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Watch: Police Release Keith Scott Video
After holding out for days.
GUN VIOLENCE
5 Dead in WA Mall Shooting
Shooter still on the run after attack in Burlington.
JERRY SPRINGER
Trump: I May Bring Clinton Mistress
On Monday night against Hillary Clinton.
NO SURPRISE
NYT Editorial Board Endorses Hillary
But not because ‘she isn’t Donald Trump.’
OH DEAR
GA Cop ‘Made Up’ Story About Being Shot
White officer's claims she was shot by black man triggered 10-day manhunt.
DEATH AND VIOLENCE
12 Killed in Iraq Suicide, Gun Attacks
Targeting police checkpoints in Tikrit.
GOTTA HAVE IT
Man Charged for Stealing Naked ‘Trump’
Charged with grand theft and burglary for taking the statue.
FROM BAD TO WORSE
Nearly 2 Million Without Water in Aleppo
After government forces captured a rebel-held area with more airstrikes.
TROUBLEMAKER
Boy Causes $1M in Damage at Wal-Mart
By setting fire to arts-and-crafts section.
TAKE THAT
Drone Strike Kills 4 Al Qaeda Members
Second strike in two days on the group in Yemen.
Keep ReadingAcclaimed filmmaker Park Chan-wook (‘Oldboy’) opens up about his upcoming film over beers with Jen Yamato in Austin, Texas.
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Pippa Middleton Photos Hacked
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Democracy’s at Stake in the First Debate
Democracy’s at Stake in the First Debate
Like most Americans, I’m looking forward to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s first debate on Monday, when these two forces of nature engage in a battle of intellect, contrasting their visions for America. I hope their exchange will give voters a...
Lester Holt should have Clinton and Trump, two candidates who profess to recognize that they’re in a flawed system, debate democracy first.
Three More Hillary Aides Given Immunity
Three More Hillary Aides Given Immunity
Three key witnesses to Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server were given immunity from prosecution in exchange for their cooperation with the FBI’s investigation, a top U.S. congressman said on Friday. The revelation is certain to fuel Re...
A Republican congressman revealed Friday that three Hillary Clinton aides were given immunity, another indication that the her email scandal will continue until November.
Facebook, Stop Messing With the Election
Facebook, Stop Messing With the Election
“You’re on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls!”In 2004, that’s how ex-Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart famously rebutted Crossfire host Tucker Carlson’s allegation that he had gone too soft on John Kerry. Seven years...
Still denying it’s a media company, Facebook says it’s just a technology company. But given its influence on the election, how much longer can it keep up the charade?
White House Women Lean In
White House Women Lean In
Recently high-ranking women in the Obama administration shared a powerful tip for how women can get ahead in a male-dominated work atmosphere: help other women. According to The Washington Post, to avoid one of the primary pitfalls women face in t...
The women of the White House supported and amplified each other, and emerged more powerful as a result. Can women everywhere get the message?
Watch: Politicians on Comedy Shows
Watch: Politicians on Comedy Shows
At this point in American history, Hillary Clinton’s appearance on Between Two Ferns is hardly unusual. President Obama was on the same low-budget Zach Galifianakis series two years ago, and just last week Donald Trump was getting his hair mussed ...
From Nixon to Hillary, American politicians have made a tradition of awkwardly trying to be funny.
Entertainment
The New ‘Mystery Show’: The Election
The New ‘Mystery Show’: The Election
The woman who made one of most popular podcasts in the world has ended her sabbatical in the most obvious way: She’s now producing (and sometimes guest starring in) a separate podcast about gambling on the election, hosted by a domain name reselle...
‘Mystery Show’ show host Starlee Kine has finally emerged after a long disappearance with a new podcast about gambling on the election.
Dear TMZ: Stop Blaming the Victim
Dear TMZ: Stop Blaming the Victim
This June, NBA star Derrick Rose left the Chicago Bulls for the New York Knicks in a high-profile trade. Hometown coach Jeff Hornacek gloated, “This is an exciting day for New York and our fans.” The ubiquitous sports media coverage largely failed...
In its coverage of the Derrick Rose rape case and beyond, the gossip site’s sexist coverage is more than despicable—it has real-world consequences.
The Pfeffermans on Transparent’s Return
The Pfeffermans on Transparent’s Return
When the Pfefferman children finally appear in the second episode of Transparent’s spectacular new season, which launched on Amazon Friday, their arms are linked and they’re walking cautiously through a county hospital, gawking in disgusted wonder...
Gaby Hoffman, Amy Landecker, and Jay Duplass—the ceaselessly entertaining Pfefferman siblings—talk white privilege, parenting, and the new season of ‘Transparent.’
Jenny Slate and Nick Kroll Fall in Love
Jenny Slate and Nick Kroll Fall in Love
Jenny Slate and Nick Kroll have been working together for years. But they’ve never done anything quite like My Blind Brother.The IMDb pages for these two alternative comedy stars are full of overlapping appearances on shows like Parks and Recreati...
In ‘My Blind Brother,’ longtime comedy friends Jenny Slate and Nick Kroll leave their ‘douchey’ personas behind and fall in love.
‘Between Two Ferns’: Is Trump Next?
‘Between Two Ferns’: Is Trump Next?
After years of insulting celebrity guests like Charlize Theron, Sean Penn and Justin Bieber, Zach Galifianakis took his Funny or Die web series “Between Two Ferns” to a whole new level in 2014 when he hosted President Barack Obama for an episode t...
The director of ‘Between Two Ferns’ talks about Hillary Clinton’s improv skills and Donald Trump’s terrible sense of humor.
O’Reilly: How Trump Will ‘Lose’ Debate
O’Reilly: How Trump Will ‘Lose’ Debate
Jimmy Kimmel presented his 10th edition of Celebrities Read Mean Tweets on his show Wednesday night. Unfortunately, his guest Bill O’Reilly did not participate.The Fox News host was on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the latest in his “Killing” book ...
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly laid out for Jimmy Kimmel exactly how the GOP nominee could stumble in Monday night’s debate, and how Hillary Clinton can win.
Trevor Noah Gets Real on Police Shooting
Trevor Noah Gets Real on Police Shooting
As protests raged in Charlotte, Trevor Noah opened The Daily Show on Wednesday night by asking the question, “How do you laugh when the news is sad?” As he did earlier this summer just hours before a sniper left five police officers dead in Dallas...
‘The Daily Show’ host turns serious while discussing yet another spate of police shootings.
World News
Russia’s Brutal Pro-Trump Coverage
Russia’s Brutal Pro-Trump Coverage
MOSCOW — If you think the American elections look ugly where you are, you should watch the coverage in Russia. News about them is all over Russia’s mainstream media, and it’s brutal.When Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tried to p...
In recent weeks, Russian broadcasters have proclaimed Hillary Clinton dead and praised Trump as a great statesman. Hard to know which is more bizarre.
Cracking Russia’s Crooked Money Machine
Cracking Russia’s Crooked Money Machine
U.S. federal prosecutors just won’t let go of their three-year-old criminal action against alleged beneficiaries of stolen and laundered Russian taxpayer money.It was launched as part of what’s known as the Magnitsky Affair, a contentious story of...
The feds bring an alleged lawyer for the Russian mob before a grand jury in the Magnitsky investigations.
You Can Fuhgeddabout Rome’s Olympics Bid
You Can Fuhgeddabout Rome’s Olympics Bid
ROME — It takes, oh, about 10 seconds in the Eternal City these days to see that the former caput mundi is actually close to kaput. Between the piles of garbage and the graffiti, the inefficient public transportation and the wringing of the hands ...
The Eternal City’s a mess and its no-nonsense new mayor says there are far bigger priorities than an expensive attempt to win the 2024 Summer Games.
This Is How Russia Bombed the UN Convoy
This Is How Russia Bombed the UN Convoy
The international reaction to Monday night’s devastating attack on an aid convoy in the Syrian town of Urem al-Kubra has been swift and furious. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually forthright speech at the General Assembly, describ...
Despite Kremlin denials, the open-source evidence implicating Putin’s warplanes is overwhelming.
Russia Blocks Its Most Popular Gay Site
Russia Blocks Its Most Popular Gay Site
MOSCOW — Russia’s gay-banning frenzy continues. It’s putting pressure on LGBT people all across the country, stopping them from marching, and even pushing some back toward the closet.Russian hardliners like to claim that homosexuality is an “evil”...
BlueSystem claims an estimated 100,000 page views a day. Now it’s banned throughout the country.
Ukrainians Fear Trump Will End Freedom
Ukrainians Fear Trump Will End Freedom
KIEV — Perhaps you remember Ukraine. Perhaps you remember this war. But if you’re in the United States in the blur of the American presidential campaign, it must seem faint and far away.For the people here, however, what they read and see coming o...
The ominous shadow of Putin-praising Donald Trump looms large over the country Putin is trying hard to tear apart.
Watch: Emma Watson Addresses U.N.
Watch: Emma Watson Addresses U.N.
Emma Watson delivered a report to the United Nations on Tuesday about women’s treatment at universities, and she used the occasion to give a powerful speech about the rights of female and minority students.“The experience must make it clear that t...
‘A university should be a place of refuge that takes action against all forms of violence,’ the ‘Harry Potter’ actress said at the United Nations.
U.S.
Protest Killer Flashed Guns on Facebook
Protest Killer Flashed Guns on Facebook
The North Carolina man charged with murdering a protester on Wednesday was arrested early Friday morning.Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Chief Kerr Putney announced at a press conference that the department’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Team arrest...
Rayquan Borum was arrested for shooting Justin Carr in the head at a protest Wednesday and made his fondness for firepower clear on social media.
How Famine Could Come to America
How Famine Could Come to America
Starvation has always been a weapon of war. From salting fields to blockading harbors to slaughtering herds of buffalo, nations have consistently used hunger to bring their enemies to their knees. For that reason, food security has always been a b...
When the sale goes through, a Germany company will control a big chunk of the seed market. Germany wouldn’t blackmail us. But what if the Germans sold to someone who would?
Deadly Viruses Mistakenly Sent 21 Times
Deadly Viruses Mistakenly Sent 21 Times
By R. Jeffrey Smith and Patrick Malone, Center for Public IntegrityPublic, academic, and private laboratories that work with deadly diseases have mistakenly transferred highly contagious viruses and bacteria to unsecure locations at least 21 times...
Believing the deadly pathogens had been deactivated, scientists and officials at U.S. labs sent highly contagious viruses and bacteria to unsecure locations at least 21 times.
Narcotics Cop Mom Can’t Help Addict Son
Narcotics Cop Mom Can’t Help Addict Son
She spent 14 years as an NYPD narcotics detective, but she can’t get any help for her 16-year-old drug-abusing son.“Unless I have him arrested,” says Det. Patricia Jennings, a single mom from Riverdale who spent 22 years as a cop, most of them as ...
She spent years arresting junkies. Then her son became one—and she saw the system from the other side.
All 23 New MacArthur Geniuses
All 23 New MacArthur Geniuses
The 23 MacArthur Genius Grant Winners for 2016 were announced on Thursday and already we’re all feeling a bit inferior. This year’s winners include playwrights, art historians, graphic novelists, microbiologists, bioengineers, computer scientists,...
Need help fueling your inferiority complex? Check out the 2016 MacArthur Geniuses.
Tech + Health
Facebook, Stop Messing With the Election
Facebook, Stop Messing With the Election
“You’re on CNN. The show that leads into me is puppets making crank phone calls!”In 2004, that’s how ex-Daily Show anchor Jon Stewart famously rebutted Crossfire host Tucker Carlson’s allegation that he had gone too soft on John Kerry. Seven years...
Still denying it’s a media company, Facebook says it’s just a technology company. But given its influence on the election, how much longer can it keep up the charade?
Two-Headed Calf Is ‘Lucky’ Indeed
Two-Headed Calf Is ‘Lucky’ Indeed
Raising cattle in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Stan McCubbin is used to things that would make most people squeamish. But even he wasn’t expecting one of his cows to give birth to a double-headed calf last Friday.Walking along the farm’s property, Mc...
A Kentucky farmer got a surprise last Friday when one of his calves was born with two heads.
If Men Had Periods? They Already Do.
If Men Had Periods? They Already Do.
I haven’t menstruated in three years. I’m fortunate to be one of the trans guys whose periods stopped when I started taking testosterone.This is by no means a universal experience even among trans people taking testosterone, and many of my peers h...
Menstruation isn’t just a ‘women’s issue.’ It’s time we opened up the conversation.
The Overheated World of Zika Conspiracy
The Overheated World of Zika Conspiracy
The Zika virus is real. It really does cause microcephaly and other birth defects. And it definitely didn’t come from the Rockefellers.But as the Zika virus continues to spread locally in the Miami area, conspiracy theories about its origins are s...
Is Zika a form of government mind control? Did it come from the Illuminati? Are vaccines actually causing microcephaly? Nope, nope, nope.
Cellphone Bombs: The New American Terror
Cellphone Bombs: The New American Terror
Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old suspect in the twin bombings in New York City and New Jersey that injured dozens of people this weekend, apparently used cellphones to detonate his homemade bombs.That should worry authorities. It’s not hard to c...
It’s not hard to convert a cellphone into a remote trigger. What’s hard—and usually illegal—is jamming cell signals without causing greater harm than a small IED.
Lawsuit: Jim Carrey Helped Kill My Wife
Lawsuit: Jim Carrey Helped Kill My Wife
Mark Burton wants Jim Carrey to surrender his private jet.The reason why is contained in a nine-page wrongful death lawsuit that Burton, the estranged husband of Carrey’s late ex-girlfriend Cathriona White, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on M...
A lawsuit alleges the actor provided the prescription pills that killed makeup artist Cathriona White last September—then tried to cover up his involvement.
Yelpers Fry Bomb Suspect's Restaurant
Yelpers Fry Bomb Suspect's Restaurant
While law enforcement and FBI officers were on a “manhunt” for New York and New Jersey bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami, reviewers took to Yelp to extract virtual vigilante justice.Once reviewers discovered that the First American Fried Chicken r...
Reviewers of the restaurant owned by the family of Chelsea bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami spewed hate speech in dozens of posts before Yelp temporarily locked down the page.
Arts + Culture
The Play Putting Dubya on Trial
The Play Putting Dubya on Trial
President George W. Bush was found guilty of war crimes last night at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The jury vote was 6-3.Don’t worry if you didn’t know the 43rd president was on trial. This was an off-Broadway verdict, the conclu...
In a new play, Bush is charged with three overarching crimes resulting from the war in Iraq—and every night a jury of audience members votes on whether he is guilty or not.
Actors Reveal the Real Edward Albee
Actors Reveal the Real Edward Albee
The actor Bill Irwin’s friendship with Edward Albee began when Irwin appeared in The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? in 2002, opposite Sally Field; on Broadway in 2005 he played George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, opposite Kathleen Turner as Martha...
The playwright could be inscrutable, difficult, warm, and funny, recalls Bill Irwin, while Eileen Fulton remembers how he led her to put out a fire on stage.
This Is the Global Language of Grief
This Is the Global Language of Grief
A loud bang reverberated throughout the hall of New York’s Park Avenue Armory, like a gunshot, then the sound of mourning began: a dissonant chorus of sorrowful chants, cymbals and drums, humming, and caterwauling.It was just after sundown, and a ...
Visitors attending Taryn Simon’s monumental installation piece, ‘An Occupation of Loss,’ which explores grieving rituals from around the world, will leave shaken and stirred.
How to Win the Emmys Red Carpet
How to Win the Emmys Red Carpet
On the Emmys red carpet, Claire Danes dazzled in Schiaparelli, Taraji P. Henson in Vera Wang, and Ellie Kemper in Jenny Packham.
On the Emmys red carpet, Claire Danes dazzled in Schiaparelli, Taraji P. Henson in Vera Wang, and Ellie Kemper in Jenny Packham.
A Glamour Girl Who Nailed High Society
A Glamour Girl Who Nailed High Society
PrologueAll the Things You Were I picked up the book carefully, wary of the mold on its faded cover. Rodents had gnawed through the corners and the edges of its pages. On this oppressive June day when the humidity intensified all sweet and sour od...
Going through her late mother’s papers, Robin Cutler found a child prodigy, a gifted writer, a friend of Fitzgerald’s, and the makings of a faceted biography. Here’s the prologue.
The Mystery of Being Maureen Dowd
The Mystery of Being Maureen Dowd
It boggles the mind, but New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd—who’s been on the case for the past 21 years and won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for commentary—claims her lofty perch on the Op-Ed page occasionally causes panic attacks.Not just in the p...
She doesn’t do ‘ideological’ columns, and hates appearing on TV. The New York Times’ star columnist on Clinton, Trump, and keeping snoops at bay.
Bob Marley’s Bandmates Sue ‘The Wailers’
Bob Marley’s Bandmates Sue ‘The Wailers’
Bob Marley spent his brief, extraordinary life promoting peace, unity, and the Rastafarian ideal of “one love.” His family and former band members have been at each other’s throats ever since.The latest installment in a long line of legal and publ...
There are no members of Bob Marley’s band in a touring group called The Wailers. And the musicians behind ‘Exodus’ and ‘Catch a Fire’ are not happy about it.
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