* "Everyone here, it seems, has an angle to work, scrambling to fill the void left by the collapse of the Syrian state." * A real caliphate would clean up the mess called IS. * Congress passes bill establishing legal rights for citizens and businesses to own resources in outer space.
* The VA is sequencing the DNA of one million veterans to better understand PTSD. * Ten percent of death row prisoners are veterans, most with PTSD. * America's H1-B program is a lottery—now it's a sham because large outsourcers are flooding the pool. * None of the
The quirky history behind the secret, full-scale invasion that the United States once planned for Canada, and vice versa.
* "In the past century or so of European history there have been many more examples of disintegration than integration." * Cameron's demands for Britain to stay in the EU: a bigger voice, pound protection, limited refugee welfare. * A language barrier and poor government communication has left 400,
When the family pet nears the end, of course there is sadness. But there is also every other emotion.
* Severe budget cuts hit state AIDS units in India, which provide free condoms to sex workers. * Justice Dept. chooses 10 of 567 recognized Native American tribes with whom to share access to criminal data. * October's jobs report broke records, and statistically speaking, it shows the past two months
* Exxon Mobil investigated over possible climate change deception—like tobacco, it could result in years of litigation. * Since deregulation in 1978, the US airline industry has never been profitable for more than six years. * Internal TSA report finds that the TSA is terrible at its job. * "Jeb Bush could
* Inside the two billion miles refugees traveled to possible—but by no means guaranteed—asylum in 2015. * Why it's so dangerous to fly in Russia: aviacannibalism. * Romania's government collapsed after a devastating nightclub fire. * "Policy journalism in Washington is thriving. It's just not
Studying drivers across the country for signs of license-plate prejudice—or, why everyone loves Vermont drivers and hates Texans.
* Houston landslide vote makes whoever produced the pro-discrimination bathroom ad a hot 2016 commodity. * Around the US, voters kicked liberal causes to the curb. * Ahmed Chalabi, who pushed the US into the Iraq War for his own gain, dies of a heart attack. * The Manipulator: Jane Mayer's
