Muslim Leaders in U.S. Seek to Counteract Extremist Recruiters
STERLING, Va. — Imam Mohamed Magid tries to stay in regular contact with the teenager who came to him a few months ago — at his family’s urging — to…
A Stunning, Glittery Look At The Impossible Beauty Standards Women Face
In the past, women have defied conventional beauty standards by going makeup-free or protesting Photoshop. Nineteen-year-old Hannah Altman chose something with a little more sparkle. In her photo series “And…
Philadelphia 76ers Almost Accidentally Trade For NBA-Caliber Player
The Philadelphia 76ers are in the middle of an unprecedented multi-year teardown of their team in the name of future draft picks, high or low. Got an annoying, expensive player…
Trappings of Chinese New Year Left at Sea by West Coast Port Dispute
Mung beans, sticky rice and banana leaves. Confetti and little red envelopes for gift money. Essential items for the start of Chinese New Year celebrations on Thursday were in short…
20 stunning cliffside beaches
Instead, head for beaches where cliffs tower over the shore. Finding your way to the sand at these spots is often no easy feat. You’ll probably need to hike, climb…
SCOTUS: Corporations are people
The Court’s opinion affirmed the principle that corporations are people and therefore like people, have constitutionally protected religious liberty. – While Justice Samuel Alito, delivering the opinion of the Court,…
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Vows To Reinstate Ban On Veiling During Citizenship Ceremonies
TORONTO (RNS) Canada’s prime minister is vowing to appeal a court ruling that struck down his government’s ban on wearing face veils during ceremonies that confer citizenship. – “I believe,…
France Crosses a Threshold in Examining Strauss-Kahn’s Personal Life
PARIS — As the trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes to a close on Friday, some here are breathing a sigh of relief after cringing, gasping and giggling uncomfortably for weeks…
Oliver Sacks On Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver. Nine years ago it was discovered that I had a rare tumor of the eye, an…
This Cold Weather Pretty Much Freezes Everything
Not even the power of Niagara Falls can stand up to the epic cold snap that’s settled in over parts of New England, the Midwest and the South this week….
Your iPhone Is Making You Depressed
It’s been estimated that the average mobile phone user checks a device 150 times a day, and nearly a third of smartphone users admit that they’re addicted to their devices….
Tsarnaev’s Lawyers in Boston Bombing Trial Ask for Change of Venue
BOSTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday sharply questioned lawyers in the marathon bombing case, challenging assumptions about the ability of prospective jurors to be impartial as the…
Las Vegas police take road rage suspect into custody after standoff
Tammy Meyers was shot outside her home on Thursday and died two days later at a hospital. Police said the gunman was in a car with two other people. As…
A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia
Carl Zimmer MATTER In 2010, scientists made a startling discovery about our past: About 50,000 years ago, Neanderthals interbred with the ancestors of living Europeans and Asians. Now two teams…
I Brought My Grandma To Fashion Week. Here’s What Happened.
You don’t know my Nana. But she is ultra-chic with fiery red hair, and she lives in an apartment in which every closet is bursting with what she calls “old…
White House Agrees With Rudy Giuliani: He Said A ‘Horrible Thing’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) sparked a firestorm on Wednesday, when he proclaimed that President Barack Obama “doesn’t love” America. The backlash keeps rolling in. “I do…
Sources: Bobbi Kristina Brown’s breathing tube removed
Doctors performed the procedure on Wednesday, the sources said. Brown will now be ventilated through a hole in her throat. – CNN’s MaryLynn Ryan, Sunny Hostin and Carolyn Sung contributed…
Las Vegas police, road rage killing suspect in standoff
Tammy Meyers was shot outside her home on Thursday and died two days later at a hospital. Police would not say if the man involved in the standoff just one…
Dolphins Are Still Washing Up Dead 5 Years After Gulf Oil Spill
Bottlenose dolphins continue to wash up dead on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, five years after the biggest marine oil spill in history. BP says oil has nothing…
A soldier’s battle at home
“When you come home you are haunted by flashbacks of having your friends killed, killing other people and probably the biggest thing for me is the paranoia of living step…
Why Every American Baby Deserves A Fresh Diaper — Courtesy Of The U.S. Government
“It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us,”…
An Elderly Man Was Shoveling Snow Alone, Until This Teen Stopped To Help Him
When Tommy Adams noticed an elderly man with a walker clearing snow, he knew just what to do. – Follow HuffPost Teen on Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pheed…
Boy, 5, Claims He Lived Past Life As Woman Who Died In Chicago Fire
Luke Ruehlman is a healthy 5-years-old boy. Still, he’s already had a lifetime of experiences — he has even died! At least, that’s what he claims. In a bizarre series…
How ISIS makes (and takes) money
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially…
Does Kim Jong Un’s new look reflect a new attitude?
And maybe that’s what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first…
39 Hours Inside The Biggest Human Migration On Earth
Looking across this sea of anxious faces, it’s easy to forget this is a holiday. Knotted brows frame weary eyes in a crowd as deep as a football field, all…
Son died fighting for ISIS, mom wants to fight propaganda
The process of radicalization is gradual and persuasive, she said. And deadly. Her son, who joined ISIS’s ranks in Syria, was killed in fighting there more than a year ago….
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Not all soccer fans are racist hooligans
Brendan O’Neill is editor of the London-based online magazine spiked and is a columnist for The Big Issue in the UK and Reason.com in the United States. Video footage of…