The NFL playoffs began Saturday with the first of two Wildcard games -- a pair of instant classics featuring a last-second game winning field goal and the second largest comeback in NFL playoff history.
A federal judge in Utah has struck down the state's constitutional ban against same-sex marriage. Utah is, for now, the 18th state to allow such marriages. The state plans to appeal the ruling.
President Obama pardoned or commuted the sentences of several non-violent drug offenders on Thursday, highlighting the consequences of the US war on drugs.
Several key qualifying events are ongoing this weekend to determine the last spots on the US Olympic team. Meanwhile, the political side of the Olympics is generating as much interest as the sports. US delegate Brian Boitano's announcement that he is gay makes waves in light of Russia's harsh anti-homosexual laws.
The long lost diary of notorious Nazi Alfred Rosenberg has recently been discovered and placed in the possession of the United States Holocaust Museum. The diary was seized from the home of rogue academic Herbert Richardson, who had been hiding it. The Holocaust Museum has made selections of the diary available online.
'Inside Llewyn Davis' named top film of 2013 by Film Comment critics survey. Other critical favorites include '12 Years a Slave' and several lesser-known films.
A Utah judge has relaxed the state's laws against polygamy in response to a lawsuit brought by the stars of the reality show Sister Wives. The state's governor and other groups are concerned by the ruling, and some have attempted to tie the case to the legalization of gay marriage.
Jim DeRogatis, the journalist who broke the R. Kelly sex-crimes story, explores the extent of Kelly's wrongdoing and the public (lack of) reaction. Along with DeRogatis's interview, full details of R. Kelly's sexual predation have made easily available to interested readers.
NASA has developed a 'superhero' robot for use use in disaster situations. The Valkyrie robot will compete in the DARPA Challenge Trials at the end of December.
This is the last year of the BCS system in college football. The BCS will be replaced with a 4 team playoff starting next season, but we still have one last round of BCS bowl games to look forward to.
Elián González is making his first trip outside of Cuba since he was returned to his home country in 2000. He is attending and speaking at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Ecuador. He is highly critical of the United States and U.S. policy towards Cuba.
Noureldin Derwish, a morbidly obese Australian rapist who crushed his victioms, has been sentenced to prison. He posed as a powerful criminal kingpin in order to coerce his victims.
