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Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

Inside The Dangerous U.S.-Saudi Arabia Alliance

As the U.S. fights to stop ISIS from making gains in the Middle East, it continues its relationship with Saudi Arabia, "an ISIS that made it."
More Parents Say “No More Homework” For Kids — And It’s Working

More Parents Say “No More Homework” For Kids — And It’s Working

As schools swing back into session, some families are saying “no” to one of its oldest conventions: homework.
Seattle May Launch Housing Where Homeless Can Use Heroin

Seattle May Launch Housing Where Homeless Can Use Heroin

It’s no secret that the United States is in the throes of a heroin epidemic — it remains comparatively less known what exactly to do about it.
Ramen Most Valuable U.S. Prison Currency, New Study Finds

Ramen Most Valuable U.S. Prison Currency, New Study Finds

A new study has found that one of the quickest roads to “wealth” in U.S. prisons is by obtaining not money, but ramen.
Old New York Before The Skyscrapers In 39 Vintage Photos

Old New York Before The Skyscrapers In 39 Vintage Photos

These fascinating photos of old New York reveal what the city looked like before towering buildings dominated the skyline.
Meet The “Rich Kids Of Tehran”

Meet The “Rich Kids Of Tehran”

How can so much wealth and skin be flaunted in a country so known for its conservative Islamic ways?
How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How Left-Handedness Came To Be Seen As Evil

How did left-handedness transform from a symptom of mental and moral deficiency to a sign of creativity and mental fortitude?
What Stephen Hawking Thinks Will Doom The World — And Why He’s Wrong

What Stephen Hawking Thinks Will Doom The World — And Why He’s Wrong

Many point to overpopulation as the obvious source of global problems, but is there any weight to this theory?
What Louis Armstrong Learned About Politics During His Middle East Tours

What Louis Armstrong Learned About Politics During His Middle East Tours

"The impoverished thinking that unfairly and irresponsibly attacked Armstrong – raised a generation that rules Egypt today, if not the Arab world."
China’s “Straddling Bus” Just Debuted — And Didn’t End In Catastrophe

China’s “Straddling Bus” Just Debuted — And Didn’t End In Catastrophe

China debuted its “straddling bus” this Tuesday — reminding us that, in some ways, the future Blade Runner predicted is, well, now.
The Most Intense Remarks Fidel Castro Ever Made

The Most Intense Remarks Fidel Castro Ever Made

There's a reason this man's words forged a revolution.