Three Navy Football Players Charged in the Latest Military Assault Story

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The Naval Academy has finally charged three Navy football players with sexual assault, more than a year after the alleged incident occurred

By Adam Martin

Aug 18, 2011

Almost No One Is Pleased with the 9/11 Anniversary Plans

In its effort to streamline a crucial anniversary ceremony, the city has alienated many mourners

Comments | 9,901 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 18, 2011

Dogs Can Detect Lung Cancer

Plus: explaining the brain-eating amoeba scare

Comments | 6,880 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 18, 2011

A Goldman Sachs Vet Changed His Name, Now Works for Darrell Issa

A staffer for the congressman changed his name when he left the financial firm

Comments | 3,051 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 18, 2011

New York Subpoenas Energy Companies Over Fracking

Well assessments may have been incorrect

Comments | 1,743 Views

By Eric Randall

Aug 18, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

China's 'cat and mouse' media freedom game, Fareed Zakaria's unemployment prescriptions

Comments | 1,379 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 18, 2011

Cartoon

A Judge a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Cartoonist Tom Toles shares his view of the U.S. health care system

Comments | 182 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Aug 17, 2011

Stat of the Day

Americans Dislike Teachers' Unions, But Dislike State Governors More

47% of respondents say teachers' unions hurt school quality

Comments | 1,377 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 17, 2011

Most Applicants Aren't Ready for College; Green Campuses

Plus: women are more likely than men to think that higher education is useful

Comments | 905 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2011

The Odd Behavior of a Husband Arrested for a D.C. Socialite's Murder

The younger husband of Viola Drath may have given himself away to police early on

Comments | 7,918 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 17, 2011

Scrabble Players Are Smart; Boredom Breeds Hostility

Plus: hints that the moon may be 200 million years younger

Comments | 852 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 17, 2011

Tampa Officials Foil a School Bomb Plot

If it had occurred the bombing would've been the most serious attack since Columbine

Comments | 3,831 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2011

No One's Quite Sure How a Truck Drove Out of This Building

New York Fire Department tweeted a photo of one of its more unusual calls of the day

Comments | 3,621 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 17, 2011

Nobody Believes Abercrombie Is Too Classy for The Jersey Shore

In a shameless bid for attention, they offered to pay a star not to wear their clothing

Comments | 7,241 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2011

Texas HPV Vaccination Emails Nearly Devoid of Perry

And the HPV thing was kind of his signature issue for a while

Comments | 541 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2011

Susan Orlean is Plagued by Lazy Animals

Goats working for the City of Los Angeles put her collection of guinea fowl and cats to shame

Comments | 345 Views

By Eric Randall

Aug 17, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

The supercommittee, the problem with liberal arts these days, and more

Comments | 1,897 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 17, 2011

Gallery: A Lawsuit Disputes New Cigarette Packaging Laws

A collection of advertisements and warning on new cigarette packaging: the good, the bad, and the gruesome.

Comments | 934 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Aug 16, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: College Tuition Will Not Stop Rising

It's more than doubled since 2000, according to Moody's

Comments | 3,541 Views

By Dino Grandoni

Aug 16, 2011

Stat of the Day

Frequent Travelers Are Almost Twice As Likely to Be Obese

Stressed and sleep-deprived business travelers tend to pack on the pounds

Comments | 4,384 Views

By Ray Gustini

Aug 16, 2011

Stolen Rembrandt Found in Pastor's Office

'Obviously the pastor isn't a suspect," declared a spokesman for the L.A County Sheriff

Comments | 8,196 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 16, 2011

The Chinese Are Serious About Ramen

A Chinese chain's stock dropped 50 percent after a marketing disaster

Comments | 1,064 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 16, 2011

TV Kills, and Analysts Don't Like Admitting They're Wrong

Plus: the great possibility that is coffee-infused sunscreeen

Comments | 588 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 16, 2011

Alan Richman's 'Diner for Schmucks' Gets Bon Appetit Recognition

Perhaps a break is best for the restaurant that accused a GQ critic of sexual harassment

Comments | 1,827 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 16, 2011

Farewell to Los Angeles's House of Davids

The owner of 19 naked lawn ornaments is putting his house on the market

Comments | 3,869 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 16, 2011

Candid Photos of the Curious Chimp and Cautious Jaguar

In a habitat diversity study, researchers used camera traps to capture wildlife response

Comments | 1,243 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 16, 2011

BART Shuts Down Stations Instead of Blocking Cell Phones

Agency uses a disruptive but less controversial technique to handle protests

Comments | 1,050 Views

By Eric Randall

Aug 16, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

'The Help,' reforming Libya's education, and examining economic extremism

Comments | 1,044 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 15, 2011

Harvard Values Harvard Diplomas; Interpreting Adam and Eve

Also: Two more law schools embrace military recruiters after DADT repeal

Comments | 3,503 Views

By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 15, 2011

Declassified CIA Documents Reveal Details of Bay of Pigs Invasion

Top Secret reports show that the US plans fired shots at a friendly pilot

Comments | 5,949 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 15, 2011

From Bits to Bodies: Anonymous Follows BART Hack with Rally

The hacktivist collective is urging people to crowd a San Francisco station at rush hour

Comments | 2,006 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 15, 2011

Spatwatch

Filmmaker and San Francisco in a Graffiti Gridlock

Life imitates art in the city's war on graffiti

Comments | 1,106 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 15, 2011

DSK Defense Looks Like the New York Post 'Hooker' Story

Newsweek reports Strauss-Kahn's lawyers will argue Diallo sought cash for sex

Comments | 1,404 Views

By Eric Randall

Aug 15, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

A Christie candidacy, college cost-benefit, and irritating office workers

Comments | 2,214 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Aug 14, 2011

Horror of Indiana Stage Collapse is Unnervingly Captured on Video

At least five are dead and over 40 are injured after the catastrophe

Comments | 4,142 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Aug 13, 2011

Sherlock Holmes Banned from Reading Lists for Being Anti-Mormon

Virginia school board declares 'A Study in Scarlet' to be derogatory

Comments | 22,505 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

BART Incurs Internet Wrath by Jamming Protesters' Cell Phones

Transit agency hoped to avoid disruption but now has a much bigger problem on its hands

Comments | 1,667 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 12, 2011

Let's Not Link Everything to Addiction

Learning from a brain scanning study that linked tanning bed users to addicts

Comments | 767 Views

By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 12, 2011

Spatwatch

The Texas Rangers' Campaign Against 'The Wave'

The Texas Rangers have started an anti-wave campaign that fans have not taken to

Comments | 2,523 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

Starbucks Is Still Pretty Touchy About That Homophobia Thing

CEO Howard Schultz canceled a speaking engagement at the behest of a very small petition

Comments | 7,973 Views

By Ray Gustini

Aug 12, 2011

Appeals Court Rules Health Bill's 'Individual Mandate' Unconstitutional

2-1 ruling allows law to remain in effect despite legal challenges

Comments | 849 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

Indiana Anti-Gay Legislator Caught Cruising Craigslist

Emails from Phillip Hinkle asked a male 18-year-old "for a really good time"

Comments | 7,740 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

Ohio Serial Killer Gets Death Penalty for 11 Murders

Convicted murderer doesn't speak or look at families as his sentence is read

Comments | 2,106 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 12, 2011

Canada's Lesson on Regaining Sterling Credit

To get our AAA rating back, the U.S. should look north to the 'Maple Leaf Miracle'

Comments | 2,347 Views

By Eric Randall

Aug 12, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Friday Columns

On the page program, the 'T' in LGBT, and spending on America's youth

Comments | 1,454 Views

By Heather Horn

Aug 12, 2011

How a Brit Imagines the U.S. Would Respond to the Riots

This scholar fantasizes about how we'd cry, hug, and try to execute people with hoodies

Comments | 4,889 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 12, 2011

See the Men Who Died in the Helicopter Crash in Afganistan

A new slideshow introduces a rare glimpse into the lives of the fallen men.

Comments | 1,539 Views

By Connor Simpson

Aug 12, 2011

What Would You Give Up For Cell Phone Service?

Some say brushing their teeth, others say chocolate. Other say sex.

Comments | 172 Views

By Adam Martin

Aug 11, 2011

Barefoot Bandit Learns It's Hard to Manage P.R. from Jail

Colton Harris-Moore's plan for releasing his movie deal news didn't quite work out

Comments | 1,953 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 11, 2011

Your Expensive Private College Wasn't a Good Investment

Smart Money finds that that both Ivies and public school are better returns on investment

Comments | 1,035 Views

By Erik Hayden

Aug 11, 2011

Explaining the Rise in Science's Errors

Why there are now more retractions in scientific journals

Comments | 3,367 Views

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