What it’s like to win the National Spelling Bee

What it’s like to win the National Spelling Bee

The National Spelling Bee is a bizarre ritual. Every spring, hundreds of middle-school students cram into a hotel ballroom and attempt to spell obscure words that few human beings have ever uttered — or will ever utter — in the course of their lifetimes.

How Massachusetts screwed up Obamacare

How Massachusetts screwed up Obamacare

"We shot for the moon and we missed," says one official who worked on Massachusetts' $175 million exchange — which will cost $121 million to fix.