Author: Adam Martin

Shep Smith Apologizes After Fox News Airs a Suicide

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A carjacking suspect being chased by police in Phoenix suddenly got out of the car and shot himself on live television, prompting Fox News's Shepard Smith to apologize after the network aired the footage.

By Adam Martin

Aug 2, 2011

One Judge Takes on Racism at the New York Fire Department

Testimony is underway that will air the department's 'dirty linen'

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By Adam Martin

Aug 2, 2011

Would You Recognize Whitey Bulger's Girlfriend, Catherine Greig?

Photos before her arrest look pretty different from her just-released mug shot

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By Adam Martin

Aug 2, 2011

Making Sense of the New D.B. Cooper Frenzy

New interest in a 40-year-old cold case of a whiskey-drinking parachuter

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By Adam Martin

Aug 2, 2011

Trimming the Times: Debt Bill; Food Photos

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

A New York Times Crossword Writer Explains His Craft

Brendan Emmett Quigley tells Reddit, and us, how crossword-writing works

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

New York's Chelsea Hotel Refuses to Die Quietly

As the legendary hotel closes to guests for the first time ever, mayhem reigns

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

House Plans First Debt Bill Vote

Compromise measure now expected to pass, Republican aide says

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

How Anne Sinclair Spent the Night of DSK's Arrest

Strauss-Kahn's wife went shoe shopping, then wrote a letter of support for him

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

Grim Economic Numbers Reverse Early Market Surge

Stocks opened high today, but quickly fell off on a bad manufacturing report

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

Another Former DSK Lover Speaks Out

Woman tells Diallo's lawyer Strauss-Kahn was "passionate" but not violent

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By Adam Martin

Aug 1, 2011

Trimming the Times: Hello Debt Deal; Goodbye Chelsea

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

Understanding the Latest Air France 447 Findings

We look at who's to blame, what instruments may have failed, and possible repercussions

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

Turkey's Military Chiefs Resign En Masse

They left their jobs apparently due to conflict with the prime minister

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

New Report: Confusion in the Cockpit Doomed Air France 447

The French agency BEA urges better pilot training to handle crisis in the air

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

New Rosa Parks Essay Reveals Harrowing Near-Rape

The civil rights icon had a personal connection to her campaign against sexual violence

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

Murdoch Pie-Thrower Scores a Zinger at Conviction

The comic who messed with the media mogul has a knack for publicity

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By Adam Martin

Jul 29, 2011

Trimming the Times: Debt Fail; Blogging a Train Crash

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 28, 2011

How Reports of a Libyan Rebel General's Death Unfolded

A recap of the day's confusing and wide-ranging reports on Abdel Fattah Younis

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By Adam Martin

Jul 28, 2011

DSK Accuser Says She's Doing This for Her Daughter

The Sofitel Hotel maid said she spoke for 'every woman,' addressing reporters

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By Adam Martin

Jul 28, 2011

Could 'Untitled' Be About Anyone But Bernie Madoff?

A new, anonymously written tome has all the hallmarks of an unauthorized biography

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By Adam Martin

Jul 28, 2011

Trimming the Times: Boehner Gets Tough; Frankenstein for Real

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

The Unhappy Arborist's Guide to U.S. Tree Deaths

Nearly every part of the country is suffering some kind of tree die-out

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

Rahm Emanuel is Still as Testy as Ever

Chicago's mayor walked after an interview asked where his kids go to school

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

Senate Rejects Republican 'Cut, Cap, Balance' Bill

Senate Democrats had been expected to table the House Republican proposal

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

Boehner Jokes About Reaching a Debt Deal: 'Just Kidding'

Speaker of the House tells Republicans to pass a plan by Wednesday

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

DSK's Ex-Wife Threatens to Sue Banon's Mother

The tangled story behind the French journalist's sexual assault charge

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By Adam Martin

Jul 22, 2011

Trimming the Times: Debt Deal; Moon, Inc.

A guide to what's in The New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 21, 2011

Financial Planning Tips for a U.S. Debt Default

Some personal finance advice if the global economy blows up in 11 days

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By Adam Martin

Jul 21, 2011

Trimming the Times: Farewell Shuttles; Preparing for Default

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

How Two LulzSec Hackers Slipped Up

Criminal complaints document some remarkably poor judgment by two busted hackers

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

Who's Mad at Whom in the DSK Case

In an unusually contentious criminal case, a guide to tension between lawyers

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

Ross Downplays Bachmann Shove: 'Roughed Up Is Far Overblown'

ABC News reporter tells The View about how a Bachmann aide got physical with him

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

The Ink and Paper That Took Humans to the Moon

The National Archives' Tumblr shares some very cool documents

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

Columbia University Cocaine Dealer Headed for Rikers

An engineering student admitted to selling drugs in residence halls and frat houses

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By Adam Martin

Jul 20, 2011

Trimming the Times: Cameron on Murdoch; Eyeing Ice Cream

A bureau source confirms arrests have been made in concert with nationwide searches

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By Adam Martin

Jul 19, 2011

Things to Do with Fire Hydrants When It's Hot

Keeping cool with the city's emergency water supply: Not as illegal as you thought

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By Adam Martin

Jul 19, 2011

FBI Confirms Arrests in Anonymous Hacking Case

A bureau source confirms arrests have been made in concert with nationwide searches

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By Adam Martin

Jul 19, 2011

FBI Raids in New York and California Target Anonymous

Agents searched homes, questioned people, and confiscated equipment

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By Adam Martin

Jul 19, 2011

Trimming the Times: Phone Hack Testimony; Island's Tale

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Where We Stand with Debt Negotiations

At the end of a tense day, two debt-reduction plans are on the table

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

The Associated Press Holds Forth on 'Unfriending'

The news service holds style court on Twitter, which it tells us how to spell

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Grisly New Taliban Video Shows Execution of Pakistani Police

The slain officers were abducted in a cross-border raid

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

William Shatner Was Briefly Kicked Off Google+

The actor's page was apparently reported as spam

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Twitter Was Almost Called Jitter and Twitch

Jack Dorsey explains how he pulls words from the dictionary to name his companies

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Japan to Ban Fukushima Beef

But some meat contaminated with caesium has already been consumed, analysts said

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Trimming the Times: Parliament Pressure; Soldiers' Court

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 15, 2011

Trimming the Times: Bye Bye Brooks; Secret Subversion

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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By Adam Martin

Jul 14, 2011

Iced Coffee Puts Cafes in the Black, With Help From Mila Kunis

Summer brings ice cubes with our Starbucks, and ice cubes bring higher profit margins

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By Adam Martin

Jul 14, 2011

Recreating the DSK Encounter: From the Serious to the Silly

Lots of folks, most recently CNBC, have tried to show what happened in room 2806

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By Adam Martin

Jul 14, 2011

Trimming the Times: Budget Bruising; Morse Madness

A guide to what's in the New York Times for those worried about hitting its pay wall

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