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Elaine Tettemer Marshall's $12.7 Billion Comes From Koch Industries

In the many-mansioned house of Alternate History, I occupy a small corner. The trio of what-ifs I chronicled in “Then Everything Changed” all begin with tiny, highly plausible twists of fate that lead to hugely consequential shifts in history. When the book was published, I was asked countless questions about other scenarios, …

You can't hurry love. Just ask Jack and Naomi Carter. Some 58 years after meeting and falling in love in high school, the two reconnected on the Internet. It was Naomi who made the first move, writing Jack a letter. Soon enough, the two began speaking on the phone. A few months later, Jack sent [...]

Randy Newman, the Oscar-winning composer best known for his work on the "Toy Story" films, released a new politically charged tune this week. It's definitely not suitable for Pixar. Newman's new song, "I'm Dreaming (of a White President)," is clearly a parody meant to call attention to racism, but not everybody sees the …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Monday escalated a war of words with a prominent appeals court judge, saying the judge lied in a recent criticism of Scalia's judicial philosophy. Scalia, 76, the longest-serving justice and a leading conservative on the court, said Judge Richard Posner, …

Political Punch The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists' convention just wrapped up here in Washington, D.C., and ABC's Jake Tapper -- a self-described "failed cartoonist" -- had the honor and privilege of being a keynote speaker. The convention, hosted by George Washington University, brought together influential …

Randy Newman is weighing in on the presidential election, and he's playing the race card through a song he wrote called "I'm Dreaming."

A rare sight captured on camera, this startling phenomenon looks like a swirling inferno. It’s called a “firenado.” A stream of 100-foot-high flames ignited deep in the heart of the Australian outback where firefighters have been battling bush fires for nearly a week. This region...

The Republican says nearly half of the U.S. doesn't pay federal income taxes, a common conservative complaint that glosses over several relevant detailsMitt Romney is facing a potential campaign killer this week, after Mother Jones posted a surreptitiously filmed video of a private fundraiser in which the GOP standard-bearer …

"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,

From entire cutlery sets to massive hairballs, doctors have discovered some awfully bizarre items in the bellies of their patients

2 million customers went online last Friday to preorder Apple's bigger, faster handset — despite the protestations of underwhelmed tech critics

Academy Award nominations won't be announced until January — but that's not stopping critics from forecasting which films will win Oscar gold

One of Romney's great skills is the ability to turn around failing enterprises. He did it with private firms while he ran Bain Capital; he did it for an indebted Massachusetts and he did it for the Olympics. He needs to do it for his campaign now.

WASHINGTON -- When the brutal attacks on 9/11 happened 11 years ago, there was an overwhelming mystery about them. Why would anyone do this to US? There was also a singularity about them, as though this was one attack, out of nowhere, meant to signify nothing except hatred of the United States. There was almost an accidental …

Union members are looking over a proposal to settle the dispute. A vote might be looming, but the impact of the strike is already being felt

In another newly released secret video, Romney claims that "the Palestinians have no interest whatsoever in establishing peace"

Just seven years after a 301-day lockout canceled an entire pro hockey season, players and owners are battling over money again