Wall Street

JPMorgan's billion-dollar loss: Time to break up the big banks?

A handful of mega-banks dotting the financial landscape are too big to fail, putting taxpayers and the global economy at risk every time they stumble

Best opinion:National Review, NY Post, NY Times

Aging in America
A woman at an Alzheimer's residence gets help with dinner: A drug called Crenezumab, which could slow the onset of the disease, is undergoing a massive $100 million trial.

The experimental drug that could prevent Alzheimer's: A guide

A massive $100 million study is underway to test Crenezumab, an injection which just might change the way we approach the brain disease

 
Syria's Uprising
Members of the Free Syrian Army celebrate after defeating government troops in Rasten on Monday: The U.S. is reportedly helping shipments of weapons get into rebel hands.

America's increasing support for Syria's rebels: 5 takeaways

With a U.N.-backed peace plan in tatters, America gingerly cooperates with opposition forces fighting the regime of President Bashar al-Assad

 
U.S. Opinion
Patrick Swayze isn't the only one who got scolded for dirty dancing. Teens from Colorado had moves so nasty that chaperones reportedly sprayed them down with Lysol.

Good day, bad day: May 16, 2012

A Texas man breaks the world record for longest guitar solo, while chaperones douse prom-goers with Lysol — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

 
The Romney Campaign
James Lipton host of "Inside the Actors Studio" says that Romney's personality void is "a potentially fatal flaw for any actor, but especially for a presidential candidate."

Humanizing Mitt Romney: Could James Lipton's master acting tips help?

The famed Inside the Actor's Studio host offers unsolicited advice to "Mittbot" on how to warm up his mechanical laugh, dress better, and, above all, "act like a human"

 
Health
An HIV testing center in Washington, D.C.: An at-home kit that can detect the virus through saliva is likely to sell for under $60.

Coming soon: An over-the-counter HIV test?

The FDA takes a step toward approving the first at-home kit to detect the virus. How important will this be in the battle against AIDS?

 
Summer Movies
Unlike Sasha Baron Cohen's previous films, both quasi-documentaries, "The Dictator" uses conventional narrative storytelling methods.

The Dictator: Has Sacha Baron Cohen's shtick gotten old?

After shocking audiences with Borat and Bruno, the strategically crass character actor attempts to strike gold again with his fish-out-of-water formula

 
World Opinion
A torrential downpour didn't prevent France's new President Francois Hollande from greeting Parisians en route to his inauguration ceremony Tuesday.

Lightning strikes the new French president's plane... and 4 other bad political omens

Hollande's not alone: During their own inaugurations, other world leaders have weathered embarrassing power outages, riots, and bouts of drunkenness

 
Wall Street
A protester stands outside the annual JPMorgan stockholders meeting Tuesday: Some observers argue that government watchdogs would need God-like powers to regulate such mega-banks effectively.

JPMorgan's billion-dollar loss: Time to break up the big banks?

A handful of mega-banks dotting the financial landscape are too big to fail, putting taxpayers and the global economy at risk every time they stumble

 
Puzzles+Contests

Weird news photo quiz

High-tech bras. Unleashed doves. For each of these five curious images, see if you can choose the answer that correctly completes the photo caption

 
America's Education Challenge
Kindergarten students sit at a table with their teacher: Using smiley, neutral, and sad faces to indicate grades, Georgia's five-year-olds will soon be tasked with evaluating their teachers' abilities.

Should kindergarteners be allowed to evaluate teachers?

Under a new pilot program, Georgia will give students as young as 5 years old a say in grading their teachers on their knowledge and abilities

 
From our partners at SLATE
How going public will change Facebook for the worse

How going public will change Facebook... for the worse

Soon enough, predicts Farhad Manjoo at Slate, the social network will begin pandering to Wall Street — by crowding its website with annoying ads

 
Cartoon of the Day

A titillating read

A titillating read

A marriage interrupted by "mommy porn"  — and more in our collection of editorial cartoons

 
Summer Movies
Tom Cruise certainly pulls off the look of the '80s rockers he's fashioned after, but his vocals aren't as on point.

Rock of Ages first listen: Can Tom Cruise actually sing?

Critics get a taste of the actor's take on Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" in the upcoming rock musical — and they aren't so sweet on it

 
The Romney Campaign
George W. Bush and 5 other arms-length Romney endorsers

George W. Bush and 5 other arm's-length Romney endorsers

The former president's ever-so-slight show of support is just the latest in a series of lukewarm endorsements for the GOP's presumptive nominee

 
Gay Marriage Battle

Jay-Z's gay marriage endorsement: More influential than Obama's?

Discriminating against gays is "no different than discriminating against blacks," Jay-Z said this week. "It's discrimination, plain and simple."

The rap mogul with a history of anti-gay lyrics does a 180 — a turnaround that may prove more meaningful to black voters than the president's years-long evolution

 

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George W. Bush and 5 other arms-length Romney endorsers

The former president's ever-so-slight show of support is just the latest in a series of lukewarm endorsements for the GOP's presumptive nominee

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A Wisconsin man jumps in front of his wife's car to stop her from voting for a Democrat — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Can you guess what's really going on in these bizarre photos?

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