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

May 9, 2011

The Original Blueprints of Osama Bin Laden's Compound

See what the compound's architects filed with Abbottabad city officials

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By Adam Martin

May 9, 2011

Trimming the Times: Insurance Loopholes; Cell Phone Coyotes

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

May 6, 2011

Counting Down to Derby Day

A by-the-numbers roundup of facts and news about the Kentucky Derby

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By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

Why You Can't Avoid the Obama-Osama Mixup

Linguists say it's a natural effect of the syllables; but it might be racism

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By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

'Jetman' Grounded on Grand Canyon Flight

After tricky permitting process, stuntman cancels wingsuit flight

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By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

Sony CEO Offers Identity Theft Insurance to PlayStation Users

The company finally appears worried it will lose business over data breach

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By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

The U.N. Faces Blame for a Cholera Outbreak in Haiti

An outbreak that has killed 5,000 originated near a U.N. camp

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By Adam Martin

May 6, 2011

Trimming the Times: Bin Laden's Last Plans; Derby Countdown

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

May 5, 2011

Privacy Advocate Doesn't Trust the Wall Street Journal's Safehouse

Web security expert shreds Journal's Wikileaks clone

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Gun Scare Adds Drama to Obama Visit

Police tackle an apparently frustrated pedestrian

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Ahmadinejad Staffers Accused of Sorcery

Ayatolah Ali Hkameni says president consorts with "magicians"

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Calculating Bin Laden's Price Tag Can Get a Little Silly

He cost lives, money, time, and a Florida Gators football championship

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Mixed Messages From Al Qaeda's Indonesian and Filipino Friends

Reporters can't decide on the significance of Bin Laden's death to local terrorist groups

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

The Last World War I Combatant Has Died

British sailor watched German fleet surrender in 1918

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By Adam Martin

May 5, 2011

Trimming the Times: Pakistan Shaken by Raid; Hero Dog

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

May 4, 2011

What You Need to Know About Air France Flight 447

Highlights from an exhaustive report on a mysterious crash

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

International Court Seeking War Crimes Charges in Libya

Qaddafi is likely among the three people prosecutors want to charge

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

Sony Blames Anonymous for PlayStation Hack

But the hacktivist group continues to deny involvement in the breach

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

Arianna Huffington Announces New 'Local Voices' for Patch.com

Army of unpaid, hyper-local bloggers goes to work

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

Alaska Fine Could Mean Huge BP Penalty for Gulf Spill

Analysts say the stiff per-barrel cost could result in $21 billion for Gulf

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By Adam Martin

May 4, 2011

Trimming the Times: Interrogation Troubles; Libya's Road Warriors

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

May 3, 2011

How a Cult-Horror Starlet Became Mummified

Yvette Vickers was found in her house a year after she died, her body unrecognizable

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Britain Arrests Five for Filming Nuclear Plant

Suspicions of a nuclear terror plot leads to raids through London

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

The Changing Story of the Fight in Bin Laden's Compound

Bin Laden was not, in fact, armed, Jay Carney says

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Pakistan Has Bin Laden's Wife and Daughters in Custody

The survivors of the raid in Abbottabad won't be handed over to the U.S.

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Bin Laden's Biographer on the Future of Al Qaeda

In a new Frontline interview, Steve Coll offers his take on how Al Qaeda will adapt

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

DNA Tests Not Good Enough for Bin Laden 'Deathers'

But in case you're curious, here's a bit on how the DNA tests work

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By Adam Martin

May 3, 2011

Trimming the Times: How They Found Bin Laden

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

May 2, 2011

Beck Marks Bin Laden's Death with a Marching Band

Fox's frat-boy pundit bangs the drum

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By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

The Awkward Glee of Cheering a Death

Some commentators question the appropriateness of celebrating Bin Laden's Demise. Others scold.

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By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

Rush Limbaugh Piles 'Praise' on Obama, Laughs at Critics

The surreal-sounding broadcast was pure sarcasm

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By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

Lara Logan Recounts 'Tortuous' Cairo Assault on 60 Minutes

Hours after the segment aired, Logan was anchoring CBS News's bin Laden report

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By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

Markets Surge: Bin Laden's Death as an Economic Indicator

News of the U.S. raid boosted stocks and lowered gold and oil

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By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

Trimming the Times: All About Bin Laden

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

May 2, 2011

Endeavour Launch Delayed a Week

Astronauts are leaving NASA's beach house to return to Houston

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By Adam Martin

Apr 29, 2011

Endeavour Crew Heads to the Beach to Wait for Launch

President Obama drops by for a few jokes with the crew

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By Adam Martin

Apr 29, 2011

France Is Dropping Concrete Chunks on Libya

Six hundred pounds of plummeting concrete is a lot less likely to kill civilians

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By Adam Martin

Apr 29, 2011

Space Shuttle Endeavour's Launch Scrubbed

Problem with a power unit means at least a 72-hour delay

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By Adam Martin

Apr 29, 2011

Trimming the Times: After the Storms; Wedding Madness

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

Apr 28, 2011

Photos Lost in the Tornadoes, Found on Facebook

People are trying to reunite photos and documents with their owners

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Armadillos and Other Animals Can Make You Very Sick

Armadillos can carry leprosy, but your pets are so much worse

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Conde Nast's $8 Million Scammer Walks Away from His Loot

It doesn't look likely that the email "spear-phisher" will face criminal charges

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Sony Hit With Lawsuit, Still Can't Fix Network

Users are angry, stock is sliding, and Anonymous is laughing

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By Adam Martin

Apr 28, 2011

Trimming the Times: Devastating Storms; Stress of the Track

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

Apr 27, 2011

Las Vegas Hotel Bans Trans Woman for Using Women's Room

Move comes after a beating in a Baltimore McDonald's for the same thing

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By Adam Martin

Apr 27, 2011

Hot Dog-Eating Contest Achieves Gender Equality

Nathan's will no longer offer a smaller prize for women

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By Adam Martin

Apr 27, 2011

Meet the Masked Crusaders Protecting the Women of Craigslist

With scandal rocking the cops, a shadowy group of "superheroes" has stepped up

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By Adam Martin

Apr 27, 2011

So, Did Obama's Birth Certificate Change the Minds of Birthers?

Conservatives who pushed the issue have no shortage of reasons to dislike the president

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By Adam Martin

Apr 27, 2011

Trimming the Times: Death of an Icon, Threat to a Landmark

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

Apr 26, 2011

Playstation Security Breach Was Worse Than Expected

Information of 70 million subscribers may have been accessed

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