Wolf Blitzer pushes a tornado survivor to praise the Lord. She tells him she's an atheist, with dignity and respect VIDEO
Mary Elizabeth Williams Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:17 PM UTC
Life Video, Atheism, Oklahoma
The executive who took the Fifth has bungled this mess from start to finish. Why is she still employed?
Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:05 PM UTC
News Lois Lerner, IRS investigation
Steven Soderbergh's Liberace movie is all about ignoring what is right in front of us
Willa Paskin Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:54 PM UTC
Entertainment HBO, Michael Douglas, matt damon
An unprecedented new legal case could allow corporations to use the courts to do their bidding -- anonymously
Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Business Corporate America
Democrats had every advantage on the immigration issue -- and still caved on their goals, preemptively
Sally Kohn Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Politics Democrats, Republicans
The bloom is off the City of Roses thanks to a flagging economy and wealth of new options for the creative class
Jim Russell, Pacific Standard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:05 PM UTC
Business Pacific Standard, Portland
Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:24 PM UTC
Media james rosen, AP, First Amendment
The pop singer is forcing friends and acquaintances to sign a waver before entering his California home
Kris Holt, The Daily Dot Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:55 PM UTC
Business the daily dot, Justin Bieber
The founder of "Girls Gone Wild" bashes the jury who found him guilty
Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
Entertainment joe francis, girls gone wild
The former secretary of defense also doesn't view gay marriage as part of a broader civil rights agenda VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
Life Video, Donald Rumsfeld
"Barack's learning to speak without a teleprompter," he said
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:07 PM UTC
Politics Joe Biden, Barack Obama
"It's a matter of love your neighbor as yourself," Affeldt says of his transformation
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:47 PM UTC
Life Homophobia, anti-gay bias
At a House hearing, Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Politics Video, Lois Lerner, IRS
"We are not toys, we are not going down without a fight ... This is racism," boy tells mayor over closures VIDEO
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:27 PM UTC
News Video, Chicago, Charter schools
The city's immigrant communities have erupted since police killed a man allegedly wielding a machete last week
Paul Ames and Daniel DeFraia, GlobalPost Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:09 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, Stockholm, Sweden
"Don't pitch the bitch" and other pearls of wisdom from top brokers at John Thomas Financial VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC
Business Video, Wall Street, Sexism
The Chinese dissident artist's single, "Dumbass," is a provocative response his 81-day detention VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:18 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Ai Weiwei, Music, Art
Criticism of the pop singer's booty shaking reflects our society's discomfort with black women -- and their bodies
Tamara Winfrey Harris, Bitch Magazine Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment beyonce knowles, Jay-Z, Feminism
"The painful but necessary imperfection of compromise" means LGBT immigrants are excluded from immigration reform
Irin Carmon Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:59 PM UTC
Politics Immigration, Gay Rights
Jon Stewart posits that Rod Ford's alleged habit may help keep the city clean VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:42 PM UTC
News Video, The Daily Show
On Tuesday night, the comedians took their long-standing feud to a whole new level
Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Entertainment marc maron, michael ian black
Eric Garcetti beat out Wendy Greuel, who would have been the first female mayor of the city
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Politics Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti
But he added that the state should still get relief for the devastating tornado
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:13 PM UTC
Politics Oklahoma, Oklahoma tornado
The panel called the abortion law unconstitutional "under a long line of invariant Supreme Court precedents"
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:09 PM UTC
Social Abortion, Reproductive Rights
"I hope I get a second chance to work for you," he says in a video announcing his bid VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:58 PM UTC
Politics Video, Anthony Weiner, New York
Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham
Alex Pareene Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC
Politics Opening Shot
The convicted murderer speaks out in a surprise jailhouse interview
Brian Skoloff and Josh Hoffner, Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:58 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Jodi Arias
Monday's tornado killed at least 24 people, destroyed countless houses and completely leveled one elementary school
Ramit Plushnick-masti and Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:56 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Oklahoma
Comparing Benghazi and the IRS flap to Watergate is wrong, but on First Amendment issues this president disappoints
David Sirota Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, Richard Nixon
Ibragim Todashev reportedly attacked an agent who was interviewing him about links to Boston suspects
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:44 AM UTC
News Tamerlan Tsarnaev
The legislation will grant citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States
David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:39 AM UTC
Politics Associated Press, Senate
Officials still don't have enough evidence to make any arrests
Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:33 AM UTC
News Associated Press, Benghazi, Libya
Cannes: The actor-director-artist tells Salon what he learned from Robert Altman, Sam Raimi and Harmony Korine
Andrew O'Hehir Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:01 AM UTC
Entertainment Movies, Film Festivals, Cannes
Mötley Crüe, Slash, Lita Ford, Dokken and more share the wildest stories from the heyday of L.A.'s Sunset Strip
Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Entertainment Books, heavy metal, Hair metal
I thought I could excel in everything, but now I'm falling apart
Cary Tennis Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Since You Asked, College, Family
The site's users are afraid that Yahoo will make their smut disappear. We take a look at what there is to lose
Tracy Clark-Flory Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 AM UTC
Life Pornography, Sex, Love and Sex
A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-descended Cherokees from tribal benefits
Marcos Barberry, This Land Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
Life This Land, Oklahoma, slavery
That didn't take long! Alex Jones is already warning that the government "can create and steer groups of tornadoes" VIDEO
Alex Halperin Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:45 PM UTC
News Video, Alex Jones
The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
Life peace corp, Gay Marriage
With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind
Irin Carmon Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:56 PM UTC
Elections Abortion, Trent Franks