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Olympics great Michael Phelps back in U.S. anti-doping program
Michael Phelps is back in the US Anti-Doping Agency’s drug test program, a possible sign the Olympic swimming great is eyeing a return for Rio. Phelps retired from swimming after bagging four gold...
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Boeing contemplates leaving Seattle after union rejects contract extension
US aerospace giant Boeing said Thursday it was reviewing site options to build its new 777X airplane after a key union rejected a contract extension at its Seattle base. The International Association...
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Study identifies 78 sites in need of environmental protection
A scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct. Many of the locations are already in protected...
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Ed Schultz demands ‘apologetic’ Obama defend Obamacare: ‘Let them have it!’
MSNBC host Ed Schultz called out President Barack Obama on Thursday for seemingly buying into conservatives’ negative outlook surrounding the Affordable Care Act while in Washington and not displaying...
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Researchers: People can stroke their way into better chemistry with others
Finnish study finds that gentle stroking changes opioid levels, which helps form lasting bonds Researchers have shed light on the chemistry that bonds one person to another by taking brain scans of men...
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Toronto’s crack-smoking Mayor Ford gets a radio show
Toronto’s embattled Mayor Rob Ford, who saw his radio show canceled after confessing to smoking crack, is to host a weekly television program with his brother starting Monday. Ford warned Thursday that...
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Singer Stevie Nicks to appear on ‘American Horror Story’
Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks is to appear as herself on hit US television series “American Horror Story: Coven,” and the show’s co-creator gave details Thursday about how she was hired. The...
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New Mexico cancer patient barred from daughter’s school
A New Mexico woman has been banned from her daughter’s school because the principal is allegedly concerned about her smell, KOB-TV reported on Wednesday. “He just said he knows this is going to hurt my...
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Britain reports rise in cosmetic genital surgeries
British gynaecologists warned on Friday that increasing numbers of teenage girls and women are undergoing genital cosmetic surgery, driven in part by unrealistic images of how they should look based on...
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Chris Hayes clashes with conservative ‘think tank’ member: ‘How many...
MSNBC host Chris Hayes pushed back hard on Thursday against a member of a conservative group recently linked to a public relations firm that has consistently opposed raising the minimum wage on behalf...
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Jon Stewart: Crack-smoking Toronto mayor is a ‘one-man episode of COPS’
Even if the implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues to sputter, Jon Stewart said on The Daily Show Thursday night, it’s not outright careening from crisis to crisis like Toronto Mayor Rob...
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UN envoy: Iraqi security forces need ‘massive amounts of re-training’ in...
Iraq’s security forces require “massive amounts of re-training” in human rights to better conduct operations and combat the country’s deadliest violence since 2008, the UN’s new envoy to Baghdad said....
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Most Israeli Jews oppose current deal on Iran’s nuclear program and back...
Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews oppose a deal being reached between world powers and Iran on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, the results of a survey published on Friday said. When asked...
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Obama administration crushes 6 tons of ‘blood ivory’ in largely symbolic move
Crush of ivory trinkets shows Obama administration’s resolve in ending illegal trade but stops short of a complete ban on domestic ivory sales The Obama administration fed six tons (5.4 tonnes) of...
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Abraham Zapruder: the man behind history’s most infamous home movie
Andy Warhol loved it – so do conspiracy theorists the world over. But how exactly did Abraham Zapruder’s fuzzy home movie of the Kennedy assassination 50 years ago became one of the great cultural...
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The stereotype of the ‘horrible female boss’ is still a problem
Even in 2013, many people still prefer men in charge. It’s a bias problem that doesn’t have any objective reality Who would you rather work for: a man or a woman? According to a recent Gallup poll,...
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Texas abortion ‘abolitionists’ outrage students and parents with graphic...
A controversial antiabortion leader with a checkered past has sparked outrage by staging demonstrations outside two north Texas high schools while holding signs that include graphic images appearing to...
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Doctors confirm: Use of flesh-eating opioid drug krokodil is spreading in U.S.
It’s official: Krokodil has reached the United States, and doctors say it’s posing a real threat. The extremely addictive, injectable opioid is made by mixing codeine with some combination of gasoline,...
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China to ease controversial one-child policy
China will relax its hugely controversial one-child policy, state media said Friday, in a major policy shift announced days after a meeting of China’s top Communist Party leaders. Couples will be...
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Are Obama’s approval ratings sinking past the point of no return?
Barack Obama’s second term fumbles have pitched him to record low poll ratings and splintered his credibility with the American people. But has his presidency reached the point of no return? History...
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