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 UTC
Hacking, 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
gitmo, 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 14
DSM-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 UTC
John 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 UTC
aumf, 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 UTC
Crack, 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 UTC
Google, 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

and , Associated Press Friday, May 17, 2013 12:33 PM UTC
Associated 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 27
Guns, 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 UTC
pope 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 22
Jeremy 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 UTC
Spying, 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 83
Barack 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 UTC
cyberattacks, 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 UTC
Lockheed 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 UTC

Report: 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 45
american 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 27
Gay 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 13
Video, 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 UTC
Privacy, 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 11
Police, 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 UTC
NYPD, 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 UTC
Video, 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 UTC
military 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 UTC
Video, 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 UTC
Science, 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 15
Video, 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

, Associated Press Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:27 PM UTC
Associated Press, Mother's Day

At least 6 dead in Texas tornado

The twister devastated the city of Granbury, damaging homes and injuring dozens

and , Associated Press Thursday, May 16, 2013 12:01 PM UTC
Associated 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

, Associated Press Thursday, May 16, 2013 11:35 AM UTC
Associated Press, FBI

Google rolls out brand-new features

Online games, maps and a music-streaming service are among its latest offerings

, Associated Press Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:42 PM UTC
Associated 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 67
IRS, 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 UTC
Video, 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 12
Florida

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 UTC
White House, AP, media shield law

Security secretary to women in Hong Kong: Drink less and you won’t get raped

Facing a spike in the number of reported sexual assaults in Hong Kong, Lai Tung-kwok advised women to drink less

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:36 PM UTC 13
Sexual assault, Rape

New York activist faces jail for his silence

My friend Jerry Koch will, for the second time, not cooperate with a grand jury -- the black box of federal justice

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:29 PM UTC 42
jerry koch, Activism, Anarchism

El Salvador woman pleads with court to grant life-saving abortion

A critically ill woman testified before the Supreme Court Wednesday, asking the justices for an urgent abortion

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:17 PM UTC 12
Abortion, el salvador

Legal challenges begin against North Dakota’s draconian abortion laws

Advocates have filed the first of several lawsuits expected against North Dakota's restrictive abortion laws

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:55 PM UTC 21
Abortion, abortion care

Columbia University seeks to change terms of whites-only fellowship

The university has petitioned to remove the condition that the recipient must be "a person of the Caucasian race"

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 4:14 PM UTC 17
Race, columbia university

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