Hostage Begged Obama Before Drone Strike
PrisonerWarren Weinstein, 72, was accidentally killed by a U.S. airstrike on an Al Qaeda compound in Pakistan.
A Jeopardy Nerd’s Parenting Tips
Q&AKen Jennings’s new book busts the myths that parents tell children. He tells Matt DeLuca why he let his daughter run with scissors.
School Shooting Spurs Gun Sales
Spending SpreeTerrified of a crackdown on guns, people across the country are stocking up, and gun sellers say they can barely keep up with demand, writes Matthew DeLuca
This is Why I Own a Gun
Straight TalkThe Daily Beast asked readers whether or not they own guns—and if so, why. More than a thousand people have weighed in so far. The results might surprise you, writes Matthew DeLuca.
Olivia, Our 6-Year-Old Angel
TragedyFriends and family members reflect on a 6-year-old girl cut down by a killer. Matt DeLuca reports.
Bloomberg, New York’s ‘Little Berlusconi’
Talking HeadsHarry Siegel and Ben Jacobs hash out Mike Bloomberg’s next move, Clinton, Christie and Cuomo’s presidential ambitions, and the idiot factories of legalized gambling.
