This is one story from HuffPost Fifty’s new series “This Will Be Our Year: 15 Women Over 50 Shaking Things Up In 2015.” We’ll be following 15 remarkable ladies throughout…
It’s an interesting theme that’s developing as the administration prepares to send Congress a request as soon as Wednesday that would authorize Obama to use military force against ISIS in…
Unless you’re Kim Kardashian, “Fifty Shades of Grey” reviews were embargoed until Wednesday morning. But when it rains corny sex dramas, it floods. After a couple of outlets published their…
Gabrielle Union says she learned an important lesson after the death of Whitney Houston. “It just kind of made everyone say, ‘What do you want your legacy to be?’” Union…
Most cocoa powder can help make foods delicious and chocolatey, but not all cocoa powder is meant for every recipe. When taking a jaunt down the baking aisle, you may…
Two young women embroiled in an ongoing battle of online insults and put-downs try to explain the origins and rationale behind their feud. “To get back at Taylor,” Shayna says,…
There’s a never a dull moment with Samuel L. Jackson and the award-winning actor proved that yet again during his appearance on Monday’s episode of “Live! With Kelly and Michael”…
For every devoted Valentine’s Day fan, there are probably 247 people who detest it — the hoopla, the pressure, the ick factor of a holiday all about the commodification of…
“I don’t think it’ll be a big shock to anybody if I jump in the fray and once again run for president in 2016,” he said on CNN’s New Day,…
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox FEB. 9, 2015 Aaron E. Carroll – Still, we aren’t powerless to address these problems. I spend a fair amount of time…
It’s hard to think differently and be able to dream new dreams. We’d all like to be visionary thinkers like Bezos, Buffett and Branson (the Three B’s of Bold Thinking)…
The grind of adult life can make us long for childhood again — a time when there were no bills to pay, no bosses to report to, no groceries to…
The cockpit voice recorder and the flight data recorder are considered to be vital elements in figuring out the causes of commercial aviation disasters. Indonesia’s top search and rescue official…
What are those things? – Dawn is expected to arrive at Ceres on March 6, 2015.
That’s how Chastanet, 13, ended up at the White House on Thursday. The young man; his inspirational principal, Nadia Lopez; and “Humans of New York” creator Brandon Stanton all got…
Things have gotten worse in Ukraine and the U.S. is considering providing assistance to the military. News broke that ISIS had burned a Jordanian pilot alive, renewing questions about President…
As part of our Blended Family Friday series, each week we spotlight a different stepfamily to learn how they successfully blended their two families. Our hope is that by telling…
Because Tom Hanks did not spend the rest of his life talking to a goddamn volleyball, he was able to reunite with his illustrious “Cast Away” co-star Wilson. You remember…
So many things to celebrate! Jessica Biel, who is expecting her first child with husband Justin Timberlake, is getting ready to open her new kid-friendly restaurant, Au Fudge, in Los…
“Of course people don’t know me and they need to get to know me,” Fiorina said. “Do we need to raise money? Yes. Do we need to raise as much…
Chocolate and peanut butter. Beyonce and Jay Z. Wine and cheese. Some things are just meant to be together. But finding love isn’t always easy, which is why we’re on…
“Has sport’s last taboo been broken?” wondered commentators, after the 22-year-old described feeling “light-headed” and “low on energy,” putting it down to her period. “We talk about sex quite openly,…
Being a single parent is hard work. You know what makes it even more difficult? The questions and “advice” you get from people who have no idea what it’s like…
WASHINGTON — Chris Marvin began to believe veterans might have an image problem when he went out to his mailbox one morning and found a check from a wounded veterans…
When it comes to vacation, kids say the darndest things… and some fabulously honest things, if they’re an 11-year-old travel writer. HuffPost Travel caught up with Ayonnah Tinsley, a preteen…
Carlotta Gall, the North Africa correspondent for the New York Times who’s previously covered wars in Afghanistan and Kosovo, echoes that sentiment. “You don’t make a mistake on that,” Gall…
The five men rode up front, whether out of preference or habit or for no good reason. They were going home from a day’s work. Finance work. Art work. Things…
Jeff Bridges has been a lot of things: a stoner who loves bowling, a boxer, a computer programer, a country musician and even a ghost-hunting dead U.S. marshal from the…
This year, more than 1.5 million people are estimated to be diagnosed with cancer. Even more grim is the fact that half of cancer deaths stem from preventable causes. In…
While Legoland’s miniaturized landmarks may be more famous, Northern Jutland’s claim to be home to “Denmark’s equivalent of the Sahara” doesn’t look quite as ridiculous as that sounds when you’re…