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The Violent Origins and Modern Uses of Sarcasm

nicoletaionescu/Getty Images If someone has ever told you to "take your time" when you're actually taking your time, or called you "Sherlock" after pointing out the obvious, you're familiar with what can be an uncomfortable form of rhetoric.

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Military Strikes Fail to Advance Nonproliferation, ICAN Warns

Quotable Alicia Sanders-Zakre of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons says recent US and Israeli strikes on Iran show military action cannot achieve nonproliferation goals, warning that attacks on nuclear facilities risk long-term radioactive contamination and are prohibited under...

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Blind Students Sue WVU as New ADA Rule Tightens Access

Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers met as undergraduates at West Virginia State University and later enrolled in West Virginia University’s online Master’s in Social Work.

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Savannah Guthrie Returning to Today Amid Ongoing Search

Savannah Guthrie will resume her co-anchor duties on Today on Monday, more than two months after her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, went missing. Her return comes as investigators continue to probe Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance; she was last seen the night of Jan. 31.

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How to Be Financially Honest with Your Partner

The first time Vivian Tu got "financially naked" in front of her partner — a term she uses to describe "brutally honest conversations" about money — it was out of desperation. She was just starting her career on Wall Street and living in a roach-infested apartment in New York City.