On Wednesday, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy legalized same-sex marriage in Nevada, and clarified that an earlier order that temporarily blocked same-sex unions applies only to Idaho. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, Kennedy had earlier ordered same-sex marriages to be
If anyone doubted Scarlett Johansson’s box office might, the summer film Lucy silenced them once and for all. Not only does Johansson stand tall in The Avengers and Captain America, she can carry an action movie on her slender shoulders.
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the department tasked with collecting taxes from the British public, has been undertaking psychological experiments unbeknownst to the British people, in order to work out how best to elicit the tax payments as quickly as
CNN’s woes got even more woeful Tuesday when it was announced that CNN’s parent company, Turner Broadcasting, would slash 8.5% of CNN’s workforce, and a longtime CNN producer filed a $5 million age and racial discrimination suit against the leftwing
DETROIT (AP) — A runaway title in a division of behemoths, then an unexpected sweep against a trio of Cy Young winners. For Nelson Cruz, Buck Showalter and this unheralded bunch from Baltimore, the question now is: What’s next? Cruz
The House Oversight Committee is pursuing another contempt of court charge, and possibly a daily monetary fine, and jail time for outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder unless he complies with a court order to release certain Fast and Furious documents. Via
(AFP) Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong clashed with police outside government offices as tensions ran high Friday morning, despite an eleventh-hour agreement for talks, as China said the demonstrators were “doomed to fail”. Although most overnight demonstrators had gone home
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban suicide bombers struck two buses carrying Afghan soldiers in Kabul early Wednesday, killing seven people and wounding 21, just a day after the signing of a key U.S.-Afghan security pact. The long-awaited deal allows U.S.
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader said China won’t back down from its decision to limit voting reforms in the Asian financial hub as pro-democracy protesters set a Wednesday deadline for a response from the government to meet their
The midterm elections, despite months of news coverage and media battles, are only now wrapping up the pre-season. The campaigns begin in earnest this week, as a critical fundraising deadline passes and voters only now begin paying real attention to
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) says he believes he can still bring the Republican Party along to achieve bipartisan immigration reform but if President Obama acts unilaterally he will “poison the well” on the issue. Speaking to ABC News’ George
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran’s president on Friday urged faster progress at nuclear talks between his country and six world powers, joining other top international officials who say the current round has failed to make substantial headway toward sealing a
In the wood-panelled rooms of Vienna’s traditional coffee houses, tobacco-lovers can still light up pretty much as they please. But one of the last smokers’ havens in Europe may be on course to kick the habit. Even diehard smokers, when
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The militant Palestinian Hamas group and its rival Fatah movement on Thursday reached a partial agreement on governing the Gaza Strip, signaling a major step forward in reducing their deep-seated enmity. Meanwhile, a senior
Filmmaker Oliver Stone, who has gained fame and notoriety for iconic films based on real life persons and events, is reportedly in talks with the versatile actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in a new film. The
Labour Leader Ed Miliband has set-out his ten year plan to turn “hierarchical Britain” into a modern Britain free from “throw back dogma”. The speech at Labour Party Conference laid out six key promises he plans to deliver if they
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding President Obama immediately reveal the immigration recommendations that he plans to use to take executive action on immigration reform. In a letter to Obama Monday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
Another Tina Fey movie. Another flop. Fey’s latest, the comedy This is Where I Leave You, opened to just $11.7 million on 2868 screens. This is perfectly in line with her last film, Muppets Most Wanted, which belly flopped with
National Security Advisor Susan Rice explained that the training process for Syrian rebels would take “many months” and that Americans should not expect “rapid or immediate fruit” from the program. Rice joined White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest at the
Iran and six world powers return to the negotiating table on Friday with only two months left to reach a deal on ensuring Tehran’s nuclear program poses no military threat. No major breakthroughs are expected at the talks that are
Deadline reports that CEO Les Moonves announced to investors Wednesday the “strong possibility” that both Showtime and CBS will soon be available to consumers through Internet streaming and outside of a bundled cable package. Moonves’ trial balloon comes just days
A Georgia-based group investigating voter fraud says it has documented 25 fraudulent voter applications out of approximately 85,000. The numbers are fueling a war of words between two sides in the ongoing investigation. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Investigators backed away Wednesday
In a letter to President Obama dated September 11th, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal said his state may apply for a federal pre-kindergarten grant of up to $15 million, as long as Obama assures him the funds are not linked to
Rosie O’Donnell reportedly wanted a meek and docile “Republican” co-host who was reportedly not “too confrontational.” And she found a perfectly mousy “Brooklyn Brawler” who will roll over for her in Nicolle Wallace, the former Republican campaign hack whose profile
LONDON (AP) — How do you divorce after a 300-year union? It’s complicated, and there is a deadline. If Scots vote yes to separation on Thursday, a clock starts ticking down to March 24, 2016 — the independence day declared
