Two trains collided this morning at Chicago’s Blue Line Station in Forest Park. At least 33 people were hospitalized, though none of the injuries were serious.

The White House just released this remarkable shot of President Obama and his family visiting Nelson Mandela's cell on Robben Island while on their tour of South Africa last month.

A reader of mine sent me this photo last night. As the murder trial of George Zimmerman wheezes to its conclusion, the TV networks dutifully pipe in live pool video from the courtroom, as if it is force-fed to them and they have no choice but to excrete it, soft and undigested, into our living rooms, bedrooms,…

Brazil's large and growing anti-government protests—now entering their second week of rallies and demonstrations—have got their own iconic "nonviolent protestor gets faceful of pepper spray" photo, finally. (See also: Turkey, UC Davis.)

Who's the sexy Air Force dude on the beach cruiser? Oh and who's that cute little blond boy? This photograph of "the America we lost" shows Doctor Ron Paul and his son, board-uncertified ophthalmologist Rand Paul. If you're wondering how these two become so nutty in the 21st Century, all the clues are in this…

For the past few days, Reddit's quest to ferret out the Boston bombing culprits with the powers of the internet has come across as juvenile at best, embarrassingly paranoid at worst. But it turns out that those ambitious toy detectives might finally be on to something.

On Tuesday, the Associated Press and Fox 5 in Atlanta obtained photos from an FBI intelligence bulletin showing what's left of one of the bombs that exploded during the Boston marathon. As earlier reported, at least one of the bombs used in the attack was improvised from a conventional pressure-cooker.

Last week in Egypt, a group of Russian photographers apparently climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza—hiding from guards for four hours after closing time before beginning the ascent. Climbing the pyramid, one of the photographers claims, carries a punishment of one to three years. But it was worth it. "I was speechless,"

Former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, totally bombed his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate today. How can you tell? Just look at the photos AP and Getty had available:

Every single subway line in New York City was delayed this morning, as many of us learned much too late. The reason? "Inclement weather." Which in this case was fog. Fog broke the entire subway system.

Just as we all remember that famous AP photo of then President George W. Bush first hearing about the 9/11 attacks, so too will we remember this image of counterterrorism official John Brennan briefing President Obama on the details of last month's devastating Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. The photo was released…

Who doesn't love the Ikea Monkey — the seven-month-old Rhesus Macaque found wandering around a Toronto Ikea yesterday in a shearling coat? ("His favorite," apparently, according to his previous owners who were relieved of him following the Ikea incident.) Everyone loves the Ikea Monkey, which is why Ikea Monkey is now…

Here's the entire cast of Freaks and Geeks, the best show ever made about being a teenager in the suburbs, collected for the first time in more than a decade by Vanity Fair for their "comedy issue," which executive producer Judd Apatow is stunt-editing, and photographed in a school gym. The entire cast. Even Millie!

Last night, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep did what any self-respecting pair of BFFs does when they're together at "the club" (in this case, the Kennedy Center Honors gala): they took a selfie. Unfortunately, we don't have access to Streep's iPhone, and will likely never see…

Here's a photo of the aftermath of the huge fire that devastated Breezy Point. [image via AP]

Today, The New Yorker released a series of never-before-seen photographs of Barack Obama and his friends — including journalist Margot Mifflin — as students at Occidental College. The photos show a passionate, intelligent young man, a participant in activist and artistic communities who surrounded himself with other…