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Roger Ebert and Ryan Dunn

Ebert’s Twitter war over a Jackass death

Mary Elizabeth Williams
After cast member Ryan Dunn dies in a possibly drunk crash, Roger Ebert sets off a firestorm on Twitter
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U.K. police arrest 19-year-old over hacking attacks

Cassandra Vinograd
No word yet on whether the teenager has links to hacking collectives Lulz Security or Anonymous
This March 16, 2011 photo shows steam rising from cooling towers at Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. Illinois has six nuclear plants, with a total of 11 reactors, more than any other state in the U.S. in 2010. Exelon, which has acknowledged violating Illinois state groundwater standards, agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle state and county complaints over the tritium leaks in Illinois' Braidwood, Dresden and Byron sites. The NRC also sanctioned Exelon. (AP Photo/Robert Ray) (AP)

Tritium leaks found at many nuke sites

Jeff Donn
AP investigation finds that radioactive material has leaked from 75 percent of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants
"Patient-Girl," from the series "Patient," 2007. Mixed media on canvas, 40 x 30 inches.

When brothers share a canvas

Michael Dooley
We talk to a collaborating artistic duo about finding inspiration in everything from laundromats to pigeon poop

The Supreme Court’s get-out-of-jail-free card for Wall Street

Andrew Leonard
The highest court of the land just made securities fraud a whole lot easier

Deflating the myth of perfect parenting

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Two splashy stories challenge our ideas of what makes a good mother
The WalMart Supercenter signage is seen in Springfield, Ill., Monday, May 16, 2011. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reporting Tuesday, May 17, a 3 percent increase in first-quarter net income, beating Wall Street expectations because of robust international business and cost controls. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) (AP)

The Supreme Court sides with Wal-Mart

Natasha Lennard
Why the court ruled against a group of female employees and what it means for the the rights of workers everywhere
In this Nov. 2, 2010 photo, U.S reality television personality and daredevil Ryan Dunn attends the Jackass 3D UK Premiere at a central London cinema. Police say Dunn and a passenger in his 2007 Porsche died early Monday, June 20, 2011, of injuries sustained in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia. (AP Photo/dapd, Jorge Herrera) GERMANY OUT; AUSTRIA OUT; SWITZERLAND OUT (AP)

“Jackass” star Ryan Dunn dies in fiery car crash

Joann Loviglio
Famous daredevil was driving his Porsche in suburban Philadelphia when it went off the road and burst into flames
The Atlantic and Indian Oceans, as seen from Apollo 17.

Panel: Problems with oceans multiplying, worsening

Seth Borenstein
A group of international experts argue that environmental issues are far worse than previously thought
A Guantanamo detainee's feet are shackled to the floor as he attends a "Life Skills" class inside the Camp 6 high-security detention facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Why bin Laden’s death should end the war on terror

Karen Greenberg
The White House has ramped up anti-terrorism efforts but it's time to put Bush's ill-conceived crusade behind us

“The Onion” launches Pulitzer Prize campaign

Emma Mustich
To mark its 1,000th issue, the comedy paper has enlisted its fans to help exact "revenge" on Joseph Pulitzer
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U.S. nuclear regulators weaken safety rules

Jeff Donn
Regulators have been watering down standards to keep America's aging reactors operational

Does a brain quirk foster creativity?

Jude Stewart
From Kandinsky to Nabokov, many artists have had synesthesia, a condition where people assign colors to letters
In this photo taken on a government-organized tour, Libyan man stands in debris from a damaged residential building in Tripoli's outskirts, Libya, on Sunday, June 19, 2011. The Libyan government says civilians have been killed in a NATO airstrike that has struck the residential neighborhood in Tripoli. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (AP)

NATO admits airstrike went astray in Libya

Hadeel Al-shalchi, Adam Schreck
Leadership confirms that botched operation that led to death of 9 civilians

Don’t take your 2-year-old daughter to Hooters

Aaron Traister
I didn't think it would be a big deal -- but it turned into a cringe-inducing lesson in fatherhood

The Week in Uppers

Peter Finocchiaro
Good cancer news, a rabies miracle, a 99-year-old college grad, and much more
Pakistani truck drivers wait to cross the border to neighboring Afghanistan at the Pakistani border post in Chaman, Friday, June 17, 2011. About 300 Pakistani tribesmen briefly blocked NATO supplies and other traffic at a crossing along the border with Afghanistan on Friday to protest an alleged shooting incident, officials said. (AP Photo/Shah Khalid) (AP)

Pakistanis tip off militants again

Kimberly Dozier
Military officials in the country have reportedly relayed information to anti-American militant targets
In this photo taken on a government-organized tourm a Libyan student holds a portrait of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, outside the damaged university building in Tripoli, Libya, on Saturday, June 18, 2011. Libyan officials claim that one of the buildings at the university complex was recently hit by a NATO airstrike. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (AP)

Libya says NATO airstrike hits residential area

Hadeel Al-shalchi, Adam Schreck
Regime claims several civilians killed in Tripoli Sunday morning

The forgotten treasures of Gen-X childhood

Brian Bellmont
Slide show: From Malibu Barbie to unsafe playground equipment, the toys and trends that defined the 1970s and '80s

When my dad and I were hustlers

Ingrid Ricks
We slept in his truck and lived off our wits. The experience brought us together in a way nothing else could
President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, are on the first hole as they play golf at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Birdies, bogeys and business for Obama, Boehner?

Julie Pace
President, house speaker tee off on pressing policy matters during round of golf
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 24, 2011 file photo, Saudi women board a taxi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving opened Friday, June 17, 2011 with female motorists getting behind the wheel, including one who took a 45-minute tour through the nation's capital, amid calls for sustained challenges to the restrictions in the ultraconservative kingdom. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) (Associated Press)

Can Saudi women overturn the driving ban?

Justin Elliott
The politics of the Islamic kingdom's one-of-a-kind rule against women driving
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, addresses a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, unseen, as an Afghan Presidential bodyguard holds the Afghan flag, left, at the Presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 24, 2011. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told journalists in Kabul that the "transition is on track" for the hand over of seven of Afghanistan's 34 provinces in July. Both Fogh Rasmussen and Afghan President Hamid Karzai urged insurgent fighters to lay down their weapons and embrace an ongoing peace process. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) (AP)

U.S. in peace talks with Taliban

Jon Gambrell, Ahmad Massieh Neshat
Afghan President Hamid Karzai confirms the negotiations

What I learned by returning home

Felisa Rogers
After years of city living, I've discovered what's truly special about life out here: Our relationship to the land
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