Mark Penn explains that when he called Barack Obama "unelectable," he really meant Obama was a very strong candidate.

Rare plant draws large crowds to see the phallus-shaped bloom.

. . . nothing is as all-encompassing and nostalgic as the smells and tastes [during the holidays]"

His tenure in the Obama White House was just like the rest of his career: Full of controversy

Rescuers are " confounded by the detritus of civilization”

Pick of the week: Claustrophobic and intense, "The Raid" is a no-holds-barred instant action classic

Arrest warrant comes a week after Kanter called Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the "Hitler of our century"

The e-mails we've gotten in the wake of Mike Huckabee's comments about Barack Obama have been revealing

Orangutans hoot with glee and Greenpeace declares a social-media assisted victory on palm oil sourcing

Why yes, alcohol was a factor.

Activists have hit on a new way to save Indonesia's endangered tropics: Pay for local projects in exchange for conservation.