This article originally appeared in The Daily Beast: The Qat plant, a staple in Middle Eastern cities, has become popular in China for its mild buzz–but the government says it’s a dangerous gateway drug. It’s a common sight in this
Editor’s Note: This story appeared in today’s edition of The Daily Beast. Readers may be familiar with the tragic story of Katie Piper, a British woman who survived a similar horrific attack. Sara, 21 years old, lives in the historic
Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast seems to be upset with a piece on Breitbart’s Big Hollywood, claiming the article is part of a right-wing smear campaign against actress Kristen Stewart for comments she made about how badly the US
In advance of the release of her most recent film project, Camp X-Ray, Kristen Stewart conducted an interview with The Daily Beast which was, in turn, covered here at Breitbart News, which, in turn, was covered by The Daily Beast
Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) accidentally proved to the Daily Beast he lied on his campaign website and on the campaign trail about his military record as part of an effort to disprove a Breitbart News
A Dallas nurse who cared for Liberian patient Thomas Eric Duncan — not his family or friends — has contracted the virus. Why health-care professionals are feeling especially alarmed. The announcement that a second case of Ebola has been diagnosed
During an interview with The Daily Beast, actress Kristen Stewart indicated that terrorists at Guantanamo Bay are misunderstood and that joining the United States Armed Forces is the job of a simpleton. Camp X-Ray is Stewart’s newest film that illustrates the life of a
From the Daily Beast: The President’s White House staff was controlling, insular, and often ignored the advice of its senior national security officials, former Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta charges in his yet-to-be-released memoir. The result, Panetta says:
The Daily Beast’s Ana Marie Cox criticized Attorney General Eric Holder for his record on civil liberties and dubbed him “the worst Attorney General for journalists, probably in decades” on Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC. “I’m not so
From The Daily Beast: Texas is well known for its barbeque but, once again on Friday, Ted Cruz showed that he’s better at serving up red meat than any other resident of the Lone Star State. In a speech to assembled crowd
Actress Juliette Lewis told the Daily Beast the reason she believes the mainstream media hates Scientologyand defended its most ardent supporter, Tom Cruise, whom she claims has been victimized by the press. Lewis said: I’ll get all conspiratorial on you, and
It’s probably not how he planned to spend his September, but Sean Davis of The Federalist has become the go-to guy for puncturing the tall tales of celebrity scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Davis began noticing that several stories Tyson routinely
The National Guard told FOX 25 that three Afghan National Army soldiers are missing from Joint Base Cape Cod. Maj. Jan Mohammad Arash, Capt. Mohammad Nasir Askarzada, and Capt. Noorullah Aminyar disappeared on Saturday night, were reported missing by base
This post originally appeared in Salon: Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Thomas Frieden began a press conference on Tuesday with the warning that “the window is closing” on containing the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. “This
The Daily Beast’s National Security Reporter Eli Lake argued that President Obama was the “last holdout” on taking aggressive action against ISIS on Tuesday’s “Laura Ingraham Show.” “When you have people saying that [ISIS is a threat] for a solid
The Daily Beast is so ecstatic over the $1 million Bill and Melinda Gates have contributed to Washington state gun control Initiative 594 that they are already wondering if Gates’ money can be used to secure gun control measures that
A new book by a veteran journalist reportedly paints Katie Couric as a “self-absorbed” personality who denigrated and demeaned one of her top female competitors. In Sheila Weller’s The News Sorority, a book that details the rise of Diane Sawyer, Couric, and
Transgender Americans seeking gender reassignment surgeries are finding relief through Obamacare, The Daily Beast reported on Monday. Federal laws banning health insurance discrimination against transgender people, combined with Obamacare’s ban on denying coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, have paved
Iowa Democrat and Senate candidate Rep Bruce Braley continues to devolve into something of a political caricature. It’s gotten so bad even The Daily Beast has taken note. A new ad out from America Rising reveals Braley’s inspiration for getting
This article originally appeared in The Daily Beast: Is the Pontiff of Peace advocating war? No, but the self-proclaimed “Caliph” Ibrahim wants his fight to be a true holy war on both sides, and his strategy seems to be succeeding.
An embarrassing study shows that Democrat political candidates pay their minority campaign staffers less than they pay their white staffers. The study finds that minority Democrat campaign staffers routinely get paid less than their white counterparts. Further, fewer minorities than
Editors Note: This article ran today in The Daily Beast. We reprint here. In The Gambia, Africa’s smallest country, located perilously closely to the affected territories, uncertainty is growing. Walk-in centers at its two hospitals remain full, spilling over with
This article originally appeared in The Daily Beast: The President didn’t want to strike ISIS in Iraq this week, but he has no choice. But there is still no plan to defeat the group, which gets more powerful by the
When Barack Obama vaulted onto the national stage a decade ago, part of his appeal was that he seemed to be from so many places at once. All corners of the country could lay claim to him: He was Hawaiian
This article originally appeared in The Daily Beast: At an emergency hearing Thursday, leaders of the fight against Ebola gave updates on the situation in Africa and the future of the deadly disease’s possible spread. At an emergency hearing in
