* Fifty years ago, a mob attacked students and teachers who were protesting a Mississippi Woolworth's whites-only lunch counter. * Sweden wracked by rioting, with some Stockholm neighborhoods shut down even to ambulances. * Mystery solved: Secretary of State John Kerry really ate a turkey shwarma in Ramallah. * Scientists say
* NOAA predicts active hurricane season, with up to double the typical number of major storms. * Praise, disappointment over Boy Scouts' decision to admit openly gay Scouts. * Overexposure to fluoride carries health risks—but not due to it being an unnatural industrial chemical. * Suicide rates are rising, but there is
Seeking respite from a life lived in war zones—too many rebel factions, too many gunshots, too many backfiring motorcycles that sounded like gunshots—a family discovers temporary shelter in the outer edges of New York City. And then, the deluge.
* There is no light at the end of the tunnel for drone strikes...and other counterterrorism operations after 12 years of a global war. * Anti-Islam backlash grows in Britain after Woolwich machete attack. * UCLA surgeons broadcast brain surgery over social media. * Doctors use 3D printing to create a new
* In 2011, the NYPD made more stops of young black men than the total number of young black men in New York City. * Data shows white people stopped by the NYPD are more likely than minorities to be carrying guns or drugs. * Scientific inaccuracies found in common idioms. * New Star
For residents of Patsy Cline’s hometown of Winchester, Va., the struggle over how to remember the famous country singer begins with deciding what sort of a legacy she left—and whether they want it.
* Fema uses its own "Waffle House index" as an informal way of measuring the impact of a disaster. * Government experts warn tornado victims could face deadly fungal infections caused by airborne molds usually found in dirt and decaying wood. * John Cassidy's brief history of austerity in
* Q&A with a tornado chaser. * Riots break out in Stockholm suburbs over racism-fueled police brutality. * Conspiracy theories also seem to be more compelling to those with low self-worth, especially with regard to their sense of agency in the world. * As the world's population continues
* In 2011, American households spent more on their pets annually than they spent on alcohol, landline phone bills, or men's and boys' clothing. * Stunning cellphone footage shows Oklahoma tornado beginning to form, starting to wreak havoc. * See also: Time-lapse video of the Moore tornado as seen
* China’s new-home prices rose last month in 68 of 70 cities, with average annual wages for urban private company employees jumping 14 percent. * Japanese researchers figure out why babies respond to patting and being moved: to avoid existential threats. * On the comeback trail, hallucinogens are being tried recreationally
