LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is having a blast again, with a shared bond with his crew, comfort in his own skin as NASCAR’s most popular driver, even finding fun 140 characters at a time on Twitter.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Pentagon issues annual report on China’s military Al-Sisi’s election as Egypt’s president tainted by low turnout Former ambassador to Syria harshly criticizes Obama’s policies Pentagon issues annual report on China’s military China is developing
Like many in the business of making screen comedies these days, Seth MacFarlane — director, star, co-writer, and producer of the new Western-spoof “A Million Ways to Die in the West” wants it both ways: the sweet and the vulgar.
SOUTHAVEN, Mississippi–He’s endorsed his colleague Sen. Thad Cochran’s (R-MS) re-election campaign. But addressing a crowd of 100 Republicans here Tuesday, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) urged party unity, no matter who wins the bitter Senate primary. “I think we need to
Today Venezuela announced an agreement under which they would begin to pay off some of the $4 billion they owe carriers. But dozens of other major corporations are also getting stung by Venezuelan inflation. The deal with air carriers comes
To head off a tough bout with stagflation–slow growth and high inflation–the Federal Reserve should start raising interest rates soon. Most economists expected 2014 to be a breakout year. A surge in new home construction was anticipated to instigate growth
The gas and oil boom has allowed Texas to prosper, but Mexican drug smugglers may also be benefitting from the healthy industry. A significant amount of gas and oil business is conducted on large, private ranches near the Texas-Mexican border. As
San Jose’s favorite ice cream truck since 2010, the Treatbot, which offers delicious frozen confections accompanied by karaoke, has gone on a temporary hiatus after it was destroyed in a crash on Interstate Highway 280 near Palo Alto, California. The
Shooting on the seventh film in the Star Wars saga started this week, but the production isn’t turning to Tunisia to approximate the main character’s roots. Star Wars creator George Lucas used Tunisia to represent Luke Skywalker’s home planet of
The 1980 campaign brought about the dissolution of the old New Deal Coalition and the rise of the Reagan Democrat, a phrase coined by Newsweek political writer Peter Goldman after that historic election. Yet all campaigns cannot be viewed as isolated incidents
On his Friday “Real Time” HBO show, host Bill Maher used his closing monologue to double down on a dare to the Republican Party in which he suggested they attempt impeachment of President Barack Obama to bolster his approval ratings
(UPI) The new “Star Wars: Episode VII” movie has had its first day of filming, its director’s company said Friday while giving a tantalising hint of a return to the roots of the legendary series. The Twitter account of Bad
Director Gareth Edwards claims his summer blockbuster “Godzilla” is some sort of Global Warming cautionary tale. If that was his intent, unless you want to count the expected and clichéd platitudes about “controlling nature,” he failed miserably (thank God). Saying
The most unique element of Timothy Geithner’s new 580 page book Stress Test is that he seems to have actually written it. As former President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank from 2003 to 2009 and then U.S. Treasury
EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Two women were married on a sidewalk outside a county courthouse in Arkansas on Saturday, breaking a barrier that state voters put in place with a constitutional amendment 10 years ago. A day after Pulaski
An exclusive Reuters report uncovers that a community giveaway program under the government of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has left billions of dollars unaccounted for, as community officials keep shoddy records and rely only on townspeople to report if they
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is currently in an undisclosed location after taking a leave of absence from his duties to seek help for alcohol abuse problems. Ford was said to have gone to Chicago to stay at a facility there
Writing in the Guardian today, academics Robert Ford and Matthew Goodwin ask three key questions that UKIP should answer, and may well answer by the party’s performance in the May 22nd European and local elections in Britain. Ford and Goodwin,
In 1973, James William Guercio was a music producer famous for his work with the bands Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears. For whatever reason (it was the 70’s!) someone at United Artists thought this meant Guercio was ready to
The disastrous policies of President Nicolás Maduro’s socialist government in Venezuela are beginning to significantly impact American corporations. Corporations like Clorox, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, and others are finding their quarterly earnings diminished by the rapid devaluation of Venezuela’s currency. According to
On April 29th, Point Loma, California, resident Keith Groves climbed out of bed naked, retrieved his handgun, and confronted the burglar who had broken into his garage. According to ABC10 News, “Groves heard a crashing sound and then another at
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will take a leave of absence to seek help for substance abuse, his lawyer said Wednesday. Dennis Morris said he spoke to Ford earlier Wednesday and said Ford has accepted that he has
Russell Kirk famously responded to conspiracy theorists questioning President Dwight Eisenhower’s patriotism by pointing out that “Ike’s not a Communist. He’s a golfer.” The gaudy bills for Eisenhower’s successor’s frequent trips to the fairways may leave critics wondering if Obama’s
Star Wars fans hoped rumors that the franchise’s original trio–Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill–would truly be part of the seventh film in the series. Today, the Force behind the long-awaited sequel showed its hand, confirming not only those
Last year, the Laredo ISD pioneered a program that took advantage of the oil and gas boon in south Texas and put practical meaning to college and career readiness at the Sabas Perez Engineering Magnet School, located at Cigarroa High.
