The Pic of the Day: The Parker Solar Probe starts its journey to the sun

A Delta IV rocket, carrying the Parker Solar Probe, lifts off from launch complex 37 at the Kennedy Space Center, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Parker Solar Probe will venture closer to the sun than any other spacecraft and is protected by a first-of-its-kind heat shield and other innovative technologies that […]

The Pic of the Day: Riot police square off with protestors in Bucharest, Romania

In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, photo, a teargas canister explodes as riot police charge, using the gas to clear the square during protests outside the government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania. Romanian authorities say hundreds of people including two dozen riot police have received medical treatment after an anti-government protest turned violent and two weapons […]

The Pic of the Day: Planting a flag in the aftermath of of the Carr Fire

Freddie Cox carries a flag to plant at the charred remnants of his godfather, Ed Bledsoe’s home, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, in Redding, Calif. Bledsoe’s wife, Melody, great-grandson James Roberts and great-granddaughter Emily Roberts were killed at the home in the Carr Fire. Watch former Navy SEAL Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke tour the area affected […]

The Pic of the Day: California wildfires as seen from space

The Earth, in all its majesty and its tragedy, is the subject of images taken aboard the International Space Station. This image of the Carr and Ferguson fires was captured by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, on August 3, 2018, from the station. “California burning. These fires are frightening to watch, even from space. […]

The Pic of the Day: Kashmiri rebel fires his gun to salute fallen comrades

A Kashmiri rebel fires his gun to salute fallen comrades during their joint funeral in Malikgund village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Rebels and an Indian army soldier were killed in gun battles in disputed Kashmir, triggering violent protests by residents opposed to Indian rule, officials said Saturday. See footage […]

The Pic of the Day: Security forces run from suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan

Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after a second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018. A coordinated double suicide bombing hit central Kabul on Monday morning. Monday marked the deadliest assault on reporters since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, according to Reporters Without Borders, also known by […]

The Pic of the Day: An unlikely side effect of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, photo, crocodiles rest at a farm in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. Hundreds of crocodiles are stuck at the farm where they were brought in the mid-90s to serve as a tourist attraction. Ensuing Palestinian-Israeli violence kept visitors away, prompting the crocodiles’ purchase by an entrepreneur hoping to sell […]