Remains of Missing Mexican Students Likely Found

Brian Feldman · 11/08/14 11:54AM

Human remains recovered by investigators in Mexico are believed to belong to 43 college students who went missing in September, reports the Los Angeles Times. The students were last seen being led away by police, who officials then believe turned them over to a gang to be killed.

Two American Citizens Released From North Korea

Brian Feldman · 11/08/14 10:51AM

CNN reports that two American citizens have been allowed to leave North Korea, where they had been detained for months. Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller “are on their way home,” according to the Office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence.

Jeremih Was Allegedly Out of Control at Fuddruckers

Brian Feldman · 11/08/14 09:44AM

Jeremih, the R&B singer known for “Birthday Sex,” caused quite a scene at a Montana Fuddruckers. According to TMZ, he and his entourage “allegedly went nuclear,” causing $700 in damage and injuring a frier.

J.K. Trotter · 11/07/14 05:42PM

Joe Coscarelli is leaving Daily Intelligencer. We hear he’s going to The New York Times to cover music. Another departing New York magazine staffer, Vulture editor Amanda Dobbins, is leaving for Glamour.

Jason Parham · 11/07/14 05:11PM

Loretta Lynch, who has served as Brooklyn's chief prosecutor since 2010, is expected to be named by President Obama as the next attorney general, replacing Eric Holder, who said he would resign once a successor was announced. If confirmed, Lynch would become the first black woman to helm the Justice Department.

Hamilton Nolan · 11/07/14 04:50PM

A James Wolcott think piece on why selfies are "here to stay" is just what the America of 2007 has been waiting for.

BuzzFeed Deletes Homoerotic Photos of West Point Cadets

J.K. Trotter · 11/07/14 03:45PM

On Wednesday, BuzzFeed published a series of photographs—archived here—depicting West Point cadets wandering around a forested area of the United States Military Academy in upstate New York. The site said the black and white portraits “explore ideas of masculinity, allegiance, sexuality, and vulnerability.” But a cross-section of baffled military reporters and commentators saw something else: a collection of homoerotic photos. Following the confused response, photographer Kristine Potter asked BuzzFeed to remove the entire gallery.

Aleksander Chan · 11/07/14 03:25PM

The White House announced today that President Obama has authorized the deployment of 1,500 additional troops to Iraq in the continuing fight against ISIS, doubling the United States' current presence in the country. Officials confirmed to CNN that the additional troops "will not have a combat role."

Zen Koans Explained: "Is That So?"

Hamilton Nolan · 11/07/14 03:04PM

"Teach a man to fish, and he'll eat forever!" the man said brightly, extending his fishing pole towards me. Man—or machine? This was the worst visit to Disneyland's animatronic Country Bear Jamboree I'd had yet. And I'd had a few.

New York Times Reporter Panicked by Sight of People in Subway System

Leah Finnegan · 11/07/14 02:36PM

Michael Barbaro—“Political reporter for the New York Times, inveterate gossip, Upper West Sider”—has taken the old transit adage of seeing something and saying something to heart. Today he saw something in the underpass at 41st Street and 7th Avenue and said something about it on Twitter.* Can you identify the danger in the photo he snapped below?

Aleksander Chan · 11/07/14 02:15PM

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear King v. Burwell, a case challenging tax subsidies provided to states running their own health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act. If successful, the New York Times reports, the suit could ultimately destabilize and "doom" Obama's flagship legislation.