Apple uses foreign companies to avoid billions in taxes

According to a Senate investigation, the world's most valuable company has stashed $102 billion in cash overseas

Monday, May 20, 2013 9:26 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Apple, Senate

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
Media Video, Benghazi, Barack Obama

Tornado reduces Oklahoma City suburb to rubble

There were no immediate reports of injuries

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

Top White House aides knew about IRS probe but didn’t tell Obama

Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough and other senior White House aides knew about the report last month

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:51 PM UTC
Politics Barack Obama, White House, IRS

Entire Midwest put 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
News Video, Weather, Oklahoma, midwest

Beware of book blurbs

The Washington Post did not review Martin Amis' latest novel favorably, but the book blurb suggests otherwise

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:41 PM UTC
Entertainment Books, Martin Amis, book blurbs

Gohmert: IRS would’ve “probably shot the Boston Tea Party participants”

"They would have killed off over half of the signers of the Declaration of Independence," he added VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:33 PM UTC
Politics Video, Louie Gohmert, Texas

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
News 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
Life

Did a Salon excerpt ruin Penn Jillette’s chance to win “Celebrity Apprentice”?

Last night, Donald Trump "fired" Penn Jillette on TV -- months after the magician mocked his "boss" on Salon VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:06 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, donald trumpc

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 39
News Benghazi, IRS investigation

Top GOP official: “Sometimes our party does not value” women “as much”

“It’s not hard to recruit women to run; they are running,” said the Republican State Leadership Committee president

Monday, May 20, 2013 8:01 PM UTC
Politics Chris Jankowski

Colorado Dems fight back against GOP’s Voter ID measures

State Democrats passed legislation to allow voter registration up until Election Day

Monday, May 20, 2013 7:58 PM UTC
Politics Colorado, Democrats, Voter ID

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
Technology Guantanamo, Twitter, reprieve

Zach Galifianakis to take formerly homeless woman to “Hangover 3″ premiere

The comedian has been friends with Elizabeth “Mimi” Haist since the 1990s and later helped her out of homelessness

Monday, May 20, 2013 7:17 PM UTC
Entertainment Zach Galifianakis, Homelessness

Watchdogs: ABC “in danger of losing a lot of credibility” on Benghazi saga

After inaccurate reporting transformed the trajectory of the story, the network doubles down and denies culpability

Monday, May 20, 2013 7:15 PM UTC 11
Media ABC, Jon Karl, Benghazi, Media

“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
News 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 59
Life LGBT Rights, Gay Rights

IRS meltdown was long overdue

Its Exempt Organizations division has been horribly dysfunctional since the agency was restructured in 1998

and , ProPublica Monday, May 20, 2013 6:55 PM UTC
Business ProPublica, IRS, Tea Party

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
Business anthrax, Pentagon, Lobbying

Can a liberal wonk save the Senate?

Ron Wyden believes sequestration is a blessing in disguise, giving Congress a chance to reevaluate its priorities

, AlterNet Monday, May 20, 2013 6:17 PM UTC
Politics AlterNet, Senate, Oregon, Ron Wyden

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
Life Boy Scouts of America

Seth MacFarlane will not host Oscars again

The "Family Guy" creator says his schedule won't allow for it

Monday, May 20, 2013 6:06 PM UTC
Entertainment Seth MacFarlane, Oscars

Horrifying new trend: Posting rapes to Facebook

Three Chicago teens are charged with a horrible sexual assault. They allegedly posted the video on social media

Monday, May 20, 2013 6:04 PM UTC 41
Life Rape, Social Media, Chicago

Arkansas treasurer charged with extortion

Martha Shoffner is accused of taking at least $36,000 from a broker who invested state money

Monday, May 20, 2013 5:26 PM UTC
Politics Arkansas, Martha Shoffner

Corporate greed is poisoning America — literally

Thank lax regulations for increased levels of arsenic in our chicken and unsafe conditions in our plants

and , BillMoyers.com Monday, May 20, 2013 5:04 PM UTC
Business BillMoyers.com, New York Times

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
Life suburbs, suburbia, poor, Poverty

Barack Obama: Incidental black man?

The president gets personal at Morehouse College, as hard questions loom for black men and his presidency

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:58 PM UTC 44
Politics Black, Race

Childhood ADHD linked to obesity in adulthood

A new study reveals that men diagnosed with the disorder in childhood are twice as likely to be obese in middle age

, Scientific American Monday, May 20, 2013 4:57 PM UTC
Life Scientific American, ADHD

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
News NYPD, stop-and-frisk, Ray Kelly

“SNL’s” uncomfortable Garner/Affleck moment

Ben Affleck's monologue was work to get through -- and not "the best kind of work" VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Ben Affleck

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
Life Video, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage

How to screw up Tumblr

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises not to bungle a good thing. Easier said than done

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:25 PM UTC
Technology Yahoo, Tumblr, GeoCities

Chicago man breaks world record with 48-hour Ferris wheel ride

Guinness World Records allowed him to have one five-minute break each hour

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:24 PM UTC
Life Associated Press, ferris wheel

“Celebrity Apprentice” finale ratings hit a new low

Though he insists his show is returning next year, Donald Trump got bad ratings news today

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:21 PM UTC
Entertainment Celebrity Apprentice

Big Soda SNAP-ing up billions off government programs

Federal aid like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is proving to be a sweet deal for softdrink groups

, AlterNet Monday, May 20, 2013 4:15 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Soda, SNAP

Worst National Anthem fails

Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand bungled the "Star-Spangled Banner," but she's hardly the first VIDEO

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:13 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, national anthem

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 19
Entertainment Video, SNL, Kanye West

Tea Party Patriots push nationwide anti-IRS rallies

On Tuesday, Tea Partiers are planning "to protest the IRS’ complete abuse of power"

Monday, May 20, 2013 4:03 PM UTC 13
Politics Tea Party, Tea Party Patriots

I will never be able to afford Angelina Jolie’s mastectomy

My family has a history of breast cancer. If my time comes, I won't have the luxury of preventive surgery

, The Weeklings Monday, May 20, 2013 3:51 PM UTC
Life The Weeklings, Angelina Jolie

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