South Dakota Man Executed for Child's Murder
Kidnapped, raped, and murdered 9-year-old girl in 1990
Culture
Legally Blind Man Gets Driver's License
Lost most of his vision and stopped driving years ago but DMV keeps renewing
Obama, Christie Go on Disaster Tour Together
Dear media: "Bipartisan" and "non-political" are not synonyms.
Smoking in a No-Smoking Zone, Gangnam Style
The South Korean pop singer that became an internet sensation lit up in a no-smoking zone in Toronto
Piers Morgan Wants CNN More Aggressive, Proactive and "Debate-y"
The oldest cable news network in America is also sort of fledgling
Taxpayers on the Hook for Gwinnett, Ga. Baseball Stadium
Public subsidies for stadiums are win-lose propositions: The teams win, and the taxpayers lose.
City Committee Considering Forcing Food Carts to Offer Vegetarian Options
Some on Madison's Vending Oversight Committee think they can figure out this supply and demand stuff better than sellers
3 Stupid Responses to Hurricane Sandy - and Every Other Disaster You Can Think Of
This trifecta gets trotted out whenever there's a hurricane, earthquake, or terrifying event.
Victims Criticize Myanmar Government over Ethnic Strife
Say nation isn't doing enough to stop violence between Buddhists, Muslims
Disaster Movie Stills Among Fake Sandy Pics
Have you seen that movie? If not I've got Hurricane Sandy pics for you
Disney Buys Lucasfilm, Plans New Star Wars Movie
Disney now officially owns everybody's childhood
If Obama Loses, Blame His Policies, Not Racism
American political tribalism continues to wane.
Newspaper Political Endorsements Lose Their Clout
Fewer than 30 percent of Americans still read the things
The Libertarian Case for Gary Johnson
He's not going to win the election. But a strong showing by him may just win the future.
Greek Journalists Strike Over Suspensions of Presenters
Claiming the government is engaging in censorship
Only Big Government Can Save Us from Big Storms, Says The New York Times. Ummm … Really?
The New York Times tells us that Mitt Romney is bad bad bad - and wrong - to suggest that anybody other than ginormous central government has any business responding to storms and tantrum-ish eruptions from Mother Nature.
Somali Poet Killed in Mogadishu
Warsame Shire Awale was critical of the al-Shabab militant group
New York Times: 'A Big Storm Requires Big Government'
It's not that the GOP nominee thinks that federal disaster mitigation and response is frequently less effective than locally directed efforts. No, it's the opposite--because federal coordination is "vital," this Republican wants to euthanize it, because that's just how venal he and his party are.
Homeland Security Meets Office Politics
The author of an infamous report on right-wing extremism tries to defend his work.
Your Requisite Story Blaming Gay People for the Weather
Also Muslim Brotherhood's fault
Man Recants Story of Being Assaulted for Being Gay Republican
Had told officers he had been strangled and beaten
