Seriously? Reporting was that bad last year?
The earthquake in Haiti and Gulf oil spill were among the most intensely covered stories of 2010, but none of that coverage was deemed worthy of a Pulitzer Prize for reporting. Journalism's most prestigious awards went to the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, among others, but the awards were notable for the one prize no one won - basic breaking news.
Charles Manson finally opens his mouth after 20 years of silence, and what does he say?
The infamous killer, who started championing environmental causes from behind bars, bemoaned the 'bad things' being done to environment in a rambling phone interview from his Californian jail cell.
If Atlas shrugs sooner rather than later, we can thank politics-of-envy columnists like E.J. Dionne:
The mother of all conspiracy theories:
An uncovered letter written by John F Kennedy to the head of the CIA shows that the president demanded to be shown highly confidential documents about UFOs 10 days before his assassination.
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LOS ANGELES — Singles Web site Match.com said Sunday that it will begin screening its users against the national sex offender registry after a woman filed a lawsuit against the company saying she had been assaulted by someone she met through the dating service.
The cluster effect is fascinating. We don't hear about something for years and years, then suddenly there's a whole bunch of them in a very short time. The latest phenomenon to display the effect is the "night-shift air traffic controller falling asleep and endangering planeloads of people" story. How did that become a national catastrophe almost overnight?
In the current climate of red hot political rhetoric, with some people urging civil discourse one day and screaming at their opponents the next, it's refreshing to read this common sense take on "offense" by Dick Cavett:
Question of the day: How can you tell a boob from a boobie?
EASTON, Pa. (AP) -- School officials in eastern Pennsylvania will appeal a federal judge's ruling that allows students to wear breast cancer fundraising bracelets that say, "I (heart) boobies!"
The Easton Area School District voted unanimously Wednesday to appeal the decision by District Judge Mary McLaughlin.
Speaking of acohol, Indiana is one of only three states -- along with Georgia and Connecticut -- to ban Sunday alcohol sales in stores. If the governor of Georgia sings a newly passed bill, it will be down to two:
When Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan seven years ago, the military wasn't exactly eager for it to come out that the former NFL player had fallen to friendly fire. "Cover-up" is not too strong a word for the disinformation campaign that Gen. Stanley MChrystal, then the commander of special operations in Afghanistan, participated in:
