At his Friday press conference, the prime minister ruled out full Palestinian sovereignty, derided the US approach to Israeli security, and set out his Middle East overview with unprecedented candor. His remarks were not widely reported; they should ...

In the Westfalia-made Marco Polo, the classic pop-up gets a glamorous makeover.

If you're really contemplating divorce, take the time to think about all the consequences. Think about how your partner will feel, and how you will feel. Think about what you're leaving behind and ask yourself the tough questions.

Sometimes there are articles/pictures that I find disturbing that I don't want to see. Can we please get a "hide" button so we can remove a snap from our front page?

Inside the mind of the world’s most uncooperative research subject.

"Daisy Bell" was composed by Harry Dacre in 1892. In 1961, the IBM 7094 became the first computer to sing, singing the song Daisy Bell. Vocals were programmed by John Kelly and Carol Lockbaum and the accompaniment was programmed by Max Math ...

After you've seen The Unknown Known, come back and listen to Dana Stevens and Slate political reporter David Weigel discuss Errol Morris' new documentary using the audio player below. You can also download it here. Errol Morris’ new documen ...

If you fall into one of these categories, here’s how to improve your care.

Ukraine is drawing up plans to withdraw its soldiers and their families from Crimea, Kiev's security chief says.

Fred Phelps Sr, whose Westboro Baptist Church used the slogan ‘God hates fags’, ill in Topeka hospice

NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro has lived and worked in both regions and says there's plenty of sexism to go around, though it comes in different forms.

Twenty-five years ago, a large, long-haired tabby was rescued from an Arizona animal shelter by a college student named Ali. Rufus the cat, on the verge of turning 25, has overcome moves, loss of loved ones and health issues to delight all at Danvil ...

For the past day or two, when I looked at search results on Google, I felt a little crazy. The font was too big, but when I shrunk it down a level, it was too small. The results also felt somehow unanchored, as though I had to look harder to...

After hearing he wouldn't be getting any cupcakes, this 3-year-old launched a spirited, and persuasive, counter-argument. See the video above for the child's hilarious line of reasoning.

In start-up land, the young barely talk to the old (and vice versa). That makes for a lot of cool apps. But great technology? Not so much.

From the reporter's perspective, the election for Florida's 13th District was monumentally depressing. Previous, eyes-of-the-nation special elections have produced stars like New York's Kathy Hochul, or characters like Mark Sanford, pe ...

It's easier than you might think.

A young girl’s connection to her brother with cerebral palsy is one not weighted down by a full understanding of all the ways in which he isn’t “normal.”

It’s not hard to imagine a future in which malls are obsolete.

In Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English, I examine how words borrowed from different languages have influenced English throughout its history. The above feature summarizes some of the main data from the book, focusing on the 14 sources t ...