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Manned by a single career diplomat and three contractors inside State Department headquarters in Washington, the "Virtual U.S. Embassy Tehran" effort has grown since its 2011 inception to include multiple blogs, Instagram, Google Plus and Twitter accounts, as well as the Farsi-language Facebook page. (Facebook)
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Built in 1959 and located in Eisenhower's hometown of Abilene, Kansas, this library-museum also includes his childhood home and final resting place. In addition to exploring Eisenhower's home, visitors have access to millions of pages of historical documents, hundreds of thousands of photographs, and thousands of artifacts from the president's lifetime and presidency. The public is encouraged to use the library for research purposes, every visiting researcher is offered assistance an archivist assigned to each individual in order to aid them in obtaining relevant holdings.
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The winning design features arches that mimic the architecture of the Basilica. The chair designed for the Pope features a simple high arch designed to bring focus not on itself, but on "the Vicar of Christ who will preach from it."
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The moon sets over flags atop the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2004, file photo, Montreal Expos first baseman Brad Wilkerson signs autographs before the team's final home game against the Florida Marlins in Montreal. The team moved to Washington, D.C., the following season after 35 years in Montreal. The Canadian city never lost its passion for the national pastime. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT **FILE**
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(Image: Twitter, Sen. Ben Cardin)
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Former Lance Cpl. Monifa Sterling. (Image: Liberty Institute, Wynona Benson Photography)
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"Jurassic World" star Chris Pratt teaches his son the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday, May 27, 2015. (Image: Facebook, Chris Pratt) ** FILE **
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BAE Systems is developing an Electromagnetic (EM) Railgun for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army. The weapon blasts a 23-pound hyper-velocity round that can be fired from a rail gun, Navy 5-inch guns or 155mm artillery weapons. The round is projected to travel at Mach 7. (BAE Systems) ** FILE **
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Defense Distributed developed the first functioning 3-D printable pistol, called the Liberator. The U.S. State Department eventually demanded the blueprints for the weapon be pulled down from the Internet.
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A new weapon for Canadian Armed Forces is in development by the Defence Research & Development Canada and Colt Canada. The gun fires lightweight telescoped ammunition, and includes secondary modules that add either a three-round 40 mm grenade launcher or a 12-gauge shotgun. It also features a data port to allow the attachment of smart accessories, such as electro-optical sights and position sensors that connect to command and control networks.
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TrackingPoint Inc., the Texas company that specializes in creating precision guided firearms, has unveiled its “Mile Maker” Linux-powered rifle, which can hit targets at roughly 1,800 yards away. TrackingPoint’s “Mile Maker” uses a custom-milled steel barrel and fires a TrackingPoint round named “338TP,” which is similar to a .338 Lapua Magnum.
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In this undated file photo released by a militant website, which has been verified and is consistent with other AP reporting, militants of the Islamic State group hold up their weapons and wave its flags on their vehicles in a convoy on a road leading to Iraq, while riding in Raqqa city in Syria. (Militant website via AP, file)
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An iPhone is connected to a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu equipped with Apple CarPlay apps, displayed on the car's MyLink screen, top, during a demonstration in Detroit, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Starting with Chevrolet this summer, many General Motors models will offer Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto systems that link smart phones with in-car screens and electronics. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **
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The Scottsdale Gun Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, offers handgun, long gun and fully automatic machine gun rentals that patrons can shoot in one of 32 shooting lanes. Each lane features state-of-the-art sound dampening technology, a user-friendly touch screen control panel, a target system that rotates 360 degrees for enhanced practice scenarios, programmable target movement and an affordable $15 an hour range fee for non-members.
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Like Machine Gun Vegas, Las Vegas Gun Garage adds its own Vegas flair (and price tag) to the traditional shooting range experience. The state-of-the-art complex offers packages to accommodate bachelor and bachelorette parties as well as a wide range of single-shot, semi-automatic and fully automatic weapons that patrons can fire off in one of the range’s 10 indoor shooting lanes.
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In this Nov. 3, 1999, file photo, then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the media in front of the Clinton's newly purchased home in Chappaqua, N.Y., The server computer that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton’s emails on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state traced back to a residential Internet service registered at her family’s five-bedroom home in Chappaqua, according to Internet records reviewed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
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Hawaii Gov. David Ige speaks to members of the media in Honolulu on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, about the project to build a giant telescope on Mauna Kea. The project to build a giant telescope near the summit of Mauna Kea has the right to move forward, but Hawaii has failed the mountain in many ways, Ige said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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PacSun has announced it will stop selling a T-shirt featuring an upside-down American flag after a photo of the shirt on display at an Alabama store went viral on Memorial Day. (Facebook/Rachel Zawacki-Kuss)
