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Monitor articles for May 17, 2012
- With conference in Mogadishu, TEDx is officially everywhere
- OpinionInconvenient truths to a ban on texting while driving
- White births in US no longer a majority
- Facebook IPO: Who's resisting Facebook and why
- Foreclosures down, short sales up. Are banks getting smart?
- Reader recommendation: Véra
- Mangroves reduce disaster risk, boost incomes in Vietnam
- OpinionYour employer may be pocketing your state income tax
- Known for scoring, Thunder turns up defense to edge Lakers in Game 2
- German universities move to train next generation of imams
- PBS documentary explores the world of romance novels
- 'The Amateur,' a new book slamming Obama, is already amassing critics
- Google Knowledge Graph attempts 'next generation of search'
- For sale: Tyrannosaurus skeleton at NYC auction
- Malia Obama loved it: helping your teenager decide about camp
- Jean Craighead George: remembering a Newbery Award-winner
- Romney nearly matches Obama in April fundraising
- Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence opens in Istanbul
- Facebook IPO: Is co-founder Saverin cheating US out of $100 million in taxes?
- The Monitor's ViewAt Chicago summit, NATO must take stock of its big shoulders
- Obama's disappointing response to JPMorgan Chase
- Basil spices up summer gardens and recipes
- Upset patient charged with using mercury as chemical weapon against hospital
- Coconut curry shrimp soup
- Gay rights in America: How states stand on 7 hot-button issues
- Donna Summer remembered as 'Queen of Disco'
- For Facebook IPO, some suitors wary of the big dance
- 'Glee' adds guest stars Kate Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker for next season
- Paralyzed woman masters mind-controlled robotic arm
- The sacred and the profane: Indonesian churches and Lady Gaga
- Honda recall involves 53,000 Acura TL sedans
- Ratko Mladic genocide trial suspended indefinitely
- Who will fuel Facebook's growth? India.
- A Christian Science PerspectivePeacemaking 101
- Report: North Korea resumes construction on nuclear reactor
- American Idol: Steven Tyler predicts a Jessica Sanchez win
- Afghan insurgent attacks down: A sign of widening Taliban fractures?
- Why China's economy may be heading for a hard landing
- South Korea to North Korea: Learn from Myanmar
- Facebook shareholders selling more shares
- iPhone: Apple to boost screen size in next version
- Lady Antebellum charity concert for tornado-struck Henryville, Ind.
- 7 ancient tips to good behavior, straight from the sage Erasmus
- More than half of US babies now minorities, US Census reports
- John Edwards trial: What will verdict mean for campaign finance?
- West African group mulls intervention in Mali
- Most well-read cities: Three Virginia cities on Amazon top 20 list
- Are universities scared of the online learning movement?
- Donna Summer was Queen of Disco
- US Postal Service to close 140 mail processing centers
- Interview: Michael Sfard, the Israeli lawyer battling illegal settlements
- Jeremiah Wright returns? Political group plans $10m anti-Obama ad blitz.
- Running With the Kenyans
- Verbal EnergyThe kudzu of global business languages
- Colorado wildfire prompts more evacuation notices
- HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G held up at US customs
- Tyra Banks talks skinny. We say models model clothes, not life, for our girls
- Football stadium to host world's largest solar eclipse party
- Oil proceeds: Venezuelan driver wins F1 race with $66 million from Chavez
- Mladic trial delayed because of evidence issues
- Greek parliament sworn in and dissolved as caretakers take over
- As IPO nears, millions of users still opt out of Facebook
- Obama names ambassador to Myanmar: Is US moving too slow or too fast?
- Suave's lesson in 'soft skills'
- US imposes tariff on Chinese solar panels, a victory for US manufacturers
- Mitt Romney repudiates idea of using Jeremiah Wright against Obama
- Cybersecurity: How US utilities passed up chance to protect their networks
- Honda recall: Acura TL sedans have potential fluid leak
- Twice as many mega rainstorms in Midwest in past 50 years
- What the next generation of entrepreneurs will look like
- Stocks fall amid discouraging economic reports
- Boston Celtics' trident skewers Philadelphia 76ers
- Mitt Romney would be the wealthiest president ever, Forbes calculates
- House adopts hard line on Iran. Would stance move US closer to war?
- Sweden: a spending reduction success story
- Romney moves swiftly to rule out anti-Wright ad
- Trayvon Martin case: new documents paint complicated picture
- Beyond SpaceX: Five companies seeking to change space travel
- Battleship: movie review (+trailer)
- FocusThe gay marriage paradox: as acceptance rises, so do legal barriers
- Facebook to debut at $104 billion
- House reauthorizes Afghan conflict in bipartisan vote
- John Edwards trial: Prosecution, defense deliver closing arguments
- Jennifer Lopez: Leaving 'American Idol' or stalling for more money?