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Fort Hood Victims List

Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


In the aftermath of the Fort Hood Shootings, the 31 wounded have flooded local hospitals, the New York Times reports. Although the names of the victi...

"Allahu Akbar": Ft. Hood General Says Hasan Shouted "God Is Great!" Before Shooting (VIDEO)

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics


FORT HOOD, Texas -- The base commander at Fort Hood says soldiers who witnessed a shooting rampage that left 13 people dead reported that the gunman s...

You Are Pretty and I Like You, and I Want to Have Sex with You

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living


Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

It's time to acknowledge those who endure rape and sexualized violence/ A villain's life becomes all the people he touches/ A rock exploding a thousand grains of sand

George Sodini, Health Club Gunman, Went On Rampage Over Sexual Rejection

AP | JOE MANDAK and BEN DOBBIN | Posted 09.06.2009 | Home


PITTSBURGH — Before opening fire on an aerobics class, George Sodini wrote about feeling lonely and rejected – yet those very characterist...

To Effect Change Demand Answers - - Bring Back "The Pecora Commission"

David Woolner | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business


David Woolner

In the 1930s, people wanted to know why Wall Street crashed; what brought on the Depression; why the banks collapsed; and why they were out of a job. So Congress launched a formal inquiry.

Who's Got Your Back: Don't Fear Conflict (Part 5 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living


Keith Ferrazzi

Conflict forces groups to pause and reflect on the current situation, to bring everyone up to speed, and to try to improve upon the status quo.

Who's Got Your Back: Accountability (Part 4 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business


Keith Ferrazzi

It's important to strike a balance between helping people grow beyond their shortfalls and having a system with enough "teeth" so that people strive hard to stay disciplined.

Who's Got Your Back: Lose Weight, Get Rich and Change the World (Part 3 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living


Keith Ferrazzi

Behind every great leader, at the base of every great tale of success, you will find an indispensable circle of trusted advisors, mentors, and colleagues.

Who's Got Your Back: The Dream Team (Part 2 of 5)

Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business


Keith Ferrazzi

In order to succeed, both personally and professionally, you need to be surrounded by an indispensable circle of trusted advisers, mentors, and colleagues -- what I call lifeline relationships.

Space Shuttle Launch: WATCH IT LIVE

Posted 06.11.2009 | Home


The space shuttle Atlantis is set to blast off today at 2:01pm for its most dangerous mission ever: repairing the Hubble Telescope. The mission will ...

Pittsburgh Police Shooting Had Origins In Urinating Dog

AP | JOE MANDAK | Posted 05.06.2009 | Home


PITTSBURGH — A 911 call that brought two police officers to a home where they were ambushed, and where a third was also later killed during a fo...

Philanthropy by the Numbers

Paul Brest | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living


Paul Brest

NCRP makes a compelling case for philanthropy's role in addressing poverty and racism as deep systemic and structural problems

Philanthropy on Another Planet

Paul Brest | Posted 04.27.2009 | Business


Paul Brest

Although there are good reasons for a foundation to spend down its assets today, there are also legitimate reasons for it to continue its work in perpetuity.

Philanthropy at its Somewhat Myopic: Mistaking Means and Ends

Paul Brest | Posted 04.20.2009 | Business


Paul Brest

The most significant of NCRP's grantmaking requirements is that 50 percent of a foundation's grants be for general operating support (GOS) -- unrestricted support for an organization.

2009 March Madness : UPDATED INFORMATION

Huffington Post | Posted 04.11.2009 | Home


Your favorite time of year is fast approaching: March Madness! The conference tournaments end this weekend, and the madness officially begins with Sel...

Sandra Herold, Chimp Owner, Interviewed About Attack (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 03.21.2009 | Home


Sandra Herold, owner of Travis the chimp, the chimpanzee who was killed by police after mauling a woman and nearly killing her, is speaking out about ...

Plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot

AP | LARRY NEUMEISTER | Posted 03.18.2009 | Home


BUFFALO, N.Y. — The commuter plane that crashed near Buffalo was on autopilot until just before it went down in icy weather, indicating that the...

Continental Plane Crash Press Conference: Live Video

Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


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Scenes From The Westminster Dog Show (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 03.14.2009 | Home


In a triumphant comeback, a Sussex spaniel named Stump came out of retirement to win "Best in Show" at the annual Westminster Dog Show. Stump is 10 y...

US Airways Plane Crash Video: New Surveillance Camera Footage Of Flight 1549

Huffington Post | Posted 02.22.2009 | Home


Following on the Coast Guard's release last weekend of video footage capturing the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, CBS News has n...

US Airways Plane Crash Video Released By Coast Guard (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 02.17.2009 | Home


The United States Coast Guard has released absolutely stunning video footage captured by surveillance cameras of the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 i...

911 call: Woman describes Santa assailant at home

AP | Posted 01.28.2009 | Home


COVINA, Calif. — A survivor of a horrific shooting at a Christmas Eve party frantically begged an emergency dispatcher for help as she hid in a ...

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, Santa Gunman On Christmas Eve, Lost Job Wife Before Rampage

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 01.27.2009 | Home


MONTROSE, Calif. — Bruce and Sylvia Pardo started the new year in 2006 with all signs pointing to a bright future _ an upcoming marriage, a comb...

Denver Airport: Plane Skids Off Runway

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 01.21.2009 | Home


DENVER — It was a miracle that no one was killed when an airliner veered sharply off a runway during takeoff, burst into flames and nearly broke...

The Dog Ate My Presidency

Stu Kreisman | Posted 01.03.2009 | Media


Stu Kreisman

Wow. I just watched GW's first "exit interview" with Charles Gibson on ABC. Was this man actually elected President of the United States twice? (Okay ...