Bush aide resigns in wake of offensive tweets
READ: Jeb Bush isn’t saying Common Core Bush, who is contemplating a presidential bid, knew about the comments prior to hiring Czahor. The young staffer deleted them from his accounts…
Month: February 2015
Obama to Seek War Power Bill From Congress, to Fight ISIS
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has informed lawmakers that the president will seek a formal authorization to fight the Islamic State that would prohibit the use of “enduring offensive ground…
Netflix takes a leap of faith on Cuba
Still, Netflix is betting that economic conditions in Cuba may improve. “We are investing in all countries for the future, not simply the here and now,” Netflix Director Corporate Communications,…
Brian Williams is benched. Now NBC must rebuild
Williams was, until this week, the country’s highest-rated news anchor. He is said to believe that he can stage a comeback and earn the “second chance” that NBCUniversal CEO Steve…
Jeb Bush Staffer Resigns After Controversial Comments Come To Light
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s new staffer has resigned after reports shed light on his past inflammatory remarks. Ethan Czahor, who was recently hired as the chief technology officer of…
Greece Says “No Way Back” In Bid To Rewrite Bailout Deal
Greece’s new prime minister struck a defiant tone on the eve of high-stakes negotiations with skeptical European creditors, saying there is “no way back” for his radical left-led government in…
John Legend Disagreed With Kanye West’s Comments About Beck
While John Legend found Kanye West’s near interruption of Beck’s Album of the Year speech “funny,” the 36-year-old singer was not as amused by West’s comments following the Grammys broadcast….
The death of Iran’s ‘Dead Sea’
According to the United Nations Development Program, the lake has shrunk by two-thirds since 1997 due to Iran’s water crisis and detrimental agricultural policies. President Hassan Rouhani has pledged $5…
The Way We Think About Cholesterol Could Soon Change
Dietary advice can be confusing. Is it OK to eat meat and eggs? Is fat in or out? What about grains? How much salt? An advisory committee’s recommendations for the…
Pollution is driving foreign executives out of China
Still, businesses remain upbeat about their short-term plans in the country. Seven out of 10 companies said they were optimistic about the next two years, especially when it comes to…
Obama To Withdraw Troops Deployed In Ebola Response
The United States is preparing to withdraw nearly all of the military troops deployed to West Africa to help with the response to the Ebola outbreak. – President Barack Obama…
Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay
A compilation of Brian Williams’s television appearances shows how his accounts of a 2003 episode on military helicopters in Iraq gradually became more perilous. Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news…
These stars got their start on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’
Before he was Michael Scott of NBC’s “The Office,” Steve Carell was also a correspondent for Stewart from 1999 to 2005. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market…
Obama: Supreme Court ‘About To Make A Shift’ On Gay Marriage
President Barack Obama predicted Tuesday that the Supreme Court is “about to make a shift” on same-sex marriage, a change he says he welcomes. “My sense is that the Supreme…
Walmart is winning Canada
Target is not the only U.S. retailer having troubles up north. Sears (SHLD), Best Buy (BBY)and Big Lots (BIG) have recently closed stores in Canada as well. Related: Target Canada…
Two arrested in Sydney for allegedly planning terror attacks inside Australia
New South Wales Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn said they believe the men, aged 24 and 25, were advanced in their preparations for an act of terrorism in Australia as…
Veto showdown looms on Keystone
The House of Representatives is expected to pass legislation on Wednesdayalready approved by the Senateto move ahead with the new pipeline, and will send it to the White House for…
English soccer is now world’s 2nd richest sport
Sky (SKYAY) forked out £4.1 billion ($6.3 billion) for the rights to show live 126 of the 168 matches per season until 2019, while rival BT (BT) paid £960 million…
Brian Williams Suspended by NBC News for Six Months
Brian Williams, the embattled NBC news anchor whose credibility plummeted after he acknowledged exaggerating his role in a helicopter incident in Iraq, was suspended for six months without pay, the…
Netanyahu Speech Critics In Congress Say They’re Gaining Steam
WASHINGTON — A congressman urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay his speech to Congress next month said more than 20 of his colleagues now back his effort. Rep….
Brian Williams Suspended From NBC News For 6 Months
Brian Williams has been suspended from NBC for six months, the network announced on Tuesday. – This is a developing story…
U.S. officials warn of increase of ISIS foreign fighters
Nicholas Rasmussen, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said more than 20,000 fighters, from more than 90 countries, have traveled to the ISIS battlefield, according to testimony CNN obtained in…
Jessica Albitz Allegedly Headbutted Tax Worker Alice Keener At Big Box Store
A woman in Deer Park, Texas, has been banned from her local Walmart after allegedly headbutting a tax worker during a disagreement. The incident happened Saturday night, when Jessica Ablitz…
The Brian Williams case — that’s the way it wasn’t
When asked decades later whether he had flown over Utah or Omaha Beach, Cronkite shrugged. “I think it was Omaha,” he said. “We didn’t know about those names then, of…
Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’
Jon Stewart, the comedian who made “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central a nightly home for sharp-edged political satire and up-to-the-moment commentary on the news, said on Tuesday that he…
Cyberwar: CyberCaliphate targets U.S. military spouses; Anonymous hits ISIS
The threats came just a month after Snell told CNN she wouldn’t allow the ISIS-related hack of the U.S. military’s Central Command Twitter account to deter her fight to help…
Man Fleeing Assault Charges Foiled By Own Selfie: Cops
Police caught up to a man trying to flee assault charges because he posted a selfie on Facebook while sitting on a Greyhound bus out of town, a police chief…
Tesla's China Business Faces Varied Challenges
BEIJING — For $104,000, Yu Hangmei expected a car that could, at the very least, be driven. What Ms. Yu said she got instead was a new electric Tesla Model…
Halliburton to Lay Off 7% of Its Work Force
HOUSTON — Halliburton announced on Tuesday plans to lay off about 7 percent of its work force, or 5,200 to 6,400 workers, in response to plummeting oil prices. Halliburton and…
10 romantic destinations you should know about
But it doesn’t have a trademark on the term, and it’s certainly not the only destination out there rousing amorous couples into expressing their love. With Valentine’s Day just around…