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.
Nation May 12 UVA official sues Rolling Stone for libel over debunked campus rape story The University of Virginia is suing the company that owns Rolling Stone, the magazine itself and a reporter for libel after Rolling Stone published an erroneous and now-retracted article about gang rape on the college campus, according to Reuters.
Economy May 12 Verizon to buy AOL for $4.4 billion Verizon announced Tuesday that it’s buying AOL Inc. for $50 a share, valued at approximately $4.4 billion, to bolster the company’s plans for mobile and web video.
World May 12 Vienna installs gay-themed crosswalk signals ahead of Eurovision song contest In preparation for the Eurovision Song Contest, Vienna has outfitted its traffic lights throughout the city with figures of same-sex couples, replacing the single, gender-neutral figures typically seen at pedestrian crossings.
Nation May 11 George Zimmerman sustains minor injuries in Florida shooting George Zimmerman, the Florida resident who was acquitted in the death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2013, sustained minor injures from a shooting incident Monday afternoon, the Lake Mary Police Department said.