Early Wednesday morning, the residents of Moore, Okla., gathered at the First Baptist Church in the shadow of the town’s water tower…
Morning Must Reads: May 23
In the news: drone strikes against Americans, Gitmo, Japan’s stocks, the Fifth Amendment, NJ shore, leakers, and Luxembourg
TIME Exclusive: President Obama’s 1979 Prom Photos
Direct from 1979, it’s the 44th President on prom night
Eric Garcetti Survives Nasty Race for L.A. Mayor
Labor unions spent millions. The two candidates dragged each other down in a vicious negative campaign. And comedian Will Ferrell promised free waffles for everyone…
Holder: Obama’s New Drone-Strike ‘Playbook’ Has Arrived
The Obama Administration formally admits to killing four Americans by drone. But the bigger story might be its secret new document guiding future drone strikes
Jay Newton-Small on the Oklahoma Tragedy
TIME’s Jay Newton-Small reports from Oklahoma on the tornado tragedy.
TIME Remembers Harvey Milk
To commemorate Harvey Milk Day, TIME republishes a snippet of its coverage on the remembrance of his death. The article “Another Day of Death” was originally published in the December 11, 1978 issue.
10 Years
— Today since the United Nations gave the U.S. and U.K. the mandate to run Iraq
“Because I am asserting my right not to testify, I know that some people will assume that I have done something wrong. I have not.”
— Lois Lerner, the director of the exempt organizations unit at the Internal Revenue Service, defending her right to invoke the Fifth Amendment during her testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday.
Wrenching Decisions as Tornado Flattens School
As soon as she heard the tornado siren start to wail on Monday, Tracy Stephen rushed to Plaza Towers Elementary School to pick up her 6-year-old daughter Abigail…
Morning Must Reads: May 22
In the news: Oklahoma’s tornadoes, a new L.A. mayor, the IRS drawout, Rubio vs. Cruz, Anthony Weiner’s run, weaseling out of Obamacare, Fox News’ phone records, and sequester part 2
For Republicans, Oklahoma Tornado Revives Questions About Disaster Relief
Congressional Republicans are torn between their desire to help the reeling residents of Moore, Okla., with their recent zeal for deficit reduction.
Caramel Apple
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, was welcomed to Washington Tuesday like a conquering corporate hero, not the boss of a firm that has found all sorts of ways to dodge the US Tax Code.