Chris Christie obesity: Not too fat to be president
Chris Christie is not too fat to be president. Melissa McCarthy is not too heavy to star in movies. And who cares if Honey Boo Boo's mom lost 100 pounds?...
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New York Post cover photo: Man shown moments before his death
A man moments from certain death struggles to escape from the tracks as an approaching train bears down. Commuters standing nearby along the platform are instantly faced with the gravest...
Communist paper falls for Onion satire
China's Communist-run newspaper on Tuesday fell for a satirical story by The Onion proclaiming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to be the "Sexiest Man Alive," The Associated Press reported....
Weather Channel’s winter storm names give some a chill
You can add the nation's insurers to those not formally observing The Weather Channel's plan to name winter storms, one industry executive said. Some property insurance policies carry named-storm clauses,...
Redskins Rule: Barack Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney tackles presidential predictor for its first loss
The creator of the so-called Redskins Rule isn't saddened to see its perfect streak come to an end. Steve Hirdt, executive vice president at the Elias Sports Bureau and director...
Winter Storm Athena? National Weather Service tells its forecasters not to use The Weather Channel’s name for storm
The weather people are fighting again. After The Weather Channel last week declined to ascribe the name "Athena" to the winter weather activity associated with Hurricane Sandy, TWC today announced...
The American way, seen through English eyes
Next week's presidential election is attracting global attention, and global journalists. Laura Harding, a reporter for the Press Association news service of Britain, is among those in Chicago covering the...
The Weather Channel declines to rename ‘Frankenstorm’ as ‘Athena’
It's "Hurricane Sandy" to many, "Frankenstorm" to some and "Winter Storm Athena" to no one. Nonetheless, The Weather Channel says it's not backing off its plan to name this year's...
Barack Obama or Mitt Romney? How Halloween masks and the Washington Redskins could reveal the next president.
Between now and Nov. 6, no shortage of polls and pundits will attempt to predict the big winner on Election Day — Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama or Republican challenger...
Newsweek’s history
Newsweek's nearly 80-year run as a print magazine is coming to an end. Here is a brief history of the magazine, whose editor, Tina Brown, announced Thursday that it will...