Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock repaid $40,000 from his personal checking account for redecorations to his congressional office in the style of the TV show “Downton Abbey,” according to financial records…
On the heels of recreational marijuana use becoming legal in Washington, D.C., a poll reveals that a majority of Republican millennials favor legalizing marijuana. – Pew Research Center notes that…
Immigration officials are moving to deport at least 150 Bosnians living in the United States who they believe took part in war crimes and “ethnic cleansing” during the bitter conflict…
Yet his time of one minute, 23.022 seconds was still marginally slower than that achieved by team-mate and 2014 driver’s championship rival, Nico Rosberg on the soft tires on Friday….
Warning! This post is dark and full of spoilers! You know nothing about crazy, Jon Snow. By now most “Game of Thrones” fans have heard about “R + L =…
Dating app Tinder is ready to make some money. Read the whole story at Re/code
After weeks of news of hatred around the world against Jews and Muslims, Norwegians have shown humanity what it truly means to love your neighbor. – “Humanity is one and…
On the evening of Aug. 9, 2011, one month before the 40th anniversary of the bloody Attica prison riot, a guard in that remote facility in western New York was…
ATTICA, N.Y. — On the evening of Aug. 9, 2011, one month before the 40th anniversary of the bloody Attica prison riot, a guard in that remote facility in western…
Warren Buffett is a fan of Airbnb. – Still, Airbnb has ponied onward. The company is raising an enormous round of funding that would value it at $20 billion, according…
And now, the writing duo and Temple Hill have signed on to Paramount’s adaptation of Green’s first novel, “Looking for Alaska.” Neustadter and Weber will write the screenplay for the…
For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a high-stakes endeavor both men…
WASHINGTON — Immigration officials are moving to deport at least 150 Bosnians living in the United States who they believe took part in war crimes and “ethnic cleansing” during the…
Jimmy Fallon has the perfect joke to end the latest round of John Travolta-Idina Menzel chatter. – Fallon also expressed his thanks to Alaska, Netflix and kale.
ATTICA, N.Y. — On the evening of Aug. 9, 2011, one month before the 40th anniversary of the bloody Attica prison riot, a guard in that remote facility in western…
And now, the writing duo and Temple Hill have signed on to Paramount’s adaptation of Green’s first novel, “Looking for Alaska.” Neustadter and Weber will write the screenplay for the…
The Republican mayor of the California city of Fresno has decided not to run for the United States Senate, an adviser said. Mayor Ashley Swearengin will not seek the seat…
Attorney General Eric Holder plans to push, during his final weeks in office, a new standard of proof for civil-rights offenses, saying in an exit interview with POLITICO that such…
Beltway Democrats may not deserve good luck, but it looks like they could have plenty in the next presidential race. Heading into the weekend, Scott Walker, a man born to…
WASHINGTON — It could hardly have been a more perfect storm, and it was all because of a single question in a routine briefing. On Feb. 19, U.S. Central Command,…
Meir Dagan feels a debt of gratitude towards Benjamin Netanyahu. “When I got sick,” Dagan told us on Wednesday, “I needed a liver for a transplant. Netanyahu stepped in to…
Fran Rico pulled one back for Granada from the penalty spot but Lionel Messi restored Barcelona’s two-goal advantage 20 minutes from the end when set up by Suarez. After losing…
U.S. military branches share photos from around the globe to Flickr accounts, giving us a unique look into the day-to-day lives of military personnel. During the month of February, the…
MOSCOW (AP) — Prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov’s killing follows the slaying over the past decade of several other high-profile critics of President Vladimir Putin and his policies. Here…
When Mary Nelson started working at a restaurant in Honolulu last year, she hid in the back as a dishwasher. Despite her lively personality and quick humor, she was too…
When Mary Nelson started working at a restaurant in Honolulu last year, she hid in the back as a dishwasher. Despite her lively personality and quick humor, she was too…
When a photographer’s beloved pit bull got sick, she decided to take him on one last special trip so he could make a few more beautiful memories. Zhenia Bulawka spent…
ISIS captured at least 220 Assyrians, all Christians, on February 23 during an attack on the villages around the town of Tal Tamer in the northern Syrian province of al-Hasakah….
(Reuters) – Pope Francis launched a fresh attack on economic injustice on Saturday, condemning the “throwaway culture” of globalization and calling for new ways of thinking about poverty, welfare, employment…
The talks followed negotiations that began in Havana last month, after President Barack Obama’s announcement of sweeping changes to the United States’ Cuba policy. Assistant Secretary of State for Western…