Mitt Romney Won't Run For President In 2016
"I've decided it is best to give other leaders in the party the opportunity to become our next nominee," Romney said in a statement to supporters, according to multiple news reports.
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NBA Player Flouts A Critic's Guarantee That He Would Be Arrested
In 2010, sportswriter Clay Travis said in a tweet, "There is a 100% chance that DeMarcus Cousins is arrested for something in the next five years."
True Or False? Free And Reduced-Price Lunch = Poor
Poverty is the backdrop to so many discussions about learning. But do we have a good way to measure it in schools?
Jeremy The Koala, Rescued From Australian Brush Fire, Goes Home
The animal had suffered burns to his paws in the blaze that swept through the Adelaide area earlier this month. After a full recovery, he has been released back into the wild.
Jailed Saudi Blogger Granted Another Reprieve From Flogging; Reason Unclear
Raif Badawi is being punished for insulting Islam. He was flogged Jan. 9, part of a sentence of 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks, along with a decade in prison. Two previous rounds were also canceled.
Bomb Attack On Shiite Mosque In Pakistan Leaves At Least 55 Dead
Jundullah, a Sunni militant group with links to the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on the mosque in Shikarpur, Sindh province.
What Research Says About The Consequences Of PC Culture
Jonathan Chait's essay on a pervasive dangerous online culture of political correctness nearly broke the Internet. So does the science back him up?
Coffee Horror: Parody Pokes At Environmental Absurdity Of K-Cups
The market for single-serving coffee pods is dominated by Keurig's K-Cups. But they aren't recyclable, and critics say that's making a monster of an environmental mess. Meet the K-Cup Godzilla.
WATCH: Forget Crop Circles, This Farmer Is Making Art With His Cows
Derek Klingenberg in Kansas flew a drone equipped with a camera over his farm. Then he dropped feed in strategic places for a happy result.
U.S. Nuclear Scientist Caught In FBI Sting Is Jailed For Espionage
Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni is sentenced to five years after telling FBI agents posing as Venezuelan officials that he could design and supervise the building of 40 nuclear bombs.