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A protester waves a gay pride flag outside a Chick-fil-A restaurant during a nationwide "kiss-in" on Aug. 13.

Will Chick-fil-A face a backlash for not opposing gay marriage?

September 20, 2012, at 6:05 PM

Gay rights activists boycotted over the company's donations to anti-same-sex marriage groups. Now that Chick-fil-A has backed down, will conservatives revolt?

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Cartoon View: Marital competition

On "Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day," conservatives like Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, and Mike Huckabee ate at the fast food joint to show their support for the company president's stance against same-sex marriage.

Winners and Losers: Chick-fil-A vs. gay-rights advocates: Winners and losers

The Bullpen: Rahm Emanuel, Chick-fil-A, and the easy slide into fascism

Bei Bei Shuai joins a growing number of pregnant woman criminalized in the U.S. for losing their unborn babies due to drug use or, as in Shuai's case, failed suicide attempts.

Is it murder if a pregnant woman attempts suicide... and the baby dies?

May 31, 2012, at 1:44 PM

A 35-year-old Indiana woman is awaiting trial after she swallowed rat poison that killed her baby — but not her. Is she a criminal, or a victim of anti-abortion politics?

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Cartoon View: The election's pregnant pause

"Women on Waves" advertises a hotline for safe abortions as it sails around a port in northern Morocco on Oct. 4.

Fact Sheet: 'Women on Waves': A guide to the Dutch 'abortion ship'

Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) speaks in February during a Republican conference in Kansas City, Mo.: Akin's belief that rape can't result in pregnancy dates back as far as the 13th century, but there's no real science to support it.

Instant Guide: 'Rape can't cause pregnancy': A brief history of Todd Akin's bogus theory

Don't look down: Texas daredevil Faith Dickey walks across a rope strung between two big rigs as they barrel down a Croatian highway at 80 miles an hour.

The death-defying tightrope walk between two moving trucks

August 23, 2012, at 12:50 PM

In a gripping video, a champion daredevil struggles to cross the gap before the rigs speed into separate tunnels — snapping the tightrope

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Cartoon View: Lance bares all

Skateboarder Ryan Sheckler prepares to do a trick and set off his section of Red Bull's bizarre "Kluge".

Best Video: The Athlete Machine: Watch video of Red Bull's bizarre Rube Goldberg stunt

Try to keep your lunch down: This helmet-camera footage of Felix Baumgartner's space jump is dizzying.

Analysis: Watch: The helmet-cam footage of Felix Baumgartner's space jump

The Ford Mustang is up for a makeover, and the classic car's new look (which probably won't be rolled out until 2014) may tone down the muscle.

The Ford Mustang's new European look: A big mistake?

April 17, 2012, at 12:50 PM

The Detroit auto giant is preparing to overhaul an American icon, even though many middle-aged fans of the retro car may not be ready for an update

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Cartoon View: The Ku Klux Klean up crew

A newly invented smart headlight system can make a thunderstorm look like a mere drizzle.

Instant Guide: The 'smart headlight' that makes raindrops invisible

According to simulated studies, Ford's in-development Traffic Jam Assist could cut travel time cby 37.5 percent and delays by 20 percent.

Fact Sheet: Ford's 'Traffic Jam Assist': Are we close to a driverless car?

Is the U.S. headed for another debt downgrade?

November 30, 2011, at 1:11 PM

Fitch Ratings warns that it will strip the federal government of its AAA rating unless Congress tackles its nagging deficit problem

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Cartoon View: The oncoming tsunami

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says he actually requested to not sit on the debt "super committee" that many political observers assumed he'd be on.

Burning Question: Why isn't Paul Ryan on the debt super committee?

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell named Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to a 12-member congressional super committee charged with finding $1.5 trillion in deficit reductions.

The List: Congress' 'troubling' super committee picks: 5 talking points

Assembly line workers build a Chevy Volt at the General Motors Detroit Hamtramck Assembly Plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.

The Chevy Volt's $89,000 production cost: A waste of money?

September 11, 2012, at 5:12 PM

Reuters reports that GM is losing $49,000 for every Volt it builds, renewing criticism that the eco-friendly hybrid will never be profitable

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Cartoon View: GM's race to the top

The license plate on the first 2013 Cadillac ATS available for retail is shown after the vehicle rolls off the assembly line at a General Motors plant on July 26.

Burning Question: Time for the government to sell its stake in GM?

President Obama speaks to auto workers at a GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, in 2009: Not wanting to appear partisan, GM has barred the presidential candidates from its plants.

Instant Guide: Why is GM barring Obama and Romney from its plants?

Workers apply brick facing to a group of new row houses in Chicago on Oct. 17.

The surge in new construction: Is the housing market roaring back?

October 18, 2012, at 2:53 PM

After plenty of false dawns, many experts say the recovery is for real this time

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Cartoon View: The housing market takes off

Lynn Szymoniak, a lawyer and fraud investigator, uncovered a massive mortgage scandal when she noticed something fishy about the paperwork in her own foreclosure process.

Fact Sheet: The foreclosure victim who scored an $18 million settlement

Taking a cue from her real-estate-agent mother, Willow Tufano bought a foreclosed home and is now renting it out for $700 a month.

Instant Guide: Could a 14-year-old girl become a real-estate mogul?

U.S. Army soldiers scan for Taliban fighters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan: If the L.A. Times' publishing of gory photos doesn't prompt a military cleanup, there are still 16 more images waiting to see the light.

The Afghan corpse-photo scandal: A blessing in disguise?

April 19, 2012, at 7:00 AM

The anonymous solider who leaked the gruesome photos says he hopes the outrage will prompt the military to clean house

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Cartoon View: Tangled

U.S. soldiers during a foot patrol on June 27 in Pech Valley, Afghanistan.

Essay: The U.S. soldiers babysitting Afghanistan

Malala Yousufzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani activist, is moved to a helicopter to be taken to Peshawar for treatment, after being shot and wounded by a member of the Taliban on Oct. 9.

Timeline: A 14-year-old Pakistani girl's brave fight against the Taliban: A timeline

This spring, Forbes named Glenn Beck the 23rd most powerful celebrity in America, claiming that he makes $80 million per year.

Glenn Beck's TV comeback: Can Dish recapture the Fox News magic?

September 13, 2012, at 12:50 PM

A year after Beck and Fox News break up, the incendiary talk show host makes a triumphant return to TV

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Cartoon View: Israel's idiot savant

Glenn Beck's 1791 jeans are named for the year the Bill of Rights was ratified.

Best Video: Glenn Beck's new advertisement… for jeans?

Proving he doesn't need Fox to stay on top, Glenn Beck, who has continued to expand his media company, says he rakes in $80 million a year.

Burning Question: Glenn Beck after Fox: More powerful than ever?

Palestinians gather around a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 19.

The Israel-Gaza conflict: An opportunity to revive the long-stalled peace process?

November 20, 2012, at 5:25 PM

The latest round of fighting has underscored the need for a viable solution to halt the region's endless cycle of violence

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Cartoon View: Peace: Overdone

Palestinians celebrate the U.N.'s upgrade on Thursday of the Palestinian Authority's status to non-member state.

The List: How the U.S. should react to the U.N.'s recognition of a Palestinian state

Joyous Palestinians show their support of the U.N. resolution that would give their territory "non-member observer state" status.

The List: What the Palestinians will get from U.N. recognition

An Occupy Wall Street protester: The Occupy movement helped spotlight America's class inequality problem.

The American nightmare: What happened to economic mobility in the U.S.?

March 16, 2012, at 3:37 PM

America prides itself as a land of economic opportunity. But, when Canadians have better odds of improving their lives, some say that notion has become a myth

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Cartoon View: Diffusing the deficit

Gold bricks: Many economists argue that a gold standard would severely curtail the emergency powers of the Federal Reserve.

Forecast: What would happen if the U.S. went back to the gold standard?

A boy waves a flag during the annual Memorial Day Parade in New Canaan, Conn., one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S.: According to a new report, the median family income dropped 8 percent from 2007 to 2010.

By the numbers: The dwindling wealth of the American family: By the numbers

A new employment report suggests that even more people are back on the job than previously thought.

Has the jobless rate actually collapsed to 7.3 percent?

October 17, 2012, at 4:25 PM

Skeptics accused the Obama administration of cooking unemployment data when the rate dropped to 7.8 percent. Now Gallup says it's even lower

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Cartoon View: Helping the little guys

The young, unemployed woman behind the "binders full of women" tumblr has already been contacted about several jobs.

Controversy: The unemployed 23-year-old behind the 'binders full of women' meme

Former GE CEO Jack Welch in 2009: The business titan claims the positive September jobs numbers are a politically-motivated ploy.

Twitter Take: 'Jobs report truthers': The conspiracy theorists who claim the unemployment report is bogus

A match made in hell? Loud-mouth celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain joins the buttoned-up CNN network as the host of a new weekend travel show set to debut next year.

Can celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain save CNN?

May 30, 2012, at 1:29 PM

As its ratings slump, the venerable cable news outlet is recruiting the hard-drinking, outspoken Travel Channel host to diversify its offerings

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Cartoon View: CNN's lost cause

The MSNBC team, including Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow, on Election Night. Their hosting panel included just one conservative: moderate Republican Steve Schmidt.

The List: How MSNBC is catching up to Fox News

This week, ABC News' Ben Sherwood (left), Univision's Cesar Conde (center), and Univision's Isaac Lee announced a new joint-venture news channel aimed at Hispanics.

Instant Guide: Why Univision's new Hispanic cable channel is in English

Pet-Proto, the military's human-like robot, navigates a pit of potential danger in an obstacle course.

Pet-Proto: The U.S. military's clumsy humanoid rescue robot

October 25, 2012, at 1:25 PM

DARPA wants its next generation of machines to run, jump, and climb like ninjas, but they're not quite there yet

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Researchers have developed a robot that learns from humans how to play ping-pong — then dominates on the table.

Analysis: The robot that learns to beat you at ping-pong

Thermite is a miniature tank capable of pumping out 500 gallons of water per minute to help fight fires.

Best Video: Meet Thermite: The firefighting robot of the future

Slideshow: 10 robots inspired by animals: A slideshow [Updated]

President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner make nice on St. Patrick's Day in 2011: The foes will have to join forces to avoid driving the country off the so-called fiscal cliff.

After the election: Could civility possibly return to D.C.?

November 9, 2012, at 1:20 PM

Republicans and Democrats are vowing to make compromises to tackle huge problems. Skeptics cannot help but scoff

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Cartoon View: The respectful Congress

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) speaks in May about the Paycheck Fairness Act, which was ultimately filibustered by 46 Republican senators on June 5.

By the numbers: Congress' enormous gender pay-gap: By the numbers

Members of Congress leave the Capital after the House went on recess for Thanksgiving.

The List: 3 reasons Congress sounds less intelligent than ever

President Obama canceled campaign events Monday, and will monitor Hurricane Sandy from Washington, D.C.

Hurricane Sandy: Does it help President Obama politically?

October 29, 2012, at 10:10 AM

The deadly storm has upended the presidential race — and given the incumbent a potential advantage just a week before Election Day

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Cartoon View: Pollsters: Give it up

From their still-powerless home in Long Island, N.Y., sisters Lianna and Jillian Perota sing about their post-Sandy ordeal.

Best Video: 'We Are Never, Ever, Ever Getting Back Our Power': The clever Taylor Swift-Sandy parody

A woman walks on the beach in Mantokloking, N.J., near homes destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

In-depth briefing: Hurricane Sandy's lessons: How America can protect its coasts

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