When many think of professional sportsmen, they often think of their flashy suits, big cars, and their large entourage of followers. But many players understand they are in a serious business. Evidence of that is the newest must hire for
Over this past Memorial Day weekend, MSNBC host Touré decided that those who were interned in Hitler’s concentration camps during the Holocaust in WWII survived because they were lucky recipients of “white privilege.” Days later, he made a sort of
A man known in Chicago as a “coffee guru” was killed last week when a brewing machine he was working on fell on him, crushing his head. Jim Karr, 48, was a well-known figure around Chicago’s high-end coffee establishments and
With a new wide-ranging survey of every lot and building in Detroit, the once burgeoning Motor City is being told that it will have to spend $850 million to dig itself out of the blight infesting the city. And that
The wife of embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has officially announced that she is selling the basketball team and is fielding bids for that purpose. In fact, Shelly Sterling has already scheduled a meeting with former Microsoft CEO
A British geneticist is saying that atheism could face a decline in Europe as Christians continue to experience a growth in population while Europe’s atheist populations decline. Steve Jones, a professor in genetics at University College London’s Galton Laboratory, spoke
President Obama is struggling to get members of his party who are running for election in 2014 to come to his side in support of Obamacare, his signature achievement. In fact, a growing list of Democrats are trying to distance
As the scandal over substandard healthcare treatment given our veterans at the nation’s Veterans Administration hospitals grows, Vice President Joe Biden has admitted that the U.S. is “lagging” on healthcare for veterans. “That is a sacred obligation, and we’re behind
A California billionaire who is dedicating his fortune to pushing greenism on America is hoping that his billions will cajole Florida to vote for Democrat Charlie Crist for Governor this year. Through his Super PAC, NextGen Climate Action, hedge fund
Chicago has had another blood-soaked weekend with shootings and murders occurring across the city. The worst happened Saturday when two were killed and eight wounded in less than 10 hours. The weekend got to an uncharacteristic start when no shootings
The scandal at the Veteran’s Administration is rocking the Obama regime and may yet be one of the worst scandals of the Obama era. Already two major newspapers are starting to accuse the Obama administration of utter incompetence. In fact,
White House officials are warning that First Lady Michelle Obama is launching into a new “sustained level” of political engagement this year, signaling a shift from her less public profile during the beginning of her husband’s first term in the
A new report reveals Detroit’s abortion rate is a shocking three times greater than the rest of the state’s, with one third of Motor City pregnancies ending in abortion. “Of an estimated 18,360 pregnancies among Detroit residents in 2012, the
After several weeks of failure to provide timely healthcare to U.S. military veterans–with some dying as they waited for care that would never come–the Veteran’s Administration will allow veterans to pursue private healthcare options to improve their treatment. On May
A nationwide poll of graduating college students finds that 51 percent are extremely worried about their futures after graduation, and many feel their lives will not be as good as past generations. Also, 39 percent said they were not optimistic
On May 23, the left’s favorite new socialist-themed economics book was criticized in one of the world’s leading business newspapers. This sharp criticism caused both The New York Times and The Washington Post to rush to defend the book and criticize
A racehorse died at Kentucky’s Churchill Downs racetrack, killed by a freak accident after being startled, the owner says, by the track’s new sound system. Trainer Kenneth Wirth reported that Never Tell Lynda, a five-year-old mare, was near the paddock
This election year, Democrat and longtime Congressman John Conyers did not satisfy Michigan election law by getting enough valid signatures on his nomination petitions, so the state ruled he did not qualify for the ballot. Now a federal judge has
Want to avoid the common cold? Some doctors are urging “fist bumps” instead of handshakes as a way to prevent the spread of sicknesses. Of course the handshake is one of humanity’s oldest greetings, purportedly started to prove you weren’t
At a fundraiser held in Chicago for Illinois Democrat Senator Dick Durbin and other Democrat Senators, President Obama said that he faced a Republican Party that was anti-science, opposed women receiving equal pay for equal work, and wanted to stop
A Wisconsin motorcycle enthusiast has reported that Harley Davison canceled the warranty on his motorcycle because he has too many flags, including a full sized, 3X5 foot U.S. flag, attached to his bike. Chippewa Falls resident Dave Zien, 64, says
Billionaire hedge fund tycoon Tom Steyer is single-handedly creating a resurgence for true believers in global warming, using his great fortune to push greenism. Now, for the 2014 elections, Steyer is promising to throw $100 million into an attack on
Golf’s newest great Rory McIlroy has called off his much talked-about engagement to tennis beauty Caroline Wozniacki, but the Internet is sparing no time to mourn. Someone is already taking bets on who McIlroy’s next girlfriend will be. The golfer
As the scandal engulfing the Veterans Administration grows, calls for the resignation of Veterans’ Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki are mounting. However, on May 22 Shinseki insisted he will not resign and fully intends to stay in office. The VA
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is scheduled to appear with the author of a book extolling a socialist-styled economic system. The book recently excited liberals across the world, and the author was hailed as the modern Karl Marx. Warren will appear
Democrat Alison Grimes is running a tough campaign to take Republican Senator Mitch McConnell’s seat in Kentucky, but it seems she feels she needs to run away from Obama to do it. In a new ad, Grimes complains that there
In what they are calling a “wake-up call,” the Union of Concerned Scientists is warning that some of our most famous historic landmarks are endangered by global warming. In a new report, the group listed 30 separate sites that they feel
Mallory Edens, the young, smiley, blond daughter of the owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, shot to Twitter stardom in the hours after appearing on ESPN with a gaggle of old men during the NBA Lottery. Miss Edens was asked on
The state where Barack Obama began his political career is practically bankrupt. Yet the state has still found a way to spend $117,000 to fly endangered prairie chicken birds from Kansas into the Land of Lincoln. The state has paid
National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the end of another long-standing radio program, as it has canceled Tell Me More, a move that will see the publicly-supported broadcaster shed 28 employees. “These times require that we organize ourselves in different
Don Jones, the Dolphins player sent to sensitivity training for a Tweet criticizing openly gay player Michael Sam, is now off suspension and back with his teammates. On May 10 the Miami Dolphins fined Jones and put him on suspension
At a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee event in Maryland, President Obama accused Republicans of putting politics above the good of the nation and hinted that because of that they aren’t patriotic. Obama attacked Republicans for pushing to investigate his failures
Prison insiders say that former Chicago Congressman and now convicted felon Jesse Jackson, Jr., wants Obama to give pardons to all ex-offenders who have already served their time. The information comes to The Huntsville Times from John P. Karoly, Jr.,
A set of twin brothers from Chicago who have a history of arrests for sex trafficking have been arrested again, this time for opening a sex business run over social media outlets like Facebook. Twin brothers Tyrelle and Myrelle Lockett
As Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) prepares for re-election, a report out of the Senate finds that he visited his home state less than 100 days in the last two years, spending the rest of his time in Washington, D.C. A
As the cost of living soars, jobs are lost, retirement is put off until later ages, and elder Americans lose their expected retirement benefits, they are increasingly turning to expense sharing with friends or taking in borders and roommates to
Once again, the Obama administration is claiming that it has “just learned” from television about a scandal engulfing his administration: the Veterans Administration scandal. On the same day that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney claimed that President Obama and
A new report out of the west coast says that Oregon State University is about to name former University of Montana Grizzlies coach Wayne Tinkle as its new basketball coach in a bid to remake the team into a top
With the passing of another weekend, the toll of human misery mounts in Barack Obama’s and Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago with violence claiming two more dead and 19 wounded. The two killed were both mowed down Saturday on the city’s West
If Hillary Clinton has come close to making a decision about running for president in 2016, she is keeping it so close to the vest–or the pantsuit–that even her inner circle doesn’t know. In yet another will she/won’t she run
