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After 10-year search, FBI finds convicted fraudster had quiet life as consultant in Los Angeles
After 10-year search, FBI finds convicted fraudster had quiet life as consultant in Los Angeles
For years, Craig Oliver has been the subject of a national search by federal agents. Oliver pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of D.C.-area homeowners out of more than $2.5 million, but he vanished
Deaths Among Aid Workers Are All Too Common [Infographic]
Deaths Among Aid Workers Are All Too Common [Infographic]
A United Nations aid convoy carrying food relief to the Syrian city of Aleppo was hit by an airstrike near the town ofUrum al-Kubra late on Monday.As the country’s week-old ceasefire crumbles,
The Public Editor: When to Call a Lie a Lie
The Public Editor: When to Call a Lie a Lie
The word has become so freighted in political warfare that its mere appearance on news pages, however accurate, feels partisan. But sometimes it is the right word.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition — or President Trump
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition — or President Trump
“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!” With that phrase, used in several comedic sketches during a TV show in September 1970, the brilliant knuckleheads who were the writers and cast of Monty
Stopping superbugs
Stopping superbugs
On Tuesday, the U.N General Assembly will hold a high-level meeting to discuss one of the greatest contemporary threats to global public health. Not war, not Ebola, not Zika — but antibiotic-resistant
School stadiums are a Texas-sized rivalry
School stadiums are a Texas-sized rivalry
To the editor: Are you kidding — $60-million high school football stadiums are being built in Texas while so many public school children across this country are receiving substandard educations? (
Bel-Air homeowners love their water
Bel-Air homeowners love their water
Good morning. It is Tuesday, Sept. 21. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio’s Malibu “bungalow” is on the market for $11 million. Here’s what else is happening in the Golden State: TOP STORIES Risk
Donald Trump is what happens when the media chooses ideology over facts
Donald Trump is what happens when the media chooses ideology over facts
Fact-checkers have weighed in time and again on the Trump campaign, and – no surprise here — Donald J. Trump doesn’t tell the truth. Politifact rates 70% of his statements as somewhere between
Heat is on L.A. school board over later start for classes
Heat is on L.A. school board over later start for classes
For teacher Stuart Sellz, the slick tile floor of the auditorium at Lawrence Middle School in Chatsworth made for an odd but familiar place to conduct a recent physical education class. Such coping
Vainglory All-Star Game To Bring Team SoloMid, Cloud9 And More To New York City For First Time
Vainglory All-Star Game To Bring Team SoloMid, Cloud9 And More To New York City For First Time
VideoVainglory, the premier mobile eSports title, is finally coming to the East Coast. While players in the New York City have long been able to play Super Evil MegaCorp’s smash-hit mobile game,
HTC’s new Desire 10 phones look pretty and powerful
HTC’s new Desire 10 phones look pretty and powerful
Following its teaser from earlier this month, HTC has revealed two new Desire 10 smartphones that promise to turn heads with their elegant design details. The 5.5-inch, Android 6.0-based dual-SIM Desire
Romania: court again postpones ruling on same-sex marriage
Romania: court again postpones ruling on same-sex marriage
Romania's Constitutional Court has again postponed ruling on a petition to recognize the same-sex marriage of a U.S. citizen and a Romanian man.
Why It’s Time for a Satanist President
Why It’s Time for a Satanist President
There’s one thing all 44 previous presidents have in common; none of them were Satanists. I think it’s about time that changes. Satanism is a controversial ideology; people mostly identify it with
California Today: California Today: Clearing the Air, Without Fossil Fuels
California Today: California Today: Clearing the Air, Without Fossil Fuels
Tuesday: Cutting out fossil fuels in Los Angeles, the sapping of the Silicon Valley food scene, and San Francisco’s friendly bicycling.
UN suspends all convoys in Syria after attack on aid trucks
UN suspends all convoys in Syria after attack on aid trucks
The U.N. humanitarian aid agency suspended all convoys in Syria on Tuesday following deadly airstrikes on aid trucks the previous night that activists said killed at least 12 people, mostly truck drivers
Review: Opera 40 is the Netflix streamers’ dream browser
Review: Opera 40 is the Netflix streamers’ dream browser
Following a five-month testing program, Opera has today released the final version of its VPN-powered desktop browser, Opera 40. Aside from the inclusion of a virtual private network, the client also
Dead Cat Handbag Auctioned on TradeMe Triggers Animal Defense Organizations
Dead Cat Handbag Auctioned on TradeMe Triggers Animal Defense Organizations
A handbag made from the remains of a dead cat has gone up for auction in New Zealand, bringing new meaning to the idea of “letting the cat out of the bag”. The taxidermy bag, being touted as
U.N. Suspends Convoys to Syria After Attack on Aid Trucks
U.N. Suspends Convoys to Syria After Attack on Aid Trucks
A top official at the organization said the airstrike would amount to a war crime if found to have targeted humanitarian workers.
Hillary Clinton has a massive fundraising advantage. She’s using it to leave no vote to chance
Hillary Clinton has a massive fundraising advantage. She’s using it to leave no vote to chance
Campaign 2016 updates: Clinton uses her massive funds to leave no vote to chance Sept. 20, 2016, 4:17 a.m. Donald Trump will stop off at High Point University in North Carolina Tuesday before heading
Campaign 2016 updates: Clinton uses her massive funds to leave no vote to chance
Campaign 2016 updates: Clinton uses her massive funds to leave no vote to chance
Campaign 2016 updates: Clinton uses her massive funds to leave no vote to chance Sept. 20, 2016, 6:20 a.m. Donald Trump will stop off at High Point University in North Carolina Tuesday before heading
New York Today: New York Today: Bail Is Set for a Suspect
New York Today: New York Today: Bail Is Set for a Suspect
Tuesday: A manhunt ends, the evolution of scarecrows, and favored food vendors.
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