Tornadoes in Moore, Oklahoma, are neither new nor uncommon. Monday's massive twister may be the worst the city has seen, but it's also the 22nd since 1890. We put the data for all of them on a map.
See if you can tell which controversial ads were banned, and which weren't
The President gives a personal speech at the National Prayer Breakfast--why?
Why some object to seeing gloss on an eight-year-old
A very long, incendiary "debate" between the Fox News host and a radical Imam
Outrage over 100 sled dogs slaughtered in British Columbia
The famous teen mom will offer her abstinence message to Washington University in St. Louis
Amy Chua visits Comedy Central and explains how anyone can be a "Chinese Mother"
The National Archives says Thomas Lowry altered the date of an Abraham Lincoln pardon to make it historically relevant
Critics of a recent Slate article question the theory that women have developed rape defenses because of evolution
Tempting Glenn Beck (and maybe fate), Jon Stewart invites Beck to a face-to-face. The bait: colored chalk.
The biggest cheating no-no is bringing the mistress to the marital bed
People are rushing to arm themselves
Westboro Baptist Church seeks to exploit the death of Christina Taylor Green, the youngest victim in Tuscon
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