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The Morning News
December 11, 2012: Afternoon
* Spending earned political capital in a new way, Obama's "permacampaign" could change Washington from the outside. * The UN wants control of the internet to ensure member nations' security—but it's not possible. * Afghan design student creates wind-powered spheres that detonate land mines.
December 11, 2012: Morning
* Cairo prepares for rival rallies ahead of a referendum ordered by President Morsi. * New Gazan cologne, M-75, named after Hamas' rockets, costs twice as much as other perfumes. * Genomic study confirms Europe's Roma came from a single group that left India "about 1,500 years
December 10, 2012: Afternoon
* South Korean musician Psy apologizes for rapping about killing American torturers. * Psychologists try to use brain science to "cure" boredom. * The true meaning of Hanukkah—war, resilience, hope—is better for being complicated. * "Mysterious monkey in posh miniature winter coat found alone at Toronto Ikea." * From
December 10, 2012: Morning
* Researchers find biological parents are four times less at risk of premature death. * The death rate of many of the biggest and oldest trees around the world is increasing rapidly. * Drug makers are working like pathogens, sharing information in new efforts to stay ahead of antibiotic-resistant infections. * Still a
December 7, 2012: Afternoon
* We should be more concerned about Assad's use of nerve agents than chemical weapons. * One year later, the story of a fire that killed three girls in a Stamford home on Christmas still haunts. * WNYC continues its profiles of children killed in 2012 by gunfire in New York
December 7, 2012: Morning
* New interactive tool lets you choose your own Israeli-Palestinian peace solution. * Blessed be the internet: International relations as depicted by cats. * Casino owner Adelson to double his $100 million investment in GOP causes by the next election. * Report on the shady business of "honey laundering"—global fraud
December 6, 2012: Afternoon
* To China, the United States appears much as Great Britain did to Americans two centuries ago. * Obama's data director assures Americans he's not Big Brother. * AOL's history told through New York Times crossword clues. * Today in odd news: Apparently, Kim Jong-Il had a
December 6, 2012: Morning
* Best photographs from 2012 as chosen by Alan Taylor's "In Focus" (part 1 of 3). * Washington state begins issuing same-sex marriage licenses today. * Lessons from Europe on how to create a healthy deficit reduction program. * Battles in Cairo when Morsi supporters attack protesters camped outside
December 5, 2012: Afternoon
* Even the White House wanted tighter restrictions on drones, in case the program fell into the wrong hands: Romney's. * Russia's current political climate: "Everyone knows (and has evidence) that everyone else has been skimming money." * New York real estate developers continue to ignore risks,