* Because nobody wants to rock the boat, the RNC is sticking with the chairman who ruined 2012 for them. * Rarely seen outside North Korea, the stunningly synchronized Arirang mass games transform 50,000 teenagers into "living pixels." * Whether Beyoncé lip-synched is a scandal because it calls into
* "Bitterly cold conditions" expected to continue across much of the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast. * Astonishing pictures of Chicago's freezing fire. * Everything you need to know about snowflake shapes comes from a scientist in Southern California. * Audio experts explain why it's clear that Beyoncé
* GOP hatches plan to award electoral votes by Congressional district outcomes—which would have resulted in a Romney victory. * One of Obama's reelection engineers launches effort to turn Texas blue—which would effectively end the Republican Party. * A dispatch from the Disinaugural Ball. * Audio engineer says Beyoncé'
* Since Sandy Hook, there have been at least 1,173 gun deaths in America. * Pentagon to remove ban on female service members in combat roles, based on women’s valor in Iraq and Afghanistan. * Navies still having trouble on that front underwater—42 countries use submarines, but only six allow
* NIH to permanently retire almost all of its 451 research chimpanzees. * Scientists say oxytocin—not blood relation or sex—is behind cooperation among chimp populations. * Food detective find fake ingredients in grocery-store products. * Restaurants are asking diners to stop photographing their food. * Premier chefs agree that to eliminate hunger,
* Taliban says Prince Harry has "mental problems" for comparing his role in killing militants to playing video games. * Experiments that involve puppets suggest infants have an instinct to prefer good over evil. * The U.S. is only the 85th most diverse country in the world; Canada ranks first.
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* A young reporter who has covered only President Obama's first term has already witnessed several political epochs. * How conspiracy theorists heard the inaugural speech. * A timeline of Lupe Fiasco's obsession with conspiracy theories. * LED bulbs' durability threatens manufacturer profits: Long-lasting bulbs reduce the need
* Obama's speech readies nation for February's state-of-the-union address by putting climate change center stage. * Studies to measure fracking's effects on public health are unavailable because pro-business state governments won't fund them. * "In Focus" selection of photographs
* Fifty percent of Americans are happy to see Obama sworn in, down from nearly 7 out of 10 in 2009. * The first and scariest inaugural address, John Winthrop's "city on a hill" speech, was actually about encouraging charity. * Brief history of inaugural poems. * Ezra Stoller'
