Obama Budget To Call For $1 Billion For Central America
Vice President Joe Biden says President Barack Obama’s budget will call for $1 billion in aid for Central America. He says that’s three times what the U.S. typically gives the…
Month: January 2015
Law Firm Founds Project to Fight 'Revenge Porn'
Now the former boyfriend has a new problem: A big law firm recently has come to the law student’s aid and is suing him in federal court in Los Angeles….
George Toca Freed From Louisiana Prison After 30 Years
By Jonathan Kaminsky NEW ORLEANS, Jan 29 (Reuters) – A Louisiana inmate whose case for leniency is before the U.S. Supreme Court was freed from prison on Thursday after 30…
Greece Steps Back Into Line With European Union Policy on Russia Sanctions
BRUSSELS — Gathering in Brussels, European foreign ministers scrambled on Thursday to hold a united front against Russia over Ukraine, calming worries that the election of a far-left government in…
Will the Super Bowl get record ratings?
Prediction: 115.5 million “One of the few givens of a Super Bowl broadcast is that the game will set a new broadcast record. This year’s game features the two best…
Fake charities prey on your goodwill to make bank
Related: IRS warns of phishing tax scams, fake emails – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved.
Auto Insurer Says NBC Pulled Its Super Bowl Ads Over ‘Blue Balls’ Joke
Apparently, the humor was too blue. Cure Auto Insurance said Thursday that NBC pulled its Super Bowl ads over a joke about “blue balls.” – Last year for the Super…
Robert Ladd Executed In Texas Despite Claims Mental Impairment Made Him Ineligible
A Texas man convicted of killing a 38-year-old woman nearly two decades ago while he was on parole for a triple slaying years earlier was executed Thursday evening. Robert Ladd,…
Uber sued in U.S. over alleged India rape
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages on behalf of the plaintiff, and the addition of safety measures including tamper-proof cameras and GPS tracking systems in Uber cars. The victim, who remains…
Baby Goat Beheaded; Another Goat Taken From New Orleans Park
A baby goat was beheaded and its twin was taken from a park where they had been in a pen, the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…
U.S. cracks down on shady ‘0%’ loan companies
“This type of loan is risky for consumers because if they fail to pay, they could lose their caran asset many of them can’t live without,” said Jessica Rich, director…
Porn filmed in Oregon State University library
The woman was cited for public indecency and released, according to Steve Clark, Oregon State vice president of university relations. She is not a current student but attended the school…
REPORT: Suge Knight Fatally Ran Over A Man With His Car
Suge Knight got into a fight on the set of a film project in Compton, and ran over a man and we’re told the victim is dead. Read the whole…
Key data on Afghan reconstruction funding classified
The office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, better known as SIGAR, said in its report summary they were unable to present a complete evaluation of reconstruction spending…
Super Bowl XLIX: Final quest for the hottest tickets in town
A trip to Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix will cost even the most discerning fans thousands of dollars, while providing a hefty windfall for business owners riding one of the…
‘Sunshine super girl’ Goolagong Cawley who defied prejudice to become a star
The tennis-obsessed youngster would play for hours on end against a wall or a water tank, at the time thinking the tournament was merely the stuff of fairy tales. “I…
California’s Prison Population Is Finally Down, But Will It Last?
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan 29 (Reuters) – After years of controversy and legal trouble because of overcrowding in California’s mammoth prison system, the state’s inmate population dipped below the maximum level…
David Duke ‘just might’ primary Steve Scalise
During an interview on the Jim Engster Show, audio of which was obtained by BuzzFeed, Duke calls Scalise a “sellout” for saying his appearance at a meeting of the European-American…
Portraits show affection for Portland area, residents
He jokes that there’s no “decisive moment,” in the famous words of Henri Cartier-Bresson. For him, it’s a “decisive morning.” He likes that early light, and the pace his camera…
How A Social Media Campaign Is Helping The Homeless Connect With Long-Lost Loved Ones
People have a hard time thinking of the homeless as humans, let alone as someone’s child, parent, brother or sister. But a new social media campaign wants to change that,…
What Newly Single Men Should Never Wear On A Date, According To Women
You’re finally getting back into the dating scene after divorce or a long relationship and not quite sure what to wear on your first date. Is that sports jacket with…
Should U.S. pay ransoms?
The terrible ordeal facing the Japanese and Jordanian governments in the wake of ISIS threats to execute a captured Jordanian pilot and a second Japanese national raises critical questions about…
Zakaria: Time for positive foreign policy
Today Mexico is a different country. Read the Washington Post column
Texas GOP chairman sides with Rand Paul
READ: How Republicans wised up about 2016 Munisteri will resign his role with the state party on Friday to join Team Rand, a spokesman for Paul confirmed. The Wall Street…
Apple May Have Edged Out Samsung To Become World’s Largest Smartphone Maker
For years, Samsung has sold more smartphones than Apple. The Korean electronics giant makes dozens of different types of handsets, many of which cost much less than the iPhone. –…
Seattle Marijuana Company Rolls 12,000 Joints For Super Bowl
A Super Bowl deserves a super bowl. So, a Seattle-based marijuana retailer is rolling 12,000 joints in time for Sunday, when the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots…
W.H.: No, Castro, you can’t have Guantanamo back
Among them, Castro asked for the return of the Guantanamo Naval Base to Cuba, an end to the five decades-old trade embargo, a ceasing of U.S.-run television and radio broadcasts…
Sarris Candies Makes Deflated Chocolate Football
A Pennsylvania candy maker is getting a big kick out of the New England Patriots’ scandal over some deflated footballs. – He says only, “You’ll have to ask the Patriots…
Don’t Dismiss Teens Who Volunteer Just To Boost Their College Applications
In my last column, I wrote about a high school buddy, Kevin Green, a warm and helpful man who floundered in a tough job market, hurt his back and died…
Fidel Castro Fast Facts
Birth place: Biran, Cuba Birth name: Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz Father: Angel Castro, a wealthy Spanish landowner. Mother: Lina Ruz, a cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife. Marriage:…