Nation Jan 26 No injuries reported after shooting investigation at San Diego Navy medical center Authorities are responding to a report of shots fired at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, a spokesman told the Associated Press.
Arts Jan 26 Older, slower Peter Rabbit has cameo in newly discovered Beatrix Potter story A century-old Beatrix Potter tale will be released later this year, after manuscripts describing a black, “who leads a daring double life,” was found amid memorabilia belonging to the British children’s author.
Health Jan 25 Undercover activists who targeted Planned Parenthood indicted in Texas Following a two-month investigation into allegations that targeted Planned Parenthood, a Harris County grand jury cleared the organization of any wrongdoing and instead indicted two undercover filmmakers who had hoped to expose the organization of wrongdoing.
Politics Jan 22 A new, free tool that’s like x-ray glasses for political ads Stock images of American flags, smiling children and a man nervously looking over a health care bill. These are the images of political campaign ads—full of emotion but short of depth. But a new, free online archive of ads and…
World Jan 20 2015 hottest year in recorded history The calculations are in, and 2015 was the warmest year on record, ever since data collection on the planet’s surface land and ocean temperatures began in 1880, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Wednesday.
Nation Jan 19 Univision slices into ‘Onion’ ownership Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Spanish-language TV giant Univision announced it acquired a controlling stake of The Onion, the humor site whose fictitious headlines have fooled many a politician.
Arts Jan 14 Quiz: What are critics saying about this year’s Oscar nominees? Take our quiz to find out which Oscar-nominated films these critics thought earned a place in Valhalla or were simply mediocre.
Arts Jan 14 #OscarsSoWhite, the sequel For the second year in a row, all nominees in all four acting categories were white. So #OscarsSoWhite began trending again on Twitter.
Arts Jan 14 Alan Rickman, the villain you loved to love, dies at 69 British actor Alan Rickman, known for the rich intonations he brought to his stage and cinema characters, died in London, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 69.
World Jan 14 Explosions and gunfire in Jakarta leave 5 gunmen, 2 civilians dead Several attackers set off a series of explosions that targeted downtown Jakarta on Thursday and exchanged gunfire with Indonesian authorities, leaving at least seven people, including five assailants, dead.