* Inside an Afghanistan juvenile center for young militants caught attempting suicide attacks. * Slideshow: American teenagers chronicle their hometowns. * About 150 Americans die a year by accidentally taking too much acetaminophen. * The Russian gunfight over Kant is only the latest in a series of arguments over the philosopher. * See also: "
* A district-by-district breakdown of which Americans would have lost benefits had the anti-food stamp bill passed in 2011. * Panera CEO tries to live on a $4.50 daily budget for food, discovers he cannot afford Panera. * Puerto Rico's poverty rate is 44.9%—double the
Rough waters for Russia’s fabled Bolshoi Theatre have prompted soul-searching among the country’s dancers, officials, and fans.
* Since 1990, Australians "have enjoyed the longest period of economic expansion unbroken by recession of any developed country ever." * The difficulties of representing the sea on stage in Early Modern England. * British people use ["bloody"] quite a lot less than Americans think they do and a
* India has left it to America to crown the first Indian beauty queen who looks...well, Indian. * France advances on banning beauty pageants for children under 16; organizers could face jail time. * On Pickering's Harem, the forgotten female research assistants who pushed astronomy forward. * Now that Facebook likes
Economic recession. Climate disaster. Chaos in the Middle East. The world cries out for leaders who will face our biggest dilemmas, and all we get are short-sighted narcissists. Where are the great leaders of today?
* American Journal of Medicine fast-tracks publication of study proving high gun ownership makes the U.S. less safe. * The next mass shooting will take place on February 12, 2014, in Spokane, Wash., by a 38-year-old white man at a place he used to work. * Related: "It’
A baby is born to a celebrity couple. Meanwhile, many more babies are born to countless other non-famous couples. This is what happens next.
* Washington's awful politics are exactly what we should expect "in a country where a successful economic model has broken down." * In the House, Democrats voted with Mr. Obama 90% of the time in 2009 but 77% last year. * I think we’d have a better justice
* Big photos of Colorado's historic flooding. * On average, drivers who search for a "good" parking spot end up no closer to their destination than those who park immediately. * Most universities lose money on sports; they make up the difference through tuition and state tax hikes. * A
