Andrew Cuomo Will Propose Raising New York Minimum Wage
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Sunday that he plans to submit a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $11.50 an hour in New York City and $10.50…
Month: January 2015
Fitness Model Greg Plitt Struck And Killed By Train In California
A 37-year-old model featured on the cover of numerous fitness magazines was struck and killed by a train while filming on the tracks in Southern California, authorities said. – Plitt…
Fitness Model George Plitt Jr. Struck And Killed By Train In California
A 37-year-old model featured on the cover of numerous fitness magazines was struck and killed by a train while filming on the tracks in Southern California, authorities said. – Plitt…
Boko Haram Kidnaps Scores In Cameroon, Minister Says
Boko Haram attacked a village in northern Cameroon early Sunday, killing three people and staging its largest kidnapping yet in the country, the information minister said, adding that some of…
#FiveWordsToRuinAJobInterview Reveals What Never To Say When Applying For Work
If you’ve ever bombed a job interview, you know how it feels to replay the whole humiliating experience in your head over and over again. (If you say you haven’t,…
Obama’s State of the Union wades into 2016
His upcoming State of the Union speech on Tuesday night will lay out a litany of Democratic pipe dreams that have little chance of becoming law. But his proposals are…
This Richard Sherman Interception Is Just Beautiful
Almost exactly a year ago ago, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman let the world know he’s the best corner in the game. Today he did this. You decide.
Boko Haram strikes in Cameroon as foreign troops arrive from Chad
The attacks happened in the villages of Mabass and Makxy in the Mayo-Tsanaga Division of the Far North Region of Cameroon on Sunday morning, Saiid Abdulkarim, a journalist for the…
‘American Horror Story’ Season 5 Will Be ‘Very Different’ From ‘Freak Show’
As the season finale of “American Horror Story: Freak Show” approaches, fans of the anthology series are wondering where Ryan Murphy will take the show next season. – The Season…
Rory McIlroy Makes First Hole-In-One As A Pro
Golfers and non-golfers alike can appreciate the satisfying beauty of Rory McIlroy’s perfectly placed hole-in-one. McIlroy, 25, sunk the first ace of his professional career on Friday, leaving his mark…
Miss Lebanon distances herself from photo with Miss Israel
“Good morning from us!” reads the caption. Good morning from us! Miss Japan , miss Slovenia, miss Lebanon & I ❤️ @missunews @missuniverse @beautyschoolbs @belezasdouniverso @missuniversusa @miss_israel #miami #mu2014 #missisrael…
The Weird Racial Politics Of Online Dating
We’re in the midst of a cultural sea change to one of the most central institutions in the life of the nation. American attitudes on interracial relationships have taken an…
MTV Takes A Bold And Powerful Approach To Discuss Race On MLK Day
On Monday, MTV will air twelve hours of programming in black and white — and no, this is no accidental glitch. The television network will kick off a momentous campaign,…
Muslim ‘angels’ ease American’s prison days in UAE
An American in Abu Dhabi, he found himself frightened even though the other prisoners were sleeping. Movie scenes from “Midnight Express” and “Brubaker” swirled through his head. He sat at…
Arsenal sweep Man City aside
Instead, Arsenal put in a supremely disciplined performance against a Manchester City team without their talismanic midfielder Yaya Toure, who is now at the African Cup of Nations, and struggling…
Man Floats In Sky Tied To 90 Balloons, Channels Iconic ‘Up’ Scene
It turns out that floating into the sky with the help of balloons isn’t just something that happens in the movies. – H/T Daily Mail
Oops: Fred Willard Turned Down The Leading Role In ‘Airplane!’
Consider this a lesson in saying “Yes” more often. At the Riot LA Comedy Festival on Saturday, legendary funny man Fred Willard sat down for a live interview on The…
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Christina Aguilera Shares First Photo Of Baby Girl Summer
All together now: Awwwwww! – The “Beautiful” singer is also a mom to son Max, 7, from her previous marriage to Jordan Bratman.
The truth is still out there: Fox eyes ‘X-Files’ reboot
“It’s true that we’ve had some conversations on ‘X-Files,’” Newman said, according to Entertainment Weekly. “We’re hopeful of being able to bring that back at some point.” – The network…
Why Obama’s going to India after his State of the Union speech
These are all the hot topics around the “Inside Politics” table this week: 1. What Obama’s trip to India reveals about his SOTU agenda President Obama says he’s on the…
Del Potro pulls out of Australian Open
This is another episode in the long way to recovery Juan Martin Del Potro But the former world number four decided that the year’s first grand slam had come too…
Icy roads cause hundreds of accidents from Philly to New York and Connecticut
Official hashtag for storm is #Icezilla “Still slippery, but calls are slowing down in our 911 center. #Danbury #Icezilla,” Boughton tweeted. Don’t drive. Just don’t do it, fire and police…
Suicide blast at Nigerian bus station kills 4, injures dozens
The attack happened in the town of Potiskum, police and hospital sources said. – Potiskum, the commercial capital of Yobe state, has been repeatedly rocked by deadly Boko Haram bomb…
Laura Palmer And Bobby Will Return To Showtime’s ‘Twin Peaks’
We know that Agent Cooper, aka Kyle MacLachlan, will return for Showtime’s upcoming “Twin Peaks” limited series, but now we can expect to see the homecoming queen return as well….
How to talk to kids about racism
Fink stopped. “I’m Asian,” she told the child, “and when you do that, it hurts my feelings.” The student snapped to attention. “Oh! I’m sorry!” she told her teacher, and…
Obama aide: Congress should leave Iran alone
Republicans plot in chocolate heaven – “It does not make any sense for Congress to scuttle that deal right now, because that will put America in a bad place, not…
Need an NFL primer? Here are 5 things to keep you in game
In two weeks, the Super Bowl will be upon us. After this grandest of American sports spectacles, the salad days of basketball and baseball will follow, along with a smattering…
Delaware shooting occurs near unoccupied Biden home
The incident occurred around 8:25 p.m. “A vehicle drove by the vice president’s residence at a high rate of speed and fired multiple gun shots. This occurred on a public…
Burr hits U.S. allies in Middle East
Murphy: Drone strikes are ‘bulletin board material’ – “We’ve let it go on for far too long,” Murphy said, “and now that we realize the reality, the danger, the immediacy…