An experimental aircraft that designers hoped would hit 3,600 mph in a test flight over the Pacific on Tuesday "suffered a control failure" and failed in its attempt to go hypersonic.
When refrigeration wasn't up to modern standards, Fat Tuesday was a time to clear your house of indulgences, which led to many rich recipes like Shrove pancakes, King Cake and semlor.
Riyad Hijab, the Syrian prime minister who defected, said Tuesday that Bashar Assad's regime was near collapse and urged other leaders to tip the scales and join the rebel side.
Several Western nations hardened their protest against Syria on Tuesday, expelling senior diplomats over the massacre of more than 100 villagers in Houla.
When refrigeration wasn't up to modern standards, Fat Tuesday was a time to clear your house of indulgences, which led to many rich recipes like Shrove pancakes, King Cake and semlor.
The Mardi Gras Indians show great fanfare during New Orleans' Fat Tuesday celebrations, as "tribes" share in a friendly, intensely communal competition for the best suits, songs and dances.
The Mardi Gras Indians show great fanfare during New Orleans' Fat Tuesday celebrations, as "tribes" share in a friendly, intensely communal competition for the best suits, songs and dances.
The law that for almost 18 years has banned openly gay Americans from serving in the armed forces will be officially repealed Tuesday, nine months after Congress voted to end the Clinton-era edict.