March 14, 2014 Issue

In Focus

Honoring the Fallen

A gas mask lies among other debris at a barricade where U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting, at the Shrine of the Fallen in Kiev, March 4, 2014.
Launch Slideshow 6 PHOTOS

Take and Rake

Research by many scholars has shown that privatization does not save taxpayer money

A Jihad of Her Own

More and more women are being recruited as terrorists and joining battle on Syria's front lines

Mission Creep

The best technology firms have a grand goal; the rest just look silly as they stumble along

Brain Boot Camp

The armed forces and intelligence services are working on a stunning array of pioneering brain development techniques that could one day make their way into civilian life

Mushin' Impossible

In Alaska's 1,049-mile trail sled dog race, coming in last is still an amazing accomplishment. Doing it twice requires a very special musher

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The Cookulus app offers more than 5,000 of the best chocolate chip recipes, freeing you from the back of the bag