Commerce Dept: New Home Sales Down 2.1 Percent in November
October numbers revised upward
Culture
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
Federal Judge Set To Consider Request To Halt Same-Sex Marriages in Utah
Ban on same-sex marriages was overturned last Friday
Ross Ulbricht Claims Government Stole Millions of Dollars Worth of Bitcoin
Accused of running Silk Road
Prostitution Freed From Legal Restrictions in Canada
Sex workers wanting to be left alone get a big boost from Canada's Supreme Court.
California Regulators Attempt to Kill Sriracha
Why did state regulators shut down the company's sales for a month and push the hot sauce's maker to consider leaving the state?
Bay Area Special Needs Student Abuse Case Settled for $8 Million
Teacher accused of physical, emotional and verbally mistreating them
