August 21, 2014 Archive August 2014

This terrifying chart shows how bad California's drought has gotten

Seth Meyers: I understand why people are "disappointed" that James Corden is hosting late night

Guns fly off the shelves near Ferguson

Watch this inspirational video of James Foley speaking at Northwestern

Peanut and almond butters recalled over Salmonella threat

Comedy inspired by YouTube sensation, astronaut Chris Hadfield, coming to ABC

The teen birth rate is still plummeting, but no one is entirely sure why

Malala Yousafzai's mother has finally learned to read

"That Man From Rio": a stylish and conflicted French ancestor to Indiana Jones

Amazon's awful war of words: How an iron-fisted PR strategy went off the rails

Let's not fawn over male celebrity feminists: Making stars weigh in on women's rights is hurting the cause

10 Things to See in Sports: AP's top sports photos

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Hamas military wing says 3 of its senior leaders killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza house

Your Top Plays for Today

The finish line is in sight on the PGA Tour

Guide to developments in Missouri police shooting

AP NewsAlert

Missouri's tortured history of racism: Why the inferno in Ferguson is no surprise

Bad news for Obamacare haters: In Arkansas, Dems go on offense on ACA

The surprising everyday ingredient that can reduce pot paranoia

Bundy ranch standoff emboldens antigovernment extremists

Kill the Bookends column: Why the New York Times Book Review's most frustrating feature has to go

Thursday's Time Schedule

AP Sportlight

The dark truth about American military power

Lauryn Hill dedicates "Black Rage" to Ferguson

There's a huge amount of an ozone-depleting compound in the atmosphere and NASA scientists have no idea where it's coming from

Pierce Brosnan shares hilarious story about Robin Williams from the set of "Mrs. Doubtfire"

Bill O'Reilly defends police killings: "Many of them are justified!"

Jimmy Fallon, thank you for trimming Jared Leto's unkempt beard

Aaron Paul is organizing a "Breaking Bad" scavenger hunt to celebrate the Emmys

"Checks and balances" thrown in the garbage: A new out-of-control spying loophole

Richard Dawkins: It would be "immoral" not to abort a fetus with Down syndrome

Can Fark's anti-misogyny policy work?

CNN Ferguson panel devolves into chaos: "Why do you have to insult me all the time?"

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Justice for Ferguson's families: Turning libraries into schools, keeping food pantries stocked

Cellphone video appears to contradict officer accounts in Kajieme Powell killing

The 50 dorkiest songs you secretly love

Dick Cheney: More beheadings in store if Obama can't “deal with this crisis” in Iraq

It's racism, not "principled conservatism": The South, civil rights, GOP myths -- and the roots of Ferguson

Politicians, doing the "Ice Bucket Challenge" doesn't make up for the millions you cut from ALS research

"Just do what I tell you": Why cops' tasing people is nothing to laugh at

William Kristol demands Obama start the war he already started

Matthew Weiner's disastrous "Are You Here": Why it's so hard for showrunners to follow up a hit TV show

The ultimate white privilege: Darren Wilson and being "afraid for your life"

Wendy Davis wants to end statute of limitations on sexual assault and rape

Meet the scientists who sat Rick Scott down and explained climate change to him

Police officer who brutally pummeled homeless grandmother could face "serious charges"

Cops don't know how to deal with mental illness, and it's a huge problem

Couple's therapy gone wrong: "The One I Love" and the creative starvation of American indie film

Kevin Sorbo's insane, racist Ferguson rant: Calls protesters "losers" and "animals"

Family of unarmed National Guard vet killed on live TV to receive $5 million settlement

Julia Roberts doesn't need the spotlight: Why the Emmys is too obsessed with movie stars

Catholic Archdiocese denounces "Ice Bucket Challenge" over stem cell research

Eat a taco, drink a beer and help protect reproductive freedom