Culture
Calif. Schools Prepare for New Law on Transgender Students
While keeping an eye out on referendum that could block it
Washington State Senator Sorry People Took It Too Seriously When He Called Arizona "Racist Wasteland" After Seattle Seahawks Loss
Says nevertheless that people of Washington "have not appreciated" Arizona's treatment of immigrants
US Disappointed in Japanese Prime Minister's Visit to War Shrine
New faces, old controversy
The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013
Caffeine conniptions, lethal LSD, pot-smoking punks, vaping vapors, and devouring dope
Empty Milwaukee School Buildings Costing Hundreds of Thousands a Year in Taxpayer Money, District Refuses to Sell to Charter, Private Schools
Some of the buildings haven't been used for nearly a decade
This Christmas, Edward Snowden Wants the World to Rediscover the Gift of Privacy
England's Channel 4 allows whistleblower to pass along a holiday message
Amazon Offering Shipping Refunds, Gift Cards After UPS Misses Christmas Deliveries
Worst Christmas ever, says one UPS driver
Civil Liberties Groups Say "Debtors Prison" Returning to US
Judges may not know its against the law to throw delinquents in jail
8-Year-Old Dies of Leukemia After Getting Last Wish Involving Christmas Carols Fulfilled
Thousands gathered to sing outside her house
Taiwan Fines Apple $663,000 For Controlling Prices of Products at Local Stores
Ordered to stop or face more fines
"Duck Dynasty" Pits Free Speech Against Shifting Cultural Taboos
The smartest thing A&E could do is wait out the controversy and then bring Robertson back once the show resumes filming.
Four Issues Republicans Could Embrace in 2014 To Stay Relevant
Trying to help the GOP move forward
Crowdsourcing Social Problems
Using distributed technology to tackle society's most intractable challenges.
Leave Room For the Mountain Men
There needs to be room for people who would seek, without hurting others, to exit a life that doesn't appeal to them.
The Wolf of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese's electrifying tale of sex and drugs and very dirty money.
Gag Order Requested in Hernandez Murder Case
Concerns about info related to case against NFL player leaking to the press
Netanyahu Rejects Invitation to Russian Olympics
He never had any plans to attend, office says
Man Who Helped Rescue Kidnapped Cleveland Women Gets Book Deal
Will be published in the spring
Judge Partly Strikes Down Ohio Gay Marriage Ban in Very Narrow Decision
Only applies to death certificates at the moment
Snowden Clarifies: Not Seeking Amnesity in Exchange for Information
Was interviewed for Brazil television
Thousands of Muslims in CAR Protest Disarmament Operation Carried Out By French Troops
Say the troops are only there to protect Christians
Dennis Rodman Leaves North Korea Without Meeting Kim Jong-un
Says North Korea's basketball players are "awesome"
GOP Congressional Candidate Compares Phil Robertson to Rosa Parks
"In December 1955, Rosa Parks took a stand against an unjust societal persecution of black people, and in December 2013, Robertson took a stand against persecution of Christians"
Man Fights to Get Off Sex Offender Registry for Consensual Teen Sex with Woman He Since Married
Convicted twenty years ago for having sex with a 17-year-old when he was 19
