Health Jun 09 NYC health officials push for high-sodium warning labels in chain restaurants New York City’s health department will push a plan Wednesday for new warning labels that singled out food products high in sodium on chain restaurant menus, the Associated Press reported. If the plan comes to fruition, New York will be…
Arts Jun 01 Why do books about women rarely win top literary prizes? Acclaimed author Nicola Griffith sifted through 15 years of prize-winning books for fiction and found that several of the top literary prizes have rarely awarded anything written from a women's point of view.
Nation May 29 Hundreds rescued from floodwaters as Texas endures record rainfall More than 200 people were rescued from their cars in Dallas early Friday after an overnight record rainfall triggered flash floods that trapped them in their cars.
Nation May 28 ‘Serial’ podcast to continue with two new cases, starting this fall Producers of the most popular podcast in history announced two new seasons Wednesday, beginning this fall.
Nation May 22 Photos: Capturing the slick from California’s oil spill For most of the week, hundreds of clean-up workers have collected globs of black goo and scrubbed rocks coated with the sticky substance to restore a California beach that was contaminated with oil.
Nation May 21 What we know and don’t know about Freddie Gray’s death Baltimore officials face a litany of questions over the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, that died while in police custody. During a 30-minute ride in a police van, Gray sustained a severe spinal injury, something like the…
World May 21 New emojis help children report abuse where words fail A Swedish non-profit hopes a new set of emojis they released will help children and teenagers signal instances of abuse or communicate their stressful situations to adults when words aren’t enough.
Nation May 19 KFC dusts off Colonel Sanders for new ad campaign “I’m back, America.” And with a throaty chuckle, another fast food chain dusts off an old mascot to address the nation. A couple of weeks after McDonald’s Hamburglar robble-robbled back into our lives, KFC announced Tuesday that the fried…
Arts May 18 Where does Mad Men rank among TV’s greatest shows? We spoke to several television critics and asked why “Mad Men” attracts so many superlatives from its audience and where the TV series falls on their personal Top 5 TV lists--if at all.
Nation May 14 Syrian Electronic Army hacks Washington Post’s mobile site The Washington Post's mobile site appeared to be hacked Thursday by the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and targets media outlets.