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Flight attendants call police on unruly children

The hazards of flying with kids: Flight attendants on Alaska Airlines call police after two unruly children refused to stay in their seats or buckle their seat belts.
Culture Cafe
Amanda Seyfried shines, but 'Gone' is one to skip

Amanda Seyfried does a good job with a difficult role, but the film's plot is unsatisfying.
Insider trading suspect: Are his threats ominous?

Insider trading case leads to arrest of suspect. Federal prosecutors say he should stay jailed because he threatened them during the insider trading investigation.
Paul Allen plans to replace space shuttle program

Paul Allen is planning on building the world's largest plane intended to offer space travel to paying customers and possibly to the international space station.
Will airborne launch pads replace the Space Shuttle program?

Stratolaunch Systems, founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to build a huge carrier aircraft that will launch unmanned rockets into space.
Faced with evictions, occupy movement protesters look to new tactics

Disrupted by police, Occupy movements in several major cities now mobilize largely during daytime hours or through marches designed around specific issues. Some are aligning with local community groups, churches, and unions.
Why you should love your city more than your country

Patriotism applies to countries, while 'civicism' applies to cities – where more than half the world's population lives. As the world urbanizes, a new class of global cities is competing for the affection of residents and tourists. There are several reasons to welcome this development.
Chapter & Verse
Jeffrey Eugenides talks about 'The Marriage Plot' and pokes fun at literary theorists

Jeffrey Eugenides talks about his novels – and themes of death, suicide, and Detroit.
Occupy Wall Street protesters march to NY Stock Exchange Thursday

Hundreds of Occupy Wall Street protesters marched Thursday morning to the New York Stock Exchange, as the movement reaches its two-month anniversary.
Diggin' It
A damp stroll across Chicago’s front lawn

Chicago's Millennium Park is where political muscle meets people-friendly landscaping.
Copiale Cipher: How a secret society's code was finally cracked

Copiale Cipher: Computer scientists have cracked the code of the Copiale Cipher, an 18th-century manuscript of a German secret society known as the 'Oculist Order.'
Groupon IPO: An Internet star falls to Earth

Groupon IPO was poised to raise $25 billion a few months ago. Now, the Groupon IPO is slated for less than half that. Why the change?
Stir It Up!
National Doughnut Day: A hole-y quest

Doughnut lovers are crawling the Web to find the best deals on National Doughnut Day.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat: A tale of two cities, and of expectations

The Dallas Mavericks face the Miami Heat Tuesday night at Miami's American Airlines Arena in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The game will be televised, starting at 9 p.m., Eastern time, on ABC.
NBA playoffs: Thunder look to keep 'non-streak' going against Mavericks in Game 4.

NBA playoffs: The Oklahoma City Thunder haven't lost back-to-back games in the NBA playoffs this season. They host the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth game of their best-of-seven Western Conference final this evening at 9 p.m. Eastern time on ESPN.
Fear of Japan's nuclear crisis far exceeds actual risks, say scientists

Pop culture has long helped fuel an irrational fear of radiation, and dire warnings about Japan's embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are likely overblown, scientists say.
Robert Reich
Stocks prices up, but housing still hurts

Stock prices seems to be recovering, but most Americans are still bogged down with the housing market.
F. Lee Bailey says evidence of Simpson innocence was never used in 1995 murder trial

F. Lee Bailey worked on behalf of O.J. Simpson during his 1995 murder trial for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. Evidence of Simpson's innocence was held back during that trial, according to F. Lee Bailey.
The Simple Dollar
Online job postings and more: How the Internet can make and save you money

Online job postings put Craigslist on the map, but it's also a great way to sell items or to find a new housemate (question 1 from the Reader Mailbag). Want to make money off the Internet? Blog (question 8). Want to save money on cable? Download movies on Netflix (question 9).
Kyron Horman probe reorganized by Oregon sheriff

Kyron Horman has been missing since June 4, when his stepmother, Terri Horman, dropped him off at a science fair at his elementary school. She was the last person known to have seen him.
Blockbuster edges toward bankruptcy in the age of Netflix

With Americans edging away from video rentals, Blockbuster may declare bankruptcy next month, it reportedly told Hollywood studios Thursday, closing as many as 20 percent of its stores.
Spiritual thoughts of a city cyclist

A Christian Science perspective.
Chapter & Verse
Waiting (impatiently) on George R.R. Martin

What's a fan to do when a writer like George R.R. Martin leaves a series dangling?
The Simple Dollar
What to do when you can't afford your pet

If you can't afford to care for your pet anymore, there are good alternatives.
Horizons
When is the HTC EVO 4G coming out? Next month.

Now it's official: the HTC EVO 4G hits stores June 4.