51 killed in massive Oklahoma tornado
Twister levels Oklahoma City suburb; officials say the death toll is expected to rise
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:21 AM UTCNews Associated Press, Oklahoma City
My cicada phobia
The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past
News Associated Press, Oklahoma City
Don’t cry climate-change wolf
For now, blaming the Moore, Okla., tornado on global warming is bad science and bad politics
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:15 AM UTC 59Technology tornado, tornadoes, Oklahoma City
My miscarriages made me question being pro-choice
I was devastated when I lost my pregnancies, and I wondered: Does grieving this way mean abortion is wrong?
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 19Life Abortion, Life stories
SAT’s right answers are all wrong
Retaking the test alongside my daughters, I learned (the hard way) that testmakers devalue critical thinking
Monday, May 20, 2013 9:11 PM UTC 88Life LA Review of Books, SAT
Beltway scandal machine breaks, knows nothing about America
While DC fixates on whether Obama is worse than Nixon, polls show the public likes the president more and more
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:02 PM UTC 120News Benghazi, IRS investigation
Why I tried to be a punk
Early punk was beautiful. It was irresistible. But it was a hard way to live
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:00 AM UTCLife Since You Asked, Punk, punk rock
Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74
Manzarek is among the most notable keyboard players in rock history
Monday, May 20, 2013 9:45 PM UTC 204 From the Wires, The Doors
Apple uses foreign companies to avoid billions in taxes
According to a Senate investigation, the world's most valuable company has stashed $102 billion in cash overseas
Monday, May 20, 2013 9:26 PM UTCTechnology Associated Press, Apple, Senate
Limbaugh: No one willing to impeach the first black president
Rush announced on Monday that Obama is not in "any jeopardy" of impeachment -- but only because he is black VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 9:24 PM UTC 56Media Video, Benghazi, Barack Obama
AP: Toll at least 37 dead in Okla. tornado
Several live children have been pulled from the rubble of a destroyed elementary school, SLIDESHOW SLIDE SHOW
Monday, May 20, 2013 9:01 PM UTC 24News slideshow, tornado, Oklahoma
Top White House aides knew about IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and other senior White House aides knew about the report last month
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:51 PM UTCPolitics Barack Obama, White House, IRS
Entire Midwest on tornado warning
Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas have been told to expect dangerous tornadoes and hail VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:50 PM UTCNews Video, Weather, Oklahoma, midwest
Beware of book blurbs
The Washington Post did not review Martin Amis' latest novel favorably, but the book blurb suggests otherwise
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:41 PM UTCEntertainment Books, Martin Amis, book blurbs
Gohmert: IRS would’ve “probably shot the Boston Tea Party participants”
"They would have killed off over half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence," he added VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:33 PM UTC 27Politics Video, Louie Gohmert, Texas
Oregon senator proposes appeal to Monsanto Protection Act
Following outcry, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced that he would put forward an amendment to Senate farm bill
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:26 PM UTCNews monsanto protection act
Supreme Court to rule on prayer at government meetings
The justices agreed to determine if Christian prayer at a town council meeting violated the Establishment Clause
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:22 PM UTCLife
Did a Salon excerpt ruin Penn Jillette’s chance to win “Celebrity Apprentice”?
Last night, Donald Trump "fired" Penn Jillette on TV -- months after the magician mocked his "boss" on Salon VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:06 PM UTCEntertainment Video, donald trumpc
Top GOP official: “Sometimes our party does not value” women “as much”
“It’s not hard to recruit women to run; they are running,” said the Republican State Leadership Committee president
Monday, May 20, 2013 8:01 PM UTC 10Politics Chris Jankowski
Colorado Dems fight back against GOP’s Voter ID measures
State Democrats passed legislation to allow voter registration up until Election Day
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:58 PM UTCPolitics Colorado, Democrats, Voter ID
Gitmo hunger striker launches Twitter campaign
Shaker Aamer, held without charge for 11 years, asks attorneys to garner support through social media
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:43 PM UTCTechnology Guantanamo, Twitter, reprieve
Zach Galifianakis to take formerly homeless woman to “Hangover 3″ premiere
The comedian has been friends with Elizabeth “Mimi” Haist since the 1990s and later helped her out of homelessness
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:17 PM UTCEntertainment Zach Galifianakis, Homelessness
Watchdogs: ABC “in danger of losing a lot of credibility” on Benghazi saga
After inaccurate reporting transformed the trajectory of the story, the network doubles down and denies culpability
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:15 PM UTC 19Media ABC, Jon Karl, Benghazi, Media
“Hero” cop, honored by Obama, accused of double rape
A former Philadelphia police officer who was once seated next to first lady is held on bail for raping two women
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:05 PM UTCNews Philadelphia, Police
Father of gay high school student arrested for dating classmate speaks out
An 18-year-old high school senior is facing felony charges for a consensual, same-sex relationship with a classmate
Monday, May 20, 2013 7:04 PM UTC 112Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights
IRS meltdown was long overdue
Its Exempt Organizations division has been horribly dysfunctional since the agency was restructured in 1998
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:55 PM UTCBusiness ProPublica, IRS, Tea Party
Pentagon adviser pushed Anthrax drug, which his firm produced
Biowarfare consultant prodded government to stockpile antidote, bringing $334 million to his biotech company
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:19 PM UTCBusiness anthrax, Pentagon, Lobbying
Can a liberal wonk save the Senate?
Ron Wyden believes sequestration is a blessing in disguise, giving Congress a chance to reevaluate its priorities
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:17 PM UTCPolitics AlterNet, Senate, Oregon, Ron Wyden
Seth MacFarlane will not host Oscars again
The "Family Guy" creator says his schedule won't allow for it
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTCEntertainment Seth MacFarlane, Oscars
Conservatives A-OK with closeted Boy Scouts
Conservatives don't want you to misunderstand their position on the BSA: Gays are fine -- if they stay closeted
Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTCLife Boy Scouts of America
Arkansas treasurer charged with extortion
Martha Shoffner is accused of taking at least $36,000 from a broker who invested state money
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:26 PM UTCPolitics Arkansas, Martha Shoffner
Corporate greed is poisoning America — literally
Thank lax regulations for increased levels of arsenic in our chicken and unsafe conditions in our plants
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:04 PM UTCBusiness BillMoyers.com, New York Times
The new geography of poverty
A recent analysis of census data reveals that suburban poverty is growing faster than ever
Monday, May 20, 2013 5:01 PM UTCLife suburbs, suburbia, poor, Poverty
Barack Obama: Incidental black man?
The president gets personal at Morehouse College, as hard questions loom for black men and his presidency
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 48Politics Black, Race
Childhood ADHD linked to obesity in adulthood
A new study reveals that men diagnosed with the disorder in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:57 PM UTCLife Scientific American, ADHD
Promotion for NYPD cop who cost city $1.5m in settlements
Daniel Sbarra's unit was repeatedly charged with violence, racial profiling -- yet he was made lieutenant
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:54 PM UTCNews NYPD, stop-and-frisk, Ray Kelly
“SNL’s” uncomfortable Garner/Affleck moment
Ben Affleck's monologue was work to get through -- and not "the best kind of work" VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:45 PM UTC 10Entertainment Video, Ben Affleck
Obama to all-male university graduates: Be the best husband to “your boyfriend or partner”
The president's inclusive remarks were about "setting an example for what it means to be a man," Obama said VIDEO
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:36 PM UTCLife Video, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage
How to screw up Tumblr
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:25 PM UTCTechnology Yahoo, Tumblr, GeoCities
Chicago man breaks world record with 48-hour Ferris wheel ride
Guinness World Records allowed him to have one five-minute break each hour
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:24 PM UTCLife Associated Press, ferris wheel
“Celebrity Apprentice” finale ratings hit a new low
Though he insists his show is returning next year, Donald Trump got bad ratings news today
Monday, May 20, 2013 4:21 PM UTCEntertainment Celebrity Apprentice
