June 16, 2015 Archive June 2015

Why are we so obsessed with celebrities coming out?

Amy Schumer, working class hero, just left her waiter a 1000 percent tip

Mike Huckabee's fish fantasy: "I'd like to do the same thing to the IRS!"

Decades in prison for man who laced birthday card with ricin

"Damn, Rachel Dolezal. Even Vanilla Ice didn't claim to BE black": Kamau Bell and Adam Mansbach debate race

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defends Rachel Dolezal, comes out as a short person

"It's an utter lie": Glenn Greenwald slams Rupert Murdoch-owned paper's Edward Snowden smear

New report reveals Rachel Dolezal sued Howard University for discrimination -- as a white woman

Emma Sulkowicz was never alone: Report finds Columbia University repeatedly bungled sexual assault investigations

The 10 most emotional moments from the "Game of Thrones" finale, ranked from most to least tragic 

Where they stand: Bush on key topics of 2016 campaign

"Love the hope for 19 million new jobs -- but how many will go to Americans?" Conservative Twitter responds to Jeb's presidential launch

Lessons from Ryan Adams: What Smash Mouth could learn from the one-time king of the on-stage freak-out

Kill the Helms Amendment!: Rape victims in conflict zones need access to safe abortion

The facts vs. David Brooks: Startling inaccuracies raise questions about his latest book

We're all "Goonies" in Astoria: Following the lucid dream of the Goondocks, 30 years later

The 7 most tragic band deaths in rock history

We’re all living in Jurassic World: Behold the white male academic dinosaurs, roaring back

10 Things to Know for Tuesday

Bernie Sanders: "I'm not a great fan" of Benjamin Netanyahu

Robert Reich: Americans have had it with free trade

"24's" phony history exposed: The dark history of a CIA "black site"

California is screwing its citizens: How the state broke the law — and left distressed homeowners to drown

Jeb inspires the nation: In America, any son and brother of presidents can grow up to be president!

The real reason why Pope Francis' historic climate-change manifesto is so important

Israeli military kills Palestinian kids, United Nations whitewashes it

Hillary Clinton, fighter: Why her new approach is an attack on a destructive American myth

Here's your new blue dress: Meet the eye-bending 2015 optical illusion finalists

Rachel Dolezal's mother: “I think she has some very serious issues, yes"

Rachel Dolezal to Matt Lauer: "This is not some freak, 'Birth of a Nation,' mockery blackface performance"

Judd Apatow tells Jon Stewart how to return to stand-up and not end up like Bill Cosby

The president was packing heat: Reagan always carried a gun after assassination attempt

F-list comedians whine about colleges on “Fox & Friends”: We can’t joke about “putting stuff up your butt” anymore!

Twitter roundly mocks Rachel Dolezal with #ByeRachel: "When does she start her Fox News gig?"

Tom DeLay urges Americans to defy the "ten" Supreme Court justices if they rule in favor of same-sex marriage

Inhofe's stomach-churning hypocrisy: Why the GOP's top climate denier suddenly cares about endangered species

Paul Krugman: "Jeb!" is running the laziest, most delusional campaign ever

Cat videos boost energy and positive emotions, researcher at Indiana University finds

"Part of who I am": Indiana mayor comes out in heartfelt essay ahead of SCOTUS marriage equality ruling

Rachel Dolezal dodges the hard questions: "It's more complex than being true or false"

Only "The Rock" can sideswipe a man's truck and walk away with a new BFF

11 ways white America avoids taking responsibility for its racism

Trolls were just waiting for Rachel Dolezal: Her fraudulent life story sets everyone back

Former Vanderbilt football players move for mistrial in rape case because juror was sexually abused

Men's rights activists rush to defend Iowa gun nut who murdered woman for sexual harassment complaint

Donald Trump refers to immigrants as "rapists" in presidential campaign launch

Hobby Lobby on steroids: GOP guts family planning in latest crusade against reproductive health

They're all Ted Cruz: "Reasonable" Senate Republicans are just as irresponsible as the Tea Party charlatan on Obamacare

"Orange is the New Black's" Nicky shocker: A tribute to Litchfield's most beloved (natural) redhead

Indiana mayor comes out as gay in moving editorial: "It’s just a fact of life, like having brown hair"

Melissa Harris-Perry asks Rachel Dolezal point-blank: "Are you a con artist?"

"The herpes of conservative politics": Twitter roasts newly minted presidential candidate Donald Trump

Jon Stewart is at a loss for words over Rachel Dolezal: "Whaaaaaaaaat?"

Jeb’s slimy new Hillary attack: The "anti-religion" smear the media is letting him get away with

GOP lawmaker offers what may be the dumbest argument for voter suppression yet

Here's how much money the House GOP wants to spend to make sure low-income women can't get birth control

"Breaking Bad" star Aaron Paul breaks hearts with truly bad "Jesse-centered" spin-off hoax

Fox News' Andrea Tantaros considers "identifying" as a cat to avoid paying income taxes

America is feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders draws overflow crowds -- and surges in the polls

Surprise, surprise: The media is treating Jeb Bush & Hillary Clinton very differently

Quiz: Can you distinguish Donald Trump's anti-science nonsense from all the other Republicans'?

Matt Lauer's big fail: Rachel Dolezal ran circles around him on "Today"

Jeb Bush's ethical blind spot: The story of a Miami hustler, $40 million in losses -- and Jeb's seat on the corporate board

Taraji P. Henson on 'Empire' and its successful season

The puckered sleazebag takes the plunge: Donald Trump is (not officially) running for president

The Nice Guys™ of Litchfield: "Orange Is the New Black" dives into toxic male entitlement

Larry Wilmore smacks down Rachel Dolezal: "Sorry lady, you are white, you don't get an opinion on this. This is not a Buzzfeed quiz"

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

Helen Mirren slams Hollywood ageism: "It’s f**ing outrageous"

Video captures mother bear snatching hot sauce from refrigerator

Donald Trump is about to prove what a joke the Republican Primary is

Maisie Williams had the best reaction to the shocking "Game of Thrones" finale

AP Top Sports News At 3:26 p.m. EDT

The human rights violation nobody is talking about

CNN's "Human Behavior Analyst" can't seem to analyze human behavior when it comes to the black experience

Who is in, and about to get in, the GOP race for president

Whoopi Goldberg's egregious Caitlyn Jenner comparison: I have to believe she feels the same way as Rachel Dolezal