Mother of three shot and killed by fellow female fan over Alabama’s loss to...
A mother of three in Alabama was shot and killed by another woman who was reportedly upset over a college football loss, WBRC-TV reported on Monday. Police arrested and charged 28-year-old Adrian...
View ArticleHelicopter removed from Glasgow pub after fatal crash
The search and recovery operation carried out after a police helicopter smashed through the roof of a Glasgow pub concluded Monday, with the final death toll standing at nine, police said. Three people...
View ArticleWorld Bank internal study reveals problems with anti-poverty initiatives
The World Bank’s anti-poverty programs are not well-structured for countries beset by conflict, and do too little for women suffering from violence, according to internal study released Monday. While...
View ArticleHilton hotel chain aims to raise $2.4 billion in public stock offering
Hotel chain Hilton Worldwide Holdings announced Monday that it plans to raise up to $2.4 billion in its upcoming initial public offering, nearly doubling the amount previously mentioned. Hilton said it...
View ArticleBob Dylan sued in France for saying ‘Serbs can sense Croatian blood’
Less than a month after collecting the highest honor in France, singer Bob Dylan is under investigation there after being accused of violating the country’s law against racist remarks. NPR reported...
View ArticleWATCH: Man caught on video trying to incinerate wife and father-in-law inside...
A Washington state man is accused of trying to kill his wife and father-in-law by setting their motor home on fire while they were inside. The Olympian reported that 32-year-old Joshua Ford has been...
View ArticleNew test could help prevent unnecessary breast cancer treatment
Women with early stages of breast cancer may no longer face treatment without knowing whether it will become life-threatening Researchers believe they have identified a molecule that could be key to...
View ArticleFirst-ever fatal police shooting in Iceland
Police in Iceland issued a public apology after shooting and killing a suspect for the first time ever on Monday, Al Jazeera reported. “The police regrets this incident and wishes to extend its...
View ArticleThese boots are made for twerking
Thanksgiving was, what, like four days ago? But that doesn’t mean that dimwitted Fox pecksniff Todd Starnes isn’t still all Concerned-Mom-Is-Concerned because the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was...
View ArticleJon Stewart: Conservatives complain when Obamacare’s website crashes but...
Jon Stewart kicked off his holiday season on Monday by mocking the hypocrisy of “private sector” advocates regarding the Affordable Care Act while cheering Walmart’s Thanksgiving weekend sales boom....
View ArticleMandela film starring Idris Elba smashes South Africa box office record
“Long Walk to Freedom,” a film based on the life of Nelson Mandela, has became South Africa’s all-time highest grossing picture after its opening last week, production company Videovision Entertainment...
View ArticlePlayStation 4 sales exceed 2.1 million units after less than 3 weeks, Sony says
Sony said on Tuesday it has sold more than 2.1 million PlayStation 4 consoles after less than three weeks on the market, as it battles Microsoft and Nintendo for supremacy in the lucrative gaming...
View ArticleOxfam launches ’12 Days of Giving’ to help Syrian refugees
International aid agency Oxfam on Tuesday launched a “12 Days of Giving” appeal to help destitute Syrian refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon survive the region’s harsh winter months. “Oxfam will be...
View Article64 bodies found in mass graves in drug-plagued western Mexico
A total of 64 bodies have been found in mass graves in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, authorities said as they wrapped up a probe of alleged victims of a drug cartel. A total of 35 graves were...
View ArticleVenezuelan cities plunged into darkness by power cut during president’s speech
Caracas and other cities in Venezuela plunged into darkness Monday night as a power cut hit just as the president was speaking on TV and radio, with local elections five days away. President Nicolas...
View ArticleResearchers say they’ve successfully tested male contraceptive pill for mice
A contraceptive pill for men has moved one step closer after Australian researchers successfully made male mice infertile, according to a study published Tuesday. Monash University scientists...
View ArticleArchie Comics CEO claims she can’t be guilty of gender discrimination against...
The female chief executive officer of Archie Comics is being sued for gender discrimination by her male employees. Nancy Silberkleit’s lawyers claim the suit is baseless because the employees, all...
View ArticleCatholic hospital sent home woman enduring dangerous, prolonged miscarriage,...
A Michigan woman said she was denied proper medical treatment three times by a Catholic hospital because it would have conflicted with the church’s teachings. Tamesha Means said she was only 18 weeks...
View ArticleFuture T-Shirt Suggestions For The GOP
So the NRCC got caught selling T-shirts that only really make sense if you believe that being a non-Christian is a terrible thing to be and so evil, in fact, that being nice to non-Christians is...
View ArticleScott Walker’s war on Christmas: Screw your kids, give me campaign cash instead
Last week, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s official “campaign team” sent an email to the potential donors in which his deputy, Taylor Palmisano, asked supporters to forgo purchasing presents for...
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