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The Starting Five
1. Mexico-USA Soccer Friendly From PhoenixYellow cards, red cards and perhaps a few green cards in the partisan Mexican crowd. The match ends in a 2–2 draw when a late American goal is waved off,...
View ArticleObama Administration Opens Medicare to Same-Sex Married Couples
U.S. health officials announced Thursday that the government will begin processing requests for Medicare special-enrollment periods from same-sex spouses.“Today’s announcement helps to clarify the...
View ArticleIsrael Scraps Palestinian Prisoner Release, Reviewing Peace Talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has called off a planned release of Palestinian prisoners meant to advance peacemaking and called for the U.S.-sponsored negotiations to be reviewed, an official briefed on...
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Ocean as Large as Lake Superior Found on Enceladus, a Tiny Moon Orbiting Saturn
In an unlikely corner of our solar system, scientists have discovered evidence of what they believe is a subterranean ocean. The water means a tiny moon orbiting Saturn could be one of the few places...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush Now Paints World Leaders in Addition to Cats and Dogs
George W. Bush: former president, public speaker, memoirist—and now Texas-based portrait artist with an upcoming art exhibit.Trading puppies for Tony Blair and kitties for the Dalai Lama, the 43rd...
View ArticleFearing Cyberattack, Israel Curbs Government Websites' Foreign Traffic
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel will temporarily suspend some of its government websites' international traffic to fend off a potential mass-cyber attack by pro-Palestinian hackers, an Israeli security...
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Today in Tabs: Morning in America
funniest part about 1-percenters making like they're a persecuted minority is how that op-ed is going to get an hour on Morning Joe tomorrow— Matt Langer (@mattlanger) April 3, 2014Revolutionary...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Newsweek Cover: Artist Diego Patiño on His Martin Luther King...
For this week’s cover story, Newsweek senior writer Kurt Eichenwald explores the bitter battle over Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.Squabbles among the adult children of a famous patriarch are common,...
View ArticleMozilla CEO Brendan Eich Resigns After Controversy Over Anti-Gay-Marriage Past
Mozilla announced its CEO, Brendan Eich, well known for his support of California’s anti-gay-marriage law Proposition 8, has resigned from the not-for-profit company behind the Firefox Web browser....
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Newsweek Rewind: Remembering Kurt Cobain
With the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death approaching on April 5, we'd like to celebrate the musician's vast contributions to music and popular culture by reprinting our 1994 tribute.Cobain was...
View ArticleDavid Letterman to Retire From CBS in About a Year
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian David Letterman, who brought a sardonic, offbeat wit to late-night television, along with bits such as "Stupid Pet Tricks" and his "Top 10" list, will retire as host of...
View ArticlePhotographer Killed, Reporter Injured on Eve of Presidential Election in...
KHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - An Afghan policeman shot two foreign journalists working for Associated Press in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing one and wounding the other, the news agency...
View ArticleU.S. Warns China Not to Try Crimea-Style Action in Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China should not doubt the U.S. commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue...
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But Why? The Search for a Motive in the Fort Hood Mass Shooting
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The U.S. Army was searching on Friday for a clear motive for the second mass killing in five years at a Texas base, one of the largest in the United States.Ivan Lopez, the...
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Dems Push Equal Pay as a Vote Winner in Texas and Beyond
A month ago, Wendy Davis, Democrats' dark horse candidate for governor in Texas, was struggling. Her launch to national fame following her 13-hour filibuster of the state's draconian anti-abortion law...
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Starting Five for Friday
1. Thunder End Spurs 19-Game Win StreakDurant ups his streak of 25-point games to 39. The last person to reach 40 games? MJ, in 1986-87.2. Paulina Gretzky Makes May Cover of Golf...
View ArticleLabor Force Participation Rate Rises to 6 Month High, But Unemployment Rate...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. labor market emerged surprisingly strong from the severe winter, with employers hiring at a brisk pace and the jobless rate holding near a five-year low.Nonfarm payrolls...
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Three Victims of Fort Hood Rampage Named by Family, Friends
FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The three people killed in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas were all male soldiers in their 30s, friends and family said, as the military looked for a motive behind...
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McDonald's Leaves Crimea After Russian Annexation
(Reuters) - McDonald's announced on Friday it had closed its restaurants in Crimea, prompting fears of a backlash as a prominent Moscow politician called for all the U.S. fast food chain's outlets in...
View ArticleGeno Auriemma Marches Toward Coaching Immortality With the University of...
Imagine if you were Sir Edmund Hillary and were charged with climbing Mount Washington. Or if you were Raymond Babbitt (Rain Man) and given the duty of remembering one phone number. Or Will Hunting,...
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