Another Big Storm Bears Down On New England
Winter-weary New England, which has been battered recently by a series of major snowstorms, braced Sunday for even more. Light flurries fell in the morning, but the “long duration” storm…
Month: February 2015
Land Rover, Jaguar To Recall 104,000 Vehicles Over Braking Concerns
Land Rover and Jaguar are recalling 104,000 vehicles because of problems with the brakes and lights. The largest recall involves a brake-hose issue that Jaguar Land Rover North America studied…
Bill Cosby Cancels Boston Shows Over Weather Concerns, Vows To Return
Bill Cosby has canceled his two Sunday night performances in Boston because of the weather, but he plans to return soon. In a statement, the comedian said, “I have decided…
Amal Clooney to push Egypt to free Al Jazeera journalist
“The trial date on February 12 represents our worst nightmare, to have to go through another circus of a retrial,” he said. CNN’s Ian Lee reported from Cairo; CNN’s Josh…
Bigfoot In Yellowstone National Park, According To Latest Viral Video
Could it be Bigfoot on a family vacation? – “People say a lot of crazy things about Yellowstone all the time and Bigfoot is just one of them,” Yellowstone National…
Man crashes through Coast Guard gate in Michigan, says he has a bomb
According to a news release, after the man broke through the gates, he went into the station in Grand Haven, which is on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, and…
Football Players Charged With Attempted Rape Of Special-Education Student
Five football players from a Kirkland, Washington, high school were charged in juvenile court Friday for allegedly trying to sodomize a special-education student with a broomstick, The Seattle Times reported….
John Kerry Says There Won’t Be More Delays On Iran Talks
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday that he could not envision a set of circumstances that would compel the United States to further extend the deadline…
A big change for the GOP 2016 hopefuls at CPAC
1. This will not be your father’s CPAC The cast changes, somewhat, at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, but for years the format has been the same: back-to-back-to-back-to-back speeches…
Dean Smith, Longtime University of North Carolina Basketball Coach, Dies at 83
Dean Smith, who built the University of North Carolina basketball team into a perennial national power in his 36 years at Chapel Hill and became one of the game’s most…
Ivory Coast and Ghana battle for AFCON glory
Ghana last lifted the trophy 33 years ago and was beaten in the 1992 final by Ivory Coast, the last time The Elephants claimed the prestigious crown. – Ghana is…
Naked Bill Cosby Statue Proposed By High School Sculptor
A 15-year-old sculptor is on a quest to replace two public statues honoring Bill Cosby, including one in Walt Disney World, with his own creation intended to shame the disgraced…
This Technology Lets People Sneak Netflix Across National Boundaries
Rod Drury, an entrepreneur in Auckland, New Zealand, regularly visits the United States. Sometimes there are multiple visits a day. “People here can’t get Netflix, so they get a VPN…
Big Dipper Drops ‘DA MONEY’ Video Off ‘FREE MONEY’ EP
If you don’t know who Big Dipper is, you’ve been missing out. The Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based queer rapper has a uniquely raw and unapologetic aesthetic that has earned him a substantial…
Senators: No ground troops against ISIS
Both Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, told on CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” on Sunday that even after a Jordanian pilot was burned…
Writers Guild of America Fast Facts
1921 – The Writers, precursor of the Screen Writers Guild and operating as a social club, develops as a branch of the Authors League of America. 1933 – The Screen…
Cruz hits GOP leaders, Democrats on Homeland Security
READ: Johnson says furloughs coming to DHS if funding stalls – “It is time to see some Senate Democrats willing to take on their own president, but right now, they’re…
Homeland Security Chief Says 30,000 Will Be Furloughed If Department Shuts Down
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Sunday that he would have to furlough at least 30,000 workers if Congress does not agree to fund his department by…
How Using ‘They’ As A Singular Pronoun Can Change The World
Hopefully, by now you know that calling people the pronouns they want to be called is a basic and necessary way to demonstrate respect for their identities. This includes learning…
What Happens If You Plan A Strip Club Birthday When You’re A Lesbian: The Idiot Speaks
Last weekend I turned twenty-five on the twenty-fifth and this meant it was my Golden Birthday. To the dismay of my friends I’ve spent the past few years hiding inside,…
Kevin And Brian Share Their Story About Their Cross Service Same-Sex Military Marriage
Kevin and Brian are one the first same-sex, cross service couples in the military to get married — and their wedding was absolutely beautiful. – Check out a couple more…
Closet Nurseries Are Just What Every Small Space-Living Family Needs
When you’re short on space, you have to get creative. Storage is an absolute must, along with furniture that can go double duty. As for your rooms, well…you learn to…
Economic Plan Is A Quandary For Hillary Clinton’s Campaign
www.nytimes.com: With advice from more than 200 policy experts, Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to answer what has emerged as a central question of her early presidential campaign strategy: how…
27 Songs That Shaped The Way We Felt About Ourselves As LGBT People
The glamour, glitz and live spectacle of the Grammy Awards have made the annual show mandatory viewing for many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) music fans. Of course, the…
Juvenile Arrested For Allegedly Mugging Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Son
A juvenile has been charged in the December mugging of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s teenage son. – Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff, is running for re-election.
Jessica Simpson Goes Without Makeup In Instagram Photo
Natural beauty.
Ted Cruz Says No Need Right Now For American Ground Troops To Fight ISIS
One Republican criticism of President Barack Obama’s strategy to defeat the Islamic State has been that the president has hampered his efforts by ruling out the use of U.S. ground…
The Great Mitt-Stakes: Who ‘Wins’ Now That Romney Has Quit The Race?
Every election cycle can be considered, first and foremost, a monument to hype. With every passing week, the political world is a blizzard of brash predictions, bold pronouncements, and bad…
The Science-Backed Reason Schools Should Start Later
Only 3.8 percent of public high schools in the United States start at 9 a.m. or later — particularly troubling for the teens who learn there, who can barely manage…
Maybe Coin Tosses Aren’t Entirely Random After All
The results of a coin toss are random–or so we thought. But a provocative new video from YouTube’s Numberphile series turns that conventional wisdom on its head. – It’s a…