August 26, 2014 Archive August 2014
New York Times' defense of Michael Brown "no angel" piece completely misses the point
Report: Amazon reached $1 billion deal to buy video game streaming service Twitch
10 seconds' warning: How scientists knew Napa's massive earthquake was coming
Another Ferguson police officer is being sued, this time for brutalizing a 12-year-old
California goes all in for reproductive rights: "Abortion is a basic health care service"
"Winter is coming": George R.R. Martin does ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Georgia restores gun rights to ex-cop who attempted to rape a woman with his gun
Ferguson’s booming white grievance industry: Fox News, Darren Wilson and friends
Juror in Renisha McBride case: "No one believed" her killer's claim of self-defense
Meet the man who's promised to sleep with 365 people in a year
Lighten up, Emmys: How to fix the worst awards show on TV
AP Top Sports News At 7:05 p.m. EDT
Here are the winners of the 2014 Emmys
Watch Billy Eichner and Seth Meyers quiz New Yorkers about the Emmys
Weird Al Yankovic parodies "Game of Thrones" and "Mad Men" theme songs
Jimmy Fallon upstages Stephen Colbert's Emmy win with hilarious acceptance speech
Sofia Vergara's bizarre, objectifying Emmy moment
"Robin Williams, what a concept": Billy Crystal's perfect tribute to the comedian
Hurricane Marie grows stronger in Mexican Pacific
Hacking a traffic lights is frighteningly simple
Libertarians' true identity revealed: Rich conservatives OK with gay people, basically
Maureen Dowd's Sorkin-esque mess: What's behind her unreadable swipe at Obama's golf game
Burger King pulls trigger on huge anti-tax scheme: Will ditch USA after giant corporate merger
A backward-looking Emmys honors "Modern Family" and CBS comedies -- again
CNN plays chilling audio recording allegedly from Michael Brown shooting: "At least 11 shots"
Elite schools are still mostly attended by wealthy people
Senior Hamas official: Extended cease-fire reached with Israel; announcement expected in Egypt
Senior Hamas official: Extended cease-fire reached with Israel; announcement expected in Egypt
Science explains why the mosquito is the world's deadliest animal
Bill O'Reilly gets schooled on white privilege by Megyn Kelly
Sofia Vergara defends her objectifying moment, calls criticism "ridiculous"
GOP campaign defends using image from James Foley’s murder in campaign ad
How Stephen Colbert became the new king of late night
Weird Al's Emmys parody reveals that he doesn't watch TV
Al Sharpton does not have my ear: Why we need new black leadership now
Here are the 6 funniest moments of the 2014 Emmys
It wouldn't be hard for the military to become trans-inclusive
Two out of three Americans don't think police are held accountable for misconduct
The left's secret midterm weapon: How marijuana ballot initiatives can change turnout
Right-wing hawks want another war? Make them vote on it
CBS Sports Network to launch all-women sports show
Short men stay married longer than tall men -- but tall men still "marry up"
New York TV stations disproportionately cover crimes committed by black people
6 numbers that tell you everything you need to know about America's busted priorities
A quarter of Americans think Ebola is coming to get them
Leaked IPCC report: Impacts of climate change may be "severe, pervasive and irreversible"
CBS Sports Network to launch all-women sports show
Stephen Colbert isn't sorry for only having "one woman" writer
Playboy's shockingly astute guide to avoiding street harassment
Christianity's shame game: 5 dangerous & ridiculous sex myths spread by the religious right
G-Unit raps about police brutality: "They killed a few and they gonna kill some more"
Darren Wilson supporters and Ferguson business owners clash: "You stupid jackass!"
Sofia Vergara's spin at the Emmys: A subversive stunt or just a woman on a rotating platform?