Colorful fish swimming in coral reef. Stuart Westmorland Cultura/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: cuphotos100002
You can define orange by saying that it is located between red and yellow on the color wheel, which would be quite true. You could say that orange is the color of fire, a fruit, and Newscom, all of which are also true. In some cultures, orange is connected to Buddishm and Hinduism, in other cultures, orange is the color of prison jackets. Continue reading →
Castle on the Rock of Cashel. Dennis Kirkland / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont.com “Danita Delimont Photography”/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: ddpphotos137287
Cashel is a little town in Ireland that holds some of the country’s greatest tourist attractions – most prominent being the iconic Rock of Cashel. The Rock of Cashel is a group of medieval ruins that were built on an outcrop of limestone. These building include a 12th century round tower, High Cross and Romanesque Chapel, a 13th century Gothic cathedral, a 15th century castle, and the Hall of the Vicars Choral which has been restored. Continue reading →
April 25, 2013 Waco, Texas USA: Thousands of mourners gather in Waco, Texas to attend memorial for firefighters killed in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion on April 17th. Most of the ones killed were first responders from across Texas. Marjorie Kamys Cotera/Polaris/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: polphotos159035
April was a rough month. We were all witnesses to serious tragedies in the United States. We watched as Boston lived a nightmare as bombs went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon and the hunt for the perpetrator ensued. One month later, we here at Newscom reflected on all that had happened. And we want to look at another event that shook the nation and happened to occur within days of the Boston bombings, the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion. Continue reading →
Jackal Buzzard, Buteo rufofuscus, in flight, Giant’s Castle Game Reserve, Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Nigel Dennis/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: afrphotos006363
We love our partners, and this week we want to showcase Africa Media Online. Africa Media Online is an organization located in South Africa that is dedicated to telling Africa’s story through Africans. This story telling can come from photos like those below, or audio files or text.
Africa Media Online has collected this showcase of birds of prey. A bird of prey is a bird that primarily hunts vertebrates. What immediately comes to mind are those gross vultures, but it turns out the category is much larger than I had realized. Continue reading →
Football superstar, ambassador for the Chinese Super League (CSL) and the Youth Football Program, David Beckham waves to fans at Hankou recreation and sports center in Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, March 23, 2013. Xinhua/Sipa USA/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: sipaphotosfour009670
Soccer superstar David Beckham has decided to end his 20 year professional career at the end of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) season. Beckham will play two final games for PSG May 18th against Brest and at Lorient May 26th. The announcement came four days after PSG captured the Ligue 1 title giving Beckham a league title in four counties, a first for an English player. Despite Beckham no longer competing on the pitch fans, will still get plenty of Beckham and his family in the fashion world. Continue reading →
Prince Harry and Governor Chris Christie on May 14, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. . .Pictured: Prince Harry. Brock Miller / Splash News/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: spnphotosfour428801
Prince Harry came to America this week. Does anything else matter?
Wait, ok, there were a lot of other things going on this week including announcements that caused scandal, surprise and intrigue which is all exactly why they made this week’s hot topics list. At Newscom, we have all the images that depict every story. So be sure to check out the images below and head back to Newscom for more.
And don’t forget about our hot topics page that shows you all the stories trending online. Check out some of the biggest stories in the news this week after the jump. Continue reading →
Actor Seth Meyers made an appearance at The Late Show with David Letterman on November in New York city. KRISTIN CALLAHAN – ACEPIXS.COM/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: acephotos153069
After NBC recently announced Jimmy Fallon would be taking over The Tonight Show when Jay Leno retires, it didn’t take long for the network (before the upfronts, of course) to announce Jimmy Fallon’s replacement, Seth Meyers. Continue reading →
Elyse Goodwin has a Boston tattoo made on April 23 2013, at Good Mojo tattoo parlor in Boston, Massachusetts. Ink-happy Bostonians are turning to tattoos as a way to honor the victims of the marathon bombings and mark their Hub pride. Patrick Whittemore/MCT/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: krtphotoslive614170
What started off to be a bright and beautiful Patriot’s Day, ended in chaos, fear, and loss for so many. Unnerving events followed the two bombs that exploded into the crowds lining the Boston Marathon that Monday, include those that I can only imagine to describe as terrifying. Shrapnel, smoke, blood, and confusion was all that surrounded the Boylston Street finish line that afternoon.
The following pictures document just a glimpse of the Boston Marathon bombings aftermath. After reviewing the pictures below, follow us back to Newscom for many more. Continue reading →
Members of the Bronx River Alliance and supporters participate in canoe races in the Bronx River in the New York borough of The Bronx on Saturday, May 11, 2013 during the 14th Annual Bronx River Flotilla. The group, consisting of experienced and inexperienced canoers, raced their canoes in Starlight Park on the formerly polluted waterway. The Bronx River Alliance hosts ecological water and land events along the river. RICHARD B. LEVINE/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: lrphotos076594
We have to admit that the whole idea for this post revolves around something we recently read. Of course just because we read it recently doesn’t mean it was written recently. The question that arises occasionally is why is The Bronx called The Bronx? All the other boroughs don’t have a “the” in front of their names so why does the Bronx (or maybe The Bronx)? And on top of that, just so you don’t think that this blog posting is going to consist of The Bronx bashing, the above bucolic setting is the The Bronx River, right in the middle of an industrial area. Continue reading →
Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson Lifts The 2013 Barclays Premier League Trophy. imago sportfotodienst/Newscom. License this image from Newscom.com: imagosports850890
Managing any of the few sports team with a worldwide profile can be a daunting task because of the slim margin of error. At the same time, with some success, managers can become a living legends like Sir Alex Ferguson who racked up 38 trophies in his 26 years with Manchester United. With Ferguson announcing his retirement last week the next Manchester United coach will get the double whammy of managing one of the most popular teams in the world and replacing one of the best managers in the history of British football. Continue reading →