February 13, 2012: Morning
- Those Americans who benefit most from the government safety net are also some of its most ardent critics.
- UK immigration officials prevent 70 sham marriages in one month by surveilling a busy registration office.
- Study finds New York hospitals aggressively collect on those who cannot pay, despite receiving charity funds to cover the care.
- Bob Marley's death from skin cancer was most likely preventable.
- Science provides the exact reasons (repetition, wistful lyrics) why "Someone Like You" makes people weepy.
- In 1928, former slave Bill Traylor moved to Montgomery, Ala., and for the first time in his life, drew what he saw.
- The most sought-after celebrity of 1930s New York was a plaster mannequin named Cynthia.
- Oklahoma senator adds ironic "spilled semen" amendment to "Personhood" bill.
- Murray has arguably done liberals a service by requiring them to deal with those whose values may seem alien.
- Belgian court rules Tintin is not racist.
- But some scientists warn that an invitation, or even contact, would make us vulnerable to evil aliens.
- Mesmerizing interactive site explores scale of known universe.
- Jack Nicholson at Lakers games, 1982-present.