Young toddler boy aiming a water gun (Shutterstock)

North Carolina 2-year-old puts dad’s unattended gun in his mouth and fires

Arkansas state treasurer Martha Shoffner (D) arrested on federal extortion charges. Image via KATV-TV

Arkansas state treasurer arrested on federal extortion charges

Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. Photo: Screenshot via NBC News.

Woodward disappoints Republicans: Benghazi ‘is not Watergate’

Jennifer Rubin speaks to CNN

Jennifer Rubin demands CNN ‘mute’ David Shuster for ‘Media Matters talking points’

Science

Study: Climate change slowed over last decade but may speed up again

A global warming “pause” over the past decade may invalidate the harshest climate change predictions…

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HIV vaccine efforts face several years of ‘void’ after latest setback

The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade,…

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Russia retrieves mice and newts from space in preparation for Mars mission

A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals…

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Fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published

The field of mental health will face its greatest upset in years on Saturday with…

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Tech News

Yahoo prepares to buy Tumblr for up to $1.1 billion

Marissa Mayer, the former Googler who is now chief executive of Yahoo, is poised to create…

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Internet in ‘coma’ as Iran election looms

Iran is tightening control of the Internet ahead of next month’s presidential election, mindful of…

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Media

‘Star Trek’ box office jumps to warp speed, outpacing ‘Iron Man 3′

“Star Trek: Into Darkness” soared at warp speed to the top of the US box…

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Holocaust documentary raises questions of Jewish guilt

When your enemy is sworn to exterminate every one of you, can you — should…

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World

Mother of Chinese rape victim becomes human rights crusader

The kidnap, rape and forced prostitution of her daughter set Tang Hui on a mission to seek justice. But it…

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Health organization warns: Warmer weather could impact Syrian refugees

Aid organisation Oxfam warned on Monday that the warmer weather will increase health-related risks for hundreds of thousands of Syrian…

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange reveals government eavesdropping messages that allegedly speculate he’s being framed

WikiLeaks founder uses subject access request to access British agency chatter, which allegedly calls extradition ‘a fit-up’ Authorities at GCHQ,…

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Venezuela’s new government ‘open’ to resuming U.S. diplomatic relations

Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties.…

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Leading climate scientist: Canada’s tar sands makes climate change ‘unsolvable’

Major international oil companies are buying off governments, according to the world’s most prominent climate scientist, Prof James Hansen. During a…

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U.S. News

Goldman Sachs to invest in Japanese green energy ventures

US investment banking giant Goldman Sachs said Monday it will start investing in Japanese renewable…

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One dead after tornado blitz through midwest U.S.

A powerful storm system churning through the US Midwest spawned tornadoes in the states of…

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Obama to reveal counterterrorism strategy, plans for drones and Guantanamo Bay on Thursday

President Barack Obama will discuss his counterterrorism strategy Thursday, revealing to the American public his…

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Ted Nugent’s brother: Gun control ‘will get done’ without the NRA

In an editorial published Sunday afternoon, Jeffrey Nugent, brother of National Rifle Association chairman Ted…

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Beatles guitar sells for $408,000 at auction

A six-cord electric guitar that Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison played went under the…

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Four women drivers qualify for next Indianapolis 500

Britain’s Katherine Legge and Pippa Mann and Brazilian Ana Beatriz joined the Indianapolis 500 starting…

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AP chief to Obama: Spying on reporters is ‘an unconstitutional act’

The Obama administration‘s decision to seize phone records from the Associated Press was “unconstitutional” and sends a message…

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Vanden Heuvel: Republicans using ‘weapons of mass distraction’ against Obama

The Nation editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Sunday said that Republicans were succeeding at using…

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