"Don't ask, don't tell" repeal, a rights landmark
Civil rights activists take stock in the accomplishment and of what more needs to be done
Topics: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Civil rights movement, U.S. Military 22 Comments
Wow. We were so close in high school, and now she's doing drugs and hanging out with gangs
The true story of the Queen of Burlesque is even weirder and wilder than the legend
Topics: What to Read, Our Picks: Books, Sex Work 10 Comments
My dad instilled a love for the season in me. But his fight with Jackie Kennedy broke him -- and my holiday spirit
Topics: Life stories, Christmas, Family 29 Comments
Civil rights activists take stock in the accomplishment and of what more needs to be done
Topics: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Civil rights movement, U.S. Military 22 Comments
"Saturday Night Live" depicts the WikiLeaks founder railing against Zuckerberg, Time magazine Video
Topics: WikiLeaks, Saturday Night Live, Facebook 3 Comments
The Vice President claims Assange is more "a high-tech terrorist" than whistleblower
Topics: Afghanistan War Logs, WikiLeaks, Joe Biden 48 Comments
150 years later, a campaign to deny that the South's exodus from the union was a revolution is in full force
Topics: History 191 Comments
Slide show: The home of Mr. Spock, the site of Tatooine and other classic nerd hot spots
Topics: Trazzler, Slide Shows, Science Fiction and Fantasy 52 Comments
From tiny binoculars to 4-foot chains, what ends up in the human stomach is pretty unbelievable. An author explains
Topics: Nonfiction 14 Comments
Repealed: The heroes -- and biggest villain -- of the long fight to end the military's ban on gays serving openly
Topics: Don't Ask Don't Tell, LGBT, U.S. Senate 164 Comments
It's not long before my girls are jaded middle schoolers. Can't I let them believe in magic a little longer?
Topics: Real Families, Life stories, Christmas 64 Comments
Senate Republicans thwart the Dream Act, a bill that gives children of the undocumented a path to citizenship
Topics: U.S. Military, Immigration, Race 72 Comments
His reason for opposing the repeal of "don't ask don't tell"? Gay people will cause Marines to lose their legs
Topics: Don't Ask Don't Tell, This Week in Crazy 102 Comments
An endless stream of false fear-mongering claims are spouted by government and media figures Video
Topics: WikiLeaks 453 Comments
How a food so seemingly gross can be so utterly lovely, with or without this mignonette or fresh cocktail sauce
Topics: Eyewitness Cook 35 Comments
Slide show: From "The Graduate" to "Psycho," the expertly crafted sequences that represent cinema at its finest
Topics: Friday Night Seitz, Slide Shows 113 Comments
It's official -- the contentious legislation extends Bush-era rates for the wealthy and benefits for the unemployed
Topics: Taxes, Barack Obama 27 Comments
Opponents call it a power grab. The president says it's a necessary move to pass emergency legislation
Topics: Foreign policy 11 Comments
NOW calls on the breast-obsessed chain to stop serving kids
Topics: Restaurant Culture 195 Comments
My sister and I made an antiwar statement at the president's Christmas celebration -- by showing up baked
Topics: Life stories, White House, Christmas 36 Comments
In a separate ruling, the court orders two alleged Sri Lankan terrorists extradited to the U.S.
Topics: Islam, Canada, Terrorism 3 Comments
The American is the only individual to hit world record marks in 2010 after bodysuits were banned earlier this year
Topics: World Records 2 Comments
A top aide to President Obama gives a speech on Yemen policy -- but leaves out a key fact exposed by WikiLeaks
Topics: WikiLeaks 27 Comments
The 2012 GOP contenders will face questions from GOP political operatives on America's Most Trusted Name in News
Topics: 2012 Elections, Media Criticism, Tea Parties 21 Comments
Survey: The public gets that most political ads are bogus, but people still believe things that are false
The GOP congressman launching an investigation of U.S. Muslims has his own history of supporting terror
Topics: Terrorism 111 Comments
Robin Roberts gets an exclusive with the mainstream media-hating former governor, and a snow machine ride Video
Topics: 2012 Elections, ABC, Sarah Palin 89 Comments
WikiLeaks founder tells television interviewers he's the victim of a smear campaign Video
Topics: WikiLeaks 53 Comments
The football player and former dogfighting ring operator wants another pet. He's earned one
Topics: Noble Beasts, Celebrity 168 Comments
Salon's news editor discusses the latest lame duck drama on Capitol Hill Video
Topics: Anderson Cooper 4 Comments
I'm apparently responsible for the biggest celebrity Twitter meltdown since Matt Lauer ticked off Kanye West
Topics: Keith Olbermann, Twitter 275 Comments
Yahoo says it'll sell bookmarking service, a reminder that we exist online at other people's whims
Topics: Silicon Valley 28 Comments
It's our 15th birthday! And to celebrate, we're honoring our greatest hits
Topics: Slide Shows 22 Comments
We're asked to believe that the 15 million jobless Americans are all George Costanzas
Topics: Unemployment 140 Comments
Angry House members bow to the same political reality that forced Obama to bend the knee
Topics: Taxes 157 Comments
The question is raised after four female bodies are found on a Long Island beach
Topics: Prostitution, Sex Work 66 Comments
Pick of the week: Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd spar over Reese Witherspoon in the improbably delightful "How Do You Know"
Topics: How Do You Know, The Simpsons, Our Picks: Movies 22 Comments
In the insane parenting scramble between Halloween and Christmas, one person always get short shrift: My little boy
Topics: Real Families, Christmas 75 Comments
The genre set the groundwork for our current century, but is it on the decline?
Topics: Fiction 71 Comments
Easy dishes and tips to ride out the wave of leftovers and unused bits coming to a fridge near you
Topics: Food Advice 13 Comments
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