The Space Shuttle Atlantis will liftoff for its final mission at 2:20 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 12-day trip to the International Space Station will mark the end of Atlantis’ nearly 25 years of service. …
Stephen Colbert’s Glenn Beck Takedown
Stephen Colbert isn’t afraid to go after the “Pillsbury Dough Pundit.”
Brits, Russians, Dutch Go to War — For the World Cup
Before the first whistle is even blown at this year’s World Cup in South Africa, countries are already lined up to see who will get the tournament in 2018 and 2022, and competition is likely to be as tense as a penalty kick.
LeBron James Sent Packing, Time for New York?
Which group of athletes have the most reason to be peeved this morning? A bunch of tall guys colloquially known as the “Boston Celtics.”
Video: What is Newsfeed?
TIME Social Media Producer Dan Fletcher explains NewsFeed, a new TIME site designed to match the speedy metabolism of Web news demand.
FlashForward’s Future: Cancellation
FlashForward‘s premise is exploring what happens if people got a brief glimpse of the future. Too bad the show wasn’t so prescient with its own.
Quotes: 9-Year-Old Surviving Libya Plane Crash
“It’s something from God, that he wanted him to live longer,”
– SADIG BANDELA, orthopedic specialist, on 9-year-old Ruben Van Assouw, the sole survivor of Wednesday’s Afriqiyah Airways crash in Libya. Van Assouw’s mother, father …
Facebook Group’s Animal Testing Alternative: Pedophiles in Prison
A Facebook group has a strange idea: “Why test on animals when we have pedofiles in prison?” Um.
Man Snags Four Job Interviews By Taking Out Google Ad
Who needs a resume when you could buy a Google Ad?
Top 10 Quirky Local Festivals
In honor of Mike the Headless Chicken (the chicken that somehow managed to live for an unbelievable 18 months without a head) Fruita, Colorado is hosting its annual festival May 14-15. In celebration of perhaps the strangest …
Time-Lapse Video of the Other Natural Disaster
Since planes started taking back off and oil started spilling in the Gulf, we haven’t heard much about Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökul. But a new HD time-lapse video released this week shows the terrible beauty of volcanic power.
Oil Spill: What Happens If a Hurricane Hits?
Hurricane season is only three weeks away, and with BP still struggling to patch the leak in the Gulf of Mexico, there’s little hope the slick will be cleaned up by then. What happens if a hurricane hits?