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As homeless vet gets place to live, commuters thanked for helping out
This sign was posted Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the entrance ramp to the Long Island Expressway in Queens.<br>Courtesy of Barbara Novak

A homeless Army veteran who used to collect donations from passing motorists now has a place to live, according to the sign at an entrance ramp underneath the Long Island Expressway in Queens, N.Y.

The U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria, before it closed in 2012. Although empty, foreign journalists are forbidden from taking photos of the facility without the permission of the Syrian Ministry of Information.<br>U.S. State Department photo

US Embassy closed, but taking photos still a no-no

The U.S. Embassy in the Syrian capital has been empty for more than four years, but try taking a photo of the building.

Sailor’s arrest provides glimpse into Japan’s lagging ‘right to know’

A glimpse into why some groups view Japan as increasingly hostile to freedom of information and the public’s right to know.