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High schoolers help crippled cat walk again
A group of robotics students in Colorado teamed up with a veterinarian to devise a life-saving solution for one crippled kitty. According to CNN, the cat, Flipper, suffered a spine fracture that left...
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Gambling regulations in some Asian countries allows only foreigners to play
The casino industry is booming across Asia, offering anyone looking for high-stakes action a wide choice of venues, from high-tech South Korea to the Himalayan nation of Nepal and communist Vietnam....
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Obama: GOP ‘punished on Fox News’ and by Limbaugh for working with Democrats
The New Republic interviewed President Obama earlier this month, discussing his new term in office, gun control, the media’s role in partisan politics, LGBT rights, and the civil war in Syria. In a...
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Turkey bans hookah in public places
After banning smoking in public places, the Turkish government has gone one step further by clamping down on an ancient tradition — the hookah, or water pipe. As of Sunday it is no longer permitted to...
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Mohamed Morsi declares emergency in three Egyptian cities
by Patrick Kingsley State of emergency and curfews announced for Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez in response to wave of political violence President Mohamed Morsi has announced a state of emergency in...
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SNL’s ‘Arianna’ on Clinton testimony: ‘The last thing Rand Paul grilled that...
On Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update with Seth Meyers yesterday, “Arianna Huffington” commented on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony, women in combat, and more. “I mean the last thing...
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Anger mounts over corruption in recession-hit Spain
Anger over a long list of corruption scandals implicating bankers, politicians and even members of the royal family is on the rise in recession-hit Spain, putting the spotlight on the failure of the...
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Harris-Perry: Schools targeted for closure have ‘predominantly minority kids’
On Melissa Harris-Perry on Sunday, she and a panel of journalists and advocates discussed the closure of underperforming schools in the country. Harris-Perry said that there were discussions of closing...
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Clinton and Obama discuss transition from 2008 primary battle to ‘warm,...
In a joint interview with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, aired on CBS on Sunday evening, the pair discussed moving past the 2008 primary race to become “warm, close”...
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Venezuela making ‘bald-faced lies’ over Chavez: opposition
Venezuela’s government is flat-out lying to its people about cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez’s health, the country’s leading opposition figure charged Sunday. “The people are being told...
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Author of climate change report: ‘I got it wrong on climate change – it’s...
by Heather Stewart Lord Stern speaks out in Davos on danger to economies as planet absorbs less carbon and is ‘on track’ for 4C rise Lord Stern, author of the government-commissioned review on climate...
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Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy befriended gay rights activist amid controversy
Though conflict initially brought them into contact, the leader of a gay rights organization said Monday he had become friends with Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy. “Yes, after months of personal phone...
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Father of Newtown victim heckled by gun advocates at legislative hearing
Neil Heslin, whose six-year-old son was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month, was heckled by gun advocates during a legislative hearing on Monday. “Changes have to be made,” he told...
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Talk of CIA prisons censored at Guantanamo hearing
US authorities censored part of a preliminary hearing Monday at a Guantanamo military tribunal that touched on CIA secret prisons where suspected 9/11 plotters say they were tortured. Reporters watched...
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Congress approves $50 billion in disaster aid for Hurricane Sandy victims
Congress on Monday finally approved more than $50 billion in emergency disaster aid for Hurricane Sandy, 13 weeks after the superstorm ravaged much of the coastal US northeast and left thousands...
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U.S. soldier receives rare double arm transplant
A US soldier who lost all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq has successfully received a rare double arm transplant, Johns Hopkins hospital said Monday. The infantryman, whose name and...
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Iran claims to launch monkey into space
Iran joined the international dash for space in earnest on Monday when it claimed to have a successfully launched a live monkey into space in an Iranian-built space capsule. Iranian media reported...
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Obama discusses gun control with police from places hit by shootings
Barack Obama has met police chiefs from communities hit by the worst shooting atrocities to have occurred during his presidency, and promised to take on board their views concerning gun violence....
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Former RNC chairman: Opposing marriage equality discourages family values
Former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman has called on Republicans in Iowa to embrace marriage equality for same-sex couples. The openly gay Republican strategist said Monday during a...
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Paul Ryan: Gun show loophole an ‘obvious’ problem
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said in a video published Monday that requiring universal background checks for gun purchases was indisputably needed. He told Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal...
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