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  • When purchasing chocolates for Easter, Australian conservationists say choose bilbies, not bunnies.
    Chocolate Bilbies, Not Bunnies, For An Australian Easter
    In Australia, the bunny may rule the burrows, but the bilby, a native marsupial whose population has dwindled, rules the Easter basket.
  • Lionel Shriver's Not-So-'New Republic'
    Publishers initially passed on Lionel Shriver's satire on terrorism, The New Republic. The manuscript languished in a drawer until now, but can a work written 13 years ago remain relevant today?
  • Monticello Road Project's Peter Krebs
    New York City Marathon photographer Peter Krebs moved to Charlottesville's Belmont neighborhood and got entranced by the story and the people of the…
  • 'Three Cups' Author Mismanaged Charity, Will Repay $1 Million
    An investigation found Greg Mortenson spent charity money on personal items including charter flights.
  • Link Between Extreme Weather And Climate Change
    2011 brought exceptionally mild winters in most of the U.S., deadly tornadoes in the Midwest and extended drought in the West and Southwest. Kevin Trenberth, distinguished senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, discusses the correlation between climate change and extreme weather.
  • Cheetah Chrome (Mercy Harris) from an image by QuickDrawPhoto.com
    Cheetah Chrome Roars Again
    Housewife and mommy Mercy Harris is also roller derby queen "Cheetah Chrome." She recently got a rollerworld promotion: now she's a "jammer."This past…
  • The Wayne-Saver
    Bill Hausrath waxes poetic about tourist dollars, play-writing, the Wayne Theatre building, and Confederate General Jubal Early.The host/producer of The…
  • Two polar bears spar on the shoreline of the Hudson Bay in November 2007.
    Feds Interview New Witnesses In Polar Bear Probe
    The interviews are part of an ongoing investigation of government scientists who described seeing dead polar bears in Arctic waters in 2006. Investigators were apparently interested in archived aerial surveys, suggesting their probe remains focused on the scientific integrity of the 2006 paper.
  • Craigslist Founder Takes On Voter ID Laws By Infographic
    The anti-voter ID law infographic by Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is just the latest broadside in the war between those who believe the voter ID laws are aimed at suppressing the votes of people more likely to vote for Democrats and those who believe that voting fraud is a real and present threat to American democracy.
  • Kurds in Syria overwhelmingly oppose the current Syrian regime but have been hesitant to join in the fighting. Here, Kurds wave the Kurdish flag as they rally against the government in the northern city of Qamishli, Syria, on March 21.
    With A Dose Of Caution, Kurds Oppose Syrian Regime
    Syria's Kurds feel they've been treated badly by the Syrian regime and would like to see it fall. But many are hesitant to join an all-out fight to topple President Bashar Assad, because they are also unsure about what might come next.
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