A Nevada judge radically changed the sentence he had given a convicted child molester only a week after the original sentence, cutting it from life in prison with a possible parole in ten years to one year in jail and
When even half of Democrats favor building the Keystone XL pipeline, and almost two-thirds of Americans agree, what does that mean on the geopolitical level? Along with fracking, the pipeline offers the United States the opportunity to become energy independent,
In California, where drought conditions are severe, regulations that prevent water from reaching desperate farmers prompted thousands of farmers to rally Wednesday in protest. At the same time the rally was held, farmers were in Washington to testify at a
A new survey reports that if Congress raises the current minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, there will be catastrophic effects. Among private employers paying the minimum wage, 38% will fire workers, 54% will reduce the number of employees they
Megan McArdle, writing for Boomberg View, theorizes that the number of young people enrolling in Obamacare required to keep the health insurance market from entering a “death spiral” will not be met. She notes that as of March 1st, 4,242,325
A Brooklyn man rejected an offer to plead guilty on Monday to giving his three-month-pregnant girlfriend an abortion pill while they were having sex, causing the death of the baby inside her. Shervaughn Remy, 34, was arrested on Valentine’s Day
As part of the “Harvard College Israel Trek 2014,” some of Harvard’s students recently visited the grave of former PLO terrorist Yasser Arafat. The students even posed for a photo-op next to Arafat’s grave in Ramallah. #Harvard students posing, smiling
The pornography business, noting the wild success of social media that dwarfs its own, has figured out that social media can skyrocket the pornography business to new heights. The fact that social networking sites are four of the top ten
In what may be a quid-pro-quo move, Michelle Obama is making a trip to China with her daughters and mother only a few weeks after China excoriated Barack Obama for meeting with the Dalai Lama. Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes
In an article from Mother Jones, the authors imply that marijuana growing is causing global warming. Watch the way the article moves deliberately to its focus on the environmental dangers of marijuana growing to the climate change climax. The authors
Fred Phelps, Sr., longtime pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church, was excommunicated from the church last summer and is currently near death, according to his sons, Nate and Mark. Nate, who left the church years ago, wrote on Facebook Sunday
The battle between gay rights activists and Irish-Americans who simply want to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day parades without gay groups pushing their agenda triggered Guinness Beer to drop its sponsorship of the New York parade. The New York City Saint
On March 14, U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf acknowledged once again that the United States has been having an ongoing dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. She was asked, “The second question is: The State Department has recently
There is growing panic among Democrats in Congress about the 2014 elections, and it is based on numerous factors that give them serious anxiety. In the Senate, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire just found out that she will be
One Wyoming farmer is refusing to be intimidated by the Environmental Protection Agency into demolishing a stock pond he and his wife built in 2012 on his eight-acre Wyoming farm. Andy Johnson and his wife Katie used pure water to
A 21-year-old African-American aspiring model and singer from Detroit has been charged with stabbing in the back and murdering a 37-year-old gas station attendant in Dalton, Ga. after she allegedly tried to rob him last Sunday night. Skyy Raven Marie
In another weekly smoke-and-mirrors address from Barack Obama, the president tried to distract Americans from the Obamacare debacle and the White House’s weak-kneed foreign policy by speaking of his efforts to “strengthen overtime pay protections.” In words that might leave
Those Colorado marijuana smokers convicted of marijuana possession for owning small amounts of the drug may have their convictions reversed because of the new laws legalizing recreational marijuana, according to a new ruling by Colorado’s second-highest court. The court ruled
Eleanor Clift, the former Newsweek reporter whose bias was once made legendary by the Media Research Center when it invented the Eleanor Clift Award “for Clinton Worshipping,” has taken to the Daily Beast to fiercely defend her idol, Hillary Clinton, as ethical
On Thursday, Pope Francis continued the theme with which he began his papacy, marking his one-year anniversary by tweeting, “Please pray for me.” One year ago, when Francis introduced himself from the balcony of St. Peter’s, he asked the crowd
Ten senators, including members of both parties, have reached a deal extending by five months long-term unemployment insurance benefits that have already expired. Over two million Americans would be affected. The retroactive payments would be marked from December 28, 2013
Sen. Harry Reid took the lead among Democratic senators Thursday in maligning the billionaire Koch brothers, accusing them of using their clout to block aid to the Ukraine unless Congress puts off IRS rules changes affecting nonprofit institutions such as
If you want to fly first class for airplane travel and leave the cost to the taxpayers, join NASA. Scripps News is reporting that there have been numerous instances in recent years of NASA employees taking upgraded flights costing tens of thousands
The Courier-Journal reports that Kentucky Senate committee voted Wednesday to allow Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) to place his name on the 2016 ballot twice, once for his reelection as a senator and once for president of the United States. Paul
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported on Wednesday that Russia, not content with defying the West as it invaded the Crimea, has now made a preliminary agreement with Iran to build two more Iranian nuclear power plants. This will help
