Jon Karl makes things worse
He regrets “inaccurate” Benghazi email but says his story based on it “still entirely stands.” Really. ABC News?
Sunday, May 19, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 17Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi
Krugman's right again
Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it
Jon Karl, ABC news, Benghazi
How Guantanamo affects China: Our human rights hypocrisies
The U.S. uses the ideology of human rights as a political tool, embracing -- or ignoring -- it when convenient
Sunday, May 19, 2013 3:00 PM UTC 12China, Guantanamo, Cold War
Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Nailing a dictator
From Guatemalan tyrants to Syrian dissidents, a look at the finest documentaries YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTCVideo
Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”
An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"
Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 62Movies, Documentaries, Interviews
New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks
Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents
Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTCAP, Aaron Swartz
Financial Times hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Assad-aligned hackers hit the publication with a spearphishing attack
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:55 PM UTCHacking, Financial Times, Syria
Gitmo hunger strike reaches 100th day
30 out of more than 100 strikers are being tube-fed as the protest hits a grim milestone
Friday, May 17, 2013 7:36 PM UTC 18gitmo, guantanamo hunger strike
New DSM, new debates over ADHD and autism
The ever-controversial manual now is broadening the definition of ADHD, narrowing that of autism
Friday, May 17, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 24DSM-5, Psychiatry, Autism, ADHD
John Brennan makes surprise Israel trip over Syria concerns
The CIA chief met with Benjamin Netanyahu following recent Israeli airstrikes outside Demascus
Friday, May 17, 2013 3:10 PM UTCJohn Brennan, CIA, Syria, Israel
Pentagon officials: Drone War on Terror is endless
At Congressional hearing, Defense officials defend AUMF and the boundless war-waging powers it grants
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:53 PM UTCaumf, Pentagon, Drones
Toronto mayor reportedly caught on video smoking crack
A group in the drug trade is shopping around a video showing Rod Forb inhaling from a crack pipe
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:26 PM UTCCrack, Gawker, rob ford, Toronto
Google Glass chief: “You’ll know” when someone is spying on you
The product director fails to allay privacy concerns with his comments about the computer headsets
Friday, May 17, 2013 1:05 PM UTCGoogle, google glass, Privacy
California powers $550 lottery jackpot
The state has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since April, 11 percent of the game's sales
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:33 PM UTCAssociated Press, California
North Dakota lawmaker: Blame Roe v. Wade for school shootings
Rep. Kevin Cramer cited "abortion on demand" as the reason "our culture sees school shootings so often"
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:28 PM UTC 29Guns, Gun Violence, North Dakota
Take the Pope Francis tour of Buenos Aires and be pontiff for a day
A guided tour of biblical proportions
Thursday, May 16, 2013 9:17 PM UTCpope francis, Argentina
U.K. hacker sentencing highlights U.S. overreach
LulzSec members in Britain receive maximum of 15 months, while hacktivist Jeremy Hammond faces life in prison here
Thursday, May 16, 2013 8:11 PM UTC 22Jeremy Hammond, Hacking
Obama leaves room for whistle-blower prosecution
Comments about AP scandal aligned with shield law caveats, made "no apologies" for national security concerns
Thursday, May 16, 2013 7:51 PM UTCSpying, AP, Barack Obama
Should Obama go Bulworth?
It’s no wonder a movie about the crisis of liberalism and race in the shadow of Clinton’s impeachment is appealing
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:50 PM UTC 84Barack Obama, Bulworth
Government to share cyber-vulnerabilites info with private sector
DHS is developing a system to use classified information gleaned on vulnerabilites to protect businesses
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:29 PM UTCcyberattacks, dhs
Lockheed Martin yet another victim of the sequester
CEO Marillyn Hewson frets about the fate of her billion-dollar defense company
Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:25 PM UTCLockheed Martin, sequester cuts
Report: 84 percent NY fast food workers report wage theft
A review of 500 restaurants found most companies fail to pay workers the wages they deserve
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:42 PM UTCReport: Millennials don’t like Abercrombie & Fitch
The preppy brand is tanking with consumers after its CEO's recent remarks about "larger people" made everyone angry
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:36 PM UTC 45american eagle
Conservative group says AARP promotes radical “homosexual agenda”
Not usually a target of anti-LGBT ire, the AARP has been accused of being a fringe organization
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:16 PM UTC 27Gay Rights, LGBT Rights
Study: Muscle men more politically conservative
Researchers in Denmark report a relationship between bicep size and support for progressive economic policies VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 3:32 PM UTC 13Video, Science, Wealth, rich people
Private firm hoards license plate data, plans vast database
Largest private sector law enforcement database in the world will hold "billions" of records
Thursday, May 16, 2013 2:21 PM UTCPrivacy, license plates
California police accused of erasing video of lethal beating
Witnesses say Kern County officers erased evidence of a police beating that left man dead
Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:25 PM UTC 11Police, Police brutality
Cop who killed unarmed Bronx teen walks free
Due to a procedural mistake, judge tosses case against NYPD officer who shot dead Ramarley Graham
Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:13 PM UTCNYPD, ramarley graham
Must-see morning clip: Jay Carney responds to “Hurricane Scandy”
For once, Jon Stewart says, "Fox and Friends'" outrage with the White House seems appropriate VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:11 PM UTCVideo, GOP, Must see morning clip
Disagreement over path to reforming military’s sexual assault problem
But, in a rare turn from a fractured Congress, lawmakers have expressed optimism that an agreement will be reached
Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:09 PM UTCmilitary sexual assault
Jason Collins explains how he came out to his twin brother
The NBA star kept his sexual orientation hidden from his family well into adulthood VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:47 PM UTCVideo, jason collins, Gay
Researchers clone embryonic stem cells in major scientific breakthrough
Scientists consider the development a medical breakthrough, but religious groups are considerably less enthusiastic
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:36 PM UTCScience, Cloning
Dzhokhar left note in boat blaming U.S. wars
Scrawled on the bullet-riddled boat innards, a message reportedly explaining the Boston bombings VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:30 PM UTC 15Video, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Suspect in Mother’s Day shooting arrested
According to officials, 19-year-old Akein Scott had a police record involving drug and weapon charges
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:27 PM UTCAssociated Press, Mother's Day
At least 6 dead in Texas tornado
The twister devastated the city of Granbury, damaging homes and injuring dozens
Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:01 PM UTCAssociated Press, Texas, tornado
IRS commissioner’s firing won’t end investigation
According to Attorney General Eric Holder, the FBI is looking into potential civil rights violations at the agency
Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:35 AM UTCAssociated Press, FBI
Google rolls out brand-new features
Online games, maps and a music-streaming service are among its latest offerings
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:42 PM UTCAssociated Press, Google, Apple
Meet the group the IRS actually denied: Democrats!
Although Tea Party applicants got unfair IRS scrutiny, only one known group had status revoked. They’re Democrats
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:49 PM UTC 67IRS, Scandal, Democrats
From “Mad Women” to Stephen Colbert: 5 creative protests that got people talking
A roundup of protests that show how, sometimes, a little razzle dazzle can deliver a big message VIDEO
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:48 PM UTCVideo, Mad Men, Protest
Florida law would speed up executions
The ill-named Timely Justice Act would see 13 death row inmates immediately issued death warrants
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 12Florida
Patching up scandal: White House pushes for media shield law
In wake of news that DOJ spied on AP, administration tries to mitigate mess by reviving legislation it helped kill
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:42 PM UTCWhite House, AP, media shield law
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