A new Gallup poll finds that 35 percent of uninsured Americans would rather pay the IRS fine for not having insurance than sign up for Obamacare. The new poll also found that 55 percent of the uninsured said they want
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has been the single loudest voice criticizing President Obama for not issuing his promised amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants. But Gutierrez is also making himself the main man on immigration for the media, and some
The Northwestern and Midwestern USA was hit by an unusually early, mid-November winter storm that buried cars and sent damaging winds and subzero temperatures from Oregon, whipped westward into Montana, and left Illinois with snow flurries and freezing temperatures Thursday.
On Thursday NBA players’ union executive director Michele Roberts made waves with new criticism of the NBA’s salary cap despite a long-time agreement on the policy between players and owners. During her wide-ranging criticism of the league with ESPN, Roberts
Recently, parents of kids at the Richmond R-XVI School District in Richmond, Missouri were upset to learn that kids who bring their lunches from home were being excluded from the district’s “Frozen Friday” ice cream incentive program. The incentives were
Not many doubt that Hillary Clinton is already in the hunt for the Democratic nomination for president for 2016, but despite that badly kept secret, the purported Democrat front-runner was not invited to a closed-door meeting of deep-pocketed liberal donors
Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose has taken much criticism for being on the injured list more than on the hardwood lately, but Rose says that he stayed off the court because he is thinking how he will feel in retirement
Winter has decided that fall isn’t going to have a chance in 2014 with cold weather slapping the country hard this week. The cold isn’t letting up, with winter-like storms hitting the Pacific Northwest at the end of the week.
The North African country of Morocco will not be hosting the bi-annual Africa Cup of Nations soccer games this year over Ebola fears. Moroccan officials had requested a delay in the games, but soccer authorities rejected that idea. The country
On Monday, libertarian media mogul Glenn Beck revealed to fans that he has been dealing with a mounting number of health issues and says that not long ago he reached a life changing “pivot-point” in his career. Often nearing tears,
Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) is being investigated by the House ethics committee for somehow getting his Chicago South Side congressional offices rent free for 20 years, a violation of state and federal laws not to mention House ethics standards.
Billionaire investment titan Mark Cuban believes that an insider trading investigation launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) doomed his efforts to own a Major League Baseball team. Cuban, already the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said that the
Employee morale at the Washington offices of CNN is at a low point after another series of layoffs and buyouts. On Monday, Politico reported that last Friday, when hundreds of CNN employees lost their jobs, “people were crying all over
After the shellacking that President Obama received at the hands of voters in the midterm elections, his chief adviser, Valerie Jarrett, is finding herself on the hot seat. Over the weekend, two articles in outlets that are usually friendly to
The Minneapolis public school system announced a major new district-wide policy for disciplining students: any suspension of a non-white student requires the district superintendent’s approval. The MPS has been stung by reports that students of color are 10 times more
A series of disciplinary actions against editors and writers rocked Huffington Post last week, leaving disgruntled employees and a website chief defending Arianna Huffington’s actions. In one case, Huffington punished editors for an article accusing CNN’s Fareed Zakaria of plagiarism,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has spent a lot of his time in an ultimately toothless attack on Charles and David Koch, two billionaire brothers who have spent millions on Libertarian and Republican political causes. Now, despite massive electoral losses
On Wednesday, comedian Arte Lange made a career-altering decision to go off on a sexually explicit Twitter tirade about what he wants to do to ESPN reporter Cari Champion. The tweets got him banned from ESPN and fired from his
PGA golfer Patrick Reed has drawn criticism for muttering a gay slur in frustration after missing a putt during the first round of the WCG-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. Caught on camera missing what should have been a fairly easy
The mother of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in August, is now being accused of the strong-arm robbery of her own mother-in-law. The robbery is apparently part of a family feud over who is
The atmosphere before the midterm elections apparently didn’t do a thing to chasten Obama’s most hardcore, Democrat fans. A new poll shows that nearly a third of those Democrats surveyed wish Obama could have a third term. A new Economist/YouGov
Rand Paul has a small hurdle ahead of a possible run for president in 2016. A state law in Kentucky prohibits candidates from running for two offices at the same time, meaning he can’t run for president and for re-election
A Christian-owned baking company in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland was told by authorities to make a gay-themed Sesame Street wedding cake and apologize or face a court order and possible jail time for refusing to make the cake, reports say. Ashers
Winter is about to hit with a vengeance next Monday, with forecasters reporting that an Arctic blast will bring the coldest air of the season to the northern Rockies, the northern Plains, and the Midwest before it sweeps the east.
The move to legalize pot won key victories in the 2014 midterms, in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Only Florida defeated a pro-pot measure last night, and even in the Sunshine State it was a close vote. Florida’s constitutional amendment, Amendment
