Aloof, shifty Obama: Nixon times ten thousand!
Our evil President managed to both mastermind the IRS flap, and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:15 PM UTCPolitics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS
We're unprepared for tornadoes
With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS
Oklahoma tornado death count at least 91
20 children are among the dead as two schools were flattened, Obama announced state of emergency VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:10 PM UTCNews Video, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Justin Timberlake: I’m a mediocre folk singer!
The pop-star-turned-actor and "Gatsby" co-star discuss their folk-singing couple in the new Coen brothers film
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:45 AM UTCEntertainment Movies, Cannes Film Festival
Oklahoma senator wants to offset tornado aid with other cuts
Both Republican Oklahoma senators voted against federal relief for Hurricane Sandy victims
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:04 PM UTCPolitics Oklahoma, Tom Coburn
Okla. tornado survivor reunited with dog trapped in rubble live on camera
Barbara Garcia found her beloved pet alive among the rubble while being interviewed by CBS News VIDEO
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:48 PM UTCLife Video, Animals, Pets, dogs
Former IRS commissioner to testify on Capitol Hill
The Senate Finance Committee has launched an investigation into the improper targeting of Tea Party groups
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:34 PM UTCBusiness Associated Press, IRS
Is Pope Francis an exorcist?
An incident with a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square is fueling speculation
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:16 PM UTCNews Associated Press, pope francis
Frantic parents search for children in tornado’s wake
The twister destroyed one elementary school in Moore, Okla., and heavily damaged another
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:57 AM UTCNews Associated Press, Oklahoma
Crews dig through rubble after deadly tornado
At least 51 people in Oklahoma were killed, including 20 children
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:32 AM UTCNews Associated Press, Oklahoma
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 81Technology 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 24Life Abortion, Life stories
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
I’m terrified of the cicada onslaught
The coming swarm of beady-eyed creatures has me paralyzed with fear -- and revisiting the terror of an abusive past
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 PM UTC 21Life Cicadas, Editor's Picks
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 59Media Video, Benghazi, Barack Obama
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 108Life LA Review of Books, SAT
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 29Politics 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
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 135News Benghazi, IRS investigation
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 UTC 10News 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
