Comic Book Genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man Creator, Dies at 95
12 November 2018 - As the top writer at Marvel Comics and later as its publisher, Lee was widely considered the architect of the contemporary comic book.
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White House Press Secretary Blasted for Sharing Infowars Video to Bar Reporter
12 November 2018 - Some commenters claim the video Sarah Sanders posted to the official Press Secretary account was doctored for exaggeration.
The Science Behind Those Viral Oumuamua “Alien Spacecraft” Stories
7 November 2018 - ʻOumuamua, the first interstellar object to be detected passing through our solar system, does not have to be an alien spacecraft to be cool.
Woman Denies Having Sent Graphic ‘Jane Doe’ Letter Claiming Sexual Assault by Kavanaugh
3 November 2018 - A woman who claimed credit for writing an anonymous letter accusing the Supreme Court nominee of having raped her later denied being its author.
Did Donald Trump Say Jewish People Were Committing Hate Crimes Against Themselves?
30 October 2018 - News reports from 2017 quoted the Pennsylvania attorney general recounting a conversation with the president in which Trump suggested bomb threats targeting Jews might not be real.
Can President Trump Use Executive Order to End Birthright Citizenship?
30 October 2018 - Less than a week from midterm elections, an executive order undermining the 14th Amendment could have consequences at the ballot box.
The Comically Flawed Attempt to Smear Robert Mueller, Explained
1 November 2018 - A plot to accuse Special Counsel Robert Mueller of sexual assault has fallen apart in a truly remarkable and public fashion.
Man Is Accused of Groping Woman on Plane and Claiming the President Said It’s OK
23 October 2018 - An FBI affidavit reports that a man groped a woman's breast on a Southwest flight and invoked President Trump's infamous "grab them by the pussy" comment.
Trump Administration Floats Policies That Would Limit Civil Rights of Transgender Americans
22 October 2018 - A memo reported on by the New York Times presages a federal government that may recognize only binary gender at birth and that excludes trans individuals from some civil rights protections.
What Are the Requirements for Women Seeking to ‘Get Their Tubes Tied’?
19 October 2018 - An online image highlights the "paternalistic" treatment some women face when they seek tubal ligations.
Anti-Semitic Fliers Blame Jews for Kavanaugh Sexual Assault Accusations
16 October 2018 - A neo-Nazi website claimed credit for the fliers, which were found posted at college campuses and other locations across the United States.
Indiana State Officials Accused of Violating Court Order by Improperly Purging Voters
18 October 2018 - A federal court ruled in June 2018 that Indiana couldn't drop voters without notice if their names appeared in an unreliable interstate database.
