Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?

Injecting Drugs Can Ruin a Heart. How Many Second Chances Should a User Get?
A life-threatening heart infection afflicts a growing number of people who inject opioids or meth. Costly surgery can fix it, but the addiction often goes unaddressed.

April 29, 2018 at 07:40PM
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Incels Categorize Women By Personal Style And Attractiveness

Incels Categorize Women By Personal Style And Attractiveness
There are "Stacys" and there are "Beckys."

April 28, 2018 at 03:46PM
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Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's real estate empire

Michael Cohen case shines light on Sean Hannity's real estate empire
Hannity bought homes that were foreclosed on despite criticizing the foreclosure rate under Barack Obama.

April 23, 2018 at 07:02AM
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Naked Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Nashville, Police Say

Naked Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Nashville, Police Say
The police said two others were wounded in the shooting, during which a patron wrestled away the gunman's rifle. The suspect remained at large.

April 22, 2018 at 10:53AM
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North Korea Stops Short Of Suggesting Any Intention Of Giving Up Nuclear Arsenal

North Korea Stops Short Of Suggesting Any Intention Of Giving Up Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea announced that it will suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of its summits with Seoul and Washington, but stopped short of suggesting it has any intention of giving up its hard-won nuclear arsenal.

April 21, 2018 at 09:02AM
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ICE Raided An Upstate New York Farm Without A Warrant — Here's What You Should Know

ICE Raided An Upstate New York Farm Without A Warrant — Here's What You Should Know
When property owner John Collins asked to see a warrant, the officers refused his request and continued their raid in a violent manner.

April 20, 2018 at 01:08PM
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Palantir Knows Everything About You

Palantir Knows Everything About You
Peter Thiel's data-mining company is using War on Terror tools to track American citizens. The scary thing? Palantir is desperate for new customers.

April 19, 2018 at 07:32AM
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Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles

Scientists accidentally create mutant enzyme that eats plastic bottles
The breakthrough, spurred by the discovery of plastic-eating bugs at a Japanese dump, could help solve the global plastic pollution crisis.

April 16, 2018 at 10:21PM
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My Month As A Member of the ‘Wild Wild Country’ Sex Cult

My Month As A Member of the ‘Wild Wild Country’ Sex Cult
The reason I ended up on an ashram fours days after I arrived in Australia not knowing a soul was, of course, due to a boy.

April 16, 2018 at 07:33AM
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The Ending Of Celtics/Bucks Game 1 Was Nuts

The Ending Of Celtics/Bucks Game 1 Was Nuts
March Madness is over, but the basketball action is just heating up.

April 15, 2018 at 03:48PM
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Some Said They'd Flee Trump's America. These People Actually Did.

Some Said They'd Flee Trump's America. These People Actually Did.
Like modern-day von Trapps, minus the singing, families are climbing mountains and fording streams with nothing but backpacks and a Wi-Fi connection.

April 14, 2018 at 11:44AM
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One Of Europe's Greatest Treasures Hides In A Sleepy French Village

One Of Europe's Greatest Treasures Hides In A Sleepy French Village
Conques was never supposed to be found. Or at least, not easily.

April 13, 2018 at 09:54AM
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Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to bury the link.

Drinking may have given me cancer. The alcohol industry has worked hard to bury the link.
The science on the link is clear, but the alcohol industry has worked hard to downplay it.

April 12, 2018 at 07:09PM
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Rescue on the Killer Mountain

Rescue on the Killer Mountain
When two climbers were stranded near the summit of Nanga Parbat last winter, they sent out a desperate call on their satellite phone. A hundred miles away, a Polish team of extraordinary climbers answered the call, prompting one of the most daring rescues in mountaineering history.

April 11, 2018 at 03:17PM
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Make This Colorful Image Disappear Simply By Staring At It

Make This Colorful Image Disappear Simply By Staring At It
For the first few seconds you'll feel kind of dumb, and then about 10 to 20 seconds the colors should just... disappear. It's wild.

April 10, 2018 at 06:16AM
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That One Night: The Oral History of the Greatest 'Office' Episode Ever

That One Night: The Oral History of the Greatest 'Office' Episode Ever
"The Dinner Party" was the most brilliantly excruciating episode of "The Office." John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms and more look back on its 10th anniversary.

April 9, 2018 at 01:19PM
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Why Self-Driving Cars Will Never Be 'Ready'

Why Self-Driving Cars Will Never Be 'Ready'
The vehicles will need updates — forever.

April 8, 2018 at 03:39PM
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Van Plows Into Crowd In Northern German City Of Münster, Killing At Least 2

Van Plows Into Crowd In Northern German City Of Münster, Killing At Least 2
Local news outlets said that police were already deployed in larger-than-normal numbers in the city center that afternoon to keep watch over a pro-Kurdish demonstration.

April 7, 2018 at 03:50PM
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Why I'm Suing For My Right To Flip Off The President

Why I'm Suing For My Right To Flip Off The President
The suppression of free speech is spreading through the private sector.

April 6, 2018 at 11:17AM
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Patagonia vs. Donald Trump

Patagonia vs. Donald Trump
We all knew the legendary outerwear company Patagonia lived and breathed the adventurous life. We knew they cared about the environment. But it wasn't till Trump came along that we realized they were ready to fight.

April 5, 2018 at 12:14PM
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Trump’s war with Amazon is phony, but the company is winning the real one

Trump’s war with Amazon is phony, but the company is winning the real one
There is a real issue involving Amazon and its contributions to the country that made it great. It just isn't the one the president keeps going on and on about.

April 4, 2018 at 12:24PM
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What It’s Like Living Without Health Insurance in America

What It’s Like Living Without Health Insurance in America
Forced to choose between paying bills and having health coverage, many Americans are risking it and going without.

April 3, 2018 at 09:53AM
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This One-Handed Catcher's Throwing Technique Is So Smooth, We Almost Didn't Notice It

This One-Handed Catcher's Throwing Technique Is So Smooth, We Almost Didn't Notice It
How much practice did this take? Because he's got it down.

April 2, 2018 at 01:24PM
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A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here's everything you need to know.

A Chinese space station is probably falling out of the sky today. Here's everything you need to know.
Tiangong-1 was once a space station, but now it's basically just a bus-sized hunk of dead space junk.

April 1, 2018 at 02:39PM
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