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Monitor articles for July 31, 2014
- Dining out in UK rises, but still below pre-recession level
- Taiwan explosions kill 15, injure 228 in Kaohsiung
- As Iraq crisis deepens, veterans wonder: Was it worth it?
- Coconut oil lemon bars
- Money lessons Beyoncé teaches through her songs
- The Monitor's ViewDisarm Gaza? Why Israel's idea deserves a look.
- Twitter (TWTR) vs. Facebook (FB): Who won the World Cup?
- Why suing the president makes good politics
- How to score free samples from restaurants, stores
- Facebook to bring free mobile Internet access to Zambia
- For eastern Ukrainians, a growing doubt: Is Russia manipulating us?
- Yes, Democrats can win the House (though probably not this year)
- The ExplainerWhy the path to an Israeli-Hamas cease-fire is harder this time
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash investigators reach Ukrainian site
- Will US sanctions offer Venezuela's Maduro a helping hand?
- At least 33 killed following Guinea concert stampede, officials say
- Kurdish oil tanker off Texas coast ... huh?
- San Diego parking lot plane crash: Bystanders rescue pilot, passenger
- Argentina defaults on debt. Why investors aren't panicking.
- 'Tomlinson Hill' tells the parallel stories of two Tomlinson families: one white and one black
- Rebounding Florida panther population killing ranchers' calves, says study
- J.K. Rowling: 10 quotes on her birthday
- Wisconsin anti-union law: state Supreme Court ruling probably the final say
- House drops border bill, tells president they are suing for acting alone to act alone
- Bizarre comet has a 'neck,' reveals Euro-probe
- Does Boehner lawsuit hold danger for Obama?
- 'Next in line': why Republicans have no clear heir apparent in 2016
- Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds domestic partner registry
- What’s going wrong with rebuilding Afghanistan? Inspector general has a list.
- Texas school marshals: Armed and covert, but will they help?
- Lois Lerner 'crazies' e-mails: What do they really tell us?
- America’s 'friends door'
- Cable TV providers brace for the 'streaming wars'
- Color-changing ice cream: Mix a physicist, dairy, and 'love elixir'
- What the ex-Gov. Bob McDonnell corruption case teaches families
- ‘Woman in black,’ who appealed to US fascination with wanderers, reaches home
- Joseph Luzzi, author of 'My Two Italies,' talks about Italy's profound north-south divide
- Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds Walker anti-union law
- How hummingbirds are inspiring military drones
- As the asteroids rained down on Earth, life persisted
- George W. Bush pens biography of George H.W. Bush
- For Poles, apple-eating selfies are a raspberry to Putin's fruit ban
- New 'Harry Potter' covers will be released in the UK this September – see them here
- Lost Dr. Seuss stories from the 1950s come back into print
- Elizabeth Warren’s own donors say they wouldn’t support her for president
- Orlando Bloom discusses upcoming 'Hobbit' finale 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies'
- Target names new CEO with PepsiCo. past
- Calico lobster: How did it get its spots?
- A Christian Science PerspectiveHealing the sins of conflict
- Amid Ukraine crisis, will Europe frack?
- Verbal EnergyEllipses that drive us dotty
- John Kerry's passage to India. Why is he going now?
- Argentina defaults - but isn't using the 'd-word'
- Poet Frank Bidart, journalist James Wolcott take PEN Literary Awards
- Chrysler recalls 25,500 Fiat 500L's in US for airbag problem
- Octopus guarded eggs for years, forgoing food for herself
- Sahelistan loot: Al Qaeda sucks $125 million in ransoms
- Israel opens door to longer campaign with vow to destroy all Hamas tunnels
- Retirement planning? Know what your goals are.
- With militia standoff in Tripoli, Libya's democratic dream may be dying
- Peace Corps leaves Ebola-affected Africa as Sierra Leone declares health emergency
- What did Lois Lerner say about Republicans? IRS emails released
- Gas prices plummet in July. Aren't they supposed to rise in summer?
- Fired Ohio State band director: Was he scapegoated for a sexualized culture?
- Cynthia Kersey helps girls become 'unstoppable'
- 'Agent Storm' is planned as a movie
- Tesla Motors partners with Panasonic to build its Gigafactory. But where?
- Gaza cease-fire: Did it help that US was taking a diplomatic breather?
- House border bill implodes, and Ted Cruz stands amid wreckage
- Senate nixes border, Iron Dome funding
- NASA's Mars 2020 rover: tools it will use to hunt for ancient microbial life
- Supreme Court is asked to take up major challenge to Obamacare
- Ukraine parliament rejects premier's resignation
- CIA admits to spying on Senate intelligence committee