Putin co-pilots plane and dumps 24 tons of water on forest fires outside Moscow. Assessment of the current global orangutan population in light of mankind's tendency to hunt. Nature report says hominins used tools to butcher meat 3.4 million years ago. See also: Blooper reel from
Early findings in a U.S. investigation show driver error, not auto defects, was behind most of Toyota's accident woes. "The battle has shifted to the states." The health care war rages on, and insurers are leading the charge. In 2006, attacks by patients or their
Obama and Democrats see good news in Tuesday's primaries, suggesting 2010 storyline rewrite. Explanation of the jobs of Obama's advisers. She told a reporter she could end her husband's career with a single interview. Story of Newt Gingrich's political career, as told
With economic recovery slowing, Fed warns of deflation--what's Japanese for "schadenfreude?" U.S. attorneys say day care workers bribed N.Y. officials, stole millions from child care fund. In Jamaica, criminals target returning retirees, waiting until their pension checks arrive from abroad. Steven Slater'
As deal nears to guarantee BP's $20 billion payout, U.S. is reluctant to partner up with the oil giant. New York colleges begin reporting back to their students' high schools, informing them what they forgot to teach. "You have to be acceptable-looking, but being
China, Russia, India, and Turkey pursue investments with Iran that defy sanctions. There's a mosque inside the Pentagon! Sharia fairy dust powder shrouds D.C.! Hitchens: Opponents of a Ground Zero mosque are borrowing from the playbook of Muslim cultural blackmail. Video: Christian charity raising money to feed
Though deportations are increasing, the White House won't bounce students who arrived in the U.S. without papers as children. In one of the largest arms deals ever, the U.S. will sell F-15s to the Saudis--though without weapons systems opposed by regional allies. Israeli comics
Heatwave and wildfire smog double the usual number of bodies in Moscow's morgues. Wheat prices hit highest level in the U.S. in two years after Putin bans all exports. How Churchill may have caused the Bengal famine that killed three million for lack of wheat. Concluding of
Vatican continues to believe its abuse crisis is a question of housecleaning. It amounts to our playbook for the past several years. Pentagon tells WikiLeaks to yank the logs. In case you missed it, Chechnya's top terrorist, apparently no longer tired, has un-retired. Quick, insightful profile of
An explanation of "eureka" moments and the science of insight. Historian Michael Bellesiles is still writing, despite an ethics scandal surrounding his removing guns from the Civil War. Stories of writers who only achieved posthumous success. Q&A with an architect turned Lego-certified builder. Giles Turnbull
