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Rappers join Occupy activists in push for ‘foreclosure-free zone’
Rappers Chuck D. from Public Enemy and Brother Ali joined members of Occupy Wall Street Thursday in taking over an abandoned home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of what the activist group calls a...
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Spree of Porsche headlight thefts blamed on cannabis growers
One would expect the high-power headlights of luxury car brand Porsche to be pretty good at startling deer and blinding other drivers. But according to rumours circulating in Amsterdam, their...
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Colo. students arrested after serving pot brownies to classmates, professor
Two students from the University of Colorado have been arrested after serving pot brownies to classmates and a professor on Dec. 7, reported the Associated Press. The history professor reportedly...
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Beloved Yellowstone wolf shot dead by hunters
A wolf beloved by visitors and tracked by scientists at Yellowstone national park has been shot dead by hunters, reigniting debate over the targeting of the animal. The alpha female, known as 832F and...
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Harris-Perry guest: Federal control of state exchanges best for individuals
Melissa Harris-Perry on her MSNBC show Sunday discussed the future of state health insurance exchanges, and some panelists argued that ceding control of the exchanges to the federal government — which...
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Obama and Boehner meet to discuss fiscal cliff
President Barack Obama and House of Representatives speaker John Boehner met Sunday to discuss the so-called impending fiscal cliff of steep tax hikes and spending cuts. No details of the talks were...
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Mormon church launches website about ‘same-sex attraction’
The Mormon church has created a website asking followers to have compassion for people with “same-sex attraction,” reported AZCentral. The website features videos of church leaders, Mormons who “are...
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Mass ceremony in Brazil’s Rio celebrates same-sex unions
Nearly a hundred same-sex couples in Rio de Janeiro legalized their unions — to a status just shy of marriage in the Latin American country — in a group ceremony Sunday, local media reported. The 92...
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Negotiations underway on Strauss-Kahn sexual assault settlement
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief and French presidential hopeful, wants to draw a line Monday under the New York sex scandal that destroyed his stellar career. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn were...
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Monkey wearing coat and diapers found in Toronto Ikea parking lot
A monkey wearing a shearling coat and diapers was found wandering around an Ikea parking lot in Toronto, reported the CBC. The monkey’s owner, who was shopping at the home and furniture store, put the...
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Turning urine into brain cells could help fight Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Chinese researchers have devised a new technique for reprogramming cells from human urine into immature brain cells that can form multiple types of functioning neurons and glial cells. The technique,...
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Supreme Court to take up generic drug case
The US Supreme Court has decided to take up a case over whether pharmaceutical companies can pay makers of generic drugs to delay release of out of patent drugs. The case centers on the maker of a...
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Ecuador says asylum for Syria’s Assad not ruled out
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, in an interview published Monday, said his country would consider granting asylum to his embattled Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad. “Any person that requests...
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Virginia lawmaker proposes new GOP-friendly electoral college system
Liberal watchdogs have blasted a Virginia state senator’s proposal to change how the state awards its electoral college votes, describing it as an attempt to disenfranchise voters. Republican state...
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Stewart nearly quit The Daily Show in 1999 due to ‘a**holes’
The current incarnation of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show almost never was, its host Jon Stewart revealed late last week during a fundraising event at New Jersey’s Wellmont Theatre. Stewart told his...
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Michigan prepares for mass protests against right-to-work legislation
Union leaders in Michigan have been training members in “peaceful civil disobedience” methods in preparation for a protest on Tuesday against controversial right-to-work legislation. Supporters of the...
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FBI data: Hate crimes against LGBT people on the rise
One in five reported hate crimes in the United States last year were directed at gays and lesbians, according to data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation released Monday. Law enforcement agencies...
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U.S. to launch military space drone on Tuesday
The United States is planning a new launch of its tiny, pilotless military space plane on Tuesday as part of a futuristic Air Force program that has fueled speculation over its mission. The X-37B,...
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leader in N.Y. found guilty of sexually abusing girl
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish counselor in a New York Hasidic community was found guilty Monday of repeatedly sexually abusing a girl over three years while she was in his care. Nechemya Weberman faces up...
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HSBC to pay $1.9 billion to settle money laundering claims: report
US authorities plan to announce a record $1.9 billion settlement with British bank HSBC to end allegations of money laundering, The Wall Street Journal reported on its website. The deal could be...
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