L.A. Wins "Least Breathable Air" Title

Hamilton Nolan · 04/30/14 08:53AM

Say what you will about Los Angeles—that it's a hellpit of plastic-enhanced heathens teetering on the brink of seismic annihilation, for example—but give the city this: it has America's worst air.

Hamilton Nolan · 04/29/14 03:42PM

America's highest-paid CEO in 2013: Charif Souki, the head of the natural gas firm Cheniere Energy, which has yet to turn a profit. Souki made a cool $142 million last year, five times what the head of ExxonMobil made. The system works, assuming that you (like most of our readers) are a CEO.

Sarah Hedgecock · 04/29/14 03:41PM

Queen Elizabeth II hangs with horse Teaforthree and human Rebecca Morris of Cotts Farm Equine Hospital during an official visit to Narbeth, Wales, on Tuesday. Image via Matthew Horwood/Getty.

Michelle Dean · 04/29/14 02:21PM

Bloomberg reports that former Bitcoin Foundation Vice Chairman Charlie Shrem has pled not guilty to charges of money laundering in a Manhattan federal court. He was busted back in January for using his Winklevoss-backed company BitInstant to make money on Silk Road. Trial is set for September 22.