“For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” Happy Birthday to Nelson Mandela.

Top Syrian defense ministers, including President Bashar al-Assad's brother-in-law, were killed in Damascus by a suicide bomber.

Shrinking Greenland ice sheet birthed a Manhattan-sized iceberg.

Track the extent of countrywide drought conditions.

City cracks down on illegal dog breeding.

Investigation of the Little Bear Fire initiated.

Santa Fe is the "best food town."

Senate Republicans heart secret donors.

"Outsized level of influence": an infographic.

The end of Penn State football is a possibility.

Should we be required to vote?

Sorry, but the Olympic mascots creep me out.

Just embrace the suck.

Ugh, I need some good news.

Life in an undersea space station.

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Detroit police shoot and kill a seven-year-old girl in a botched raid.

Fox News seems to think that Robin Hood was the first Tea Party activist.

Sarah Palin was in town to endorse Susana Martinez for governor.

Finally some success in stopping the Gulf Coast oil slick.

Conservative talking heads roll out 3 new ideas, but it sounds like the same old blah, blah, tax cuts, blah, blah to me.

The U.S. is using private spies in Pakistan.

More flight delays in Europe.

Don't fall victim to the driver's license scam.

At long last, NBC cancels Heros.

What the what is butt-chugging?

The first Arab-American was crowned Miss USA.

New study says that eating celery makes men more attractive to women.

Here are 10 cryptozoological creatures not yet exploited by TV and movies.

Are your air bags trying to kill you? I was lucky, my air bag just broke my wrist. (TRUE STORY!)

Ronnie James Dio died yesterday. When he reunited with Black Sabbath in 1991 I waited in line for 12 hours to get a good seat. (ANOTHER TRUE STORY!)

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