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Cubs, Bears and Now Coyotes: Meet Chicago’s Newest Residents
The coyote tilts his head back, bellowing out a series of high-pitched yips while standing alone in the patch of marsh he calls home. Soon a dog nearby barks in response.
Are Gastrocrats Bad News for Fine-Dining Food Lovers?
There have been a lot of weird things for sale on Craigslist over the years. But a $3,000 dinner reservation?
A Memoir of Schizophrenia
“My mind has been both my best friend and my worst enemy,” says Elyn Saks, the author of The Center Cannot Hold . It’s hard to argue with that
Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling?
Five years ago, on the night of June 1, 2003, a Phoenix housewife named Stephenie Meyer had a dream: a young woman was talking to a beautiful, sparkling man in a sunlit meadow. The man was a vampire.
The genius brothers behind Google Wave
Lars and Jens Rasmussen were broke and jobless — with only $16 between them — when they made it big in the Web world by selling their idea for Google Maps.
Polanski arrested in connection with rape charge
Filmmaker Roman Polanski has been arrested in Switzerland on an arrest warrant issued 31 years ago in connection with a rape charge. The Academy Award-winning director pleaded guilty in 1977 to having sex with a 13-year-old girl in the United States, but fled the country before he could be sentenced
Best dressed celebrities at the Emmy Awards
Hollywood celebrated television’s best and brightest at the 61st Emmy Awards on Sunday night.
Why you can’t get a good phone with Verizon
Why does the U.S. carrier known for the best network have the worst smartphones
Turning Point Looms for the U.S. in Afghanistan
Monday marks the end of August, a month with both good and bad news out of Afghanistan — and the approach of a key turning point. Civilian casualties caused by Western attacks have fallen dramatically under a new edict from General Stanley McChrystal barring air strikes that risk innocent deaths . That’s designed to show the Afghan people that the U.S