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Jared Lee Loughner and Nidal Hasan

Lone nuts and convenient definitions of “terrorism”

Alex Pareene
How commentators make sense of murder

“The Moon Above His Head”

Yann Martel
From the author of "Life of Pi," a story about a man, a war-torn country and a trip into a septic tank
Mike Potter

A rap version of “Ask the Pilot”?

Patrick Smith
Plus: The 747 still rules, and the world of aviation loses a larger-than-life character

My family hates me

Cary Tennis
They treat me like garbage and make me feel worthless

American Heart Association: Require students to get emergency training

Jamie Stengle
Group wants high schoolers to know how to perform CPR and use a defibrillator by the time they graduate
Jared Lee Loughner

Primer: What we know about Jared Lee Loughner

Adam Clark Estes
There are a lot of theories about why Gabrielle Giffords' shooter lashed out. Here are some facts to back them up
FILE - In this file photo taken Jan. 6, 2011,Consumer Electronics Association president and Chief Executive Officer Gary Shapiro, left, greets Verizon Communications Inc., chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ivan Seidenberg, right, and president and Chief Operating Officer Lowell McAdam during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. As the tech industry awaits a likely Verizon iPhone announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011,shares of Apple Inc. hit a record high during Monday trading. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, file) (AP)

Verizon big winner from having iPhone? Not so fast

Peter Svensson
Deal expected at last this week, but networks, upgrades and contracts may impede expected gains
Daniel Hernandez, an intern with U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., walks across the lawn outside University Hospital Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 in Tucson, Ariz. Hernandez attended to Giffords and others immediately after Giffords was shot in the head a day earlier during a speech at a local supermarket. (AP Photo/Matt York) (AP)

The Giffords shooting’s gay, Hispanic hero

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Daniel Hernandez helped save the congresswoman's life -- and yes, his sexuality and ethnicity matter
The profile picture from Jared Loughner's MySpace page, which has since been deleted.

Unclear whether shooter’s motivation was political

Michael R. Blood
Soften the political tone: that's been the message from lawmakers from across the nation since Saturday's shooting
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Government-created climate of fear

Glenn Greenwald
Political liberties are meaningless if citizens are afraid to exercise them
People hold signs during a "tea party" protest in Flagstaff, Arizona August 31, 2009. Organizers say the event is an effort to work against members of Congress who voted for higher spending and taxes. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT POLITICS) (© Joshua Lott / Reuters)

Let’s not make this something it isn’t

Steve Kornacki
Too many commentators are intent on making Jared Loughner a symbol of Tea Party rage
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., takes part in a reenactment of her swearing-in, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing at least five people and wounding several others in a rampage that rattled the nation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (AP)

Lawmakers want calmer politics, post-Tucson

Calvin Woodward, Charles Babington
In the wake of the Giffords shooting, politicians look to addressing acrimonious political climate
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shows Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona's 8th Congressional District. Congressional officials say Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., has been shot in her district. (AP Photo/Office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, File) NO SALES (AP)

Gabrielle Giffords: A promising career interrupted

Steve Kornacki, Justin Elliott
First elected from a swing district in southern Arizona in 2006, she fended off a Tea Party challenge in 2010
FILE - This Aug. 14, 2010 file photo shows WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Stockholm, Sweden. WikiLeaks said Saturday Jan. 8, 2011 that U.S. investigators have gone to San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of Julian Assange and three people associated with the secret-spilling website. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Bertil Ericson, File) SWEDEN OUT (AP)

Court probes WikiLeaks Twitter info

Raphael G. Satter
A subpoena presses Wikileaks, Assange thinks that Google, Facebook are facing similar requests about his site

Amusement chain chief fighting to hang on

John Seewer
Major investor of the nation's third largest amusement park is trying to oust the company's CEO as board chief

New York plans burials for 20 unclaimed veterans

Frank Eltman
Soldiers will be laid to rest with full military honors in the largest mass service of its kind in U.S. history
Men's figure skater Johnny Weir poses with a fox pelt during the 2010 U.S. Olympic Team Media Summit in Chicago, September 11, 2009. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES SPORT OLYMPICS FIGURE SKATING) (© John Gress / Reuters)

Johnny Weir comes out — but what took so long?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
The skating champ claims he hid his sexuality because he wanted privacy. But does his argument make any sense?
A police investigator walks past the wreckage of a 1993 IRA bombing that injured 14 civilians and five policemen. Right: Rep. Peter King on Capitol Hill Sept. 14, 1999.

IRA terror victim speaks out against Peter King

Justin Elliott
"What really bothers me is the hypocrisy of the man," says a victim of a 1990 London bombing
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Video shows sexual assaults on disabled women

Thomas Watkins
L.A. Sheriff's department seeks help in identifying suspects in hours of footage on DVDs left anonymously
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ACLU questions Missouri’s supply of execution drug

Jim Salter
Rights group raises concerns that state's stockpile of sodium thiopental is dwindling and may have expired
A can of Four Loko is displayed at a liquor store in Palo Alto, Calif., Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. After students at northern New Jersey's Ramapo College were hospitalized because of the effects of Four Loko _ which contains caffeine, other common energy-drink ingredients, and as much alcohol as four beers _ the college president ordered last month that it and similar drinks be banned. He's encouraging other colleges and the state to follow suit. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP)

Four Loko, other drinks turned into ethanol

Zinie Chen Sampson
Thousands of cases of caffeinated malt beverages shipped to plant in Virginia in wake of FDA warnings
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno looks on as Gov. Chris Christie answers a question Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010, in Trenton , N.J. Christie has emerged as a star campaigner for Republicans across the nation. He says he's not interested in running for president in 2012, but some analysts say his behavior indicates otherwise. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (AP)

The shameful attack on public employees

Robert Reich
The right's scapegoating is shot through with bad data, twisted evidence, and unsupported assertions
Anti-immigration demonstrators hold signs at an immigration rally in Dallas on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Large crowds were expected in Dallas after a new Arizona law passed requiring authorities to question people about their immigration status if they are suspected of being in the country illegally. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes) (Associated Press)

Did immigration law cost Arizona a seat in Congress?

Daniel Denvir
Population growth in the state stalled in 2010 -- just as it enacted the toughest immigration law in America

AA is freaking me out!

Cary Tennis
I guess I belong here, I know I belong here, but what am I doing here?
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