Florida man accused of kicking boat seller repeatedly in the groin
A DeLand, Florida family filed a restraining order Thursday against a 29-year-old West Volusia, Florida man who allegedly kicked John Molhem, 34, repeatedly in the groin, then threw rocks at their...
View ArticleGlobal warming: Not reversible, but stoppable
Let’s start with two skill-testing questions: 1. If we stop greenhouse gas emissions, won’t the climate naturally go back to the way it was before? 2. Isn’t there “warming in the pipeline” that will...
View ArticleJudy Woodruff recounts day Ronald Reagan Was Shot
March 30, 1981 was a routine day for Judy Woodruff as she traveled with the press pool to cover a speech by President Ronald Reagan, two months into his presidency, at the Washington Hilton. But the...
View ArticleGlobal standards for garment industry under scrutiny after Bangladesh disaster
JEFFREY BROWN: And next to the Bangladesh building disaster. It’s now the worst ever for the country’s booming clothing industry, with more than 300 killed. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ:...
View ArticleBig brains, no fur, sinuses … are these clues to our ancestors’ lives as...
David Attenborough joins growing body of scientific support for theory that could explain one of the great leaps of human evolution It is one of the most unusual evolutionary ideas ever proposed:...
View ArticleH7N9 bird flu spreads to central China’s Hunan province
China’s deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location. A...
View ArticleOnline education is mostly a fantasy
If you listen to the advocates of online learning, MOOCs and Internet-based courses will cure all of our education problems. Just hand out some Android tablets, stream some courses in Python, and sit...
View ArticleSyria says chemical weapons claims ‘barefaced lie’
US and British accusations that the regime in Damascus may have used chemical weapons are a “barefaced lie,” Syria’s information minister told Russian television Saturday. “First of all, I want to...
View ArticleMaddow: Right wing fringe is now a cynical money-making ‘racket’
Friday night on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed the elaborate money-making schemes dreamed up by the anti-government conspiracy theorists currently making a living off of...
View ArticleGlenn Beck: I left Fox to save my soul
Never one to shy away from portraying his struggles in the most melodramatic terms, conservative commentator Glenn Beck said on Friday that he left the Fox News Channel because he was afraid of turning...
View ArticleFBI arrests Mississippi man in ricin letters investigation
Officers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested 41-year-old Everett Dutschke of Tupelo, Mississippi Saturday morning in connection with a series of poison-tainted letters that were mailed to...
View ArticleMartial arts instructor James Everett Dutschke charged with sending...
A 41-year-old martial arts instructor was charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other public officials following his arrest Saturday. James Everett Dutschke was...
View ArticleBrit Hume: ‘The country may be ready for another Bush’ presidency
Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume on Sunday suggested that an effort to rehabilitate President George W. Bush’s image had worked and that the country “may now indeed be ready” for his...
View ArticleMSNBC guest Dave Zirin: Why is Bush not on trial for war crimes?
Saturday morning on MSNBC, Dave Zirin of The Nation questioned why former President George W. Bush had not been held accountable for alleged war crimes. His remarks came amid a discussion on the U.S....
View ArticleMcCain: Syrians will ‘take revenge’ on the U.S. for not attacking
Arizona Sen. John McCain (R) on Sunday warned that current U.S. foreign policy could have negative consequences for years because the Syrian people would “take revenge” if the United States decided not...
View ArticleGov. Rick Perry ‘disgusted’ by cartoon mocking lack of regulations in Texas
A cartoon depicting Texas Gov. Rick Perry touting his state’s economy whilst a fertilizer plant besides him explodes has unsurprisingly stirred up controversy. The cartoon by Jack Ohman, which appeared...
View ArticleMuslim congressman confronts Peter King: Profiling is ‘ineffective law...
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), who is a Muslim, told Rep. Peter King (R-NY) on Sunday that he was making a mistake with calls to profile the Islamic community in the United States because similar actions...
View ArticleRep. Rogers: FBI pursuing ‘persons of interest’ in Boston probe
Investigators are pursuing other “persons of interest” who may be linked to the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, a US lawmaker said on Sunday. “There are still persons of interest in the United...
View ArticleChina rapidly becoming global climate change leader
China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States, a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly....
View ArticleSpiritual mentor of ‘Brother Dean’ proud of ‘You deserve rape’ sign
The man who allegedly inspired Dean Saxton IV to adopt extremist religious views spoke highly of his now infamous “You deserve rape” sign. “I have often said on campus, ‘You girls in your immodest...
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