‘The Innocence..Is Gone’: Accused Marathon Bomber Heads To Court
Almost two years ago, two tightly packed pressure cookers unleashed a storm of ball bearings and nails that ended three lives and ripped off legs at the crowded finish line…
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Kerry Is Pushing for Agreement in Iran Nuclear Talks
WASHINGTON — They have spent long hours alone together. They exchange private emails. Their walk along the Rhone River in Geneva in January so unnerved hard-line lawmakers in Tehran that…
HUFFPOLLSTER: Democrats Win On Image, Republicans Even Or Better On Issues
Democrats have a more positive image, but Republicans are stronger on key issues. CPAC tries to guess the next president through a straw poll. And a pie chart finds its…
Nevada GOP Pushes New Gun Law Reminiscent Of ‘Stand Your Ground’
WASHINGTON — A Nevada state Senate committee considered a controversial package of gun-rights provisions on Wednesday, just a day before the third anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death. The Nevada legislation…
Americans Think Republicans Are Intolerant, Too Extreme, And Right On Foreign Policy
There’s good news and bad news for both parties, in a Pew Research poll out Thursday: Republicans are seen as extreme and intolerant but more trusted to handle international issues,…
InHerSight Allows Women To Anonymously Rate Past And Present Employers
“We’re improving the workplace by measuring it.” That’s the idea behind InHerSight, a platform where women can evaluate their employers and rate how female-friendly workplace environments are. The idea is…
Elizabeth Warren Pushes Republicans To Focus On America’s Working Class
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said the GOP-controlled Congress isn’t helping the middle class by fighting over issues like the Keystone pipeline and funding for the Department of Homeland Security. –…
Alabama Apologizes to India for Police Assault on Indian Visitor
Open Source By ROBERT MACKEY The governor of Alabama offered a written apology to the people of India on Tuesday for the severe injuries suffered by an Indian visitor hurled…
2014: year of the recalls
But not all recalls are so serious. Sometimes a company issues a recall just because something is misstated in the user’s manual. While the safety agency has been under fire…
Axelrod: Obama’s having ‘time of his life’
“He’s having the time of his life right now. I think he feels very much unrestrained in terms of speaking to all these issues,” Axelrod said in an interview with…
Cruz introduces bill defending states’ rights on marriage
READ: Bobby Jindal, the right’s unlikely Common Core hero – That decision has reignited the gay marriage debate within the Republican Party. While conservatives like Cruz, who’s considered a likely…
Bernie Sanders: Everything isn’t awesome
“I know that people aren’t comfortable when I say this, but I worry very, very much of the future of democracy in our country,” said the Vermont independent, speaking at…
Women Read Playboy For The First Time
Fun fact: Between pages of naked women, there are actual articles in Playboy. BuzzFeed asked 10 women who had never read Playboy to read the magazine and give some feedback….
No More, The NFL’s Domestic Violence Partner, Is A Sham
The brands have spoken, and they want you to know that domestic violence and sexual assault are bad. In fact, the brands not only think they’re bad, but have a…
Jon Stewart Turns To Zombies To Explain Measles
Jon Stewart dove headfirst into the vaccine debate on Tuesday night’s “Daily Show,” noting that it’s one of the few issues that bring Americans on both sides of the political…
UK Parliament to vote on ‘3-parent babies’ law
The technique could prevent mitochondrial diseases but also raises significant ethical issues. Passage of the law is opposed by Catholic and Anglican church leaders, in part because the process involves…
‘McTucky Fried High,’ LGBT Web Series, Explores Queer Teen Issues
An animated web series launched this week that explores issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens in an unconventional way. “McTucky Fried High” is the brainchild of filmmaker,…
A Strained Alliance: Obama-Netanyahu Rift Grew Over Years
WASHINGTON — For six years, the pattern has been the same. A dispute between American and Israeli leaders spills out into the open. Analysts declare the relationship in crisis. Then…
UVA President Promises To Be A Leader In Campus Safety
After being thrown into the national spotlight on issues of sexual assault, the University of Virginia will consider plans to create a research institute on violence, offer new courses on…
The Baby In ‘American Sniper’ Was Even More Fake Than We Thought
The legacy of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle isn’t the only controversial thing about “American Sniper.” If you saw the movie — or even just the trailer — and noticed…
Is Wall Street ready for another Mitt Romney campaign?
Financial executives remember the attacks in 2012 all too well and, faced with the possibility of another Romney campaign, are wary of another round of negative attention. “His formal entry…
Santorum staffing up in South Carolina
READ: Palin and Trump up to their old tricks “Our goal is to spread his conservative message through the state — his ideas for tackling middle-class issues, working-class issues,” he said….
Obama defends Saudi relationship: ‘Sometimes we have to balance’
But even as the U.S. works closely with the Saudis on common strategic goals like counterterrorism, Obama said he and his administration continue to apply “steady, consistent pressure” on issues…
Yale President: Alcohol Can’t Be Used To Blame Sexual Assault Victims
Yale University President Peter Salovey told HuffPost Live on Friday that issues of communication failure or alcohol use “can’t be used to blame victims” of sexual violence. – Watch more…
Diplo Says He Knows Taylor Swift’s ‘Secrets’ And He’s ‘Scared For His Life’
Diplo apparently knows Taylor Swift’s “secrets,” and he’s scared. – After Diplo tweeted about Swift in November, Us Weekly surmised his insult stemmed from a connection to Katy Perry. Swift…
President Obama Could Have Talked More About Ferguson And Racial Politics In His State Of The Union Address
Last night’s State of the Union address was largely celebrated for invoking issues plaguing minority groups, but to some, the speech served as a “missed opportunity” to dig deeper into…
Microsoft’s Mark Penn, A Former Clinton Adviser, Weighs In On 2016
Mark Penn, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at Microsoft, weighed in on the 2016 U.S. presidential election during an interview with HuffPost Live at Davos on Wednesday. Penn,…
CNN/ORC Poll: SOTU more popular than last year
Read the entire CNN/ORC poll here – State of the Union viewers tend to be friendly toward the president delivering the speech, but this group also wants to see compromise….
A Civil Rights Group That Works With The NFL Has Publicly Denounced The ‘Redskins’ Name
A civil rights group that has worked with the National Football League on diversity issues in the past filed a complaint to the league on Monday over the continued use…
Obama’s State Of The Union Speech Will Aim To Influence 2016 Debate
Key elements of the economic proposals President Barack Obama will outline in his State of the Union address Tuesday appear to be aimed at driving the debate in the 2016…