Terror-Themed Pilot a Go at CBS
Jack Bauer may soon have some company on broadcast TV. Fox’s 24 already is prepping a springtime reboot, and now CBS is going ahead with a pilot focusing on the terrorist threat to the U.S. The Wrap.com says the new,
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Public University Uses Beyonce to Study 'Race, Gender and Sexual Politics'
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Beyonce is one of the world’s most scrutinized pop stars, and now that study is moving to academia. The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University is offering a course called “Politicizing Beyonce.”
TLC Brings Back 'Progressive' Polygamist Series 'My Five Wives'
The A&E reality series Duck Dynasty nearly got derailed when one of its cast members echoed thoughts of many church goers regarding the gay lifestyle. Come March, TLC will bring polygamy back into its lineup, and it likely won’t generate
David Horowitz's 'Go For The Heart' Puts Big Education in Its Crosshairs
David Horowitz has a new organization called “Go For the Heart,” a 501c4, which will employ Horowitz’s ‘turn the guns around on them strategy’ toward the Democrats and their cronies who enable bad legislation and policies that have proved disastrous
Kristol: Playing Immigration Reform Skeptics for Fools
William Kristol at The Weekly Standard writes: The Wall Street Journal reports that some House Republican leaders: are looking to give illegal immigrants legal status right away, with the chance for a green card–and citizenship–down the line….First, illegal immigrants would be offered
Bette Midler: Snow in South Proves Climate Change Exists
Bette Midler is not a meteorologist, not does she play one on the small or big screen. She still uses social media to promote global warming, or rather climate change, whenever she can. The trigger is generally an extreme weather
'Unprecedented': Oscars Disqualify Best Song Nomination for Indie Christian Film
The Oscars’ most dramatic David vs. Goliath contest just ended unceremoniously. Alone Yet Not Alone, an indie Christian film without a fraction of the name recognition or budget of other 2013 contenders, earned a surprise Academy Award nomination earlier this
Fire official: 9 people assumed dead in blaze at home in western Kentucky, 2 injured
GREENVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Fire official: 9 people assumed dead in blaze at home in western Kentucky, 2 injured.
Snow, Ice Send South's Flagship City Reeling
ATLANTA (AP) — The snow and sleet have stopped falling and traffic was moving again around Atlanta following a crippling storm — but transportation and rescue officials said that didn’t mean it was safe yet to drive, especially after the
Justin Bieber Charged with Assault in Canada
TORONTO (AP) — Justin Bieber was charged with assault for allegedly hitting a Toronto limousine driver several times in the back of the head last month, just hours after his attorney entered a separate not guilty plea in Florida to
Terror suspect challenges NSA surveillance program
DENVER (AP) — Using evidence obtained under the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program would violate a terror suspect’s constitutional protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the suspect argued Wednesday in a court document filed with help from the American
Death Penalty Decision Imminent in Boston Bombing
WASHINGTON (AP) — As attorney general, Eric Holder has approved pursuing the death penalty in at least 34 criminal cases, upholding a long-ago pledge to Congress that he would vigorously enforce federal law even though he’s not a proponent of
Ukrainian President Takes Sick Leave amid Crisis
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s embattled president Viktor Yanukovych is taking sick leave as the country’s political crisis continues without signs of resolution. A statement on the presidential website Thursday said Yanukovych has an acute respiratory illness and high fever.
Ship Where Nearly 700 Fell Ill Being Sanitized
BAYONNE, N.J. (AP) — Kim Waite was especially disappointed to fall ill while treating herself to a Caribbean cruise after completing cancer treatment. The London woman thought she was the only sick one as her husband wheeled her to the
Court Begins Deliberations in 3rd Knox Trial
FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — A Florence appeals court has begun deliberations in the murder trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox in the absence of the star defendant. The court entered chambers at 10:15 Thursday morning, with the last round of
Thai Government Forced to Beg Access to Offices
BANGKOK (AP) — The protest leader, a monk in flowing orange robes, sat sternly at the head of a long hardwood table, his newfound authority in this patch of Bangkok plain for all to see. Before him, three high-level Thai
Scientists Create Embryonic-Type Stem Cells from Mature Cells
LONDON (Reuters) – In experiments that could open a new era in stem cell biology, scientists have found a simple way to reprogram mature animal cells back into an embryonic-like state that allows them to generate many types of tissue.
Poetry or Prose? Russian Literary Dispute Ends in Stabbing Death
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The lesson from a stabbing death in Russia: Alcohol and literature can be a lethal mix. A former schoolteacher killed his friend after a drunken argument over which is superior, poetry or prose, investigators in the Sverdlovsk region
Hundreds of Living, Dead Pythons Found in Home
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday after hundreds of living and dead pythons in plastic bins were found stacked floor to ceiling inside his stench-filled home in suburban Orange County. As investigators wearing respirator masks
Pete Seeger, 'Totalitarian Troubadour'
From John Fund at National Review: For some liberals, there really are no adversaries to their left. President Obama’s statement Tuesday on the death of folk singer Pete Seeger at age 94 was remarkable. Seeger was a talented singer, but he
Justin Bieber's Legal Troubles Continue, Star Faces Assault Charges in Toronto
(AFP) Pop star Justin Bieber is expected to go to a Toronto police station Wednesday to be formally charged with assaulting a limousine driver last December, local media said. Toronto police said in a Twitter message, however, that they “cannot
Motley Crue Vows To Disband After One Last Epic Tour
(AFP) Veteran US rockers Motley Crue have announced their retirement, unveiling plans for one last tour. The Los Angeles-based band, together for over three decades, will play 72 dates in North America starting in July before continuing the appropriately named
Kid Rock, Alan Jackson Defy Peers, Will Play SeaWorld This Weekend
The most rebellious act a rock singer can take these days is playing at Orlando SeaWorld. Enter Kid Rock. The scruffy singer will appear at the Orlando-based park along with country crooner Alan Jackson this weekend as part of its Bands,
Dylan Goes Commercial: Folk Singer Shills on Two Super Bowl Spots
Bob Dylan won’t be singing in the Super Bowl half time show Sunday, but he’ll be part of the American institution all the same. The folk icon will appear in two commercials during the dream match between the Denver Broncos
Blake Shelton, Jon Stewart Join PepsiCo's Benefit for Veterans
NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is making a $1 million donation and streaming a live concert Friday to benefit injured military veterans and their families. The company said it would stream a show featuring comic Jon Stewart and country
