Cold temperatures have socked much of the country early, bringing freezing temperatures and mounds of snow in some of the earliest winter weather in decades. Winter has debuted early in the USA. So early, in fact, that river ice has
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose missed the 2013 playoffs when a doctor told him he didn’t need to and has skipped eight games this young season. His frequent absences have clearly frustrated his coach. “Oh I don’t know, Jesus,” Tom
Speaking in Chicago on Tuesday, President Obama addressed the rioting that occurred in Ferguson as people reacted to the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown shooting. Obama admitted that the decision “upset a lot of people” but pointed out
Tuesday at Copernicus Community Center in Chicago, IL, President Barack Obama addressed the riots and protests going on throughout the country in reaction to the grand jury announcement that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges for the
Since August, Al Sharpton and MSNBC, CNN, the big three networks, and all the righteous protesters and Anonymous hacktivists have been using the death of Michael Brown as a basis to claim that our society is prejudiced against black teens.
As the nation waited for the news regarding the possible indictment of Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, protesters nationwide took to the streets and to social media to voice their opposing views on the case. In places like New York
Sunday, while addressing the much awaited grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson, President Obama said, “In the end, what I have confidence in is that if we do a better job
A lot of intriguing action in Week 12, including a relocated game, the NFL’s #1 defense against Tom Brady, the return of Josh Gordon, Lovie Smith’s return to Chicago, Denver finally returning home, DeMarco Murray against the NFL’s worst run
President Barack Obama will continue his tour to sell his massive executive amnesty on Tuesday in Chicago with Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), considered the godfather of the pro-amnesty movement, and Mayor Rahm “godfather” Emanuel (D). According to a Chicago Sun-Times
“There is need for hope and light at this time, particularly because of the darkness that sometimes surrounds us,” says Cardinal Timothy Dolan, “and the visit of Pope Francis to the United States is a carrier of this light.” After
NEW YORK (AP) — A legend of film, theater and comedy in nearly equal measure, Mike Nichols was an unquestioned fixture of smart, urbane American culture across a relentlessly versatile, six-decade career that on stage or screen, reliably coursed with
On Monday, the the federal government will begin screening incoming travelers from Mali for symptoms of Ebola as a Maryland doctor became the second person to die of Ebola on American soil. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced its
Statements by the dean of the National Cathedral as it hosted Muslim prayers on the 100th anniversary of the last Caliph’s call for Jihad against nonbelievers have led to a closer look at the ideology of the Episcopal Church in
Police departments in many of the nation’s big cities are preparing to respond in force to any possible protests or riots that might rise after the decision of whether or not to indict a white officer who shot a black teen in
Atheists and others are practically giddy at a new data analysis that shows a correlation between an increase in Internet use and a decrease in religious affiliation. Writing at Salon.com, frequent critic of religion, Amanda Marcotte, celebrates the new data.
Rosewater, the feature film directorial debut of Comedy Central’s Daily Show host Jon Stewart, is off to a good start both critically and commercially. The film tells the true story of Maziar Bahari, a London-based Iranian-Canadian journalist who traveled to
In a year in which a flood of illegal immigrants from Central American nations have come across the U.S.-Mexico border, America has seen more measles outbreaks than any year since 1994. A Business Insider report says measles is making an “alarming comeback” because
The college basketball season started Friday with 150 Division 1 games. The following are the Value Add Projections for the top 500 players this season. The top few players were revealed by Fox Sports on August 25, but there have
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.
In a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) took aim at his congressional colleagues and others outside the world of Congress that have expressed their disapproval of President Barack Obama’s
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is ramping up its efforts to get Hispanics enrolled in Obamacare. “We’re about to start open enrollment—which will start on Saturday,” HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell said in a Google Hangout this week
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
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 Thomas More Society has sent a demand letter to a Virginia high school principal, charging that his denial of the establishment of a pro-life club is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The Chicago-based public interest law firm sent the letter to
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
