By TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterAUBURN HILLS, Mich.When you’ve got the smallest marketing budget of the Detroit Three automakers, you have to take risks to get your TV spots noticed. That’s why Olivier Francois, Chrysler’s marketing chief, gambles a lot. He’s
The trailer for the upcoming thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has hit the web, and it looks like director Kenneth Branagh and company have successfully updated the character of Jack Ryan to the 21st century. Check out the trailer below
Looking to cause as much pain as possible to the American people during this shut down, President Obama sent National Park Service (NPS) police officers to shut down hundreds of parks and historic sites that the federal government doesn’t even
In response to Rick Perry’s Wife Anita: Abortion is “a woman’s right”: When asked a question about abortion recently, Texas First Lady Anita Perry responded by saying she sees it “as a woman’s right.” Anita Perry is not the first high-powered Texas
Tuesday marked the 123rd birthday of Yosemite National Park, prompting Google to feature a graphic of the park – and, not coincidentally, to remind Americans that Yosemite is closed thanks to the government shutdown. The first results that pop up
(AP) West Virginia shocks No. 11 Oklahoma St. 30-21By JOHN RABYAP Sports WriterMORGANTOWN, W.Va.Clint Trickett threw a touchdown pass in his first start at West Virginia, Ishmael Banks returned an interception for a touchdown and the Mountaineers shocked No. 11
Before a crowd gathered at the Ford automotive plant in Liberty, Missouri Friday, President Barack Obama lashed out at lawmakers.
The Campaigner in Chief visited a Ford plant in Liberty, Missouri today to harangue Republicans about the need to raise the debt ceiling. “This is the United States of America – not some banana republic”, he said. “This is not
The extremist organization Westboro Baptist Church–which is known for protesting at fallen soldiers’ funerals–owes its rise to national prominence to the media circus that surrounded the Matthew Shepard case, the founder of a Shepard memorial organization said in 2011. “Matthew
(AP) In The Pits: SpinGate spun out of control earlyBy JENNA FRYERAP Auto Racing WriterJOLIET, Ill.Everything could have been handled better from the moment Clint Bowyer spun at Richmond to trigger the biggest credibility crisis in NASCAR history. That spin
President Barack Obama will use the the five-year anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers–and the ensuing financial crisis–today to attempt yet another “pivot” to economic issues for what is, conservatively, the dozenth time. Amid the boilerplate remembrances of jobs
Almost everything you think you know about the Matthew Shepard narrative is false. Matthew Shepard was the winsome young homosexual in Laramie, Wyoming who in October 1998 was tortured, killed, and left hanging grotesquely from a fence. He was discovered
Harrison Ford isn’t making friends during the production of a new climate change documentary. The Star Wars and Indiana Jones star is in Indonesia as part of Years of Living Dangerously, a documentary to air on Showtime. Indonesian presidential advisor
Everlast, also known as Whitey Ford, is known to mainstream audiences as the man that gave the world the ’90s hit What It’s Like and as one third of the trio that rocked the world with Jump Around. More recent
This summer, Washington State head coach Mike Leach said that the bottom half of the Pac-12 was better than the bottom half of the SEC. He was proven wrong Saturday when his Cougars were defeated by the Auburn Tigers, who
There is a natural geographic, albeit largely unspoken rivalry between the ACC and the SEC, and the two leagues will go head-to-head three times in the next 72 hours. The bad news for the ACC is that this is not
(AP) McKnight, Peterman among Jets’ 14 cutsBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.AP Sports WriterNEW YORKA tumultuous summer for Joe McKnight just got worse. McKnight, a backup running back and the team’s primary kick returner the last two seasons, was among the New
(AP) Private lobbyists get public pensions in 20 statesBy MICHAEL GORMLEYAssociated PressALBANY, N.Y.As a lobbyist in New York’s statehouse, Stephen Acquario is doing pretty well. He pulls down $204,000 a year, more than the governor makes, gets a Ford Explorer
(AP) Reggie Bush shines, Lions beat Patriots 40-9By MIKE HOUSEHOLDERAssociated PressDETROITThe Detroit Lions put up a lot of points in beating the New England Patriots on Thursday night. But most of the talk afterward was about the suddenly stout Lions
The son of the man whose White House duties inspired Lee Daniels’ The Butler, says his father liked all the presidents he served. That directly contradicts the narrative established by Butler screenwriter Danny Strong of Game Change fame. Strong’s script
Foresight. Imagination….both traits of any visionary. America itself was a product of visionaries. It was an idea…a concept…sprung from the minds of men who could see the future because they understood human nature…the desire for freedom…the desire for opportunity. Since
Christopher Lane, an Australian baseball player who had come to America on scholarship to play the sport he loved, was senselessly murdered and found dead Friday in Duncan, OK while visiting with his girlfriend. The culprits: three teenagers (ages 15,
CHICAGO, Aug. 19 (UPI)–Lindsay Lohan says in an interview with Oprah Winfrey she is addicted to alcohol, but feels clear-headed and whole after a 90-day stay in a Malibu rehab. Lohan, 27, said in the interview, which aired Sunday night
Lee Daniels’ The Butler captures America’s evolution on race via a historically erroneous narrative based oh, so loosely on an actual person’s life but rife with sucker punches, ill-advised stunt casting and a heaping helping of Victimology 101. Hard to
(AP) Offense not clicking, Bears beat Chargers 33-28By ANDREW SELIGMANAP Sports WriterCHICAGOThis new and supposedly improved offense is producing some awfully familiar results for the Chicago Bears. Jay Cutler looked shaky again and the defense made up for it, harassing
