Everett Golson: Notre Dame QB Leaves, Everett Golson says he will miss the 2013 football season at Notre Dame because of an academic suspension but plans to return in 2014. In a statement released by the school Sunday afternoon, Notre Dame’s starting quarterback in 2012 cited “poor academic judgment” as the reason for his suspension. [...]

Gurgaon, India, Hospital Shooting, In a shocking incident in Gurgaon, two people were injured when a group of men fired at them inside the Sunrise Hospital. The two victims, father and son, were seriously injured in the firing. As many as eight to 10 people barged into the hospital and shot at the father and [...]

Starfish Vs. Sea Star, Starfish, or Sea Star, a bottom-dwelling marine animal. Despite its name, the starfish is not a fish; it is an echinoderm, a type of marine animal that is spiny-skinned. There are about 2,000 species, found in all seas, and most often near rocky shores. Starfish typically have five or more tapering [...]

Firebrick Sea Star, The Firebrick Seastar (Asterodiscides truncates) is a large seastar that belongs to the Asterodiscididae family. This species is found in the temperate waters of Australia from Eucla in Western Australia around the southern coast to the Solitary Islands in northern New South Wales. It is also found in the Kermadec Islands in [...]

Water Vascular System In Echinoderms, The water vascular system is a hydraulic system used by echinoderms, such as sea stars and sea urchins, for locomotion, food and waste transportation, and respiration. The system is composed of canals connecting numerous tube feet. Echinoderms move by alternately contracting muscles that force water into the tube feet, causing [...]

America’s Must-See Civil War Sites: Washington, D.C., One hundred fifty years ago, the United States was plunging inexorably into the Civil War, in which more than 600,000 Americans died — almost as many as all other U.S. wars combined. The war’s sesquicentennial is drawing travelers to numerous sites around the country that commemorate the conflict; [...]

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Two soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment worked their way along a row of grave sites in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday afternoon. Approximately 220,000 flags will be inserted in front of the graves before Memorial Day. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to flock to Arlington National Cemetery [...]

President Abraham Lincoln & Memorial Day, We pause once again from our usual political analysis and commentary to recognize what should be one of our nation’s most cherished holidays. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. It’s origins date back to the Civil War as a day to commemorate fallen Union soldiers, yet Southerners [...]