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President Obama will be speaking in primetime Thursday regarding his planned executive action on immigration reform, but the major network TV stations won’t be airing it. CNN’s Brian Stelter reports that ABC, NBC, and CBS will not televise Obama’s speech.

Rosie O’Donnell, co-host of ABC’s “The View” argued that “black boys are like the endangered species in America” in a discussion on the upcoming grand jury decision in Ferguson on Tuesday. She said that “it feels like someone might know

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) admitted that “we all knew” that President Obama’s claim that individuals would be allowed to keep their plans if they liked them under the Affordable Care Act was untrue in an interview on the November 17,

A man who recently traveled to Africa was evaluated Friday at San Diego’s Alvarado Hospital as a precaution against potential Ebola exposure. An infection control doctor at Alvarado reportedly determined that the man was not at risk. He did not

The environmental group Sea Shepherd negligently dumped up to 500 litres of diesel into the Trinity Inlet in Cairns, Australia, because the crew didn’t have the correct manual for the boat they were operating, it has emerged. The climate website

AUSTIN, Texas — The Dallas Morning News unfairly attacked Texas Governor Rick Perry in a story this weekend saying that Perry “tried to force [Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg] from office for drunken driving,” and that he had “cited outrage at

Thursday the White House pushed back on the claim that the passage of Obamacare lacked transparency. But President Obama has already admitted that was the case in a major interview with ABC News broadcast in January 2010. Obamacare architect Jonathan

Betty Smith, 75, a retired Christian school teacher in El Cajon, awakened on Veterans Day to find the American flag in front of her house stolen. She told ABC News’ San Diego affiliate: “It amazes me that anyone would do

Teresa Romero, the Spanish auxiliary nurse who became the first person to contract Ebola outside of Africa, is suing the Health Council of Madrid for 300,000 Euros, as well as filing other lawsuits to demand damages for a number of

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin said last weeks midterm election should be “a moment of great introspection” for Democrats because clearly President Barack Obama is “a spent political force.” When asked what Democrats should

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” former Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile said Tuesday midterm results were a “crushing defeat.”  Brazile said, “It is a very tough reality, George, and I wish this was bourbon, but, of

The Spanish radical left has had much to celebrate these days. The Occupy-inspired socialist party, Podemos, is cruising to a crushing electoral defeat of everyone from mainstream conservatives to the country’s official Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE). In the midst of

Wednesday during his post-election press conference ABC News’ chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl took  President Barack Obama to task for not even meeting with members of Congress over the last six years.  He said, “Mitch McConnell has been the

It’s a sad, gloomy, play-Careless-Whisper-on-repeat day for the Democrats after receiving a veritable trouncing in this year’s midterm elections. In one attempt to cheer the left up, the Huffington Post is highlighting successful leftist parties around the world–parties that are

With FCC fines almost non-existent, several low-rated television shows are pushing the boundaries with talk of “fisting” and anal sex, as well as penis pictures, to boost ratings.  Primetime television is apparently upping the ante as far as explicit and

Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott (R) says he will sign a bill to legalize the open carry of handguns as soon as the legislation reaches his desk. Abbott spoke to reporters in Austin the morning after he won the Lone Star

In the wake of historic congressional midterm losses that cost Democrats control of the U.S. Senate, President Barack Obama’s inner circle says he remains defiant and unwilling to face the seismic post-election reality.  “He doesn’t feel repudiated,” an Obama aide

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts–Republican Charlie Baker was elected Massachusetts Governor on Tuesday; Fox and ABC called the victory. Baker beat his opponent, Democratic Attorney General Martha Coakley, after a tight race in which nearly every vote counted.  Baker, a former health insurance executive, will

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jon Karl reported that according to WH officials “the president will move forward with an executive order on immigration reform “no matter how big a shellacking Democrats get tonight” during ABC’s Election coverage on

Zale Thompson, the man who attacked a group of New York City policemen with an ax last month, was a self-radicalized jihadist who spent days before the attack looking at extremist websites. Two sources with knowledge of the investigation tell

The Australian state of Victoria has implemented a law that makes it illegal to send lewd photographs to a partner without their consent via telephone or internet. The new “sexting” law may result in up to two years in prison

Brandy Clark may not be the typical country artist, but she’s currently one of the most talked about as she’s known for singing about pot-smoking housewives. Clark, 37, has previously written tracks for Miranda Lambert and The Band Perry. She

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for president in 2012 and a supporter of former Sen. Scott Brown’s campaign, decried an effort by the liberal media to falsely smear Brown during last night’s final New Hampshire Senate

Memo to “The View”: America is just not that into you. ABC’s news division is taking over the failing daytime program, which is tanking in the ratings after hiring the boring, cautious, and technocratic Nicolle Wallace (does she even have

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told Breitbart News on Wednesday that former Sen. Scott Brown is right to have concerns over ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos being the debate moderator on Thursday night. “I don’t think this would

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, a former aide to former President Bill Clinton, will be moderating the final debate here between incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Republican Scott Brown on Thursday evening. But one thing

Monday night on ABC’s “World News Tonight,” host David Muir questioned why President Obama was at the White House on Monday while all the other big political names were out campaigning in states with key Senate races. “Look at the

Monday at the daily press briefing, ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl questioned press secretary Josh Earnest over why with only one week left President Barack Obama was not campaigning for any Democrats this weekend. Karl asked Earnest

Freshman Congressman Scott Peters (D-52) and Republican challenger Carl DeMaio continue to be locked in an increadibly tight, highly contentious and highly targeted Congressional race in San Diego, California. In the midst of aggressive campaigning efforts, former DeMaio policy director

The San Diego State baseball team gathered to play on Sunday in their annual Halloween Game, donning costumes and playing together for the first time since the passing of their beloved coach “Mr. Padre,” Tony Gwynn. ABC News reported that

(Reuters) – A 5-year-old boy who arrived from Guinea was being observed in isolation at Bellevue Hospital in New York City for possible Ebola symptoms, according to media reports Monday, as New York and New Jersey stuck to new plans

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” the son of former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL), George P. Bush said it’s more than likely that he’ll run for president in 2016. Bush, who is running for Texas land commissioner said,

Texas is using a secret ingredient to fight any future Ebola cases. Here are a few clues: it is red, probably in many kitchens in the South, and spicy. The ingredient is Tabasco sauce. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical

Bentley, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel belonging to Dallas nurse Nina Pham, has tested negative for Ebola. The dog will remain under quarantine for the full 21-day period customary for human beings, as Pham will reportedly be released from the hospital

DALLAS, Texas — First nurse Ebola stricken in the United States, Nina Pham has been five times tested, cleared of the disease and released from the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Bethesda Maryland Friday. She read a statement to