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Australia avoids government shutdown in its own debt ceiling debate
Australia on Thursday avoided a US-style shutdown after the government struck a deal with the Greens to abolish the nation’s debt ceiling. The current cap of Aus$300 billion (US$271 billion) was due to...
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Bill O’Reilly answers Jon Stewart’s War on Christmas attack: ‘In his heart,...
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly responded to Jon Stewart’s criticism of his annual “War on Christmas” commentaries on Wednesday by accusing Stewart of ignoring evidence of secular intimidation against...
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Three Norman Rockwell works sell for almost $60 million
Three oil paintings by Norman Rockwell, the celebrated 20th century master illustrator of everyday life in America, sold Wednesday for almost $60 million, setting a new record for the artist. The best...
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Chris Hayes mocks New York Post: Obamacare toddler horror story was pure bunk
MSNBC host Chris Hayes couldn’t help but laugh at times at the story of a Long Island father’s debunked claim that his toddler was denied coverage under the Affordable Care Act. “If you thought that,...
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Jon Stewart on corporate justice: ‘Don’t do the crime if you can’t pay the...
In examining the lack of accountability for corporations’ continued criminal malfeasance, Daily Show host Jon Stewart relied on the words of TV antihero Don Draper from Mad Men. “That’s what the money...
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GM to put brakes on Chevrolet brand in Europe by 2016
U.S. auto giant General Motors said on Thursday it would largely withdraw its Chevrolet brand from the European market by 2016, citing the “difficult economic situation” on the continent. GM instead...
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British coast prepares for battering from 95 mph winds
Residents in parts of east of England have been warned that 95 mph winds could on Thursday deliver the coast its worst battering in decades. “Gale-force winds and large waves along the east coast of...
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Scientists: Vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath ocean floor could...
Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle....
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford offered $5,000 and a car to keep crack video secret
Weeks before the public first became aware of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s crack video, the disgraced politician may have tried to buy it, according to court documents. Ford reportedly offered $5,000 and a...
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American woman stuns audience and judges on ‘Arabs Got Talent’
Young American Jennifer Grout doesn’t speak a word of Arabic but has taught herself to sing the Arab world’s best-known, most difficult songs — and could even win a major TV talent show. Her blonde...
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More welfare for Wall Street: One-in-three bank tellers need public assistance
Big banks eating up taxpayer subsidies isn’t a new story. We heard a lot about the hundreds of billions of dollars doled out to Wall Street in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). And a May...
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Unemployment benefits don’t discourage people from finding work: study
A new study shows that even generous unemployment benefits have zero impact on people’s drive to go out and find a job. The multinational study, conducted by Jan Eichhorn, a sociologist at the...
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Pope Francis sets up committee to fight child abuse in the Catholic Church
Pope Francis on Thursday set up a committee to fight child sex abuse in the Catholic Church and give pastoral care to victims following a recommendation from a council of cardinals he has asked to...
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NSA tracks mobile phone locations worldwide, creating ‘mass surveillance...
The National Security Agency is collecting billions of records on the location of mobile phones around the world, The Washington Post reported, citing documents from US intelligence leaker Edward...
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Florida man slits his own throat after killing wife and son in a crossbow...
A Florida man killed his wife and teenage son with a crossbow at their home and went to kill his older son at college, investigators said. Broward County sheriff’s deputies said 53-year-old Pedro José...
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Two repatriated Guantanamo detainees fear persecution from government of Algeria
Two Algerian detainees at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay have been repatriated, the Defense Department said Thursday, despite protest from the prisoners who feared persecution. “The Department of...
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American teacher shot dead in Benghazi
An American teacher was shot dead in Benghazi on Thursday, 15 months after a deadly attack on the US consulate in Libya’s second city, medical and security officials said. The dead man was a US citizen...
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Ted Cruz says his dad was right: Obama is ‘dictatorial’ like Castro
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) this week agreed with his father’s comparison of Barack Obama and Fidel Castro, noting that the United States president was also “dictatorial.” Earlier this year, Rafael Cruz told...
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Bruce Lee’s famous yellow-and-black jumpsuit fetches more than $100,000 in...
A yellow-and-black jumpsuit from Bruce Lee’s final movie was sold for more than double its expected hammer price at an auction in Hong Kong Thursday commemorating the 40th anniversary of his death. The...
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Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros in Hobbit legal showdown
Hollywood producer and studio go to arbitration over claims they owe him millions for Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy Film producer Harvey Weinstein is locked in a battle with Warner Bros over profits...
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