Renewed debate over 9/11 Commission report as new claims emerge
The allegations were made by Zacarias Moussaoui in sworn statements filed as part of a legal brief in an ongoing lawsuit brought by the families of 9/11 victims against the…
Month: February 2015
Hawaii’s Middle-Class Millionaires
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How Did Green Screen Work Before Computers? (Hint: It Was No Piece Of Cake)
The use of computers and green screens to create special effects in films and TV shows is so commonplace today that it’s hard to imagine a time when this technology…
Police hope for new information in brutal Las Cruces murders after 25 years
Shortly afterward, another employeeSteven Teran, 26and his two young daughters arrived at the bowling alley and were confronted by one of the suspects, who also pushed them into the room…
Amy Pascal Leaving as Sony Studio Chief
LOS ANGELES — Amy Pascal, whose passion for stars and story marked her as one of the last of Hollywood’s old-style studio chiefs, has resigned as co-chairwoman of Sony Pictures…
Laotian Food Is The International Cuisine You’ve Been Missing
Sticky rice, laap, papaya salad: this is Thai food, right? Not originally. These well-known Asian dishes that have traveled the globe to appear on Thai restaurant menus everywhere are actually…
SCOTUS puts temporary hold on Texas execution
Bower was convicted in 1984 of taking part in the murder of four men while attempting to steal an ultra-light aircraft. The state argues that Bower was “properly convicted and…
Two things that could hinder U.S. efforts to ‘destroy’ ISIS
President Barack Obama announced in a speech Wednesday night a plan for U.S. airstrikes in Syria, as well as increased U.S. support for the Syrian opposition. “In the fight against…
Gut-Wrenching Ad Highlights The Sacrifices Parents Make For Their Kids Every Day
There’s nothing parents wouldn’t do for their kids, even if it means masking their own struggles. – H/T Yahoo
News Anchors Have A Lot Of Questions About Brian Williams’ Helicopter Story
On Wednesday, “NBC Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams recanted an account he had given of being aboard a helicopter as it was struck down by RPG fire during the Iraq…
How Being Mugged At Gunpoint Changed This Trans Man’s Life
When author Thomas Page McBee first sat down to pen his experience of being mugged at gunpoint in 2010, he thought the focus would be on what occurred. But, as…
The Secret World of a Well-Paid ‘Donor Adviser’ in Politics
A constellation of left-leaning nonprofits and “super PACs” are raising tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign — and nearly all of…
Harvard Tells Profs To Stop Sleeping With Undergrads
Harvard University banned professors from having “sexual or romantic relationships” with undergraduates, joining a list of campuses that have taken similar steps. Many colleges discourage but don’t ban sex between…
Amy Pascal Leaving Sony Pictures Role To Launch Own Production Company At Studio
Weeks after the Sony hack reached critical mass, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Thursday that co-chair Amy Pascal would leave her position to launch a “major new production venture at…
Planet Fitness Muscling Into Brownsville And East New York
The oft-forgotten Brooklyn neighborhoods of Brownsville and East New York — considered “the belly of the beast” by some — is flexing new muscle with the popular Planet Fitness health…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says The Campaign Field Is ‘Being Polluted By Money’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg doubled down Wednesday on her belief that Citizens United was the worst decision made by the current U.S. Supreme Court, saying it is the…
Tom Cotton Wants Terror Detainees To ‘Rot In Hell,’ But He’ll Settle For Gitmo
WASHINGTON — If new Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) had his way, the detainees at Guantanamo Bay would “rot in hell” instead of being held in the prison. – Sen. Joe…
The World’s Email Encryption Software Relies On One Guy, Who Is Going Broke
The man who built the free email encryption software used by whistleblower Edward Snowden, as well as hundreds of thousands of journalists, dissidents and security-minded people around the world, is…
Luke Bryan Opens Up About Raising His Nephew After Brother-In-Law’s Sudden Death
Country singer Luke Bryan is opening up about raising his teenage nephew after the sudden death of his brother-in-law. – “My only older siblings … gone from the world, in…
Becky G, Fifth Harmony Take On Teen Smoking In ‘Left Swipe Dat’ Music Video
Becky G and Fifth Harmony are here to help improve your Tinder game and keep you healthy. – Follow HuffPost Teen on Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Pheed |
11 Myths About Transgender People
a segment of the population that’s widely marginalized and misunderstood. The recent speculation by media outlets about whether Bruce Jenner, the patriarch of the Kardashian family and former Olympian, is…
Woman Brings Kangaroo To McDonalds In Wisconsin, Gets Kicked Out
A woman who brought a kangaroo into a McDonald’s in southern Wisconsin says she didn’t do it just for kicks. Diana Moyer, the kangaroo’s owner, told Wisconsin’s Daily Citizen that…
West’s Catch 22 on ISIS: Does it appease, or fight?
It is clear now that ISIS was never going to release Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, there was never going to be a deal. The hoax of an alternative outcome in exchange…
The Largest Measles Outbreak In Recent U.S. History Wasn’t At Disneyland
The largest U.S. measles outbreak in recent history isn’t the one that started in December at Disneyland. It happened months earlier in Ohio’s Amish country, where 383 people fell ill…
Finance Ministers for Greece and Germany Find Little Commonality
BERLIN — The new Greek government’s debt-diplomacy tour of European capitals hit another rough patch on Thursday, as the country’s new finance minister and his German counterpart groped for common…
Rand Paul opposes Loretta Lynch’s confirmation
Paul is the first Republican outside the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose Lynch, the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn who is seeking to become the first African-American woman to serve as…
Ohio Veteran Darin Welker Appeals Conviction For Keeping Pet Ducks
A former Ohio National Guardsman who says his pet ducks help relieve his post-traumatic stress disorder and depression is appealing his conviction for violating a village ban on such animals….
Argentina’s President Mocks Chinese Accent In Tweet During State Visit
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner drew fierce criticism this week for a tweet mocking the Chinese accent. The president of the South American nation swapped the letters “R” and…
Perry recruiting major donors for 2016 run
“It’s very encouraging and exciting that so many influential leaders in this country are signing on to assist the Governor spread his positive vision of conservative values around the country,”…
Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe
Federal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law…