Behind the show that’s bigger than the Super Bowl
She is a student at the famous Henan Shaolin Martial Arts School. In recent years, their gravity-defying brand of kung fu has become a staple of the annual televised Lunar…
Month: February 2015
Las Vegas road rage case: Victim went back to find suspect, police say
Tammy Meyers, a 44-year-old mother of four, had been giving her 15-year-old daughter a driving lesson Thursday when she had an encounter with another driver that left her scared and…
Kurds Become A 2016 Campaign Issue For Rand Paul
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is showing signs of trying to burnish his foreign policy credentials ahead of a likely run for president in 2016, establishing himself as a…
U.S. Army To Provide Equipment, Intelligence To Fight Boko Haram
By Daniel Flynn N’DJAMENA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will share communications equipment and intelligence with African allies to assist them in the fight against Nigerian Islamist group…
Truck drivers are big losers in port dispute
The longshore union and management have been in talks since May. Management accuses the union of engaging in a deliberate slowdown unloading the cargo since November. The union denies it’s…
CNN Executive Called Out Over Hosting Dinner For Obamas
During CNN town hall, network president Jeff Zucker said it’s not a conflict of interest for a D.C. executive of the company to host the President and First Lady. Read…
Obamacare Signups Top 11 Million In Second Year, White House Says
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has beaten its own estimates for Obamacare enrollments, which exceeded 11 million through Sunday’s deadline for most U.S. residents to choose a health insurance plan,…
What the immigration ruling means
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew S. Hanen temporarily blocked the President’s controversial executive actions on immigration—announced in November—that were meant to ease the deportation threats to millions of eligible immigrants….
Start here: Latest developments on fight against ISIS
Bergen explains what ISIS is after in this CNN story Tuesdaythe end times, the apocalypse. It’s high time, Bergen argues, that the United States and others stop trying to rationalize…
Artist Inspired By ‘Humans Of New York’ Launches Series To Help Homeless In Canada
A picture is worth a thousand words — and its impact can be contagious, too. Inspired by the work of photographer and humanitarian Brandon Stanton — the man behind photo…
Mika Brzezinski Is Launching A National Tour To Inspire And Empower Women At Work
Mika Brzezinski has written and spoken extensively about the challenges she faced along the way to professional success — including, and especially, the challenges that came from within. Now Brzezinski,…
Robert Ferrante’s Cyanide Poisoning Conviction Should Be Tossed Out: Defense
A defense attorney says a former Pennsylvania medical researcher’s murder conviction in the cyanide poisoning death of his neurologist wife should be thrown out because he was convicted solely on…
Police suspect hate crime in stabbings at Detroit-area bus stop
One of the victims, a male in his 50s, was stabbed five times in the face and neck and three times in the upper back, Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins…
Reclaiming Puerto Rico’s Food Paradise
From a food standpoint, Puerto Rico represents a twisted paradox. Thanks to its balmy climate and rich soil, it has the makings of a gastronome’s Fantasy Island, a place where…
Swiss Museum Unable to Get Gurlitt Art Trove Amid Dispute Over Will
Nearly three months after announcing that it would accept the gift of an art collection amassed by a Nazi-era dealer, including several pieces known to have been looted from Jewish…
‘Frank’ disagreement among allies on hostage ransoms, British diplomat tells CNN
British and American officials tell CNN they have strong disagreements with some of their closest allies on the issue of ransoms, which their governments have long refused to pay. Ransom…
Police suspect hate crime in stabbings at Detroit bus stop
One of the victims, a male in his 50s, was stabbed five timesin the face and neck and three times in the upper back, Southfield Police Chief Eric Hawkins said….
Whistleblower: Government Lacks The ‘Guts’ To Charge U.S. Leaders With Torture
The human rights abuses revealed in the executive summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report released in December sparked global outrage, leaving some begging for senior officials from the…
Jury will be first to see evidence seized in bin Laden raid, prosecutor says
Abid Naseer, 28, who was arrested in 2009 in Manchester, England, where he had been living on a student visa, was described by Brooklyn federal prosecutor Celia Cohen as a…
Red Robin Will Give Out Free Crab Cakes If The Pope Stops By For A Bite
Fast food lovers who observe the season of Lent may have experienced slim pickings in the past. During the 40-day period, many avoid eating animal flesh on Fridays. That means…
Outgoing Obama Advisor John Podesta Has UFO Regrets
As John Podesta, a senior advisor to President Barack Obama stepped down from his post on Friday, he tweeted that his biggest regret about leaving the administration was some unfinished…
Geraldo Rivera: ‘Hip-Hop Has Done More Damage To Black And Brown People Than Racism In The Last 10 Years’
Geraldo Rivera doesn’t exactly seem like a pre-eminent authority on rap culture, but he has some very interesting thoughts about hip-hop, which he shared with HuffPost Live on Tuesday. –…
Muslim Groups Respond With Love, Philanthropy In The Face Of Violence
After the shooting of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a message of compassion rose up from many corners of the Muslim community. Farris Barakat, the brother of…
Why the flawed ‘War on Terror’ needs a reboot
Andrew Hammond is an Associate at LSE IDEAS (the Centre for International Diplomacy, Affairs and Strategy) at the London School of Economics, and a former UK Government Special Adviser. The…
Europe confronts wave of anti-Semitism
Even if there’s the suspicion of an impending attack, classes can be canceled and people are told to stay away from noticeably Jewish institutions. After the recent attacks in Paris,…
The best tourist attractions that no longer exist
The Pink and White Terraces of Lake Rotomahana were the world’s largest silica towers and the South Pacific’s biggest 19th-century attraction until a massive eruption at Mount Tarawera that momentous…
At Heart of U.S.-South African Trade Dispute, A Serious Game of International Chicken
MILFORD, Del. — The 40,000 chickens — a few short weeks from becoming Valu-Paks at the supermarket — scratched their way toward the rows of water drips, eager for a…
Restaurant Review: Shuko in the East Village
Jimmy Lau and Nick Kim opened Shuko following a stint at Neta, their first perch after leaving the truffled nest of Masa Takayama.” “You like spicy?” Jimmy Lau asked from…
J.Crew’s Fall 2015 Collection Is For The Preppy Kids Who Are All Grown Up
J.Crew presented its Fall 2015 collection on Tuesday and it was all kinds of perfect. A brand known for its preppy and casual sensibilities, J.Crew is entering new territory with…
These Captivating Photos Of Carnival Show Latin America Knows How To Celebrate
A procession of colorful floats and samba dancers in Rio de Janeiro may be what comes to mind when talking about carnival, but the annual celebration is far from limited…