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Is the South ready to say howdy to hemp?
Is the South ready to say howdy to hemp? (via The Christian Science Monitor) The Framers of the Constitution were big into hemp, and, after 56 years of prohibition, America is on the cusp of ending a...
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Iran: France ‘engaging in irrational behavior’ over nuclear program
Iran on Monday urged Paris to take “a correct approach based on reality,” after the French defence minister stressed the need to prevent the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons. “There is...
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Russian official demonizes U.S. for ‘inhumane torture’ of adopted children
A woman in the US state of Texas has killed her adopted Russian son, the Kremlin’s envoy for children said Monday, outlining the latest alleged abuse of an adopted Russian child by American parents. “A...
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Tucker Carlson: Every Wiccan a nerd or a ‘twice-divorced older woman’
Tucker Carlson, the founder of The Daily Caller, attacked Wicca on Sunday, mocking the minority religion for allegedly having too many holidays. Carlson appeared on the Fox News show Fox & Friends...
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Sen. Coons: U.S. will likely have more active military role in Mali
The United States is likely to play a more active military role in Mali, where French-led forces are battling Islamist rebels, after the country holds elections, the chair of a key Senate sub-committee...
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Two charged for burning alive ‘witch’ in Papua New Guinea: report
Two people have been charged with the murder of a young mother in Papua New Guinea who was accused of being a witch and set upon by a mob that burned her alive, reports said Tuesday. Kepari Leniata,...
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Mother arrested for inviting strippers to 16-year-old son’s birthday party
A woman in New York was arrested Monday for allegedly hiring strippers to attend her 16-year-old son’s birthday party. Judy Viger, 33, has been charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a...
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Large study links excessive TV in childhood to criminal behavior in adults
Time spent in front of the television during childhood and early adolescence is linked to criminal behavior in adulthood, according to research published online in Pediatrics. “Antisocial behaviour is...
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David Axelrod: White House made ‘mistake’ in releasing draft immigration bill
A former top adviser to the president said Monday that the White House had made a “mistake” in distributing a draft bill on immigration reform, as Republicans attacked the leaked blueprint as an...
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Boeing seeks temporary fix for suspect batteries: report
US aerospace giant Boeing is considering an interim plan to protect its 787 Dreamliner if its batteries overheat or catch fire, according to a report Monday in the Seattle Times. Boeing’s flagship new...
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Thousands join anti-government rallies across Bulgaria
Several thousand people joined street rallies across Bulgaria on Monday as initial protests against high electricity bills snowballed into bitter anger against the right-wing government of Prime...
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Tea Party Patriots: Image of Karl Rove as a Nazi was a mistake
The spat between grassroots American conservatives and mainstream Republicans got nastier Tuesday when a group sent out a fundraising email portraying a leading party figure in Nazi uniform. The mail...
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Singer Morrissey convinces Los Angeles venues to ban meat
British singer and ex-Smiths frontman Morrissey has persuaded the venue of an upcoming Los Angeles show to ban sales of meat by food vendors, the vegetarian activist said. The sold-out March 1 concert...
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Biden advises Americans: Buy a double-barreled shotgun for protection
Vice President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday that a few blasts of a shotgun should be ample for self defense, as he pushed White House gun reform plans. “If you want to protect yourself get a double...
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Election reformers doubt voting by mail is a solution to long wait times
In his State of the Union address, President Obama returned to a point he’d made on election night: The need to do something about long voting lines. Obama announced his plan for a commission to...
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Donald Trump threatens creator of ‘Dump Trump’ campaign with $25 million lawsuit
Donald Trump is threatening an online internet campaigner with a $25m lawsuit over a campaign to encourage Macy’s to drop Trump’s products from its shelves and his face from its advertising. Angelo...
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Chris Matthews: GOP using ‘Cold War CIA tactics’ to bring down U.S. government
MSNBC host Chris Matthews tore into the Republican Party on his show Tuesday night, comparing their anti-government attitude to CIA-led coups during the Cold War. “If they didn’t like a government...
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Antitrust advocate: ‘Long-term food monopoly’ if Supreme Court favors Monsanto
Bert Foer of the American Antitrust Institute warned Tuesday of a “long-term food monopoly” if the Supreme Court sided with agricultural giant Monsanto in a patent dispute. “If I were writing the laws...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Sixth Amendment case on unanimous juries for...
Unanimous juries for criminal convictions? Supreme Court declines case. The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to take up a case examining whether the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial requires...
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Copernicus and the Church: What the history books don’t say
Copernicus and the Church: What the history books don't say Legend has it that Nicolaus Copernicus and the church were at odds over his development of the heliocentric theory, a principle that disputed...
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