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Doomsday myth obscures plight of indigenous Mayans
At its peak, the Maya civilization had one of the richest cultures in the Americas. Today, ethnic Mayas in central America and Mexico suffer from discrimination, exploitation and poverty. In Guatemala,...
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Obama calls for gun violence proposals within a month
President Barack Obama on Wednesday set up a task force to frame “concrete proposals” on ending an “epidemic” of firearms violence by next month, and denied he had been on “vacation” on gun control....
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Benghazi report forces resignation of three State Department officials
Three US State Department officials have resigned after a damning investigation into the killing of the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, in Benghazi in on 11 September found “systematic...
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Charlie Crist says Republicans turned Florida into ‘late-night TV joke’
Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who served as a Republican, blasted the GOP on Wednesday over the state’s new voting laws. “Florida, which four years earlier was a model for efficiency, became once...
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Newtown tragedy turns Bloomberg into most-recognized anti-gun champion
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has long been a persistent advocate for tighter gun laws, but in the wake of the Newtown school massacre, his voice has become one of the most recognizable in the...
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Fists came first for hand evolution, scientists suggest
Biologists say the human hand is a wonder of evolution, providing dexterity that lets our species perform activities as diverse as bricklaying, writing, ice hockey and brain surgery. But what were the...
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Woman with sword arrested at Orlando mosque
A 47-year-old woman brandishing a two-foot-long sword was arrested Wednesday morning in Orlando after entering a mosque on a school campus. The black woman, Dominique Eloi, was spotted on the the...
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Newtown massacre fuels bullet-proof backpack sales
On the heels of the deadly shooting tragedy in Connecticut, parents’ anxiety is driving a surge in sales of bullet-proof backpacks, in the hope the armored bags can give their kids a safety edge. For...
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Record-breaking support expected for UN anti-death penalty vote
A record number of countries are expected to back a UN General Assembly call for a moratorium on capital punishment on Thursday, diplomats said. The vote held every two years now sees the likes of the...
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Private equity sale of Bushmaster gun firm ‘will not be easy’
The sale by a private equity firm of the largest gun maker in the US, which was announced after one of the company’s weapons was used in the Newtown school shooting last week, is unlikely to be an easy...
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Rep. Cohen: Assault weapons ban can’t survive in GOP-led House
During an appearance on Current TV, Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) said Wednesday that Democrats would probably not be able to pass an assault weapons ban in the House of Representatives. Sen. Dianne...
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Nations urge environmental activists to steer clear of Japanese whaling vessel
Anti-whaling nations on Thursday urged environmental activists not to take any action endangering human life as Japan’s fleet prepared to set sail for its controversial annual hunt. Australia, the...
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Madoff’s brother sentenced to 10 years for fraud
Peter Madoff, brother of shamed US financier Bernard Madoff, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for cooking the books at the family investment firm. Peter Madoff, 67, pleaded guilty to...
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GOP’s Plan B fails to garner enough support for House vote
The Republican’s plan to solve the so-called fiscal cliff will not come to a vote tonight as previously announced, reported CNN. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) originally planned to push a vote on...
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Michael Moore on guns in America: ‘I think we’re very frightened people’
Current TV interviewed Michael Moore — director and producer of the documentary on gun violence and the Columbine High School massacre, Bowling for Columbine — in the aftermath of the shooting at an...
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Slab of Barrier Reef sea floor collapsing, could cause tsunami, say scientists
A huge slab of sea floor near the Great Barrier Reef is in the early stages of collapse and could generate a tsunami when it finally breaks off, researchers warned Friday. Marine geologists from...
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Rep. Barney Frank comments on Scalia, prostitution, marijuana and more
Rep. Barkey Frank (D-MA) gave a very candid interview on the Michelangelo Signorile radio show as he prepares to retire from Congress after 16 terms, reported the Huffington Post. The openly gay...
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Instagram backtracks on changes after users revolt
Instagram tried to calm a user rebellion by nixing a change that would have given the Facebook-owned mobile photo sharing service unfettered rights to people’s pictures. “The concerns we heard about...
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Bloomberg on NRA: ‘Connecticut is because of some of their actions’
On an episode of Nightline to air on Dec. 21, N.Y.C. Mayor Michael Bloomberg discussed the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gun control policy in the U.S. When asked...
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U.K. pays Iraqi torture victims millions in compensation
Lawyers and human rights groups say 400 settlements show ‘systemic’ abuse The Ministry of Defence has paid out £14m in compensation and costs to hundreds of Iraqis who complained that they were...
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