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| Abraham Lincoln: 15 favorite quotes on his birthday |
| We know from Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" that he had a way with words. Lincoln surprised his audience at Gettysburg by speaking for just a few minutes, but he packed a lot of meaning into his short turns of phrase. Here are some great quotes from the 16th President of the United States, 203 years after his February 12th birthday. |
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| Miramonte sex abuse: Schools facing Catholic Church-like wave of scandal? |
| The Miramonte School scandal could be a wakeup call about the prevalence of sexual abuse in schools nationwide, experts say – adding that scandals could sweep though education world the way they did though the Catholic Church. |
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| Red Planet meets red ink: budget ax could chop two NASA Mars missions |
| The budget to be released by President Obama Monday is expected to include a one-third cut in NASA's Mars program, in part to pay for other cost overruns within the agency. |
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| Jerry Sandusky case: Should court let suspected pedophile see grandkids? |
| Trial is set for May 14 for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach charged with sexual abuse of 10 boys. His bail conditions bar interaction with minors, but he wants the court to let him talk with and see his grandchildren. |
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| Stocks endure worst drop of 2012 |
| Stocks fall on worries over roadblock to an agreement on Greece's sovereign debt, marking the first losing week for stocks in 2012. Dow falls 89 points, S&P falls 9 points. |
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| Should states use tax breaks to woo seniors? |
| State competition to provide tax breaks to older residents, especially wealthy seniors, is similar to the way states use tax subsidies to woo businesses. It may not make much sense, but it sure is trendy. |
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| The Monitor's Weekly News Quiz, Feb. 3-10, 2012 |
| Wait, wait – don't tell me you haven't taken our news quiz?! |
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| Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are. |
| Nationally, the employment outlook is starting to brighten with a 1.5 percent rise in the number of jobs in the past year. But some metropolitan areas have seen triple that rate of job growth. No, it's not Boston or Silicon Valley. The Top 10 job-growth metros in 2011 were midsize places. Who's No. 1? Here's a hint: Even if you've heard of it, you've probably confused it with a much larger college town in an adjacent state. Here's the countdown of Top 10 metro areas for job growth in 2011: |
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| Michelle Obama marks 'Let's Move' milestone with arugula, 'Interlude Dance' (+video) |
| Michelle Obama started Let's Move to tackle childhood obesity two years ago. Now, she's finishing up a four-state tour to promote the effort – all with a dash of fun thrown in. |
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| Wagging tails replace sad eyes in Westminster ads |
| Happy dogs will rule the air waves this year, thanks to a new sponsor for America's most prestigious dogcompetition and a decision to air ads that shift the focus away from sad-eyed animals in need of adoption. |
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| How well do you know your dog breeds? Take our quiz! |
| The annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show starts Feb. 13. This year, there are six new breeds included in the show, along with all the other breeds you've come to know and love. In honor of the event, we offer this quiz to find out how well you know your dog breeds. |
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| Nazi flag incident puts culture of Marine snipers in spotlight |
| The photo of Marine snipers in Afghanistan posing in front of a Nazi flag has prompted the top Marine officer to start a review of sniper protocol and training. |
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| Blue ribbon apple pie |
| A flaky, buttery crust hugs a warm apple filling. |
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| Mitt Romney rips Obama, but did he get CPAC seal of approval? |
| Mitt Romney made his bid for conservative voters at CPAC Friday. But some CPAC attendees said Romney's speech lacked 'emotion' and didn't squarely address his health-care record. |
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| The Greek debt conundrum, explained |
| The Greek parliament will vote on further austerity measures Sunday – the latest effort to alleviate a crisis that has careened between an EU bent on austerity and a resistant Greek public. |
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| Debt outpacing growth and the case of Japan |
| Japan couldn't trick its way out of an economic meltdown, and neither can the US. |
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| No credit, no problem: Nicaragua's Ortega pitches 'socialist' bank |
| Ortega says the Bank of ALBA will give loans to members without conditions to pay for development or social projects. |
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| Reasons for Obama to aid Syria – other than moral ones |
| Obama intervened in Libya for humanitarian reasons – to prevent a slaughter. Why not in Syria – to end actual killing? Perhaps he needs the reasons of a realist. |
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| Ali Wentworth: 8 stories from an inside-the-Beltway childhood |
| Daughter of former Ronald Reagan social secretary Muffie Wentworth, Ali Wentworth grew up in Washington D.C. among the politicians, then decided she wanted to be an actress and headed to Hollywood. But before Hollywood there was her Beltway childhood and teenage years abroad. From that era, here are eight stories Wentworth shares in her new memoir 'Ali in Wonderland.' |
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| Woody Harrelson plays effectively in 'Rampart': movie review |
| A dirty cop movie, 'Rampart' gets inside the head of the paranoid Dave Brown, played by Woody Harrelson, as investigative units start to close in on him. |
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| Return: movie review |
| Linda Cardellini's nuanced take on a mother searching for her place is finely observed. |
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| The Vow: movie review |
| With its long climb out of amnesia, 'The Vow' plays with viewers' patience. |
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| Journey 2: The Mysterious Island: movie review |
| Michael Caine and Dwayne Johnson bring charm and levity to a predictable and somewhat juvenile 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.' |
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| Tesla Model X: Era of the all-electric SUV is arriving (+video) |
| Tesla Model X marks an expansion of all-electric offerings beyond coupes and sedans. Tesla Motors says the AWD version of the Tesla Model X has more zip than many sports cars. |
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| Could talks over Iran nuclear crisis work? Turkish diplomat offers hints. |
| Turkey's foreign minister, in the US to discuss Syria and the Iran nuclear program, insists that the time for negotiations with Iran is not passed – and says Iran is willing to talk. |
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| A cricket game to end all war? Afghanistan takes on Pakistan. |
| Maybe not, but as Afghanistan played its first major international cricket match today against rival Pakistan, some hoped the goodwill between the players on the field would translate into better relations off it. |
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| 'Safe House' trailer shows tense action and a strong ensemble (+video) |
| 'Safe House' stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds are a good onscreen team as unlikely partners |
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| Valentine's Day: Three new love stories |
| Just in time for Valentine's Day, three couples risk it all on a chance for a new life in this week's fiction roundup. |
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| Thomas Alva Edison: 10 quotes on his birthday |
| Thomas Alva Edison's "Wizard of Menlo Park" nickname was well-deserved. His trial-and-error approach to invention at his Menlo Park, N.J., laboratory resulted in more than 1,000 new patents, the most famous of which is the electric lightbulb. Edison was very open about his belief in hard work, which he expressed in aphorisms like these included in "Geary's Guide to the World's Great Aphorists" by James Geary. To commemorate Edison's 165th birthday on February 11, here are 10 favorite quotes. |
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| Now that the Super Bowl's over, a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell |
| A veteran Monitor observer of the sports scene offers his two cents worth on the NFL's ultimate contest in a missive to the commissioner. |
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| Remarkably blurry video captures live 'woolly mammoth' |
| A spectacularly low-quality video from Siberia appears to capture a woolly mammoth, an animal that has been extinct in mainland Russia for about 10,000 years. Either that or it's a bear with a fish in its mouth. |
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| Five reasons to serve others |
| When you serve, you discover that often the most important things you have to offer are not things at all, says the founder of Servicespace.org |
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| No Child Left Behind waivers: five ways education will change |
| President Obama announced the first 10 states to receive waivers from certain aspects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal education law on Thursday. Many of these states are considered leaders in education reform for the 21st century. Here’s a look at some ways they are pushing for progress through the flexibility granted by the waivers. |
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| Obama, seeking to quell birth control furor, shifts cost to insurers |
| President Obama, yielding to pressure from religious groups and others, withdrew a mandate that religiously affiliated institutions include free birth control in health insurance plans for employees. Now, insurers will pay. |
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| Unemployed people per job opening drops |
| The number of unemployed people available per open job used to be seven; now it's around four. |
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| Why did President Obama double up on 'double down'? |
| The Monitor's language columnist takes issue with President Obama's use of a gambling idiom in his State of the Union message. |
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| Top Picks: New works by da Vinci, the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, and more |
| Dion releases new songs, StoryCorps tells the tale of a couple who met because of a wrong e-mail address, filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman explains why Black History Month should be a relic of the past, and more top picks. |
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| Purple squirrel spotted in Pennsylvania. Did it fall into a portable toilet? |
| Purple squirrel: A couple in Jersey Shore, Pa., spotted a squirrel with a purple hue. Speculations as to how the animal got that way include pokeberries, fracking fluid, and a portable toilet. |
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| Reader recommendation: The Operators |
| Monitor readers share their favorite book picks. |
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| Eudora Welty: the garden at the heart of her creativity |
| Eudora Welty's love for flowers is explored in a new book. |
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