From The Hill: Republicans will lose the White House in 2016 if they nominate a candidate who is a “climate denier,” predicts one Senate Democrat. Speaking on a call set up by Organizing for Action, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) laid
(AFP)–Americans are enthusiastic about the promise of science but lack basic knowledge of it, with one in four unaware that the Earth revolves around the Sun, said a poll out Friday. The survey included more than 2,200 people in the
WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Security Agency employee resigned from the agency after admitting to federal investigators that he gave former NSA analyst Edward Snowden a digital key that allowed him to gain access to classified materials, the NSA has
Hollywood’s fascination with Biblical themes will continue thanks to a new project from Lifetime. The network for women is producing a film that examines Jesus Christ, the early years. Titled The One, the movie hails from Leslie Greif, the producer of History’s blockbuster Hatfields &
NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made $44.2 million in 2012, according to tax returns the league has submitted. Goodell earned $35.1 million in salary, bonus and pension compensation. Based on IRS reporting guidelines, his total 2012 compensation
NEW YORK (AP) — Malcolm X’s family and estate say Nicki Minaj’s use of a famous photo of the black nationalist with a rifle in his hands and juxtaposing it with a racial slur for her new song’s artwork is
The upcoming film Son of God might be a hit before the film opens. Religious groups are buying tickets for the spiritual movie in anticipation of its Feb. 28 release date, literally taking over theaters as part of an orchestrated
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday gave banks a road map for doing business with legal marijuana sellers without getting into trouble, a major step by the federal government toward enabling a legalized marijuana industry to operate in
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors say former NFL safety Darren Sharper, who has been charged with raping and drugging women in California, is under investigation in connection with five more rapes and 11 druggings in other states. Sharper appeared in
For struggling soda companies like PepsiCo, munchies, not fizzies, are the business of the future. The beverage giant posted yet another quarter of mixed results, after quarter upon quarter of dowdy sales of carbonated drinks, especially in the US. Beverage
For years she was a mother of 10 young children, keeping a good, Muslim home. Now she is a rebel commander with a gun, fighting, she says, for her honor and her religion. Her children battle at her side. Speaking
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake is apologizing for lashing out at Rolling Stone for replacing him on the cover with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. The 27-year-old writes Friday on his blog: “I completely support and agree with Rolling Stone”
NEW YORK (AP) — An NFL ordered-investigation found Jonathan Martin was subjected to “a pattern of harassment” that included racist slurs and vicious sexual taunts about his mother and sister by three Miami Dolphin teammates. The report said Richie Incognito,
Thousands of engaged couples clutching heart balloons and holding “I Love You” banners crowded into St Peter’s Square on Friday for a highly unusual Valentine’s Day date — an audience with Pope Francis. White silk cushions on which couples tie
ATLANTA (AP) — Jim Fregosi, a former All-Star who won more than 1,000 games as a manager for four teams, died Friday after an apparent stroke. He was 71. The Atlanta Braves said they were notified by a family member
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Commuters faced slick, slush-covered roads on Friday after yet another winter storm brought snow and ice to the East Coast, leaving at least 21 people dead, including a pregnant woman struck by a mini-plow in New York
NATICK, Mass. (AP) — They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers — a pizza that can stay on the shelf for up to three years and still remain good to eat. Soldiers have been asking for
More than 70 men and women have been summarily executed in the restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN mission in the country (MONUSCO) said Thursday. The killings are said to have happened in late January and early February.
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — Volcanic ash from a major eruption in Indonesia shrouded a large swath of the country’s most densely populated island on Friday and closed three nearby international airports. Local media reported two people were killed when parts
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen’s decision Thursday makes Virginia the second state in the South to have a ban on gay
As the Washington D.C. area recovers from Winter Storm Pax, here’s a rather interesting statement from Alaskan Senator Mark Begich (D-Alaska) about climate change’s effect on his state. The Senate hearing about mitigating extreme weather was held yesterday, right before
Failed MSNBC host Alec Baldwin is joining the Law & Order franchise for an episode. The actor, whose left the liberal news network late last year in the wake of his an anti-gay tirade against a photographer, will appear on
Richard Dreyfuss has signed on to star in a political drama with a plot that sounds all too familiar these days. Zipper, which co-stars Patrick Wilson and Lena Headey, follows a politician whose inability to control his sexual urges threatens
Ellen Page and Julianne Moore are set to star in a drama about a gay couple battling for pension benefits denied based on their sexual preference. The project is based on a 2007 documentary short directed by Cynthia Wade. “Freeheld” tells
Singer Nicki Minaj sure got people’s attention by putting the visage of Malcolm X on the cover of her latest single Lookin A** N*gga out via her social media network. The civil rights icon is seen holding an M1 Carbine
