Anti-Gay Chicken Man Dies

Aleksander Chan · 09/08/14 10:35AM

The family of Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy confirmed his death Monday morning. He was 93. Cathy's fast-food chicken empire, with 1,800 stores in 39 states and in D.C., topped $5 billion in sales in 2013. With an estimated wealth of $6.3 billion, Cathy was one of the richest men in the U.S. His son, Dan Cathy, currently serves as president of the company, which has drawn ire for its vocal opposition to gay rights.

John Oliver Calls Bullshit on Debt-Fueled For-Profit Colleges

Jay Hathaway · 09/08/14 09:15AM

The student loan crisis in the U.S. would be bad enough without for-profit colleges whose entire business model relies on convincing the people most desperate for an education to sign up for lifelong debt. John Oliver picked apart some of their most horrendous practices on Sunday's Last Week Tonight.

Why Professors Love to Complain

Daniel Nester · 09/08/14 08:30AM

September is upon us. Colleges have opened their ivy-laced gates; students have new backpacks and shiny iPads and have likely invented ingenious ways to ingest alcohol. With all of this happiness and excitement about learning and fun comes the arrival, on dark faraway sites like Slate, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and Inside Higher Ed, of the time-old Professor Complaint Pieces, waiting to suck the life out of anyone who reads them. Professors love to complain. I know, because I am one.

Two Assholes Spray Oklahoma Walmart Merchandise With Deer Piss

Aleksander Chan · 09/08/14 08:25AM

Jon Ohlman, 24, and Cody Hudson, 18, for no apparent reason other than they were bored and are dumb, allegedly ruined about $2,500 worth of merchandise at a Owasso, Okla. Walmart store after spraying toys, fabrics, and shoes with doe urine. "It's weird. It's very weird and disgusting," shopper Cali Emberson told Fox23.

Hundreds of Kids Sick as Rare Respiratory Virus Sweeps Through U.S.

Aleksander Chan · 09/08/14 07:21AM

In the space of a month, hundreds of children across America have been admitted to the hospital with breathing problems that the Centers for Disease control suspect to be Enterovirus D68, a rare virus that causes cold and asthma-like symptoms that can quickly turn severe. Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver has seen more than 900 children with respiratory problems between Aug. 8 and Sept. 4, ABC News reports—85 were admitted, some to intensive care.

Kate Middleton Is Pregnant With a New Royal Baby

Caity Weaver · 09/08/14 06:18AM

Kensington Palace confirmed Monday that the Duchess of Cambridge is expecting her second child, which the media are tentatively calling New Royal Baby. According to the official statement, the Duchess is once again experiencing Hyperemesis Gravidarum, the severe morning sickness that plagued her first pregnancy, and has already been forced to cancel a planned appearance because of it.