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Bill Maher on Ayn Rand: ‘It’s all stuff that seems very deep when you’re 19...
Bill Maher delivered a blistering critique of modern libertarianism on Friday’s episode of Real Time With Bill Maher, slamming adherents for developing a “creepy obsession” with author Ayn Rand. “It’s...
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Megachurch pastor Rick Warren’s son commits suicide
The youngest son of megachurch pastor Rick Warren committed suicide on Saturday after an extended struggle with depression and mental illness, CBS News. Warren’s California-based church, Saddleback...
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Texas Supreme Court bars sentimental value suits from dog owners
The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Friday that bereaved dog owners cannot file lawsuits calling for their pets’ sentimental value. The Dallas Morning News reported on Friday that, per the ruling, dog...
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Lebanon’s new prime minister insists on neutrality in Syrian conflict
Lebanon’s premier-designate Tammam Salam told AFP on Saturday that he supports the freedom of the Syrian people while insisting his country remain neutral in its neighbour’s civil war. “My position is...
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Kansas’ new anti-abortion law highlights divide between states
Brownback is defending his proposal to cancel a scheduled drop in the state sales tax to stabilize the budget while pursuing income tax cuts.(John Hanna/AP) Kansas…
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Portuguese government condemns high court’s budget rejection
Portugal’s centre-right government on Saturday condemned the constitutional court’s rejection of several aspects of the country’s tough 2013 budget, saying that the decision “makes it difficult” to...
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Florida police believe missing brothers were taken by ‘anti-government’ parents
Authorities in Florida believe two missing boys are being held on a sailboat by their “anti-government” father and mother. WTVJ-TV reported on Friday that 4-year-old Cole Hakken and his 2-year-old...
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Report: Disgraced French budget minister lied to Swiss bank
Disgraced former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac lied to a Swiss bank when it accepted his assertion that funds paid into his account had been declared to tax authorities, a newspaper report said...
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Hagel delays U.S. missile test amid rising tensions with North Korea
The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test due to take place in California next week amid soaring nuclear tensions with North Korea, an official said. The defense official told...
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Motorist captures bloody ‘road rage’ brawl in Australia
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with a “road rage” incident in Australia that degenerated into a bloody fistfight. The Australian reported on Saturday that the unidentified man...
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Obama’s budget offends just about everybody. Is that compromise?
Obama’s proposed budget will call for reductions in in the growth of federal Social Security pensions and other benefit programs in an attempt to strike a compromise with congressional Republicans.(…
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Bitcoin price bubble soars to record as investors grow nervous
AFP – Some call it the most famous pizza purchase in history: In May 2010, a programmer called Laszlo asked an online forum if anyone would buy him a couple of pies in exchange for 10,000 Bitcoins, an...
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Taiwanese tree-top protest continues into 11th day
AFP – A Taiwanese activist’s unusual tree-top protest went into its 11th day Sunday and Pan Han-chiang vowed to continue until a local council drops a controversial development project. The government...
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Native Americans protest Paris auction of treasured Hopi artifacts
AFP – The looming Paris auction of some 70 ceremonial masks originating from the Hopi tribe of Arizona has cast light on the failure to prevent sacred American artifacts being sold overseas. Dozens of...
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Greek central bank to recapitalize lenders separately
AFP – Greece’s central bank on Sunday said the country’s main four lenders would be recapitalised separately, a move that put on hold a planned merger between two of them. “The Bank of Greece confirms...
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Work gets underway exhuming poet Pablo Neruda’s remains
AFP – Experts on Sunday started work on opening the tomb of Chilean Nobel prize winning poet Pablo Neruda, to uncover his remains and determine if he died of cancer or was poisoned. The leftist author,...
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Newtown families: Limiting magazine size is ‘critical’
Appearing on “60 Minutes” Sunday night, family members of the victims killed in the Newtown, Connecticut massacre said that limiting the sales of high-capacity magazines is “crucial” to any effort that...
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Venezuela’s opposition leader sees momentum key to succeeding Chavez
AFP – Hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday crammed Caracas’ streets in what opposition presidential hopeful Henrique Capriles, trailing in the polls, called a fast-changing tide. “Today, we...
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America stunned at diplomat’s death in Afghanistan
AFP – Relatives and colleagues of a young US diplomat killed in Afghanistan honored her as a smart woman just starting her career and eager to engage with locals in the war-ravaged country. Anne...
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French foreign minister ‘absolutely’ denies ‘rumor’ of Swiss bank account
AFP – France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius denied a “rumor” in a newspaper report claiming that he may have a Swiss bank account, as the French government struggles to deal with a scandal over...
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