* Republican candidates gather in New Hampshire without Trump and make bombastic statements of their own. * Stupidity in politics is old, going back to "bunkum" (1820s) and earlier; at least today we don't have duels. * Nearly 50,000 people have given to Ben Carson's campaign,
* Obama to unveil tough environmental regulations, attempting to stake out an uncompromising position. * Monday's Clean Power Plan announcement is one step, not a giant leap, for climate action. * In the new age of espionage, old-style human spying proves useful against advanced cryptography. * Profile of Darren Wilson, who
The video for “Other Side of the Boundary” by Springtime Carnivore, directed by Eddie O’Keefe, wraps what could’ve been 21 different videos for the song in one mesmerizing, unique montage. Eddie O’Keefe previously directed Springtime Carnivore’s “Creature Feature”—about the ghosts of five masked swimwear pageant
* College Board sugarcoats US racial history after conservatives threaten to drop AP courses. * Photo series shows how, in 250 years, the Mason-Dixon Line never really faded. * A painter scours Iowa for remnants of the Underground Railroad. * Jewish settlers set fire to two houses in the West Bank, killing a
* Cameron vows to protect British holidaymakers and secure UK borders. * Planned space missions include asteroid redirection and Martian archeology. * Your app is probably lying when it shows Uber drivers near your location. * Trophy hunters like Walter Palmer are a big reason why we still have lions at all. * How an
* Barney Frank: Progressives shouldn't support Bernie. * Trump would rather end his campaign than face scrutiny—and then cash in on his new brand. * A 2004 profile of Donald Trump, PR genius. * White House curtails expectations of a Snowden pardon. * Critique and database of publicly disclosed information on what
* Inside a cat circus. * Americans are downsizing their calories, ending decades of food-gorging and weight gain. * NATO holds a rare emergency meeting to address the threat ISIS poses to Turkey. * Boston spurns Olympics—and precedent—by citing costs prohibitive to hosting 2024 Summer Games. * An open letter from Musk,
* Former finance minister hacked Greece's tax records in the event of a return to the drachma. * The black dust caking Chicago's Southeast Side. * Flint residents can't afford water—and what they get is chlorinated beyond safe limits. * How to give away a home in
On Sundays when you’re ready to tuck into an evening of HBO, what you’re really doing is putting off the inevitable: another Monday morning of existential career crisis. What you should be doing: redefining your view of success. Animation for The School of Life directed by Lara Lee
* Life sentence recommended for exec who caused deadly salmonella outbreak. * As the threat of inquiry looms, State Dept. is overwhelmed with Clinton private email controversy. * Autopsy of Sandra Bland concludes no foul play. Family to seek independent autopsy. * Nearly six in 10 Americans, white and black, think race relations are
