Teen activist to meet with Abercrombie CEO

Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes, and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:44 PM UTC
abercrombie and fitch

Watch: Family emerges from storm shelter after tornado

A video posted to YouTube captures the destruction in the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma twister VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:22 PM UTC
Oklahoma, tornado, Twister

Oklahoma death count confirmed at 24, 9 children

UPDATED: Obama: "Our full focus right now is on the urgent work of rescue" VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:10 PM UTC
Video, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Must-see morning clip: Barackalypse Now

"Hurricane Scandy" continues to engulf the White House VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:36 PM UTC
Video, Must see morning clip

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 UTC
Video, Animals, Pets, dogs

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 UTC
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

, Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:57 AM UTC
Associated Press, Oklahoma

Crews dig through rubble after deadly tornado

At least 51 people in Oklahoma were killed, including 20 children

and , Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:32 AM UTC
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 88
tornado, tornadoes, Oklahoma City

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 63
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 24
slideshow, tornado, Oklahoma

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 UTC
Video, Weather, Oklahoma, midwest

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 UTC
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 UTC 11

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 157
Benghazi, IRS investigation

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 UTC
Guantanamo, Twitter, reprieve

“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 10
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 113
LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

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 UTC
anthrax, Pentagon, Lobbying

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 UTC
Boy Scouts of America

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 UTC
suburbs, suburbia, poor, Poverty

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 UTC
NYPD, stop-and-frisk, Ray Kelly

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 UTC
Video, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

The truth in Kanye’s anti-prison rap

The rapper's incendiary "SNL" performance delivered condemnations of the prison industrial complex worth unpacking VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:10 PM UTC 25
Video, SNL, Kanye West

51 killed in massive Oklahoma tornado

Twister levels Oklahoma City suburb; officials say the death toll is expected to rise

, Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:21 AM UTC
Associated Press, Oklahoma City

Record tornado devastates Oklahoma

The twister destroyed a Moore elementary school, but as of now, there are no reported injuries

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 10:50 PM UTC
Associated Press, Oklahoma

Tornado reduces Oklahoma City suburb to rubble

There were no immediate reports of injuries

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:04 PM UTC
Associated Press, tornado

GOP attorney general candidate tried to force women to report miscarriages to police

Virginia Sen. Mark Obenshain wanted to send women to jail who failed to report their miscarriages to the police

Monday, May 20, 2013 3:24 PM UTC 41
Reproductive Rights, Virginia

Chinese hackers resume attacks against U.S.

After three quiet months, cyberattacks traceable to a military unit have resumed, despite U.S. warnings

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:45 PM UTC
China, Unit 61398

Must-see morning clip: Facial recognition software identifies “faceprints”

The FBI is working on expanding its database of faces, but big business may be more aggressive VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Video, faceprint

Georgian police slow to react to mob violence at gay rights march

No arrests have been made in a Friday attack that saw thousands hurl rocks and assault participants at a gay rally VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:55 PM UTC
Video, anti-gay violence

Xenophobia only benefits the 1 percent

"Giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom" as they squabble with each other

Monday, May 20, 2013 12:48 PM UTC
Robert Reich, Xenophobia

Syrian troops move into strategic, rebel-held town

The latest advance could complicate U.S. and Russian efforts to persuade Assad to end the 26-month-old conflict

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 12:12 PM UTC
Associated Press, Syria

1 killed in Oklahoma tornado

The twister reduced portions of a mobile home park to rubble

, Associated Press Monday, May 20, 2013 11:52 AM UTC
Associated Press, Oklahoma

Peggy Noonan hears a dog whistle

How desperate is GOP? It now fantasizes that Obama’s campaign was a coded order to the IRS to target the Tea Party

Monday, May 20, 2013 11:45 AM UTC 98
Peggy Noonan, Barack Obama, IRS

DOJ tracked movements, phone records of Fox reporter

Probing leaks over North Korea, the government surveilled James Rosen's every contact with State Department

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:55 AM UTC
james rosen, North Korea

Paul Krugman’s right: Austerity kills

Austerity kills -- radical cuts destroy economies and lives, and the honest numbers and economics keep proving it

and Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:45 PM UTC 213
Austerity, Books, New Deal

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 75
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 20
China, 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

, The I Files Sunday, May 19, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Video