Study: You’re probably going to break your New Year’s resolution
But so will 92 percent of the population!
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 11:01 PM UTC
Life Health, wellness, new years
Fracking and rural America
Matt Damon and Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land" explores how fracking is poisoning small towns — like mine
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Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 11:01 PM UTC
Life Health, wellness, new years
The real way to fix the deficit: Stop coddling the rich
Instead of cutting aid to the poor, the president and Congress should focus on reforming costly tax expenditures
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:58 PM UTC
Business Next New Deal
“Tennessee Waltz” singer Patti Page dies at 85
The best-selling female singer of the 1950s was just five weeks away from being honored at the Grammy Awards
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:46 PM UTC
Entertainment pattie page, tennessee waltz
Michigan, Virginia pass backdoor abortion restrictions
Governors in Michigan, Virginia sneak in a New Year surprise when no one was looking: Abortion restrictions
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:44 PM UTC 13
Life Abortion
Study: Language learning may begin in utero
Researchers found that infants can respond to their native language only hours after being born
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:37 PM UTC
Life Science, Babies, Language, learning
Can Kerry make friends with Cuba?
While the ex-senator's been a harsh critic of U.S. policy toward Havana, he’ll have a hard time changing anything
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:25 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, Cuba, Communism
Government can keep legal justification for drone strikes secret
A federal judge rejected the New York Times' bid to have the Obama administration provide legal justification
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:20 PM UTC
News drones, Civil Liberties
Dumb tweet of the day: “Who invented sex?!”
A Twitter user wonders, because "Adam and Eve were virgins"
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:19 PM UTC
News Dumb tweet of the day, Sex
Illinois, Rhode Island could make moves on gay marriage this week
Both states could take steps to legalize gay marriage as early as Thursday
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:16 PM UTC
Politics Illinois, rhode island
The lie detector test that saved my marriage
I was a recovering sex addict who couldn't kick his habit. So my wife and I came up with a unique solution
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:01 PM UTC
Life The Fix, addiction, Sex, Recovery
Canada’s aboriginal protest movement explodes
Idle No More has galvanized marches, flashmobs and railway blockades in the fight for indigenous rights
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
News Canada, first nations
Rep. King says Boehner promises Sandy aid votes
The New York Republican says the House Speaker has promised a vote by Jan. 15
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:49 PM UTC
Politics Peter King, John Boehner
Clinton leaves hospital after treatment for clot
Doctors say Clinton is expected to make a full recovery after being treated for a blood clot in her head
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:34 PM UTC
Politics Hillary Rodham Clinton
Snapchat brings the goofy
The point of sharing self-destructing pics is that sometimes you don't want memories to last forever
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:30 PM UTC
Technology Snapchat, Privacy
Girl Talk says next album will be “harder hitting” than previous ones
Greg Gillis talks about his next project, whom he'd like to work with, and what it was like to meet Kanye West
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:26 PM UTC
Entertainment greg gillis, girl talk, Music
Chris Christie: GOP’s “toxic” politics to blame for delayed Sandy aid
The New Jersey governor goes ballistic in a new press conference over aid for Hurricane Sandy VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:06 PM UTC
Politics Video, Chris Christie, New Jersey
The Catholic Church’s new gay insult
Catholic leaders in the U.S. and U.K. may keep on speaking out against gay marriage. But they can't fight progress
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 9:05 PM UTC 54
Life LGBT, Catholicism, Catholics
“Buckwild”: MTV comes to the Appalachian mountains
MTV may be “heck-bent” on exploiting misguided youth for profit. But "creekers" do exist. And so do people like me
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:55 PM UTC
Entertainment MTV, TV, Television
Gun group to give armed teacher training in 15 states
Teachers around the country have signed up for the Buckeye Firearms Foundation course
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:41 PM UTC 48
News Guns, Sandy Hook, Gun Control
Can evolution explain high heels?
New research offers an unexpected explanation for their allure -- one that has nothing to do with increased height
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 74
Life Pacific Standard, High Heels
Aurora victims’ relatives reject movie theater reopening
The theater where James Holmes shot 12 dead invited family members to its first opening after the shooting
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:59 PM UTC
News Aurora shooting, movie theater
Asian teenagers flock to get “fashion” braces
Correcting a malocclusion has never been so chic
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:46 PM UTC
Life trends, Fashion, braces
Gun applications on the rise for Indian women
In the wake of the brutal rape and murder of a 23-year-old Delhi woman, requests for firearm permits spike
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:42 PM UTC
Life delhi gang rape
Andrew Sullivan goes indie
The political blogger explains his bold dive into the murky waters of reader-supported online journalism
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:30 PM UTC
Technology Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
The Republican Party is the problem
The fight over the "fiscal cliff" was a reminder that the GOP remains the main impediment to economic recovery
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:21 PM UTC
Politics The American Prospect
2012 was a banner year for antiabortion laws
States passed 43 provisions restricting abortion last year, and zero to improve women's access to reproductive care
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 7:02 PM UTC
Life Abortion
Republicans turn on House GOP leadership over Sandy aid
New York Rep. Peter King calls the House GOP's decision to adjourn before voting on Sandy relief "disgraceful" VIDEO
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 6:31 PM UTC 12
Politics Video, Hurricane Sandy
The irony of joint FBI/private sector OWS policing
As protesters decried fusion of state and corporate interests, a fused state-corporate security apparatus monitored
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
News Occupy, Occupy Wall Street
FreedomWorks debacle: Tea Party fractures laid bare
Dick Armey's sudden -- and expensive -- departure from the nonprofit reveals a political movement on the brink
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 5:37 PM UTC 11
Politics BillMoyers.com, Tea Party
Saudi religious leader calls for gang rape of Syrian women
The cleric specified that the “intercourse marriages” last only a few hours “in order to give each fighter a turn"
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 5:25 PM UTC 91
Life AlterNet, Syria, The Middle East
Delhi gang rapists tried to run over victim
The gang who beat an Indian student to death reportedly tried to run her over with the bus
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 5:17 PM UTC
Politics GlobalPost, delhi, Rape, India, Asia
Politics has become the new reality TV
With politicians shamelessly mugging during the "fiscal cliff" crisis, D.C. really is Hollywood for ugly people
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 5:08 PM UTC
News John Boehner, Barack Obama
Will prisons ever open up to journalists?
Too often, public officials have the final say on how much the public knows about what happens in America's jails
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Life The Crime Report, Prison
Who were the Democrats who voted against “fiscal cliff” deal?
The "fiscal cliff" bill, which split House Republican leadership, also saw opposition from Dems in both chambers
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:34 PM UTC 10
Politics Democrats, Fiscal cliff
US military deaths in Afghanistan top 2,000
As a result of the U.S.-led invasion, 2,043 troops have died since late 2001
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:26 PM UTC
News Afghanistan, U.S. Military
Study: Fructose linked to overeating
Fructose, a common sugar in American diets, can rewire the brain to stop you from feeling full
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 4:19 PM UTC 17
Life Health, Diet, Obesity, Sugar, life
Newspaper that published gun permit holder data hires armed security guards
The Journal News has been receiving a high volume of "negative correspondence"
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:55 PM UTC 17
News the journal news, gun permit
Robots don’t destroy jobs!
Worrying about automation distracts us from the real problem: Misuse of corporate profits
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:39 PM UTC 14
Business AlterNet, robots, New York Times
Dying to take a celebrity photo
An amateur photographer is hit by a car snapping a photo of the singer's white Ferrari -- and he wasn't even in it
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:26 PM UTC 11
Entertainment Media Criticism, Paparazzi
UN says far more deaths in Syria than earlier estimates
Around 60,000 people have been killed in the civil war, far more than what human rights organizations had thought
Wednesday, Jan 2, 2013 3:24 PM UTC
News Syria, Bashar al-Assad, Civil War
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