Dog Found Standing Guard Over a Tornado Victim Reunited With Her Owner

via the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office

There's a happy ending to the story of a dog, found alive in the rubble after a massive tornado devastated Moore, Oklahoma

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 28, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Tuesday Columns

On violent video games, the TSA's machine-like training, and wacky teen lit

Comments | 825 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 28, 2011

Gabrielle Giffords Makes First Public Appearance

She's greeted with a standing ovation at an awards ceremony for her astronaut husband

Comments | 991 Views

By Heather Horn

Jun 27, 2011

Comment of the Day

Comment of the Day: Why Philip Roth Doesn't Read Fiction

A reader posits that most poets probably don't read poetry, either

Comments | 862 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 27, 2011

Whitey Bulger Liked to Play Vegas Slots While on the Lam

A court filing says he also visited Boston in disguise and 'armed to the teeth'

Comments | 1,730 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 27, 2011

Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Selling Violent Games to Kids

"Video games qualify for First Amendment protection," writes Justice Scalia

Comments | 2,820 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 27, 2011

New York City Now Looks to Cash in on Gay Weddings

The "NYC I do" campaign hopes to bring in millions of dollars in revenue for the city

Comments | 333 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 27, 2011

U.S. Nuclear Facilities Threatened by Flood and Fire

New Mexico's Los Alamos and Nebraska's Fort Calhoun nuclear plant are on alert

Comments | 3,428 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 27, 2011

The Latest TSA Outrage: A Cancer Patient Forced to Remove Adult Diaper

The daughter of the 95-year-old: "My mother is very ill, she has a form of leukemia"

Comments | 2,126 Views

By Elien Becque

Jun 26, 2011

North Dakota Watches Levees as Waters Rise

Minot, population 40,000, evacuated in advance, including 100 animals from its zoo

Comments | 696 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jun 25, 2011

Twice as Many Americans Want Sons Over Daughters

Gender preference isn't only a foreign problem

Comments | 11,834 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jun 25, 2011

Five Best Saturday Columns

On the road to gay marriage, fugitives as heroes, and war by assassination

Comments | 902 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Jun 25, 2011

World Reactions to New York's Legalizing Gay Marriage

Euphoria, paranoia, and recognition of a historic landmark

Comments | 12,586 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 24, 2011

Ex-Bank of Alexandria Chairman Pleads Guily to Sex Abuse

Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar now will face pricey civil suit

Comments | 834 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 24, 2011

Whitey Bulger Won't Be Arraigned Today After All

Bulger's first day in court ends after he requests a public defender

Comments | 402 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 24, 2011

New York Passes Marriage Equality Act: 33-29

After lawmakers reached an an agreement on amended language, a vote is expected Friday night

Comments | 4,542 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Highlights of What's Been Found in LulzSec's Arizona Documents

Here's what the Internet has found after a day looking through the cache

Comments | 4,740 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 24, 2011

Florida and Oklahoma Would Also Like a Word With Whitey Bulger

While the Los Angeles Times speculates he could help solve a famous art heist

Comments | 1,207 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

House Rejects Resolution Authorizing U.S. Libya Mission

The House is now expected to vote on a bill that would strip funding for the mission

Comments | 1,657 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 24, 2011

Professors Busted in Online Prostitution 'Hobby'

Two academics have been named in the bust of a 1,400-person prostitution ring

Comments | 4,697 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 23, 2011

The Bulgers' Public Connections, Explained in a Giant, Messy Map

Who isn't the Winter Hill Gang leader connected to in Boston?

Comments | 7,452 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 23, 2011

The People Who Bought James Arthur Ray's Shtick

The self-help guru had many fans on his way to the top

Comments | 2,749 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 23, 2011

Federal Agents Thwart Attack on Seattle Military Facility

Two American Muslims wanted to "gun down everybody"

Comments | 1,145 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 23, 2011

Quote of the Day

Quote: Whitey Bulger Was a Working Man!

One resident of South Boston serves up a gem

Comments | 1,099 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 23, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: Americans More Leisurely in Recession Aftermath

Post-recession Americans work less, and watch more TV

Comments | 359 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 23, 2011

Why Generic Drugs Won't Have to List All Their Side Effects

A Supreme Court decision has patient advocates in a tizzy over labeling laws

Comments | 933 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 23, 2011

Greece and Its International Financiers Have a Deal

But the big obstacle--a parliamentary vote--lies ahead

Comments | 894 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 23, 2011

The Close Calls of Whitey Bulger

A list of the many times and places in which Bulger could have been caught before now

Comments | 4,714 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 23, 2011

Cartoon

These Warning Labels Make Me Want a Cigarette

Cartoonist Tony Auth on the unintended effect of the new cigarette labels

Comments | 1,702 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 23, 2011

Meet the Inheritors of Huguette Clark's Vast Fortune

Her nurse will benefit most of all, and no family will see her millions

Comments | 18,431 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 23, 2011

Hymns and Dirty Laundry: New York Gay Marriage Bill Tests Patience

Even undecided Republicans seems like they're ready for a decision

Comments | 2,414 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 23, 2011

Self-Help Guru Found Guilty of Sweat Lodge Homicide

James Arthur Ray was found guilty involving the deaths of three people

Comments | 1,552 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 23, 2011

How the FBI Captured Whitey Bulger

The South Boston mobster was arrested in Santa Monica after a 16-year manhunt

Comments | 23,279 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 23, 2011

Disgraced L.A. Times Reporter Demands a Retraction of a Retraction

Chuck Phillips says his tarnished Tupac Shakur reporting has been vindicated

Comments | 3,621 Views

By John Hudson

Jun 22, 2011

The Legal Risks of Vargas's Immigration Revelation

"I think he has taken a huge personal risk by coming forward," says an attorney

Comments | 24,631 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 22, 2011

The Celebrity Side of New York's Gay Marriage Debate

The boldfaced names with a stake in the stalled vote

Comments | 5,408 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 22, 2011

Fed Says Economic Recovery Is Weaker than Expected

The economic downgrade is connected to supply chain disruptions after Japan's earthquake

Comments | 471 Views

By Eli Rosenberg

Jun 22, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: Tourism Growth Down as Airfares Rise

The silver lining: airlines may be compelled to offer more discounts

Comments | 690 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 22, 2011

Today's Best

Five Best Wednesday Columns

On nice guys, Saudi women, and the Wal-Mart culture

Comments | 1,579 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 22, 2011

Cuomo 'Cautiously Optimistic' Gay Marriage Law Will Pass

The governor spoke to reporters outside of his office Monday night

Comments | 606 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 21, 2011

New York's H&H Bagels Is Closing: A Pop Culture History

The famous Upper West Side bakery will shutter tomorrow

Comments | 4,020 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Nearly Everything Will Destroy Your Marriage

A new study alleges that if your husband lost his job, you're more likely to get divorced

Comments | 12,259 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 21, 2011

Glitch Exposed in Obama Health Care Plan

Loophole could make 3 million middle class early retirees eligible for Medicaid

Comments | 2,843 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 21, 2011

A Peek Into Momofuku's Culinary Lab

Owner David Cheng is toying with microbes

Comments | 405 Views

By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 21, 2011

New York Gay Marriage Vote Unlikely Tonight

Resolution to the state's drawn-out debate for marriage equality may be a day away

Comments | 1,382 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 21, 2011

Stat of the Day

100 Acres of Pizza Served Daily in the U.S.

Pizza surpasses burgers as America's favorite fast food

Comments | 817 Views

By Erik Hayden

Jun 21, 2011

Gabrielle Giffords Gets Memoir Deal; Husband Retires From NASA

"It was the right thing to do to put our words and our voices on paper"

Comments | 1,552 Views

By Adam Martin

Jun 21, 2011

Digesting the Supreme Court's Wal-Mart Decision

Commentators are divided on whether, and why, the corporate victory was a bad thing

Comments | 2,163 Views

By Ray Gustini

Jun 21, 2011

Vanity Fair Reminds Us When Jeffrey Epstein Wasn't a Creep

A 2003 profile recalls when the financier was a businessman, not a sex offender

Comments | 517 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Jun 21, 2011

Spatwatch

Roger Ebert vs. Ryan Dunn's Friends

The film critic scolds the Jackass star--hours after his death--for drunk driving

Comments | 6,832 Views

By Uri Friedman

Jun 21, 2011

The Arab Spring's Three-Speech Rule and Syria

Tunisia's Ben Ali and Egypt's Mubarak stepped down after their third speech

Comments | 1,474 Views

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