* U.S. fiscal cliff and eurozone debt crisis viewed as biggest risks to the global economy. * Afghanistan veteran learns how to use a prosthetic arm. * Israel Defense Forces' PR rep poses in blackface, calling it "Obama style." * Colbert on the biggest problem with Homeland: Everyone gets terrific
* Interactive: See which U.S. metro coastal areas may someday be underwater. * A result of fossil fuel burning, ocean acidification is withering the marine food chain. * British code breakers can't crack a handwritten message found on a WWII carrier pigeon. * The idea of a New York City mayoral
* Congo again slips into chaos and war, though ruthless rebels prove to be capable administrators. * Portraits of Sandy survivors in storm-ravaged Staten Island. * Whether in 50 or 100 or 200 years, there’s a good chance that New York City will sink beneath the sea. * Considering overpopulation and the
* Rubio not so deftly dodges a creationism question—just like Sen. Barack Obama once did. * Obama campaign adviser explains our broken voting system and why you had to wait in line for eight hours. * As domestic U.S. flights are cut en masse, the best solution is more competition: Let
* "Middle East Conflict Intensifies As Blah Blah Blah, Etc. Etc." * History of the sounds of war, from air raid sirens to the whirring of drones. * How and why Obama's foreign policy passed the Benghazi test. * An epidemic of penis theft swept Nigeria between 1975 and 1977.
* Republicans aren't ready to forgive Chris Christie for his post-Sandy embrace of Obama. * Veterans with PTSD seek the help of a South Carolina couple who are finding success with MDMA treatment. * Thieves with power saws steal, deface ancient California cliff carvings. * Amid controversy over bias toward the
* Propaganda has been a part of every war; in Israel vs. Hamas, Instagram lets amateurs in on the action. * Egypt, Israel, Hamas close to reaching ceasefire deal. * Big pictures from a weekend of violent exchanges between Israel and Gaza. * Anderson Cooper is never too busy for a good burn on
* The data crunchers who won the 2012 election. * If you're so determined, how to hide email communication from prying eyes. * Related: Privacy Settings for Bigamists. * A challenge to Paris: Reclaim your sparkle. * Raymond Carver's OkCupid profile, edited by Gordon Lish. * Electronic tattoos, water purified with oil,
* Death toll climbs in Israel-Hamas fight, with 91 Palestinians killed. * Conservatives in Wyoming—America's least populous state, 86% white—stunned by Romney's loss. * In Germany, Putin defends jailing Pussy Riot with baseless charges of anti-Semitism. * Customers hard to find for BBC sex-criminal star&
* Avoiding bankruptcy and defaulting twice in 2012, the U.S. Postal Service reports a $16 billion annual loss. * Twinkies maker Hostess files motion to liquidate assets and sell off its brands. * Some other second-tier industrial bakery will...continue producing the Ding-Dong, and the Wonder Bread, and other crap
