Pop star Madonna weighed in on events in Venezuela and Ukraine Thursday, launching an attack against President Maduro via Instagram. Beside a picture of Maduro, Madonna wrote: Apparantly Maduro is not familiar with the phrase “Human Rights”! Facism is alive
Facebook yesterday added another global brand and 450 million new users to its growing collection of social media properties when it agreed a $19 billion cash and stock deal for fast growing, five-year old startup WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a text,
The Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins are using drones to film practices during spring training. Though the Nationals have said that they are using the drones for promotional vides, they may ultimately use the drones to help position their
MADISON, Wis., Feb. 18 (UPI) — The Wisconsin Army National Guard is on the defensive after a photo of a member posing comically in front of a flag-draped coffin surfaced on Instagram. The National Guard confirmed at least one of
American figure skater Gracie Gold, who is the country’s best hopeful for the medal that bears her last name, was excited to finally meet and get a picture with South Korean star Yuna Kim, who is called “Queen Yuna” for
Jennifer Welter, the first female to play running back in a men’s professional football league, got walloped by men twice her size in a preseason game on Saturday in the Indoor Football League. According to Fox Sports, the 36-year-old Women’s
In a show of support for Michael Sam, who is expected to be the NFL’s first openly gay player, Sam’s fellow students at the University of Missouri formed a human wall in an apparent effort to push back against a
Readers will have to wait until October to find out if Girls star Lena Dunham’s advice was worth the million-plus dollar price tag. Random House won a bidding war in 2012 for the rights to publish Dunham’s advice/memoir, and now
What’s causing athletic fields once teeming with kids to resemble ghost towns? A study by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) reports that youth sports lost 11 percent of its casual participants since 2008. Although gymnastics, beach volleyball, and
With the Super Bowl teams descending on New Jersey this week, embattled Governor Chris Christie took a night off from his many scandals to attend festivities with Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City while keeping the state rivalry
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (MDA) has launched a new campaign claiming Facebook and Instagram are “effectively hosting online gun shows.” According to PR Newswire, MDA is asking “Facebook and Instagram to immediately enact a policy prohibiting
Justin Bieber may not have been humbled by his arrest on DUI charges Thursday. The pop star released an Instagram graphic earlier today that showed a picture of him waving to fans after his arrest in Miami next to an
Snoop Dogg may have set off a smoke detector or two in his day given his affection for pot, but he made a few new fans when his hotel’s alarm brought the local fire fighters into his room. An Australian
The Glass-sided Apple store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue has become an iconic monument to all things cool, but the harsh winter has proven too much for the eye catching store. One of the giant glass panes of the transparent cube
Google and Facebook may be the brands most associated with America’s “progressive” high-tech elite, but in the left-wing mecca of San Francisco they have become the prime targets of populist outrage. The so-called “Google buses,” which transport tech workers from
1. Jack Ryan Flops A disastrous opening for “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” could mean that the franchise will lay dormant for another dozen years, or more. “The Sum of All Fears” (2002) was itself an attempted reboot of the franchise
After performing at the Infinti Brand Festival last Saturday in Beijing, pop sensation Katy Perry stopped in for a visit with the China National Orchestra, which surprised her with an orchestrated version of her mega-hit Roar, that moved her to tears. “It’s
(AP) Browns looking into photos posted by WR BessBy TOM WITHERSAP Sports WriterCLEVELANDBrowns wide receiver Davone Bess has posted a potentially incriminating photograph on his Twitter account that could jeopardize his future with the team _ and possibly lead to
The White House posted an Instagram video at the Coupe diner in Washington, D.C. of President Barack Obama and baby Josh…
By JORGE RUEDA and FRANK BAJAKAssociated PressCARACAS, VenezuelaA former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband were shot and killed and their 5-year-old daughter wounded when they resisted robbers by locking themselves inside their car after tire punctures disabled it on an
On New Year’s Eve, Miami Heat star LeBron James and his wife, Savannah, went to Lock & Load Miami, where they shot fully automatic rifles then posed for pictures with the targets they decimated. According to TMZ, James shot an
Beyonce is still battling outrage over her use of audio connected to a space shuttle tragedy, but she’ll likely end 2013 defending a questionable choice in Instagram imagery. The erstwhile Mrs. Carter sent out a picture of herself lounging in
(AP) Schumacher critical, outlook uncertain after fallBy SARAH DiLORENZO and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press Breitbart Sports Update: Schumacher’s doctor said the racing great is “fighting for his life.” GRENOBLE, FranceDoctors treating Michael Schumacher refused Monday to predict an outcome for
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley (R) got a great Christmas gift this year–a Beretta PX4 Storm. After receiving the gun, she took a photo of it and sent an Instagram with the following caption: “Our family had a wonderful Christmas
Questlove and Top Chef star Padma Lakshmi are both taking sensitivity shrapnel after sending out social media messages deemed offensive to the Japanese. The gossip blog Oh No They Didn’t cited the duo, along with his manager, for an Instagram
