Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert wasted little time mocking actor Jeremy Irons for questioning aspects of the gay marriage debate. The Oscar winner told an interviewer earlier this week that the same-sex marriage debate could give way to incestuous-style bonds that
Before the clip, which is just terrific, let me bring up a hoary cliche beloved by liberals. The cliche concerns know-nothing scolds whipped up into a Moral Panic, who wish to ban certain Dangerous Books. When asked if they’ve ever
The ABC Family channel began production today on a new series featuring two moms raising a blended family together. The press release announcing the news keeps some program details vague, but it does directly bring up the issue of same-sex
(AP) – Pope Francis indicated Friday that he will seek to have the church act “with determination” against clergy sex abuse cases. The pope pushed for decisive action during a meeting with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine
(AFP) – Attacks near Baghdad and in central Iraq killed five people on Friday, the latest in an apparent spike in unrest barely two weeks ahead of the country’s first elections in three years. In the deadliest attack, a roadside
(AP) – Will the future see flocks of sheep baaing beneath the Eiffel Tower and bleating by Notre Dame cathedral? Paris is enlisting a few hungry sheep to keep the city’s grass trim, replacing gas-guzzling lawnmowers. The initiative, which started
(AP) – A residential building being constructed illegally on forest land in a suburb of India’s financial capital collapsed into a mound of steel and concrete, killing at least 45 people and injuring more than 50 others, authorities said Friday.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations gave its starkest warning yet on Friday that it would soon run out of cash to cope with the vast influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan and other neighboring countries. “The needs are rising
(AP) LONDON–Guitarist Mark Knopfler has canceled two shows in Russia in protest over what he says is a crackdown on human rights groups in the country. The former Dire Straits frontman is scrapping the June gigs in Moscow and St.
In the aftermath of James Holmes’s mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, CO in July 2012, police at the University of Colorado’s Denver campus said they had not had contact with him, but reports emerged that his psychiatrist
Justin Bieber hasn’t been his squeaky clean self of late. The pop superstar keeps getting in the news for all the wrong reasons, and maybe we now know why. He’s missing his pet monkey, and he’ll keep on missing him
Original shock jock Don Imus nearly wrecked his lengthy radio career in 2007 when he called a group of female athletes at Rutgers “nappy headed hoes.” Imus’s latest outrageous statement, made during an interview with Fox News’ Kirsten Powers, will
(AP) Roger Ebert reviewed thousands of films over the years, influencing moviegoers across the country with his uncomplicated, yet intelligent reviews that were breezy and often quotable. Along with fellow film critic Gene Siskel, Ebert, who died on Thursday at
Rapper turned reggae singer Snoop Lion wants to bring an end to gun violence. So he’s written a new song and created an accompanying video pleading for No Guns Allowed. The track, which also features the singer’s daughter and rap
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated PressHAVANABeyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday. R&B’s power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police
Jane Fonda has already apologized for posing with members of the Viet Cong, an act that permanently stained her among many Americans as “Hanoi Jane.” The future Oscar winner sat on an anti-aircraft gun, posed for pictures and sang songs
As the brutal drug war which has claimed over 80,000 lives still rages, one anonymous blogger has been providing Mexicans with something they can’t get elsewhere – an inside view of their country’s debilitating narcotics battle. With over three million
Roger Ebert, the iconic film critic whose “thumbs up” stamp of approval convinced millions of movie goers to give his recommendations a go, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 70. The shocking news came a day
(AFP) – President Mahmud Abbas will temporarily refrain from unilateral action against Israel to give US-brokered peace talks a chance to resume, a Palestinian official said on Thursday. “Abbas and the Palestinian leadership have decided to give a sufficient chance
On Thursday, NBC News reported that fast-food workers are upset with their level of pay. “They work for some of the biggest businesses in the United States, yet they are among the country’s lowest-paid workers,” wept Barbara Raab, senior producer
(AP) Rutgers alumni call for probe on coach’s firingBy REMA RAHMAN and GEOFF MULVIHILLAssociated PressNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.Mike Rice was fired as the Rutgers men’s basketball coach after a video surfaced showing him shoving players and berating them with gay slurs,
(AP) – Syrian state media sharply criticized Jordan for hosting U.S.-backed training of rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, warning Thursday that by actively backing the opposition Amman risks falling into the “volcanic crater” of the conflict. The stern
(AP) – Iran and six world powers trying to curb Tehran’s nuclear progress are meeting Thursday with the window shrinking on diplomacy. Tehran is moving closer to the ability to make atomic arms, posing a risk of Mideast conflict. Israel
(AFP) – OPEC is not seeking to raise oil prices, with the cartel’s chief estimating Thursday that the current level is “comfortable” for both producers and consumers. “We are not advocating a higher price, we are advocating a reasonable price
(AFP) – Activist hackers appeared Thursday to have infiltrated North Korea’s official news website and its accompanying Twitter and Flickr feeds, posting unflattering images of leader Kim Jong-Un. The China-based website of Uriminzokkiri, which distributes news and propaganda from the
