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Steve Helber / AP Every Day Is August 12 in Charlottesville
One year ago, Corey Long was photographed wielding an improvised flamethrower in a standoff with a man brandishing a Confederate flag. His life hasn't been the same since.
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Cory Booker's Twitter Talk at SXSW Shows He's Really an Old-School Pol
The Newark mayor argued social media can be transformational for politicians -- even as he showed his traditional campaigning chops.
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What I Found at My Jersey Shore Home in the Aftermath of Sandy
On Long Beach Island, the push is on to rebuild before Memorial Day. But with restaurants in shambles and insurance payments trickling in slowly, it will be tough to meet the deadline.
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Debate Advice for Mitt Romney from One of His Former Coaches
Romney can upend the race if he goes on the offensive and wins the first 40 minutes of the first debate, says a former debate coach for Bush, McCain and Romney himself.
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Should Hip-Hop Artists Be Allowed to Release Albums From Jail?
For a musician with a tough, street-smart image, a prison sentence can actually boost popularity. But should a convicted felon like Carlos Coy -- aka, rapper South Park Mexican -- be able to generate new hits from behind bars?
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The '7 Dirty Words' Turn 40, but They're Still Dirty
Four decades after George Carlin's legendary monologue, the law still can't decide how to handle publicly broadcast swearing.
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Hockey's New Battle Against Homophobia
In the year since player Sean Avery voiced his support of gay marriage, the sport has gotten more tolerant—but the fight is just beginning.
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In Florida, Amputees Find Normal Life on the Golf Course
They've lost limbs and earned Purple Hearts for their service. Now an academy in Tampa is helping them regain what they want most: an everyday existence.
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At WrestleMania XXVIII, Will There Be Blood?
This year's WWE matchup will force a clash between pro wrestling's brutal past and its sanitized present.
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At Wing Bowl XX, Two Competitive Eaters' Legacies Are on the Line
Takeru Kobayashi and Bill "El Wingador" Simmons will face each other at Philadelphia's annual wing-eating competition.
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Far From Home, LSU Fans in New York City Watch Their Team Fall to Alabama
Watching the BCS Championship Game at midtown Manhattan's Legends bar, a bastion of fandom in a city where college football is otherwise ignored
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Santa Visits the Girl Who Was Born Twice at Texas Children's Hospital
For the past 17 years, Timothy Bella's father has been dressing up as Santa Claus to bring gifts to kids at the nation's largest children's hospital.
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Millennial Mormons Watch Romney with Anticipation and Anxiety
Young Latter-day Saints of all political persuasions wonder whether the 2012 campaign will turn Romney into the Mormon John F. Kennedy.
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Mike Krzyzewski's Humble Beginnings as Duke's Basketball Coach
The record-breaking coach almost took a different job—and even when he arrived in Durham, he struggled at first
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Remembering America's Second-Deadliest Plane Crash
Just two months after 9/11, an airplane bound for the Dominican Republic plummeted into the water near JFK International Airport
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The Home Run That Made New York Cheer After 9/11
A pitcher and a grieving mother remember the city's first pro sporting event after the attacks
