Salon

Once-revered S.C. lawmaker freezes to death alone

SEANNA ADCOX, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:27:00 PST

Goggins was the first black woman in the S.C. Legislature and helped transform the American education system

GOP finance chief's background in dubious "charity"

Joe Conason — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:00 PST

Rob Bickhart, the finance chief whose weird anti-Obama PowerPoint embarrassed the GOP, has a strange resume

ACORN gives up Ohio business license

JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:21:00 PST

Organization wont be cropping up in Ohio as "WALNUT or CHESTNUT" either

Reid's wife breaks neck, back in car crash

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:14:00 PST

Daughter also hurt. Senate majority leader's spokesman says their injuries are "non-life threatening"

Obama gives away $1.4M Nobel prize

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:00 PST

The president distributes his prize money among charities and organizations

Yemen holds N.J. man after al-Qaida shootout

WAYNE PARRY and GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:45:00 PST

Sharif Mobley's father claims: "He's no terrorist."

Lesbian teen back at Miss. school after prom flap

SHELIA BYRD, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:00 PST

She says classmates are angry after district cancelled dance because she wanted to bring a female date

Lindsay Lohan: Possibly not completely insane

Mary Elizabeth Williams — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:12:00 PST

A new twist in the actress's bizarre E-Trade lawsuit suggests she might not have even filed it

Conan O'Brien will take his show to theaters

FRAZIER MOORE, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:00 PST

The ousted Tonight Show host plans to kick off a 30-city comedy tour in April

Standing up like a man

Michelle Rabil — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:11:00 PST

What kind of a woman uses a funnel to go to the bathroom? I do, and it changed my life

Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day

MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:42:00 PST

The temblor rocked buildings as dignitaries arrived for the swearing-in of a new president

National education standards target media literacy

Jenn Kepka — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:00 PST

Could new guidelines for a nation-wide core curriculum spawn a generation of bloggers?

'Little Billy's Letters' at a glance

The Associated Press, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:00 PST

Advice to a fictional ten-year-old from Janet Reno, OJ Simpson's attorney and others

"American Idol" recap: Kara weeps, I drink

Kirkland Hamill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:00 PST

A dull men's lineup gets a late-show boost from a rousing rendition of Kate Bush's "This Woman's Work"

Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous

KEVIN S. VINEYS, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:59:00 PST

In new book, Bill Geerhart's grade schooler alter ego gets advice from celebrities of all stripes

Success of lone gunmen may shift al-Qaida strategy

LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:17:00 PST

Terror group may now be favoring smaller, simpler attacks, as long as they still sow "fear"

Data on Swiss account holders stolen

FRANK JORDANS, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:34:00 PST

Information could expose customers to prosecution for tax evasion in their native countries

Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency

KEN THOMAS and STEPHEN MANNING, Associated Press — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:06:00 PST

A House panel plans to investigate the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's oversight of auto industry

Glenn Beck and the war on progressives

Mike Madden — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:01:00 PST

A generation after Democrats fled from the term "liberal," the right is going after "progressive," too

Inside the twisted world of couples therapy

Thomas Rogers — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:00 PST

Laurie Abraham spent a year watching people fight to keep their marriages. It wasn't pretty

The GOP's bait-and-switch game

Gene Lyons — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:00 PST

Strategy: Prey on fear, promise a return to fiscal conservatism, rake in donations, don't follow through

65-year-old woman arrested for hoarding 60 dogs

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:00 PST

Animal control found the dogs inside crates stacked two-high in Alice Via's apartment

Usain Bolt, Serena Williams win Laureus Awards

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:00 PST

Ironically, both Bolt and Williams won awards with "sportsman" in the title

Math and English classes could be standardized

DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP, Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:59:00 PST

Texas and Alaska have already chosen to opt out of the newest incarnation of education reform

Mexico hopes to lure filmmakers with subsidies

Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:49:00 PST

President Felipe Calderon strives to make Mexico "Latin America's movie capital"

Slide show: Glenn Beck, professional time-waster

Salon Staff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:11:00 PST

Gold, Nazis, bald Communists and stand-up comedy: Let us count the ways that Glenn Beck has wasted people's time

House rejects call for withdrawal from Afghanistan

JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:59:00 PST

The bill, asking for troops to leave by the end of the year, never left the starting gate

Twitter mourns Corey Haim

Jed Lipinski — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:11:00 PST

Colson Whitehead, Jeremy Piven, Lisa Marie Presley and others tap out their grief in 140 characters or less

Pro-Census campaign takes to smart phones

JACOB ADELMAN, Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:00 PST

"Be Counted, Represent" to offer free music and concert tickets to try to boost Hispanic participation

Wife of House Judiciary chairman jailed for bribery

ED WHITE, Associated Press — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:07:00 PST

Judge denied Monica Conyers' request to change her guilty plea and sentenced her to 37 months