Why Obamacare probably isn't doomed  —  The Affordable Care Act took a potentially serious hit today when the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a rule that extended the law's health-care subsidies to residents of the three-dozen states where the federal government runs a health insurance exchange.

Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League  —  The nation's top colleges are turning our kids into zombies  —  In the spring of 2008, I did a daylong stint on the Yale admissions committee.  We that is, three admissions staff, a member of the college dean's office, and me, the faculty representative …

Bloomberg flies to Israel to protest FAA ban  —  (CNN) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg flew to Israel Tuesday night to protest a ban by the Federal Aviation Administration that is preventing U.S. airlines from flying into or out of Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport.

Of all the places I never thought to be mentioned, HBO's True Blood vampire show would have to be near the top of the list.  Sunday night, they aired a misogynist and profanity-ridden episode where Texas Republicans are murdered attending a “Ted Cruz fundraiser.”

News Outlets Fall For Parody That Took Credit For Brooklyn Bridge White Flags  —  Two prominent news outlets were fooled Tuesday by a Twitter parody account that claimed responsibility for replacing two American flags atop the Brooklyn Bridge with white flags.

For second time, rockets found at UN school in Gaza  —  ‘How many more schools will have to be abused by Hamas missile squads before the international community will intervene?’  Foreign Ministry fumes  —  For the second time in less than a week, rockets have been found in a school …

Sarah Palin — Ticketed for Speeding ... 'I Wasn't Speeding, I Was Qualifying'  —  Ticketed for Speeding  —  'I WASN'T SPEEDING I WAS QUALIFYING'  —  EXCLUSIVE … President Obama  —  MYSTERIOUSLY CANCELS  —  Hollywood Leg of L.A. Visit

Snoop Dogg talks about that time he got high at the White House  —  Security at the White House is apparently a bit looser than everyone thinks.  —  Snoop Dogg, while on his internet talk show “Double G News Network” with Jimmy Kimmel, told about the time he got high at the White House.

Thomas the Tank Engine had to shut the hell up to save children everywhere  —  Classism, sexism, anti-environmentalism bordering on racism: any parent who discovered these hidden lessons will appreciate that the show's star just quit  —  There are many terrible children's programs through …

MH17: my error of judgment, by Sky News reporter  —  Colin Brazier on how he came to pick up crash victims' luggage live on air - and immediately realised he had crossed a line  —  Journalists spend most of their working days in familiar environments.  For me, that mainly means the Sky News studio …

McDonald's Fires Mom Who Was Arrested For Letting 9-Year-Old Play In Park Alone  —  Debra Harrell, the mother who let her nine-year-old daughter play in a park while she worked her shifts at McDonald's and was arrested after adults at the park called the police, has been terminated from that job, her lawyer confirmed for ThinkProgress.