239 people are on board.
Over allegations of illegal campaign money from Gaddafi.
At least 48 injured.
Name the group a terrorist organization.
Court strikes down gov't request to keep data longer.
But unemployment rate goes up to 6.7 percent.
His wife was the one who pushed him.
After seizing it.
Will not recognize the designation.
Left woman for slain girlfriend.
Challenging what they see as the sexism of the Whitney Biennale, a group of female artists come together under the banner of a pop diva.
Who would play Jeff Goldblum’s character in a ‘Jurassic Park’ reboot? ‘The best version of the young me is Justin Bieber,’ he says.
Reporter, promoter, raconteur, and all-’round man about town, the late great Harold Conrad roars back to life in Mark Jacobson’s classic profile.
At the center of CIA director John Brennan’s first major clash with the Senate is a massive database containing millions of pages of secrets about the agency's "black site" prison networks and what the CIA euphemistically labeled “e...
The CIA and the Senators overseeing the agency are nearly at war. And it all revolves around the contents of a secret database documenting the CIA's clandestine prisons.
Ever been to a wedding or family reunion where the event starts out reasonably genteel, then, as the hours roll by and the attendees start to get tired and/or drunk, things start to get weirder and rowdier? The opening day of CPAC was a lot like t...
Virtual rifle ranges! Tug-o-war! Storm Troopers! And that was just the appetizer portion of what was served up at CPAC.
Cub political reporters, if they are lucky, are told the great big secret about covering Washington D.C. soon after they arrive: it is not that the workings of government are opaque necessarily, or that politicians dissemble, or that sources are h...
How LBJ passed the ’64 Civil Rights Act—by lying, schmoozing, charming, and threatening—is dramatized in the new Broadway play, starring Bryan Cranston.
Legislation that would have transferred the decision to prosecute sexual assault in the military from commanders to lawyers outside the chain of command failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the senate Thursday. The 55 ...
The New York Senator may have lost the vote to move prosecution of sexual assaults outside the military, but she’s still a champion in certain circles who will continue to maintain a...
When a lighthearted Chris Christie faced the attendees at CPAC late Thursday morning, it felt almost as though Bridgegate was just a bad dream.The New Jersey governor arrived on stage nearly an hour late. The crowd rose to greet him as Christie fi...
Last year, the Republican wasn’t invited but was hated at the conservative confab. Today, he was cheered for being liberals’ newest enemy.
Wednesday afternoon, the Senate rejected the nomination of Debo Adegbile to become the next assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. This marks the first defeat for President Obama under the new simpl...
Republicans and the seven Democrats who joined them to oppose a convicted cop-killer’s defense attorney joining the Justice Department voted with their conscience, not racism.
The wife of a sitting Supreme Court Justice wants to know if the Obama administration has provided material support to terrorists.At a panel on “Benghazigate: The Ugly Truth and Coverup” held by a rival conservative conference to CPAC, Ginni Thoma...
Ginni Thomas wants to know if the White House committed any crimes at a panel on “Benghazigate.”
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a screwball comedy that follows the adventures of a foppish concierge named Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes) and his trusted lobby boy Zero Mustafa (Tony Revolori) as they zigzag across the fictional Mitteleuropean coun...
We sit down with the production designer of Wes Anderson’s gorgeous new film to find out how it was done. The amazing answer? It was all handmade.
Is there any monster in this world worse than man?The residents of the small, south Louisiana town of Ponchatoula discovered in 2005 there were monsters committing unspeakable acts to children and animals. The evil was reportedly carried out insid...
The Hosanna Church was the heart of a child sex abuse scandal shrouded in reports of devil worship and rituals with cat blood. Is this the case behind 'True Detective'?
Jeff Goldblum won’t stop pacing.We’re at the Crosby Street Hotel and he’s pulled a tiny blue Fitbit out of his blazer. “My goal is 4,000 steps a day,” he says while ping-ponging between the room’s window and a back table. The effects of shooting W...
Who would play Jeff Goldblum’s character in a ‘Jurassic Park’ reboot? ‘The best version of the young me is Justin Bieber,’ he says.
5. Cookie Monster is Jean Bon-Bon"Me tummy in despair." Jean Bon-Bon was just a Frenchman is search of a cookie. But then he met Flantine...you get the picture. All you need to know is that Sesame Street made a Les Mis parody.4. Polar Be...
From Adele Dazeem to the cutest polar bear cub in the world, take a look at this week's best viral videos.
Good Afternoon. Here are today's biggest entertainment news stories:Ke$ha Leaves Rehab. A more mature Ke$ha has wrapped up her two-month rehab stint, losing the dollar sign in her Twitter handle and gaining a newfound focus on her career alon...
And Lindsay Lohan Gets Soaked.
KIEV—They are burly, muscular men, reminiscent of the Soviet era with their strong Slavic features and unsmiling demeanor. The Praetorian Guard protecting the top leaders of Ukraine’s far-right movement Pravy Sektor (Right Sector) wouldn’t appreci...
Once an obscure and marginalized party, the Right Sector helped win the batlte for the Maidan—and Crimea may be next.
It is clear at this stage that there are three definitive subsets of testimony starting to emerge as the Oscar Pistorius trial progresses. The most obvious is the testimony surrounding details of the night of the murder, given by neighbors and sec...
In a gripping day of testimony that could shed light on the athlete’s relationship patterns, Pistorius’s ex-girlfriend testified about his penchant for sleeping with his gun, and his...
What would possess an American to work for a Russian propaganda outlet, especially now that the world is on the brink of a potential war in Eastern Europe? I asked that question of about two dozen people coming in and out of the Washington headqua...
That's what happens, it seems, when you ask some simple questions outside RT's Washington headquarters.
With an extremely restrictive abortion ban heading towards a vote, Spain is on the verge of becoming the first country within the European Union to actually move backwards on abortion rights.For a country that has enjoyed a fairly liberal social a...
Spain’s about to become the most repressive country in the EU when it comes to abortion rights—even as it has embraced gay marriage. It’s a disconnect that is the canary in the coal ...
On July 9th 2013, Russia’s UN envoy, Vitaly Churkin, presented a dossier to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, directly implicating Syrian rebels in a Sarin attack on the town of Khan al-Assal, near Aleppo. The attack reportedly resulted in over t...
Moscow submitted a dossier to the UN claiming that Syrian rebels, and not Assad, were behind the Aug. 21 chemical attack on Aleppo—but this week, after reviewing the evidence, the UN...
Busy Week in Crimea…Sudden appearance of troops without insignia wearing ski masks. A brilliant disguise. Nobody on National Security Council even guessed they were Russian.On Friday February 28th…The day that Russian forces seized Crimea’s airpor...
Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Paris and Kiev, an RT-America anchor quits on air, and what about Russia’s 90,000 Chinese in its far east?
The sessions seem to have begun as a routine psychological assessment in late 1995, when El Chapo was lodged in Module III, Section I, Level A, Room 307, Bed B at Puente Grande prison in Mexico.A little-noticed section of the resulting psychologic...
“Sensitive to criticism.” “Fearful of attention.” “Egocentric and narcissistic.” That’s the profile that emerges from 63 therapy sessions with the world’s most notorious drug lord.
Another year, another national meeting on AIDS with reports of a baby (maybe) cured of the disease. Last year, we had the Mississippi Baby (now re-branded as the “Mississippi Child”) who seemed to be free of fully-formed virus (called “replication...
Doctors at an AIDS conference this week made headlines with another infant “cured” of HIV. But the toxic mix of PR and science left out something crucial: she’s still on treatment.
By Diana Kelly for Life by DailyBurn There’s a new trend in dieting these days—not eating. Yup, “fasting” became a popular trend in the U.K. with The Fast Diet by Dr. Michael Mosley and has trickled over to the states in several variations, incl...
That little black stick might lead to the real thing, a new report suggests. Youth who use e-cigarettes are six times more likely to smoke traditional cigarettes than those who've never tried the devices. “E-cigarettes are likely to be gatewa...
Youth are six times more likely to smoke real cigarettes.
Sean Green, a 32-year-old from Spokane had just three words to say after accepting Washington state’s first legal marijuana license Wednesday: “Let’s get growing.”A far cry from the stereotype of a stoner, the clean-cut father of two has both the ...
A day after marijuana legalization efforts received international criticism, a 32-year-old received the first license to grow weed in Olympia, Washington. Is the Evergreen state—and ...
A frantic text from a male friend read, “Are you familiar with Lulu… Can you try checking Lulu on me? If something is on there, can you snapshot and send it to me?”Since its launch in February 2013, Lulu, the mobile dating app for women to anonymo...
Lulu, the mobile dating app for women, has changed its system to allow men to opt-in. Here’s why guys shouldn’t bow to the pressure to perform online.
For those unable to extract sufficient anxiety from world events such as the Crimea or Syria crises, the US economy, or Rand Paul, here's a good one: an actual scary-as-shit new incurable infectious disease is heading your way soon: United ...
Thousands in the Caribbean have been infected with an incurable mosquito-borne illness that renders patients feverish and immobile—interminably. Why Americans could be next.
“The flesh is sad, and I've read all the books.” The famous opening of Mallarmé’s poem “Sea Breeze” is a sigh of resignation. Not even the knowledge gleaned from all the books in the world can loosen the grasp of human sadness.Of course readi...
No one likes to be down but a new book, The Depths, argues that depression has real and helpful evolutionary benefits for humans and animals. But have the harms grown worse in modern...
Jennifer Lawrence sparkles in Tom Ford, Rihanna rocks red mink and suspenders, and Serena Williams shows off cleavage in too many places. Plus, more best and worst dressed of the week.
Jennifer Lawrence sparkles in Tom Ford, Rihanna rocks red mink and suspenders, and Serena Williams shows off cleavage in too many places. Plus, more best and worst dressed of the week.
Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift road trip, Kendall Jenner shows off her Givenchy swag, and Lupita Nyong'o wears her love for Miuccia Prada. Plus, more of the week's best fashion instagrams.
Karlie Kloss and Taylor Swift road trip, Kendall Jenner shows off her Givenchy swag, and Lupita Nyong'o wears her love for Miuccia Prada. Plus, more of the week's best fashio...
It was a gray Sunday morning with a constant looming threat of rain. I woke up early, hoping to finally spend an hour seeing the city of Istanbul instead of the suburban holes where we primarily worked. I arrived at the Grand Bazaar and planned to...
Working all day, every day for weeks—unpaid because of a contract in another language with a sociopath.
Vivienne Westwood Goes Bald: In a neighborhood protest againt the sale of housing co-ops, British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood removed her beanie to reveal a new cropped, white hairstyle. “Vivienne cut her hair as we must all wake up to Clim...
And Edie Campbell edits 'Love' magazine.
American Apparel—the controversial retailer known for its outspoken CEO and its provocative advertisements—has unveiled its latest campaign. The ad features a topless model of South Asian descent, with the words ‘MADE IN BANGLADESH’ boldly printed...
The fast-fashion retailer has made yet another questionable decision, releasing a new ad that turns edgy into just plain distasteful.
Kimye Sets a Wedding Date: The highly-anticipated nuptials between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West officially have a date! On Saturday, May 24, the couple will wed in the City of Lights—the specific venue has yet to be revealed. "We're hav...
And Carla Bruni claims being first lady hindered her cosmetics contracts.
A frantic text from a male friend read, “Are you familiar with Lulu… Can you try checking Lulu on me? If something is on there, can you snapshot and send it to me?”Since its launch in February 2013, Lulu, the mobile dating app for women to anonymo...
Lulu, the mobile dating app for women, has changed its system to allow men to opt-in. Here’s why guys shouldn’t bow to the pressure to perform online.
A mix of artists, actors, and film nerds made their way into SoHo Thursday night for the opening of Foundations of the Deep: Noah and the Flood, an art exhibition organized by director Darren Aronofsky in support of his new film, Noah.For the last...
The Noah’s Ark Darren Aronofsky read about wasn’t a ship you can navigate—it was big box. In a new exhibit, the director asks artists to share their vision of the biblical story.
In the art world today, those who produce art aren’t the only ones who gain the world’s attention—dealers are just as praised and recognized as the artists that they foster. Larry Gagosian and Charles Saatchi, two of the biggest contemporary art d...
His savvy bought the greats of Surrealism, Minimalism and Pop Art to the world. Now an exhibition celebrates art dealer Alexander Iolas.
Instead of wishing winter away, we decided to celebrate it by showing breathtaking shots of the most beautiful lighthouses around the world. Glass half-full, remember?
Instead of wishing winter away, we decided to celebrate it by showing breathtaking shots of the most beautiful lighthouses around the world. Glass half-full, remember?
After her death, Whitney Houston was described, rightly for such an over-used word, as an icon. And now she becomes one for female visual artists.The Whitney Houston Biennial: I’m Every Woman opens for one night only on Sunday in what curator Chri...
Challenging what they see as the sexism of the Whitney Biennale, a group of female artists come together under the banner of a pop diva.
An already decaying Detroit just keeps on taking the punches. This time, it’s the art that’s disappearing. At 3 a.m. on Friday, another art installation by the Heidelberg Project, known for its extravagant exteriors of discarded objects such as st...
Officials suspect arson.
If you already are feeling envious of the SXSW attendees in warm Austin, close your eyes because they will also be the first to try the newest creation from the pastry scientist behind the Cronut. This weekend, Dominique Ansel will reveal her new ...
Calls it the “Cookie Milk Shot.”
If you talk to people in Detroit, you’ll find they are fed up with “ruin porn” and sick of the disaster tourists who stalk their neighborhoods looking for crumbling images of a once-thriving city.It’s unlikely to improve their mood, but academics ...
Turns out taking Instagram-worthy photos of old, broken buildings is an ancient art, the likes of which is being celebrated at the Tate Britain’s new show ‘Ruin Lust.’
It seems that Watson, the supercomputer that rapidly competed as a non-controlled contestant on Jeopardy! in 2011, has been taking some culinary classes. Teaming up with the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, IBM has tweaked the software...
Can create millions of new food recipes.
Toyota and Women in the World honor Lauren Shweder Biel, founder of the D.C. Greens, as a Mother of Invention.
Tomorrow commemorates International Women's Day. We've rounded up some of our favorite events from around the globe to share some suggestions on how to spend the day and week ahead inspiring change. 1. Hear music composed for and perf...
From music, art, and photography picks to a hacking how-to, here are our favorite IWD events from around the world.
Legislation that would have transferred the decision to prosecute sexual assault in the military from commanders to lawyers outside the chain of command failed to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster in the senate Thursday. The 55 ...
The New York Senator may have lost the vote to move prosecution of sexual assaults outside the military, but she’s still a champion in certain circles who will continue to maintain a...
Would you like fries with that political activism? Two members of Pussy Riot were attacked by men who threw green paint and trash at them inside McDonald's in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The attackers yelled "Go to America!" and shot N...
Were sprayed with paint and trash.
In keeping with Women in the World’s commitment to see foreign affairs through the eyes of women, Tina Brown launched the first Women in the World event in D.C. with a cocktail reception in Washington Wednesday night featuring an interview with fo...
The former secretary of state gave the crowd a rousing history lesson at Women in the World’s first D.C. event, as an array of other powerful changemakers took the stage.
Back in 2006 when I was interviewing doctors for an article about prescription data mining, few of them knew that it occurred. The ones who did were not happy about it. In fact, the practice of drug companies buying prescription records from pharm...
We live in world where just about everything we do online is tracked by corporations and possibly the government. Has the dream of the internet been corrupted? A new book “Dragnet Na...
Imagine walking into a store and buying an over-the-counter-drug that can cure the mentally insane, alleviate pains, treat everything from cholera to tooth aches, and help sickly children to sleep—all for little more than the cost of a candy bar. ...
Go back to the 19th century and people freely used drugs, tobacco and booze, a far cry from our more restrictive days. A new book explores that stoned time and what changed.
Not everyone gets Humphrey Bogart to play them in the movies. Harold Conrad did. In Mark Jacobson’s pitch-perfect story of the ultimate been-everywhere-done-everything knock-around guy, Conrad and a bygone era of gangsters, boxers, and movie stars...
Reporter, promoter, raconteur, and all-’round man about town, the late great Harold Conrad roars back to life in Mark Jacobson’s classic profile.
The Bedouins in Israel occupy an interesting place from the point of view of citizenship and tribal loyalty. They are Israeli citizens who serve in the Israeli military; they are also Muslims and so find themselves in awkward situations when appoi...
Inside Israel’s Bedouin communities, the practice of killing women who stain the family’s “honor” is experiencing a dark revival.
“The flesh is sad, and I've read all the books.” The famous opening of Mallarmé’s poem “Sea Breeze” is a sigh of resignation. Not even the knowledge gleaned from all the books in the world can loosen the grasp of human sadness.Of course readi...
No one likes to be down but a new book, The Depths, argues that depression has real and helpful evolutionary benefits for humans and animals. But have the harms grown worse in modern...
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