Salon's Oscars liveblog Can Franco and Hathaway live up to the hype? Will "King's Speech" oust "Social Network"? We're watching with you Salon staff
The story behind the "Roger Ailes indictment" story Tracking down the origins of an unsubstantiated report about the imminent indictment of the Fox News chief Justin Elliott
Labor wins the day in Wisconsin Police change course and say demonstrators can stay another night, and a GOP senator opposes Walker's union-busting Joan Walsh
Reviewing tonight's red carpet outfits Oscar's big fashion triumphs and disasters -- and what Twitter is saying about them Salon staff
Oscars 2011: Winners List Will it be "The King's Speech" or "The Social Network"? Check out all the nominees from film's big night Peter Finocchiaro
Wisconsin readies to clear Capitol of protesters State officials plan to clear the building this evening, but protesters hint that they might not leave quietly PATRICK CONDON, Associated Press
Gingrich says Obama's DOMA snub could be an impeachable offense Former House speaker calls Obama's decision to not enforce Defense of Marriage Act a dereliction of duty Peter Finocchiaro
The moment union-busting lost its sting Wisconsin's Scott Walker and other anti-union politicians are merely following a playbook first written in 1981 Steve Kornacki
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rejects compromise on Meet the Press During an interview the Wisconsin governor said two weeks of protests hadn't swayed him from no-compromise position Peter Finocchiaro
Gingrich to make candidacy decision within 2 weeks Gingrich will form exploratory committee, could announce his intention to run for president within two weeks DAVID ESPO, Associated Press
Ordinary folks changing the world Slide show: From Stonewall to Soweto, we take a look at places where real people made an extraordinary difference Megan Cytron, Trazzler
Tunisian prime minister announces resignation Interim leader steps down amid renewed violence more than month after Jasmine Revolution ousted former president Associated Press
Your Oscar night primer We can't know who's going to win. But we can tell you what to watch for: Banksy, virtual set disasters and more Andrew O'Hehir
North Korea threatens to attack South Korea, US Tensions run high as U.S., South Korea prepare for annual joint military drills HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press
National rallies support Wisconsin labor protest Thousands gather at rallies from New York to Los Angeles in solidarity with Wisconsin state employees PATRICK CONDON and TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press
Libya rebels gear for bloody fight in city near capital The opposition movement controls the city of Zawiya, but prepares to repel a heavy offensive by pro-Gadhafi forces MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press
The military/media attacks on the Hastings article WSJ, MSNBC reporters attack an expose. Plus, this just in from the NYT: "we tried our best not to be misleading" Glenn Greenwald
2011 Academy Awards: Best Actress nominees Annette Bening, Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman and Michelle Williams are in the running Peter Finocchiaro
"The Most Human Human": Can computers truly think? What one man learned about his humanity by competing with artificial intelligence Laura Miller