Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation

A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-born Cherokees from tribal benefits

, This Land Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
Life This Land, Oklahoma, slavery

Here come the tornado truthers. Already

That didn't take long! Alex Jones is already warning that the government "can create and steer groups of tornadoes" VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:45 PM UTC 22
News Video, Alex Jones

Peace Corps to allow gay couples to volunteer together

The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
Life peace corp, Gay Marriage

Is abortion about to doom Republicans again?

With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:56 PM UTC
Elections Abortion, Trent Franks

Anti-voter-fraud Tea Party group sues the IRS

True the Vote filed a suit over the alleged targeting of conservative groups

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
Politics True The Vote, Voter Fraud, IRS

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter’s suicide

The 84-year-old singer bares his darkest secrets in his newly released autobiography

, Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
4 From the Wires, Burt Bacharach

Apple’s biggest sin: Popularity

Why was CEO Tim Cook standing trial for "crimes" all his peers have committed? Because everyone loves their iPhones

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 10
Technology Apple, Tim Cook, Taxes, Ireland

Steven Spielberg to produce “Halo” television series

The show will only be available to stream via the new Xbox

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:41 PM UTC
Entertainment xbox, halo, Steven Spielberg

Facebook’s hate speech problem

Facebook removes photos of women breastfeeding, but rape videos seem to last for days. These women are sick of it

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:39 PM UTC 23
Technology Facebook, Internet Culture

The Bachmann-inspired romance novel

A character based on the former presidential candidate crash lands in Siberia, and romance ensues

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:35 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann, Romance, Novels

Amazon set to launch fine-art gallery

This summer, the retail giant will throw its cap into the fine-art market by opening an online art store

, Hyperallergic Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:24 PM UTC
Technology Hyperallergic, Art, amazon

Nate Silver: Why the scandals aren’t hurting Obama

Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi

How to oust Michele Bachmann from Congress

Leading her in the polls, Democratic challenger Jim Graves tells Salon his plan to upset the Tea Party icon in 2014

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:43 PM UTC
Elections Jim Graves, Michele Bachmann

Moore officials: Funds for “safe rooms” were held up by red tape

$2 million in federal grants were delayed, FEMA requirements "a constantly moving target" VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:30 PM UTC
News Video, FEMA, safe rooms, Oklahoma

Rand Paul: Congress should apologize to Apple, not the other way around

At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC 27
Business Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes

Twitter torches Dan Brown’s “Inferno”

@Nunferno skewers Brown's writing style, from his outrageous similes to his penchant for unnecessary details

, The Daily Dot Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:42 PM UTC
Technology the daily dot, Dan Brown, Twitter

Rescue crews race to find tornado survivors

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has vowed to account for every missing resident

and , Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:35 PM UTC
News Associated Press, Oklahoma

Looting in Oklahoma?

Reports are inconclusive, but that hasn't stopped the press from perpetuating its favorite disaster scare story

, Ochberg Society Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:26 PM UTC
Technology Ochberg Society, Oklahoma

When my home was destroyed

Six months ago, my life was torn apart by Hurricane Sandy. Here's what I want the survivors of Oklahoma to know

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
Life Oklahoma tornado, Life stories

Brad Pitt keeps breaking his silence on how boring marriage to Jennifer Aniston was

The movie star keeps implying that marriage was deadly boring -- and now he's "happier than he's ever been"

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:17 PM UTC 18
Entertainment brad pitt, Jennifer Aniston

Who is Toronto Mayor Rob Ford?

Before he allegedly smoked crack on camera, Ford was known for being one of Canada's most obnoxious politicians

, Jacobin Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTC
Politics Jacobin, rob ford, Toronto, Canada

Lars von Trier’s “Nymphomaniac” to use porn star body doubles

Graphic sex scenes will feature the heads of stars Shia LaBeouf and Uma Thurman on porn stars' bodies

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:54 PM UTC 13
Entertainment Lars von Trier, nymphomaniac

Hundreds of low-wage federally contracted workers strike in D.C.

The walkouts in federally owned buildings by non-union workers have been "unprecedented"

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:38 PM UTC
Business federal contracts, Low wage

Okla. mother’s tearful reunion with her 8-year-old son

Watch as Trenda Purcell is reunited with her young son after the tornado destroyed Briarwood Elementary VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:22 PM UTC
Life Video, Oklahoma tornado, tornado

New campaign compares gun control to anti-LGBT discrimination

"Some people dislike gays. Others dislike guns. We should not base our laws on personal dislikes," reads one ad

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:50 PM UTC 28
Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

Colorado judge rules Abercrombie parent company violates Disabilities Act

The SoCal-themed retailer Hollister was sued for failing to make its stores wheelchair-accessible

, The American Independent Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Social The American Independent

When America became a third-world country

Public investment has been a key to U.S. prosperity for the past century. Sequestration will undo all that

and , TomDispatch.com Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:33 PM UTC 47
Business TomDispatch.com, Education

Wikipedia cleans up its mess

Banned, blocked, investigated; the online encyclopedia casts a harsh eye on Robert Clark Young, aka "Qworty"

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:31 PM UTC 18
Technology wikipedia, Robert Clark Young

Study: Salt Lake City is gay parenting capital of the U.S.

Surprise! Researchers found that the Utah capital had the highest rate of gay parents nationwide

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:22 PM UTC
Life LGBT Rights, gay families

You are less beautiful than you think

Dove's viral video gets it wrong: Psychological research says we're not as attractive as we'd like to believe

, Scientific American Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:20 PM UTC 20
Social Scientific American, Dove, beauty

“Ghetto” tour lets you gawk at New York’s poor

A Bronx bus company offers foreign tourists a chance to gape at inner city projects

, AlterNet Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:11 PM UTC
Life AlterNet, bronx, New York City

Inhofe and Coburn: Red state hypocrites

Apparently, we have deserving and undeserving disasters, Oklahoma senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn explain

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:09 PM UTC 173
News Oklahoma tornado

It’s Whitewater all over again

Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC 63
Media Media Criticism, Watergate

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 3:36 PM UTC
Life 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
Life Oklahoma, tornado, Twister

New Beyoncé single leaked

"Grown Woman," from her untitled fifth album, hit the Internet on Monday VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:17 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Beyonce, grown woman, Music

Anyone regret slashing National Weather Service budget now?

With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM UTC 74
Politics Editor's Picks

Oklahoma senator: Tornado aid “totally different” from Sandy aid

Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican, voted against federal funding for Hurricane Sandy victims VIDEO

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:12 PM UTC 103
Politics Video, Hurricane Sandy

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 3:07 PM UTC 37
Politics Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS

Should wunderkinds be allowed to drop out of high school?

Skeptics maintain that success stories like Tumblr founder David Karp are the exceptions that prove the rule

, Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:06 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, David Karp

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