Why are shark attacks on the rise in NC?
Going below the surface to uncover why the predators are becoming more aggressive
How to read Donald Trump
On burning books, but not ideas
Even stored coal threatens human health
Coal production in the United States is subject to many long-standing regulations that exist for good reason
Trump's favorite prime minister
Can you guess who it is?
Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico
As Hurricane Maria drenches the island, winds and flooding take down the electric grid
Private jets are ruining America
Sure, private jets give politicians more of their most precious commodity, time. But that comes at a cost to us all
Subsidized speech is not free speech
The right is winning the culture wars on this because of a mistaken understanding of what makes speech "free"
How can one movie appeal to everyone?
Director David Gordon Green has made an actor's movie with ambitions to reach a very wide audience
Colvin's "Sunny Came Home" turns 20
The singer/songwriter performs for "Salon Stage" in celebration of the 20th anniversary of "A Few Small Repairs"
Manafort's extremely under investigation
The Washington Post reported that Trump’s former campaign manager pitched a Russian billionaire “private briefings"
Trans veterans build community in Kansas
Activists Brenda Way and Elle Boatman survived the worst. Now they're making a difference for others
Watch a witch dismantle Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson talked down to a witch. She wasn't having it
Senate Dems target Trump's wallet
A proposed bill would ban federal officials from using taxpayer money to stay at Trump hotels
Fired Google guy likes KKK names
A nerd fight breaks out after Neil DeGrasse Tyson schools Damore on why the Klan is not like Dungeons & Dragons
Obama defends his progress in speech
The former president all but explicitly called out Republicans and Trump for impeding progress
Border wall funding is MIA
There's surprisingly shallow support for border wall funding among Trump's GOP colleagues
Rapper Cardi B claimed a cop choked her
In a now-deleted Tweet, the Bronx rapper alleged that a New York officer assaulted her
Clinton savages Trump's UN speech
The 2016 runner-up had some choice words for the president when she visited "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert"
Communists halt sex doll-sharing service
Taqu's whoopie mannequin-rental project suspended operation after just two days, thanks to Chinese authorities
An anti-LGBT federal judge pick
Jeff Mateer, a Texas assistant attorney, says legalized gay marriage means we're going to "where debauchery rules"
More blank checks for the war machine
Despite an already massive defense budget, the Senate thinks that the Pentagon needs more funds
Single-payer: It's hot! But not easy
GOP's obsession with slashing health care spending could provide a huge boost to Bernie's single-payer plan
Linda Hamilton returns to "Terminator"
The original Sarah Connor will join a "Terminator 6" to thwart any cyborgs Skynet sends her way
Possible racist hate crime rocks Cornell
Early Friday morning, a confrontation left one black student in the hospital and a white student charged