright and artistically talented, she dreamed of becoming an architect.But the older she got, the more distant that dream seemed. By third grade, school had become a struggle. She felt easily distracted and found it impossible to focus in class. Eventually she abandoned her plan to be an architect. I...
