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Atheist group sets up Chicago display protesting Christmas scene and...
A Chicago atheist group set up a display Tuesday celebrating the Bill of Rights alongside the traditional life-sized nativity display at Daley Plaza. The Freedom From Religion Foundation unveiled an...
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Fascism Is Letting People Know A Government Service Exists?
Don’t even look at the computer, or you will be sucked into a mind control cult of people who believe they should benefit from the taxes they pay. Happy day-before-Thanksgiving. What are the wingnuts...
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Florida tea party co-founder decries takeover of Miami area Republican Party...
A co-founder of the Broward County, FL tea party has written an anxious plea for help from the state Republican Party chairman over an alleged takeover of the local Republican Party by the Log Cabin...
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Michigan’s veto-proof ‘rape insurance’ close to becoming law with approval of...
A legislative ballot initiative to ban abortion coverage in health insurance plans and require women to buy what opponents call “rape insurance” was approved by Michigan’s Secretary of State this week...
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Fox Business host Stuart Varney lectures Pope Francis about capitalism and...
Fox Business host Stuart Varney expressed his displeasure with Pope Francis on Wednesday, claiming the pontiff was wrong to attack “deified markets” and the idolatry of money. “Capitalism, in my...
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Rush Limbaugh blasts ‘pure Marxism’ coming from Pope Francis’ critique of...
On his Wednesday radio show, Rush Limbaugh admitted being “befuddled” by the harsh words about “unfettered capitalism” released this week by Pope Francis. Noting multiple times that he’s not Catholic —...
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Let’s revisit Sarah Palin’s turkey abattoir snuff video, so go get the kids
Because it is A Holiday Classic Like No Other, and because everyone is getting off of the internet for the next day or two in order to be with their families (unless your last name is Cheney), here is...
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Kentucky officials ask DEA to clarify its position on industrial hemp
Kentucky officials want the federal Drug Enforcement Agency to explain whether it is opposed to allowing farmers grow industrial hemp. “It would defy common sense to allow states to move forward with...
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Judge refuses to hold kidnapping retrial for O.J. Simpson
A US judge rejected Tuesday a request by jailed former sports star O.J. Simpson for a retrial over his conviction for a 2007 casino robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas. A lawyer for the disgraced...
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France evicts 800 Roma immigrants from campground
French authorities on Wednesday cleared one of the country’s largest Roma camps, evicting some 800 migrants from a shantytown north of Paris. France has in recent years pursued a controversial policy...
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Saudi Arabia reconsiders ban on women drivers
Saudi authorities are reassessing a controversial ban on the right for women to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, activists said on Wednesday, citing the interior minister. “Rest assured that...
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Syrian refugees suffering sexual harassment in Lebanon
Women who have fled Syria’s civil war for Lebanon face sexual harassment by employers, landlords and even faith-based aid workers, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. “Human Rights Watch interviewed a...
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Los Angeles shooter barricaded inside home
Two Los Angeles Police officers were injured and the man who reportedly shot one of them has barricaded himself inside a home with at least one hostage, KNBC-TV reported on Wednesday. KNBC reported...
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Protesters continue to pressure Ukraine to sign European Union deal
Ukraine said Wednesday it still wanted to reach a historic deal on closer ties with the European Union, as mass protests over a move to scrap the pact went into a fourth day. Prime Minister Mykola...
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Hong Kong returns seized rhino horns and elephant tusks to South Africa
Hong Kong returned a consignment of seized rhino horns and elephant tusks worth $2.25 million (1.66 million euros) to South Africa on Wednesday, authorities said, as poaching for the Asian black market...
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U.S. and Iran will open joint Chamber of Commerce
Iran and the United States are to establish a joint chamber of commerce within a month, with direct flights also planned, an Iranian official said Wednesday in a newspaper report. “Iran-US chamber of...
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Dow Jones and S&P 500 set new records after economic report
US stocks Wednesday rose to new records following a stream of mixed economic data on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average tacked on 24.21 (0.15...
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The Holy Comedy Grail: ‘Monty Python’ troupe announces five more reunion shows
Britain’s Monty Python comedy troupe on Wednesday announced five further dates for their reunion tour, after tickets for their first joint performance in three decades sold out in under a minute. John...
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Germans hopeful after nation raises minimum wage
Security guard Holger Schleiffer hopes the introduction of a fixed minimum wage under Germany’s new coalition government will make his life that tiny bit easier. The tall 51-year-old with closely...
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Bitcoin unit prices rise above $1,000
The virtual currency bitcoin Wednesday broke above $1,000 per unit, quintupling in a month, according to Mt. Gox, which manages trading in bitcoin. Launched in 2009 as the invention of a mysterious...
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