BY THE NUMBERS

Nate Silver: It’s the numbers, stupid

Nate Silver on Colbert

Nate Silver's a new kind of political superstar. One who actually knows what he’s talking about.

CIVILIAN CASUALTIES

Gaza: four children killed in single Israeli air strike

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At least 11 members of one family, including five women and four children, were killed when Israel bombed a house in Gaza City on Sunday as the five-day-old war claimed more civilian lives.

SMART TAKE

Jindal: Republicans need to stop ‘saying stupid things’

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R), image via Wikimedia, Creative Commons licensed.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) continued to critique his fellow Republicans on Sunday, saying in an appearance on Fox News that the GOP needed to stop acting so “stupid.”

IN HIS WORDS

Oliver Stone explains ‘the untold history of America’

Flimmaker Oliver Stone appearing on "Democracy Now." Photo: Screenshot via YouTube.

In a wide ranging interview with “Democracy Now” this week,’ Academy Award-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone answered questions about his new Showtime series, “Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States.”

ARIZONA TURNING PURPLE?

Wounded ex-Giffords aide defeats Republican in Arizona race

Ron Barber via AFP

The Associated Press on Saturday declared Democrat Ron Barber victorious in the race for Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District.

IS MURDOCH LOSING IT?

Kurtz rips Murdoch for ‘atrocious’ tweet suggesting ‘Jewish’ press have hidden agenda

CNN's Howard Kurtz

CNN host Howard Kurtz on Sunday blasted Rupert Murdoch for an “atrocious” suggestion that stereotyped the "Jewish owned press."

Science

Europe to decide this week on helping NASA build manned spaceship to travel to deep space

Europe is preparing plans to join the United States in building a manned spaceship that…

Keystone pipeline protestors to rally at White House

Environmental groups will step up the pressure on Barack Obama to act on climate change…

Solar vehicles in Chile race across world’s driest desert

Fifteen solar panel vehicles, some that look like small space ships, raced across Chile’s Atacama…

Astronomers find most distant, oldest galaxy ever seen

Astronomers using a complex system of super telescopes have caught a glimpse of what is…

Tech News

Google’s Android is eating Apple’s lunch

SAN FRANCISCO — Smartphones and tablets powered by Google’s Android software are devouring the mobile…

‘Anonymous’ crashes hundreds of Israeli websites over Gaza air assault

Online activist group Anonymous said on Saturday it had downed the websites of dozens of…

Media

The staying power of ‘Gangnam Style’

SEOUL — President Obama, the mayor of London, China’s top dissident artist and Madonna —…

Italian erotic flick wins top prizes at Rome film festival as audience boos

Italian erotic film “And They Call it Summer” which was booed during its screening at…

World

Iran warns against arming Syrian rebels

TEHRAN — Iran on Sunday warned against sending weapons to Syrian rebels battling its ally in Damascus, saying that this…

Moctezuma headdress stirs passions in Mexico and Austria

VIENNA — Steeped in myth and legend, the “Penacho”, a feather headdress supposedly worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II, continues…

New Coptic Christian pope enthroned in Egypt

CAIRO — Pope Tawadros II was enthroned as the new leader of Egypt’s Coptic Christian minority on Sunday in a…

Two rockets intercepted as Hamas targets Tel Aviv

TEL AVIV — Sirens sounded across Tel Aviv for a fourth straight day on Sunday, AFP correspondents said, as Israeli…

Iran expects region to arm Palestinians against Israel

TEHRAN — Iran expects regional countries to send weapons to the Palestinians to help them fight Israel, parliamentary speaker Ali…

U.S. News

Pelosi won’t accept fiscal cliff deal without tax hikes on the rich

WASHINGTON — The top Democrat in the House of Representatives expressed hope Sunday that US…

Rep. Tom Price: ‘Balanced approach’ means no tax increases

Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) says that Republicans are willing to compromise on a deal to…

One body found near damaged oil rig in Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON — Divers hired by the owner of an oil rig that suffered an explosion…

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for oil rig workers missing in the Gulf of Mexico

The US Coast Guard suspended its search for two oil rig workers who went missing…

White House denies heavy editing of Benghazi memo

The White House denied Saturday having heavily edited talking points to UN Ambassador Susan Rice…

Occupy hatches plot to destroy payday loan industry

By Mandi Woodruff In today’s ever-perplexing world of personal finance, there’s no question consumers could benefit…