During a visit to Washington, D.C. earlier this week, I was accosted several times by young, feisty American girls who were overly eager, after hearing my British accent, to take me to task over the recent reporting regarding Her Majesty
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Friday that he believes the Russian city of Sochi is safe and that Americans who want to go to the Olympics should go. Amid questions about whether Russian security
SEOUL, Jan. 30 (UPI) —A South Korean woman said she makes more than $9,000 per month by eating in front of a webcam and allowing thousands to watch her. Park Seo-Yeon, 33, who goes by online handle “the Diva,” said
LA Times writer Paul Thornton has been following the many scandals surrounding Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis: her lies about her personal life, her lack of identifiable political ideology, the attacks on her opponent Greg Abbott. Yet to Thornton, it isn’t
William Kristol at The Weekly Standard writes: The Wall Street Journal reports that some House Republican leaders: are looking to give illegal immigrants legal status right away, with the chance for a green card–and citizenship–down the line….First, illegal immigrants would be offered
“Greg Abbott and his folks have picked a fight with the wrong Texas gal if they think that I will shrink from working to fight for a just and right future for all Texans,” Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis told
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The lesson from a stabbing death in Russia: Alcohol and literature can be a lethal mix. A former schoolteacher killed his friend after a drunken argument over which is superior, poetry or prose, investigators in the Sverdlovsk region
(Reuters) – Pope Francis may already be a hero to the world’s downtrodden but at least one pop artist thinks he’s more than that. Move over Superman, it’s time for Superpope. A large painting has appeared on a building near
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Ukraine anti-government protests spread into the east U.N. Security Council approves EU troops for Central African Republic Syria’s ‘peace conference’ proceeds as total farce China’s military moves to seize Malaysia’s James Shoal Ukraine anti-government
President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for the government to “give America a raise” by raising the federal minimum wage – a move that would affect just 2.8% of Americans in the workforce who earn at or below the minimum wage. “Tom
President Barack Obama only mentioned immigration reform efforts as a mere throwaway line in his State of the Union speech Tuesday evening. The only time he mentioned the matter, according to prepared remarks distributed to press before delivery, was as
Jan 28 (Reuters) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has grounded its fleet of drones after a crew was forced to crash a pilotless craft off the coast of Southern California because of a mechanical problem, a spokesman said on
I woke up this morning to Steve Liesman on CNBC explaining the theme of tonight’s State of the Union Address. You see, since 1980 middle class wages have only gone up 50% in inflation-adjusted terms, whereas for the top 1%
Congress secretly approved “light arms” for the “moderate” factions among Syria’s rebels, according to a report Monday by Reuters. The weapons include rifles and anti-tank guns, though not anti-aircraft missiles, according to the report. Citing two unnamed sources, Reuters says
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Army strongman al-Sisi may be Egypt’s next president Al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri says: Don’t fight the Christians in Egypt Israel’s PM Netanyahu slammed because son Yair is dating a gentile Army strongman al-Sisi may be
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Trey Radel, who was charged in November with buying cocaine, plans to resign from Congress on Monday, according to the Politico news outlet. Radel, 37, whose election to the U.S. House of Representatives in
Walgreens’ and Walmart’s pharmacies announced this month that they will help with the botched Obamacare rollout by providing free prescriptions to customers whose insurance coverage is pending. The move, while well-intentioned, only helps those possessing a prescription, leaving anyone still
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) – Over the past year Wisconsin’s Republican governor, Scott Walker, has worked his way down a checklist of items commonly associated with a run at the U.S. presidency. He has written a campaign-themed book and visited Iowa,
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has proposed a far-reaching new law that would force taxpayers to cover the costs of placing tracking devices on autistic children after 14-year-old autistic child Avonte Oquendo was found dead last week. The tracking devices would
Former Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, who is preparing for the NFL Draft, was watching the Grammys on Sunday and felt that the “really demonic” performances showed that “there is a lot of evil in the world.” At the Grammys, Katy
VATICAN CITY – With two children by his side, and tens of thousand of people watching in St. Peter’s square, Pope Francis appealed Sunday for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters have died amid an uptick in violence. From an
Walmart has announced that it is laying off up to 2,300 employees from Sam’s Club, its members-only, bulk sales outlet stores. The bulk of the layoffs will be made up of lower management. Walmart said in a press release that
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on an Afghan army bus in Kabul that left four people dead and 22 wounded Sunday. Reuters reported that according to police in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the blast
Opposition leaders in Ukraine rejected top government positions offered by the country’s president. USAToday reported that Arseniy Yatsenyuk, who was offered the post of prime minister, tweeted, “No deal @ua_yanukovych, we’re finishing what we started.” Yatsenyuk is the leader of
SAO PAULO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – The year’s first major protest against the World Cup drew more than 2,000 demonstrators into the streets of Brazil’s largest city on Saturday, as frustration over the cost of the tournament lingers in the
