Not in my backyard: R.I. tech firm sees probation center moved

A glimmer of hope for tolerance in Catholic schools

The silver lining of NSA surveillance

Cops called to help schizophrenic teen tase and shoot him dead

Kentucky state representative accidentally fires gun in Capitol building

The false safety promise of Keystone XL

"Unacceptable": Chris Christie releases statement on bridge scandal

Cormac McCarthy's ex-wife arrested amid dispute about space aliens

First excerpt of explosive Roger Ailes biography: Five biggest shockers

Meeting his family, disowned by my own

Big data's next frontier: Crowd-testing fiction

"Girls" grow up: Lena Dunham wrestles with reality

Forget 2016, Chris Christie may not even be governor much longer

Most important political news this week: New report kills GOP's radical agenda

Salon's guide to convincing free-market ideologues to support reproductive rights

Washington hates real democracy: The reality is worse than anything Robert Gates suggests

Bush's Iraqi "freedom": Bloody civil war

4 biggest threats to global peace: Guess who's No. 1?

In Israel, revenge porn can now get you jail time

Move over, de Blasio: Meet the big-city mayor vowing to get his city a $15 minimum wage

Can neuroscience help settle the gun control debate?

The absurdly dangerous militarization of America's police

Has Title IX changed women's lives?

Pro-choice politicians play offense!: Vermont introduces bill protecting right to abortion

Pope Francis gives his friend a lift in the popemobile

North America's first H5N1 bird flu death confirmed in Canada

Must-see morning clip: Did Chris Christie order a traffic hit on the George Washington Bridge?

White House: Climate change can explain the polar vortex

The terrifying myth of Big Oil omnipotence

Australia's record-breaking heat wave puts the polar vortex to shame

"Chris Christie is NOT a conservative": How the right-wing media is responding to the Christie scandal

9,135 out of 9,136 scientists believe climate change is happening

Alex Pareene live-blogs Chris Christie press conference

Dennis Rodman apologizes for outburst on CNN

Report: U.S. attorney to open inquiry into Christie bridge scandal

Why are the Golden Globe "comedies" so depressing?

The year's unlikeliest bestselling author: Hitler

Study: Penguins scale 100-ft ice cliffs to escape the effects of global warming

Republicans start the new year with -- surprise! -- a bunch of new abortion restrictions

Right-wing Twitter responds to Chris Christie's epic press conference

Violent women blast away the winter blahs

How to investigate Chris Christie: Watergate prosecutor talks to Salon

Chris Christie's 2-hour pity party: A mix of narcissism and bullying