A Male State Senator Wants To Teach Me How To Behave Like A Lady. Seriously.

A Male State Senator Wants To Teach Me How To Behave Like A Lady. Seriously.


A Male State Senator Wants To Teach Me How To Behave Like A Lady. Seriously.

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:37 PM PDT

One group of people telling another group of people how to behave in order to be "good"...that's bigotry.


Big Legal Bills Of D.C.'s Mayor Vincent Gray? Tax Deductible

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:23 PM PDT

Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife District of Columbia politicians don't have the most pristine reputation. Remember Mayor Marion Barry? In office from 1979 to 1991, Barry was videotaped smoking crack cocaine and served six months in federal prison. Yet he was re-elected to city council in 1992, then was Mayor [...]


Why Asians want to move to U.S.

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:36 PM PDT

Aspiring Hong Kong musician Annabelle Cheng wants to be in America.


VIDEO: US sees Assad 'losing control'

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:08 PM PDT

The reported killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House has said.


On Neverwinter And The Plight Of Single-Player And Co-Op RPGs In An Age Of MMOs

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Is the MMORPG gold rush sucking the lifeblood out of single-player role-playing-games?


VIDEO: US sees Assad 'losing control'

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:08 PM PDT

The reported killing of three top figures at the heart of Syria's defence establishment shows President Bashar al-Assad is losing control, the White House has said.


Clashes in Colombia over military post row

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:52 PM PDT

One person is killed and 26 injured as army tries to drive tribesmen away from a hill-top military base.


Massive Iceberg breaks off Greenland glacier

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:52 PM PDT

An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan breaks free from Greenland's Petermann Glacier, scientists say.


British, Pakistani PMs to meet Afghan president

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:28 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, centre, meets with unidentified British soldiers in their living quarters at Shawqat forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday July 18, 2012, during a surprise visit to the area. Earlier he met Afghan National Police chiefs in Lashkar Gah. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau, Pool)Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai on Thursday was to discuss cross-border attacks and Taliban peace talks with the prime ministers of Britain and Pakistan.



VIDEO: Music piracy: Google under fire

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:50 PM PDT

The British music trade body, BPI has requested the deletion of more illegal online music files in the six months of this year so far than in the whole of 2011.


VIDEO: America's fascination with the apocalypse

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:39 PM PDT

The BBC spoke to the co-author of The Last Myth to find out what a rise in apocalyptic thinking says about the US today.


VIDEO: Music piracy: Google under fire

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:50 PM PDT

The British music trade body, BPI has requested the deletion of more illegal online music files in the six months of this year so far than in the whole of 2011.


VIDEO: America's fascination with the apocalypse

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:39 PM PDT

The BBC spoke to the co-author of The Last Myth to find out what a rise in apocalyptic thinking says about the US today.


VIDEO: Iceberg breaks off from glacier

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 06:57 PM PDT

The Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland has calved an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan, scientists say.


Finally, Fearless Frictionless Sharing on Facebook

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:56 PM PDT

Ever since Facebook debuted "frictionless sharing" last year, this practice of apps such as the Washington Post Social Reader or Socialcam posting your activity on your Wall without asking your permission each time has produced waves of annoyance, privacy concerns, and even requests for the feds to ban it. There's also [...]


Four Myths About Jeremy Lin That Won't Die

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:51 PM PDT

Jeremy Lin's move from the New York Knicks to the Houston Rockets almost feels right. If you're anyone but a Knicks fan, that is. After all, Lin rocketed onto the national stage—in a New York minute—and his team-switch is one of the most divisive NBA decisions since The Decision. It's a perfect story to inject [...]


UN to vote Thursday on disputed Syria resolution

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:03 PM PDT

The U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Thursday on a new Syria resolution after a last-minute delay failed to get key Western nations and Russia to agree on measures to end the dramatically escalating violence — but both sides remained deeply divided.


VIDEO: Tanzania ferry sinks off Zanzibar

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:56 PM PDT

A ferry carrying at least 250 people has sunk off the coast of Tanzania near the island of Zanzibar.


VIDEO: Tanzania ferry sinks off Zanzibar

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:56 PM PDT

A ferry carrying at least 250 people has sunk off the coast of Tanzania near the island of Zanzibar.


YouTube Launches Feature to Blur Faces in Videos

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:46 PM PDT

Google's YouTube has launched a feature to allow people to automatically blur faces that appear in videos.  The technology could, literally, be a life saver for activists in some parts of the world who could suffer serious repercussions if they were identified in videos. The feature can't be used to just obscure some [...]


Will bombing mean an end to Assad?

Will bombing mean an end to Assad?


Will bombing mean an end to Assad?

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:16 PM PDT

A bomb killed four senior leaders of the Syrian government Wednesday. Experts say it's a profound psychological blow that could topple President Bashar al-Assad's regime.


Has Libya bucked the Islamist trend?

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Has Libya bucked the Islamist trend?


Germany Makes Last Pitch Before Vote

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:57 AM PDT

Germany's parliament is expected to give broad backing to a European aid package for Spanish banks. But the German government wasn't taking chances, including an appeal on YouTube.


BOE's King Seeks Ideas for Libor Reform

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:44 AM PDT

The governor of the Bank of England has asked the heads of the world's leading central banks to come up with proposals to reform the hugely influential London interbank offered rate.


Terror attack in Bulgaria

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:34 PM PDT

A deadly explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at an airport in Bulgaria is "clearly a terrorist attack," Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday.


Report criticizes Vatican bank, urges more reform

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:27 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A European report on Wednesday identified serious failings in the Vatican's bank and gave the Holy See a negative rating in almost half of the most transparency related criteria.


Polypill 'could save thousands'

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:13 PM PDT

A "polypill" combining a statin with blood pressure drugs could prevent thousands of heart attacks and strokes every year, according to UK researchers.


Ferry sinks off Zanzibar, at least 24 dead

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:10 PM PDT

STONE TOWN, Zanzibar (Reuters) - A ferry with more than 280 people on board, including some foreigners, capsized and sank between the east African coast and the Zanzibar archipelago on Wednesday, killing at least 24 people, the government said.


North Korea's Kim promoted to marshal

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 02:55 AM PDT

Latest move follows several days of reshuffling at the highest levels of nation's powerful military establishment.


Frenchman linked to Bo Xilai flown to China

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Patrick Devillers, who was being held in Cambodia, is wanted as a witness in China's biggest political scandal.


Thai, Cambodian troops leave disputed area

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:09 AM PDT

Move follows court order which requires both sides withdraw its troops massed in area near Preah Vihear temple.


TIMESCAST: TimesCast | July 18, 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:07 PM PDT

Neil MacFarquhar reports the latest on the bombing attack in Damascus. | J. David Goodman is tracking the coverage and response on social media.


The Caucus: Barrier to Romney Tax Disclosure Is the Candidate Himself

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:52 AM PDT

Facing mounting calls to release more details about his taxes, Mitt Romney remains steadfast against disclosure.


Khan hopeful about Garcia rematch

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

Amir Khan wants to return to action with a rematch against WBA and WBC light-welterweight champion Danny Garcia.


US drought spells crop-price hike

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warns that the worst drought to parch the US in decades will result in higher crop prices.


Lawsuit asks U.S. to explain killings of Americans in Yemen

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The families of U.S.-born al Qaeda militant Anwar al-Awlaki and two other U.S. citizens who were killed in Yemen are questioning the deaths in court in the latest challenge to President Barack Obama's conduct of drone attacks abroad.


From Arab Spring to the Olympics

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Before the light, the dark.


Celebrating Mandela's 94th

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 06:49 AM PDT

South Africans celebrated Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday Wednesday by participating in good deeds nationwide to honor the legacy of the famous statesman.


Happy birthday, Nelson Mandela

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT

South Africans celebrated Nelson Mandela's 94th birthday Wednesday by participating in good deeds nationwide to honor the legacy of the famous statesman.


Olympic attire breaks barriers

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT

Olympic fashion changes are now paving the way for athletes to compete who could not based on their beliefs.