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

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 59
tornado, tornadoes, 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

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 56
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
Associated Press, tornado

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 20
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

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 120
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
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 112
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 21
Video, SNL, Kanye West

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 39
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 97
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

Alex Gibney: Julian Assange has become like “those he despises”

An Oscar-winning filmmaker defends his Col. Kurtz-style portrait of the WikiLeaks founder in "We Steal Secrets"

Saturday, May 18, 2013 4:30 PM UTC 71
Movies, Documentaries, Interviews

New Yorker launches tool by Aaron Swartz to protect leaks

Strongbox, co-created by the persecuted late technologist, is an open-source drop box for leaked documents

Saturday, May 18, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
AP, Aaron Swartz

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 18
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 25
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

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