Putin claims explosion was terrorism
"You know that yesterday in St. Petersburg a terrorist act was carried out," Putin said on Thursday
See a deleted "Breakfast Club" scene
In advance of a reissue of the seminal teen movie, a clip starring Ally Sheedy and Molly Ringwald surfaces
Howard Dean calls GOP lawmakers corrupt
Several GOP lawmakers are positioned to financially benefit from the new tax plan
Asbestos found in Claire's makeup kits
The popular teen-fashion supplier has had to recall the kits after the toxic substance was detected
FDA: Slow to recall contaminated goods
An inspector general report revealed that the FDA lacks proper measures to recall tainted goods in a timely fashion
Bono: Today's music is too "girly"
"Hip-hop is the only place for young male anger at the moment," the U2 frontman complained, "and that's not good"
Breitbart dumps Paul Ryan opponent
Paul Nehlen, the past and future Paul Ryan foe, has come under fire for posting anti-Semitic tweets
44% of GOP think Obamacare was repealed
Despite Trump often crying "fake news," he's repeatedly asserted that Obamacare has met its fate — it hasn't
Sore loser: Roy Moore just won't quit
The GOP Alabama Senate candidate claims his loss to Democrat Doug Jones was due to rampant voter fraud
Why is the Florida GOP after Mueller?
Maybe it's coincidence that Florida congressmen benefited from Russian hacking, and now bemoan the "deep state"
U.S. drug prices defy economics
Exorbitant drug prices in the U.S. may not just be economics as usual
Words that defined us in 2017
Environmentally based words dominated the year
The right-wing plot to get Mueller
Conservative media attempt to demonize the special prosecutor as a threat to America
"Alt-right's" big year: Has it faded?
After Charlottesville, white supremacists dialed back their big public events, but online recruiting continues
Russian fake news plagued the left too
A freelance writer who published on progressive websites was probably a Russian invention. Were there others?
Can #MeToo survive its own success?
Revolutionary social movements often indulge in excess or pursue the wrong targets. Will #MeToo break the pattern?
The end of "diet wizards"
Convincing in their presentation, diet wizards promise results they cannot deliver — quite akin to the Wizard of Oz
Trump vows to kill federal protections
President Trump wants to set the regulatory clock back to 1960
Why aren’t Hollywood films more diverse?
It may not be misogyny or white privilege. The problem may be the international box office
Bitcoin: Tool of the alt-right?
New Washington Post report explores the racist far right’s reliance on the trendy cryptocurrency
Best of 2017: The mothering class
In my summer of minding other people’s children, I carefully studied their lives, which were nothing like my own
The legend of Big Chicken
We swore we would follow the law of the farm and not get too close to our animals — but one had other plans
The Reagan era and "The Wonder Years"
The acclaimed family drama looking back at the late '60s could only have been created in the late '80s
#CarrieOnForever unites grieving galaxy
Friends, fans, co-stars and family shared their favorite memories of pop-culture's most beloved, badass princess