Sometimes big geopolitical news gets tucked away in a mere clause. We can see this phenomenon in, for example, a recent AFP story on the Nigerian terror-kidnaping: “World powers, including the United States and China, have joined in the search
A devastating new McKinsey & Co. report finds that Obamacare’s purported purpose – providing coverage for the previously uninsured – has failed. The report concludes that 74% of Obamacare enrollees at the end of the first open enrollment period already had insurance; just 26%
In an interview with Yahoo News surrounding the 40th anniversary of his comedic masterpiece “Blazing Saddles,” co-writer/director Mel Brooks blasted present-day political correctness and says he was “lucky” to have made the film in the days when he still could:
The top strategist and political consultant for former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign thinks that Republicans can win elections in California. Stuart Stevens, now a columnist for the Daily Beast website, claims that if Republicans can be more
The winds of change that swept through Houston last year swept out the longest-tenured coach in the Texans’ short history, as well as their quarterback. With the 2014 NFL Draft upon us, and the Texans holding the #1 overall pick,
In an appearance on “CNN Tonight” on Wednesday former CBS “Evening News” anchor, outgoing daytime show anchor and Yahoo News host Katie Couric joined Dr. Mark Hyman to promote their upcoming film attacking the food industry, “Fed Up.” In the
Tuesday night was the semi-finals in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Russia advanced to the finals in Copenhagen, Denmark, along with Azerbaijan, San Marino, Sweden, The Netherlands, Iceland, and Ukraine. The seventeen-year-old Russian Tolmachevy Sisters celebrated along with their fans,
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
On Monday, the school board for a Pennsylvania district overruled a high school’s student newspaper policy, which banned the use of “Redskin” from its publication. Instead, the board advocated a policy which allows contributors, letter writers, and staffers to use
Hundreds gathered Tuesday in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. to protest the Nigerian government’s failure to rescue the 276 teenage girls who were abducted 22 days ago by members of the Islamist group Boko Haram. It has
Katie Couric broke boundaries by tackling the male-dominated world of nightly newscasts and, recently, signed on with Yahoo to cover news for the online portal. That’s the positive spin on her post-Today show career. Her CBS newscast ratings never measured
It was destination: college or bust when the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, launched her national Reach Higher Initiative at the University of Texas in San Antonio on May 2. Mrs. Obama spoke to approximately 2,100 San
Comedians can’t resist a layup, a political joke so easy it’s bound to provoke a laugh. Remember the fun late-night comics had after President Bill Clinton’s dalliances with Monica Lewinsky came to light? So Saturday Night Live couldn’t help but
California is this week’s target on President Barack Obama’s latest fundraising tour as he raises money for the Democratic Party and to receives a “Ambassador for Humanity” award from Steven Spielberg at a Holocaust memorial event, according to the Associated Press. California is one
Hollywood stars may no longer want to be treated like they are in a petting zoo during the annual White House Correspondents Dinner weekend, but the rapid rise of the tech industry – and its lobbyists in Washington, D.C. –
Australian Health Minister Peter Dutton declared in a speech on Thursday that his nation’s universal healthcare program is unsustainable at its current rates, and advocates are incensed at the possibility of the government slowly backing away from providing free health
North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency unleashed a torrent of wild accusations and even wilder grammatical errors at the United States this week, accusing President Obama of ‘indulging in luxury’ and crowning the nation a ‘kingdom of racial discrimination’ over
Bastrop ISD is piloting a savvy 21st Century social media learning program, YouTube EDU, to enhance the educational experience. The initiative will run through the end of this school year, according to the Austin American-Statesman. On April 15, the district
The NBA is starting to resemble the Watergate era now that it is known that current Celtics scout Dan Erman was fired from the Golden State Warriors for taping private conversations by coaches and players. The Warriors termination of Erman comes
UCLA announced Tuesday that it would reject a $3 million donation by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, and would return the portion of that donation that had already been delivered, local CBS news affiliate KNX reports. The announcement is
Rep. Keith Farnham (D), who recently resigned from his post as an Illinois state representative, was arrested for possessing child pornography, authorities reported this week. The Democrat from Elgin, west of Chicago, resigned his 43rd District seat on March 19th, after
After NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life and said he fully expected to get 3/4 of the NBA owners to vote to remove him and force him to sell his team, reports have
Violence erupted between drivers at a NASCAR race this weekend with Marcos Ambrose punching Casey Mears in the head. NASCAR announced that it has launched an investigation and may announce the results this week. Australian driver Marcos Ambrose, who drives
The Associated Press, in what seems like an attempt to write a U.S.-bashing article, notes breathlessly that in 2013, almost 3,000 Americans either renounced their citizenship or terminated their permanent residency in the U.S. Those 3,000 people comprise less than
The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) said American crude oil stockpiles rose 3.5 million barrels to 397.7 million barrels last week, the highest level since the 1930s. With the United States now producing over 8 million barrels per day
