Exxon Mobil Settles With New Jersey Over Environmental Damage
A long-fought legal battle to recover $8.9 billion in damages from Exxon Mobil Corporation for the contamination and loss of use of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands, marshes, meadows…
Month: February 2015
Pope Francis Promotes Vatican’s Former Sex Crimes Prosecutor Charles Scicluna To Archbishop Of Malta
Pope Francis has named the Vatican’s former sex crimes prosecutor, Charles Scicluna, as archbishop of his native Malta. – Francis has vowed “zero tolerance” for abusers, and Scicluna’s promotion indicates…
QueerView Feb. 26: A Look Back At The Week In LGBT News Stories
Each week HuffPost Gay Voices and HuffPost Live will take a look back at some of the biggest queer news stories from the past week. Check back every Friday for…
Man Attacked Disabled Dad With Mounted Antlers: Cops
MONONGAHELA, Pa. (AP) — Police say a Pennsylvania man who was angry that his disabled father wouldn’t get out of bed has attacked him with a set of mounted antlers….
Spain Arrests 8 on Suspicion of Fighting for Rebels in Ukraine
MADRID — The Spanish police on Friday carried out the first arrests in Western Europe of citizens accused of traveling to Ukraine to fight on the side of the Russian-backed…
Photographer Captures Portraits And Dreams Of People From 1 To 100 Years Of Age
Danish photographer Keen Heick-Abildhauge fell in love with Russia years ago, mesmerized by the diversity of life hiding away in corners of the vast Eurasian country. Throughout his time living…
Toddler Allegedly ‘Pulled’ To The Ground By Strange Force
Even a game of peekaboo is too dangerous. – So was little Lexi pushed by a ghost or did she just fall? Tell us in the comments and then, depending…
Stolen Picasso Shipped As Christmas Present Seized In Newark
The cubist painting La Coiffeuse by Pablo Picasso was considered missing for over a decade. Photo: AP/US Department of Justice This article originally appeared on artnet News. A stolen Picasso…
Washington Post To Rethink Drug Testing Job Seekers After D.C. Legalizes Weed
If you’ve ever been offered a job at The Washington Post, you know there’s one undignified step in the hiring process that just about everyone goes through, no matter how…
This Winter’s Best Bets
Originally published on Kirkus This winter there’s been some major, surprise announcements about upcoming books: the Harper Lee novel Go Set a Watchman, out this summer, and a new Dr….
Sorry, Ebooks. These 9 Studies Show Why Print Is Better
Don’t lament the lost days of cutting your fingers on pristine new novels or catching a whiff of that magical, transportive old book smell just yet! A slew of recent…
This Blessed Music Video Turns Doodling Into A Spiritual Experience
It’s a beautiful thing when two entirely different art forms fit so well together that the boundaries between vision and sound, hand and ear, line and note, begin to blur….
UCI wants to strip Tour winner Vincenzo Nibal’s Astana team of its race license
The world governing body said in a statement that an audit of the team, carried out by the Institute of Sport Sciences at the University of Lausanne (ISSUL), had given…
1st glimpse of Eddie Redmayne in role as transgender pioneer
An image posted Friday on Twitter gives a very different view of Oscar-winning British actor Eddie Redmayne. – Elbe, born in Denmark as Einar Wegener, was an artist who began…
Kim Kardashian Slips On A Skintight Pink Leather Dress, Because Why Not
Kim Kardashian’s affinity for pink leather continues. – 27 mil!!!!! Thank you so much!!!! I love you all!!!!!
Obama interviews 18-year-old mentee
Obama asked McQueen about his run-ins with the law, getting back on a straight path and struggling to stay on that pathalso chiming in with his own experience growing up…
India’s Slum Children Use Visual Maps To Show Leaders How Hard Life Is Without A Toilet
Struggling Indian kids have heard their government’s promises, but they haven’t seen much action –- so they’re taking matters into their own little hands. More than 65 million people reside…
Report: Nine dead after shootings in southern Missouri
Nine people are dead after shootings in south-central Missouri, the Houston Herald newspaper in Missouri reported Friday morning, citing a sheriff there. There are multiple crime scenes, including four in…
What’s Really Wrong With Bill O’Reilly’s El Salvador Reporting
Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly has pointed to his brief stint in Latin America in 1982 as a correspondent for CBS News as proof of his experience covering “active war…
Moschino Pays Homage To The Looney Tunes’ Hip Hop Days In Fall 2015 Collection
There’s never a dull moment when it comes to Moschino fashion, especially when Jeremy Scott is at the helm. – Check out the collection below. What do you think of…
Selina Kyle Is Bisexual Says ‘Catwoman’ Writer Genevieve Valentine
The world of comics has long been known as an affirmative landscape for queer characters. And now, another iconic character is joining the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender family. –…
The Advice That Helped Quarterback Vince Young Make A Fateful Decision (VIDEO)
Former NFL player Vince Young had all the potential in the world. Growing up in a low-income community in Houston, Texas, he didn’t have an easy start — but football…
Scientists Create Music For Cats, And Fur A Good Reason
“Cats are not humans and humans are not cats and it is important that we humans, as the servants of cats, be aware of this difference.” That’s Dr. Charles Snowdon,…
‘The Jinx’ Is ‘Serial’ For Television, And You’re Missing Out If You’re Not Watching
An heir to his family’s billion-dollar New York real-estate fortune, Robert Durst almost witnessed his mother’s suicide as a child, emerged as the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance years…
Report: Nine dead after shootings in southern Missouri
There are multiple crime scenes, including four in the Texas County community of Tyrone, Sigman told the Herald.
South African Parents Reunite With Daughter 17 Years After Kidnapping
A newborn was kidnapped from a Cape Town hospital in 1997. Her parents never gave up hope and, 17 years later, they have found her. – The Cape Argus reported…
‘Old guard’ civil rights groups blew it on net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission got it right on “net neutrality.” So did President Obama, who took a bold stand in favor of keeping the Internet free. So did leaders such…
9 Ways To Battle The Boomer Bulge
Baby Boomers created such a population bulge demographers dubbed it “the pig in the python.” But if you’re a Boomer—and you are if you were born anywhere from 1946 to…
This Dog’s Best Friend? A Rat
One dog’s dinner is another’s best friend. – Sign up here for Live Today, HuffPost Live’s morning email that will let you know the newsmakers, celebrities and politicians joining us…
What Greece Won
Last week, after much drama, the new Greek government reached a deal with its creditors. Earlier this week, the Greeks filled in some details on how they intend to meet…