For years, pushers of global warming have been saying that the seas will soon be inundating the world’s sea shores, but a new calculation of the rise of the oceans seem to show that the former calculations were off by as much as two quadrillion gallons.
by Warner Todd Huston16 Jan 2015, 7:21 PM PST0

Earlier this month a strip club on Chicago’s northwest side was the happy recipient of an award for helping improve the neighborhood.
by Warner Todd Huston15 Jan 2015, 9:06 PM PST0

A long-haired tabby cat in Russia is being hailed as a hero this month for saving the life of an abandoned infant by keeping the tyke warm during the harsh winter night.
by Warner Todd Huston15 Jan 2015, 8:40 PM PST0

Potential jurors who have been called to serve on the Aaron Hernandez murder trial have been given a 15-page questionnaire for lawyers to judge their suitability, a report says.
by Warner Todd Huston15 Jan 2015, 1:21 PM PST0

Jarrett said the president intends to issue an executive order that will ensure federal employees receive six weeks of paid maternity leave.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 10:12 PM PST0

Health authorities have identified seven more cases of measles traced to an outbreak at the Disney theme parks in California, bringing the number of known cases up to 26.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 9:29 PM PST0

Researchers are saying that “virtual traffic lights” that appear on a driver’s dashboard could revolutionize traffic patterns and make our drives faster and safer.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

A company working with the Clinton Foundation is being charged with endangering the health of African American babies in Detroit via a program that offers cash to buy breast milk from mothers of newborns. The breast milk buying program is sponsored
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 3:20 PM PST0

The Milwaukee Brewers put their “Timeless Tickets” on sale on Tuesday.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 12:56 PM PST0

Michael Hoyt, 44, who worked at Wetherington Golf & Country Club in West Chester, Ohio, was charged after admitting that he considered poisoning Speaker Boehner’s drinks in a loosely-planned assassination plot.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 11:26 AM PST0

On Tuesday, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish rights organization, released a list of anti-Semitic acts that occurred last year in the Midwest.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 7:03 AM PST0

Penn State allegedly seeks the restoration of the 111 wins stripped from Joe Paterno’s record as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse scandal.
by Warner Todd Huston14 Jan 2015, 12:01 AM PST0

Ahead of an expected 2016 Hillary presidential run, Clinton ally John Podesta has announced that he is leaving his White House position.
by Warner Todd Huston13 Jan 2015, 8:38 PM PST0

Cade Pope asked 32 NFL owners why he should root for their team. One responded.
by Warner Todd Huston13 Jan 2015, 12:58 AM PST0

In last November’s midterm election, the Republican Party won in a historic landslide, but in an op-ed, Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s new Republican Majority Leader, has proclaimed himself “ready to work with Obama.”
by Warner Todd Huston12 Jan 2015, 10:38 PM PST0

One commuter died from smoke inhalation on Monday as smoke filled the L’Enfant Plaza Metro station near the US Capital in Washington DC.
by Warner Todd Huston12 Jan 2015, 8:35 PM PST0

While U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder refused to discuss the case too deeply, he did insist that the FBI and Justice Department probe of General David Petraeus was conducted appropriately.
by Warner Todd Huston12 Jan 2015, 5:33 AM PST0

By some reports, Democrats may attempt to use the terror attacks in Paris to try and stop the Republicans from using budget negotiations for the Department of Homeland Security as a means to put a crimp in the President’s amnesty plans.
by Warner Todd Huston11 Jan 2015, 8:42 PM PST0

As the President’s State of the Union speech nears, he is launching trial balloons right and left–mostly left–to see what might prove a hit for his annual night of big policy initiatives. Some of the proposals on deck are cyber security and Internet proposals, two years of “free” community college, and changes in the way people qualify for homeownership.
by Warner Todd Huston11 Jan 2015, 11:06 AM PST0

On Friday, Interstate 94 between Kalamzoo and Galesburg, Michigan erupted in a massive 200-car pileup that resulted in one death, scores of injuries, fires and ruined vehicles. One day later, the highway is still closed down as authorities try to clean up the mess.
by Warner Todd Huston10 Jan 2015, 8:44 PM PST0

House Republicans claim that next week they’ll vote on a plan to block some parts of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, but the president has insisted that he will veto any bills that make it to his desk that might curtail his amnesty plans.
by Warner Todd Huston10 Jan 2015, 7:07 AM PST0

A large portion of the U.S. is still in the grip of an Arctic blast that has wreaked havoc on school schedules and travel plans. The deep freeze and snowy roads are also the cause of a 200-car pileup in
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jan 2015, 10:15 PM PST0

Thousands of pieces of undelivered mail dating back to 1989 were discovered in the home of a postal worker who had recently passed away, authorities report.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jan 2015, 7:09 PM PST0

Ex-Seattle Sonics player Robert Swift has been arrested for involvement in a home invasion and robbery near his home in Snohomish County, Washington.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jan 2015, 11:35 AM PST0

Chocolate lovers in Vancouver have apparently found a new way to enjoy their chocolate treats. A candy store in that great Canadian city is now offering a snortable chocolate.
by Warner Todd Huston9 Jan 2015, 8:26 AM PST0