10 things you need to know today: December 26, 2012
December 26, 2012, at 10:28 AMA winter storm hits the U.S., Morsi signs Egypt's new constitution, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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The origin story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
December 25, 2012, at 11:20 AMHow, exactly, did the most famous reindeer of all get so famous?
10 things you need to know today: December 25, 2012
December 25, 2012, at 8:30 AMAn ex-con kills two firefighters, a big storm threatens holiday travel plans, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
Dispatch from Rome: Will Italians give Silvio Berlusconi another chance?
December 24, 2012, at 1:20 PMThe former prime minister, stained by innumerable scandals, is running again. And he might just win
10 things you need to know today: December 24, 2012
December 24, 2012, at 10:18 AMIndia shuts roads and metro stations after protests, a GOP senator is arrested, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
10 things you need to know today: December 23, 2012
December 23, 2012, at 11:25 AMEgypt approves its new constitution, Indian protests over gang-rape turn violent, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
The real story of Christmas
December 23, 2012, at 8:15 AMHistory suggests that Jesus actually wasn't born in a stable — or on Dec. 25
10 things you need to know today: December 22, 2012
December 22, 2012, at 7:25 AMThe NRA holds a controversial press event, the pope denounces gay marriage, and more in our roundup of stories that are making news and driving opinion
10 things you need to know today: December 21, 2012
December 21, 2012, at 8:30 AMObama responds to gun-control petitioners, Boehner cancels Plan B vote, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
6 predicted apocalypses that never happened
December 20, 2012, at 9:20 AMWe have a long history of auguring our own demise
10 things you need to know today: December 20, 2012
December 20, 2012, at 8:35 AMThe State Department gets a shake-up, South Korea elects its first female president, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
10 things you need to know today: December 19, 2012
December 19, 2012, at 8:35 AMThe NRA responds to Sandy Hook, a Benghazi report blames systemic failure, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
The Mayan apocalypse: By the numbers
December 18, 2012, at 3:35 PMThe current cycle of the Mayan calendar comes to an end on Friday... and so, some think, does the world
The Connecticut school massacre: How the world sees us
December 18, 2012, at 10:55 AMThe international community is simply astonished by America's lax gun laws
10 things you need to know today: December 18, 2012
December 18, 2012, at 8:19 AMNewtown begins to bury its dead, Obama's counteroffer raises hopes for a fiscal deal, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion
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