SCOTUS: Corporations are people
The Court’s opinion affirmed the principle that corporations are people and therefore like people, have constitutionally protected religious liberty. – While Justice Samuel Alito, delivering the opinion of the Court,…
Month: February 2015
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Vows To Reinstate Ban On Veiling During Citizenship Ceremonies
TORONTO (RNS) Canada’s prime minister is vowing to appeal a court ruling that struck down his government’s ban on wearing face veils during ceremonies that confer citizenship. – “I believe,…
France Crosses a Threshold in Examining Strauss-Kahn’s Personal Life
PARIS — As the trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes to a close on Friday, some here are breathing a sigh of relief after cringing, gasping and giggling uncomfortably for weeks…
Oliver Sacks On Learning He Has Terminal Cancer
a few weeks ago I learned that I have multiple metastases in the liver. Nine years ago it was discovered that I had a rare tumor of the eye, an…
This Cold Weather Pretty Much Freezes Everything
Not even the power of Niagara Falls can stand up to the epic cold snap that’s settled in over parts of New England, the Midwest and the South this week….
Your iPhone Is Making You Depressed
It’s been estimated that the average mobile phone user checks a device 150 times a day, and nearly a third of smartphone users admit that they’re addicted to their devices….
Tsarnaev’s Lawyers in Boston Bombing Trial Ask for Change of Venue
BOSTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday sharply questioned lawyers in the marathon bombing case, challenging assumptions about the ability of prospective jurors to be impartial as the…
Las Vegas police take road rage suspect into custody after standoff
Tammy Meyers was shot outside her home on Thursday and died two days later at a hospital. Police said the gunman was in a car with two other people. As…
A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia
Carl Zimmer MATTER In 2010, scientists made a startling discovery about our past: About 50,000 years ago, Neanderthals interbred with the ancestors of living Europeans and Asians. Now two teams…
I Brought My Grandma To Fashion Week. Here’s What Happened.
You don’t know my Nana. But she is ultra-chic with fiery red hair, and she lives in an apartment in which every closet is bursting with what she calls “old…
White House Agrees With Rudy Giuliani: He Said A ‘Horrible Thing’
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) sparked a firestorm on Wednesday, when he proclaimed that President Barack Obama “doesn’t love” America. The backlash keeps rolling in. “I do…
Sources: Bobbi Kristina Brown’s breathing tube removed
Doctors performed the procedure on Wednesday, the sources said. Brown will now be ventilated through a hole in her throat. – CNN’s MaryLynn Ryan, Sunny Hostin and Carolyn Sung contributed…
Las Vegas police, road rage killing suspect in standoff
Tammy Meyers was shot outside her home on Thursday and died two days later at a hospital. Police would not say if the man involved in the standoff just one…
Dolphins Are Still Washing Up Dead 5 Years After Gulf Oil Spill
Bottlenose dolphins continue to wash up dead on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, five years after the biggest marine oil spill in history. BP says oil has nothing…
A soldier’s battle at home
“When you come home you are haunted by flashbacks of having your friends killed, killing other people and probably the biggest thing for me is the paranoia of living step…
Why Every American Baby Deserves A Fresh Diaper — Courtesy Of The U.S. Government
“It’s time we stop treating child care as a side issue, or a women’s issue, and treat it like the national economic priority that it is for all of us,”…
An Elderly Man Was Shoveling Snow Alone, Until This Teen Stopped To Help Him
When Tommy Adams noticed an elderly man with a walker clearing snow, he knew just what to do. – Follow HuffPost Teen on Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pheed…
Boy, 5, Claims He Lived Past Life As Woman Who Died In Chicago Fire
Luke Ruehlman is a healthy 5-years-old boy. Still, he’s already had a lifetime of experiences — he has even died! At least, that’s what he claims. In a bizarre series…
How ISIS makes (and takes) money
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially…
Does Kim Jong Un’s new look reflect a new attitude?
And maybe that’s what the reclusive leader of North Korea was going for when he modified his almost boyish over-the-top-flop to a higher, angular, more severe cut. The look first…
39 Hours Inside The Biggest Human Migration On Earth
Looking across this sea of anxious faces, it’s easy to forget this is a holiday. Knotted brows frame weary eyes in a crowd as deep as a football field, all…
Son died fighting for ISIS, mom wants to fight propaganda
The process of radicalization is gradual and persuasive, she said. And deadly. Her son, who joined ISIS’s ranks in Syria, was killed in fighting there more than a year ago….
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Don’t ban e-cigarettes on airplanes
These are good times for anti-smoking campaigners. But you wouldn’t know it from listening to their rhetoric. At the urging of anti-tobacco activists, the Department of Transportation is proposing to…
Not all soccer fans are racist hooligans
Brendan O’Neill is editor of the London-based online magazine spiked and is a columnist for The Big Issue in the UK and Reason.com in the United States. Video footage of…
In poignant essay, Oliver Sacks says he has incurable cancer
In a New York Times essay that received instant acclaim for its poignancy, beauty and determination, the renowned scientist and doctor revealed that he has incurable cancer. “Over the last…
Walmart’s Raise Could Be A Turning Point For The Whole Economy
Walmart just gave half a million people a raise. Could you be next? The retail giant announced on Thursday that it would increase the minimum pay for its workers to…
Nonsense about terrorism’s ‘root causes’
The Obama administration this week hosted a three-day conference on “Countering Violent Extremism,” which is a government euphemism for how best to deal with Islamist terrorism. Already a predictable tsunami…
Bitter, deadly cold grips eastern United States
And it’s apparently not going awayat least for any length of timeanytime soon. From a frozen Niagara Falls to endangered Florida oranges, there’s no shortage of evidence about how cold…
Carmen Dell’Orefice Poses Next To A Zebra For Elie Tahari
One of fashion’s buzziest models made an appearance during New York Fashion Week, and we’re not talking about Kendall, Karlie or Gigi. – Take a look at Dell’Orefice’s appearance in…