
A member of soccer’s international governing committee predicts that the desert country of Qatar will not be getting the 2022 World Cup, after all. Several years ago, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) awarded the 2022 games to the
by Warner Todd Huston22 Sep 2014, 11:50 AM PST0

When former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner destroyed his career by texting racy photos of himself to women he didn’t know, many wondered if it would affect his wife’s job as Hillary Clinton’s longtime close aide. Now, it appears that
by Warner Todd Huston22 Sep 2014, 8:09 AM PST0

Although the media have since lost interest, protests continue to rage in Ferguson, Missouri. This weekend, police arrested a driver after protesters charged that he had “bumped” them with his car as they blocked the street. Two protesters were also
by Warner Todd Huston21 Sep 2014, 6:23 PM PST0

On Friday a man jumped the White House security fence and made his way just inside the North Portico of the presidential residence before being arrested. The very next day, the Secret Service arrested a second man for refusing to
by Warner Todd Huston21 Sep 2014, 3:48 PM PST0

“We don’t want to have the most nutritious waste basket in the state or the country.” An investigative report by a Cincinnati TV station finds that the government’s new school lunch requirements championed by First Lady Michelle Obama are wasting
by Warner Todd Huston20 Sep 2014, 8:06 PM PST0

Fans lined up around the block in front of M&T Bank Stadium on Friday to take advantage of the Baltimore Ravens’ offer to return their Ray Rice jerseys. Last week the Ravens announced that fans that had purchased a Ray
by Warner Todd Huston20 Sep 2014, 12:30 AM PST0

A new survey released on Constitution Day revealed that Americans don’t know much about politics or government. The poll found that nearly two thirds of respondents could not name all three branches of the federal government, with 35 percent not
by Warner Todd Huston19 Sep 2014, 9:42 AM PST0

An African American women’s group labels it “unacceptable” that the NFL did not include any black women as consultants on its new domestic violence panel. On September 15, the NFL announced the creation of a new advisory group to help
by Warner Todd Huston19 Sep 2014, 12:30 AM PST0

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a new program giving illegal immigrants free access to the city’s zoo, its museums, and other attractions in order to cajole them into signing up for a new city-wide ID program that would
by Warner Todd Huston18 Sep 2014, 9:33 PM PST0

An elderly Kansas City couple have died after parolled prison with a long history of criminal offenses brutally beat them, authorities confirmed this week. Brandon Howell, 34, went on a murder and robbery spree on September 2 killing three people
by Warner Todd Huston18 Sep 2014, 11:40 AM PST0

A Broadway-styled musical play has gone down to disastrous failure both critically and from audiences, despite having been funded by tax dollars to push global warming. “The Great Immensity,” was just as advertised; immense. Not just an immense bomb, but
by Warner Todd Huston18 Sep 2014, 7:58 AM PST0

Cases of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) are exploding all across the country with nearly 20 states reporting dozens of cases. The outbreaks are growing so quickly that the Centers for Disease Control are lagging far behind announced cases. On Wednesday the
by Warner Todd Huston17 Sep 2014, 10:40 PM PST0

The Obama administration has given enrollees in Obamacare who may be illegal immigrants more time to clear up their immigration status before being trimmed from the rolls, the Department of Health and Human Services said this week. Andy Slavitt, principal
by Warner Todd Huston16 Sep 2014, 6:15 AM PST0

Among the many metrics that show Obama’s home state is struggling to break the Great Recession, a new report shows that applications for food stamps in Illinois is greater than its creation of jobs. Illinois has had the worst recovery
by Warner Todd Huston16 Sep 2014, 4:53 AM PST0

Many media outlets focus on the increased rate of shootings that hit Chicago every summer weekend, but the weekdays before Friday starts are never much different. Last week, for instance, half as many were shot and killed on Thursday alone
by Warner Todd Huston15 Sep 2014, 3:05 PM PST0

Stumping to the theme “Ready” among hundreds of Hillary for President buttons, Hillary and Bill Clinton appeared in Iowa for the first time since 2007 to test the waters for 2016. But while the voters in attendance may have been
by Warner Todd Huston15 Sep 2014, 7:41 AM PST0

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is scheduled to appear beside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the opening of a new prisoner re-entry facility in Jersey City, New Jersey on Monday. Joining Christie and Pelosi will be former governors Jim
by Warner Todd Huston15 Sep 2014, 5:59 AM PST0

After wondering for 13 years, a New York woman finally discovered the identities of a group of people in a wedding picture found in the rubble of the World Trade Center. Every so often as well as on the anniversary
by Warner Todd Huston14 Sep 2014, 6:26 AM PST0

Just ahead of the 2014 elections, a federal appeals in Wisconsin approved the implementation of the state’s voter ID law. The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit ruled that the Badger State could implement
by Warner Todd Huston13 Sep 2014, 9:39 PM PST0

A recent analysis of five Democrats running for Governor across the country in close elections finds them promising major expansions of Obamacare if they are elected, showing that not all Democrats are running away from the President’s signature takeover of
by Warner Todd Huston13 Sep 2014, 5:22 PM PST0

So far this year, the federal government brought in more money than ever, but even at record tax receipts, the government is far outspending its intake. During these first 11 months of fiscal year 2014, the feds brought in $2.66
by Warner Todd Huston13 Sep 2014, 9:46 AM PST0

A new poll finds that Americans who are following the news of the Islamic State terror group, also known as ISIS, are more worried than ever that the terrorists are a threat to the United States, with many fearing that
by Warner Todd Huston13 Sep 2014, 6:39 AM PST0

A South African judge this week found runner Oscar Pistorius guilty of killing his girlfriend. Despite that verdict, the International Paralympic Committee rules that he can still compete in the 2016 games. On the other hand, American football player Ray Rice,
by Warner Todd Huston13 Sep 2014, 6:00 AM PST0

The San Francisco 49ers handed play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson a two-game suspension for questioning why Janay Rice would have married Ray Rice after he punched her so hard she as to render her unconscious in the elevator of a New
by Warner Todd Huston11 Sep 2014, 3:02 PM PST0

A new Pew Research poll finds that fifty percent of respondents feel that the administration’s response to terrorism has not gone far enough, a 15-point rise since last year. The poll released on September 10 found that Americans are very
by Warner Todd Huston11 Sep 2014, 6:20 AM PST0