President Obama delivered his weekly address this morning, following up on the themes of last week’s: namely, pressuring Congress to raise the minimum wage. This week, however, the president insisted that the minimum wage was a women’s rights issue, because
A full transcript of communications between missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and air traffic control until the moment the plane disappeared has been published. The new context shows that the flight disappeared the moment it left Malaysian airspace and was
Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela is getting increasingly desperate, as nothing they have tried has abated the wave of protests that began with the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo López. After arresting two opposition party mayors this week, Maduro
Venezuelan deputies claim to have found new evidence that President Nicolás Maduro was born in Colombia and presented the nation with a fake birth certificate, according to one of Spain’s largest newspapers. ABC reports today that deputy Walter Márquez, who initially
Polish citizens are taking their money out of banks and filling out U.S. visa applications in anticipation of Russia’s westward push reaching Warsaw, according to a report from a professor visiting the Polish capital. Brian Grodsky, a political science professor
As Vladimir Putin is cementing his power in Crimea, those studying Russia are increasingly concerned that the West has done little to stop Putin’s expansion. Human Rights Foundation Chairman Garry Kasparov warns that anything short of a full assault on
A study released by the Gates Foundation is promoting a system that would track the careers of college graduates long after they receive their degrees, attacking the National Association for Independent Colleges and Universities for promoting laws that prevent up-close
The fight between mainstream New York Democrats and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s far-left coalition has escalated to new heights since his decision to rescind approval for three new charter schools. His plan is to raise taxes to fund a universal
Daniel Ceballos, the mayor of San Cristóbal, Táchira, was arrested late Wednesday night by Venezuelan secret intelligence agents as President Nicolás Maduro continues to crack down on members of the opposition party, Popular Will. Ceballos, who runs the city known
Zaharie Ahmad Shah, the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, mocked the current head of the search for the missing plane and explored atheism on social media, according to an investigation by the New York Times. The New York
When Russia annexed Crimea this week, few looked to South America for Russian support. Yet Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Argentinian President Cristina Fernández were lauding the conquest. Their support is no surprise: Putin has been cultivating it for years, reaping the rewards as the continent
International journalists stationed in Kuala Lumpur international airport report that Malaysian police are deliberately keeping them from speaking to the families of the passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Reports follow a day in which police physically dragged relatives
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey– A new series of emails links senior Christie administration political strategist Mike DuHaime to the main perpetrators of the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge last year, placing known BridgeGate culprits one step closer to
A new poll released by the Quinnipiac Polling Institute finds that New Yorkers continue to sour on Mayor Bill de Blasio, with the mayor’s approval rating dropping from 53% to 45% since his first poll results in January. Quinnipiac’s new
Authorities searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 said in a press briefing today that they have found deleted files on the pilot’s home simulator and are trying to recover them, as they could provide clues to where the pilot
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this month, amid scores of protests and a rising death toll, that he has enlisted Sean Penn to teach acting classes in Caracas. The news came from the government-controlled newspaper El Correo del Orinoco, an announcement
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey — Cash-strapped New Jersey is leading the charge against e-cigarettes, with Governor Chris Christie and state legislators proposing high taxes that could propel sales into the black market and diminish the state’s tax intake. Fox News reports
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could be anywhere within a 7.68 million square kilometer area, authorities said Tuesday, leaving a mass of land and sea the size of Australia in which the plane could be found. According to Reuters, Malaysian
A white paper from investment advisory corporation RegentAtlantic finds that New Jersey is losing high percentages of its revenue to wealthy residents moving out to states like Pennsylvania and Florida in the hopes of escaping the highest taxes in the
An investigation by the UK Telegraph has revealed that the former Vice President of FIFA, Jack Warner, received suspicious million-dollar payments from a Qatari company controlled by a former football official, leading to speculation that the nation bribed FIFA to win
A web of bureaucratic requirements are preventing a fleet of aircraft from flying over Indonesian airspace to find missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, according to a report from the BBC. Reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes visited Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, to find
One month after Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro arrested Popular Will opposition party leader Leopoldo López for leading a protest against the government’s socialist policies, Venezuelan protesters plan a day of marches and demands for justice after hundreds have been arrested
A Malaysian newspaper is reporting that authorities have found five runways in the Indian Ocean on a flight simulator kept by the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370– including one in the Maldives, where reports have surfaced of locals
The Malaysian government has retracted a pivotal piece of evidence that narrowed the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: the times at which the plane’s transponder and communications devices were shut down. The Washington Post reports that the Malaysian
A large group of Los Angeles residents have organized a trip to Vatican City to urge Pope Francis to advocate for legalizing illegal immigrants in the United States. The group will bring two children with them to tell the stories
