Early voting for the March Primary Election began today with Texas’ voter ID law enjoying full enforcement, despite U.S. Department of Justice objections in federal court. Just as Texans experienced in the 2013 Constitutional Election, voters must present an approved
Photo below is a screen shot of the Google News page when you search for Michael Dunn. As you can see, next to the top story is a photo of George Zimmerman, who has as little to do with the
Andrea Grimes, a ‘reproductive rights journalist’ and supporter of Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis recently wrote two blog posts defending Davis that provide uniquely blunt insight into the extreme views and long term goals of the Texas pro-abortion left. A
It’s a conundrum for environmentalists: a solar power plant that is the largest of its type in the world and can supply power for 140,000 homes is also killing dozens of birds. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, which uses
My two-bedroom apartment in Santa Monica overlooks a sort of courtyard/alleyway that is surrounded by several dozen other apartments. On still summer nights, there is a couple–no one knows quite who they are–who make love with their windows open. They
A radical Syrian cleric who spent January on a U.S. fundraising tour has erased a 2001 fatwa endorsing suicide bombings from his website. The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) uncovered Sheikh Mohammad Rateb Nabulsi’s fatwa last month, during his visit
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — You don’t have to be just male or female on Facebook anymore. The social media giant is adding a customizable option with about 50 different terms people can use to identify their gender as well
This past weekend Hollywood had it collective jaws drop when The Lego Movie debuted with $70 million at the box office. This result shows a shift in perception the movie experienced, as it was openly derided initially as an empty commercial enterprise. The
Google has acquired eight different robotics companies in the last year, and has just added a major partner in their quest for a robot army: Foxconn. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the “long time Apple manufacturing partner” is
Ireen Wust won the gold in the women’s speed skating 3000m in Sochi, Russia, and she is one of seven openly gay athletes competing in the Winter Olympics. “Seventeen million Dutch wanted me to win,” said Wust, who painted her
More than two thirds of the continental United States is currently covered in snow, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With 67.4% of the contiguous United States now covered with snow, up from 48.1%
According to our tour guide… The Necropolis or City of the Dead was discovered by accident sometime in the late 1930s. A part of the floor in the Basilica of St. Peter needed to be lowered and while digging up
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Fast five, Friday edition: Things you’ll want to know about the 2014 Winter Olympics. ___ NO YOGURT: Chobani is the U.S. Olympic team’s official yogurt. It’s also hard to find here in Sochi. And therein lies
Google is making a big statement today in protest of Russia’s anti-Gay law. Today marks the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, and Google wants to be a player. Google’s homepage is one big gay pride flag.
As part of its endeavor to provide cradle to grave federally funded education, the Obama administration had First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan get the word out that almost all students are eligible for federal
Russia wanted to vanquish the stereotype that women athletes are manly by having their female athletes pose in racy lingerie. But is anyone shocked? After all, President Vladimir Putin is obsessed with his physical image and often photographs himself shirtless.
Google’s doodle is a celebration of the 2014 Winter Olympics, but as usual, there is a statement behind it. The letters are in the colors of the rainbow, which is used to represent the LGBT community. Russia passed anti-gay propaganda
Gilles de Kerchove, the European Union’s counter-terrorism coordinator, has publicly stated that he wishes for the European super-state to be able to remove not just websites that promote illegal content, but also those which he calls “undesirable.” The statement from
A sniper attack in April 2013 that disabled several transformers at a substation near San Jose, CA was “the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred,” according to officials, and may have been a
On Monday, the nation’s largest tech companies began releasing data on the NSA’s requests for customer information. The data shows that the government requested information on thousands of Americans. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Tumbler were allowed to reveal
The documents requested from eighteen of twenty individuals and groups by the New Jersey Legislature tied to the investigation of Chris Christie’s bridge scandal are due today, but despite the official nature of the subpoenas, the Legislature is expecting to
President Obama promised that the Affordable Care Act would be just that: affordable and provide health care. In the past few months, neither has proven true, as millions of Americans have been dropped from their policies or can’t afford their
In just 15 hours, Politico has already slammed Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) with 16 stories headlining his verbal threat against a reporter after President Obama’s State of the Union speech. By comparison, this is already three more stories (according to
The Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram killed at least 99 Nigerians on Sunday in one of the highest death tolls. They attacked two towns, including a Christian church service and burning down homes. The attacks occurred in the northeast region
Step 1: Be Rob Lowe From Boomstickcomics.com: If you were scared you wouldn’t see Rob Lowe weekly after his stint in ‘Parks and Recreation’ ending, worry no more! NBC ordered a pilot for a comedy starring Lowe and executive produced
