Chris Moody, political reporter for Yahoo News, added a sexual subtext to an innocent photo of Republican Representative Michele Bachmann, with a tweet that referred to the photo as an example of Bachmann “twerking” – what the Urban Dictionary refers
NBA legend Michael Jordan revealed he has no idea what twerking is even after Miley Cyrus infamously twerked on national television at the MTV Video Music Awards. “I’m not a Twitterer, I’m not a twerker, I’m not a Facebooker. I
AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint receive hundreds of millions of dollars each year from the National Security Agency (NSA) so the NSA can have access to 81 percent of all international phone calls made into the United States. A secret inspector
The media are saddened that President Barack Obama will not be, after all, meeting with Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani today. The decision deprived them of a handshake they were already praising for having altered the course of history. But the
The media are saddened that President Barack Obama will not be, after all, meeting with Iranian leader Hassan Rouhani today. The decision deprived them of a handshake they were already praising for having altered the course of history. But the
“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” Claude Raines to Humphrey Bogart “Casablanca” For the past several weeks, financial professionals have listened to a procession of economists predicting that the Federal Reserve would start to
The Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday it will continue its unprecedented $85 billion a month bond-buying strategy despite earlier indications it would begin tapering its controversial quantitative easing policies. The announcement comes as the Fed has downgraded its outlook for the
For years, conservatives and libertarians have railed against the Federal Reserve’s controversial three rounds of “quantitative easing” (QE for short) that pumped $2.8 trillion through its $85 billion monthly bond-buying scheme. However, a new Reuters/Ipsos survey finds that 73% of
A new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll reveals Americans are unconvinced that Obamacare will improve the country’s healthcare system. Only 12% say the law will have a positive effect on their family and even the uninsured are skeptical Obamacare will do
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) director Richard Cordray and his staff are planning to track four out of five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year through a controversial new data-mining program. Richard Pollock of the Washington Examiner reported Friday
(AP) No. 2 Ducks dominate Tennessee 59-14By ANNE M. PETERSONAP Sports WriterEUGENE, Ore.Marcus Mariota threw for a career-high 456 yards and four touchdowns and No. 2 Oregon handed Tennessee its first loss of the season, 59-14 on Saturday. Freshman Johnny
When Texas beat USC to win the national title in 2006, it was the last year a team from the SEC did not win the BCS title. This year, both programs are embattled, with USC coach Lane Kiffin and Texas
A rough couple of weeks on the field for the SEC got worse Wednesday when a Yahoo Sports report implicated five former SEC players for receiving impermissible benefits prior to the conclusion of their collegiate careers. At the center of
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 9/9: Now Even Your Grandma Can Understand Reddit; Syrian Electronic Army’s social media presence; Snapchat tries to improve its image; Steubenville Hacker Checks Into (and out of) Rehab; hacked road
The open house for a new Library of Congress book on the history of football dating back to the American Indians in Jamestown will occur one week before a Court of Appeals considers a decision by Judge Richard Caputo, a
(AP) China releases reporter jailed in Yahoo email caseBEIJINGA Chinese reporter who was sentenced to prison in 2005 after Yahoo Inc. disclosed details of his email has been released, a writer’s group announced Sunday. Shi Tao was released Aug. 23,
I’d like to congratulate the voters of Australia for doing what the voters of America should have done in 2012: Australia’s conservative leader Tony Abbott swept into office in national elections on Saturday as voters punished the outgoing Labor government
In a Huffington Post op-ed penned by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) on Labor Day, the congresswoman blasted McDonald’s CEO Donald Thompson, “one of corporate America’s most successful African Americans,” for making too much money. Schakowsky attended a protest in favor of
(AP) Yahoo unveils new logoSUNNYVALE, Calif.Yahoo has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company’s founding 18 years ago. The new look unveiled late Wednesday is part of a makeover that Yahoo Inc. has been
Last year the AP reported the Syrian regime had threatened to use their chemical weapons if attacked by a foreign power: The Syrian regime threatened Monday to use its chemical and biologicalweapons in case of a foreign attack, in its
Fox Sports sideline reporter Pam Oliver was hit in the head with an errant pass by Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Chandler Harnish in a National Football League preseason game warmup on August 18. Oliver kept reporting from the sideline and
AUBURN – NFL tailgating draws from millions of people living in the surrounding city, but entire population of small towns like Auburn (AL), Tuscaloosa (AL), State College (PA) and Ann Arbor (MI) can fit into the college stadiums. Fall Saturdays
The inventor of the foam finger, recently used by Miley Cyrus in her train-wreck act at the VMA awards, said Cyrus “degraded” his invention, which he called a “national icon.” Steve Chmelar, who created the original foam finger in 1971, told
Miley Cyrus sent out this tweet after her sexualized performance at Sunday’s Video Music Awards: And isn’t that what it’s all about in tween/young adult entertainment land these days? Here’s a question. Can anyone remember what song she sang? In
Top-secret documents obtained by The Guardian reveal the National Security Agency (NSA) paid millions of dollars to Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft to cover costs associated with the agency’s PRISM surveillance program. The revelation is the the first evidence of a
