February 19, 2014 Archive February 2014

GOP leaders hope to maintain party unity by doing nothing for the rest of the year

Richie Incognito sorry for "acting like big baby," not so much for racist and homophobic harassment

Michael Dunn and open season on black teenagers: The onslaught of white murder

Texas' toxic air: Major investigation reveals how unregulated pollution from fracking is making people sick

Riot police move in against Kiev protest camp

No-fly list nightmare's suspicious explanation: Was it really "human error"?

Kansas lawmaker Gail Finney wants to make it legal to spank children to the point of bruising

Rape culture and evangelical culture collide at "God's Harvard"

Latest terrible viral stunt: The homophobic hoax

Pat Buchanan wants the U.S. to take a “timeout on all immigration”

Report: Wall Street is taking over American farms

The tar sands horror story you weren't supposed to hear

Skipping the airport, saving the planet: My 19-hour carbon-saving jaunt across America

Old 97's Rhett Miller: "I don’t have to try and make everybody happy all the time"

Martin Scorsese: "You can't make pictures to be liked"

Now the banks are ruining pot! The inside story of their latest blackmail ploy

Sunday shows' climate disgrace: Cluelessness and false balance could cost lives

GOP's pitiful, non-existent agenda: Can these cowards win by failing?

10 reasons we need more than a $10.10 minimum wage

Vietnam whitewash! How the Pentagon is trying to water down history

4 ways privatization is ruining our education system

Sochi Olympics: Runners turn bobsledders, and camera crews brave the snow

Why marijuana opposition will hurt the GOP for years to come

9 of the most epic GPS failures

Chris Christie update: Ex-aides fight state subpoenas while guv plans low-key town hall

Get ready for more brutal weather: Impending El Niño spells disaster

Pat Robertson: Believing in climate change is "idiocy" because it's cold outside

America after the Constitution: Life in the age of drone wars

Juror in Michael Dunn trial: "I believed he was guilty"

"It could last decades": 5 shocking facts about California's drought

Utah legislator: We should double the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere

Jerry Seinfeld performs stand-up on the "Tonight Show"

California's drought looks even more devastating from space

Honey badger fans rejoice: Viral critters get their own special

Tea Party Senate candidate Chris McDaniel retweets white supremacist

Bill O'Reilly: Last interview with President Obama was the toughest "of my life"

When leaning in isn't enough: What I've learned at work as a woman of color

Watch this 8-foot octopus attempt to steal a diver's camera

Ted Cruz's sulking rage: How his ire could impact GOP leaders

The 12 most sexually satisfied countries in the world

GOP official Dave Agema says Republicans are taking “the devil’s way” by asking him to resign

The right's hopes are dashed: Why there’s no civil war among Democrats

Winks, hints and innuendo: How the media mishandles celebrity sexual orientation

Marco Rubio is angry because Obama apologized to a professor of art history

Must-see morning clip: If you shoot someone in Florida, you better kill him

Disturbing footage appears to show Ray Rice dragging his unconscious fiancee out of an elevator

Hot Pockets recalled, may contain "diseased and unsound animals"

U.K. high court rules David Miranda's detention was lawful

Pussy Riot members whipped by Russian Cossacks in Sochi

Ukraine president appoints new army chief to enforce order

Why libraries deserve to be hip