From Studious Teenager to ISIS Recruiter
LONDON — Aqsa Mahmood’s family saw her as an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
Month: February 2015
Where’s the alleged smoking gun in Aaron Hernandez case?
In a Massachusetts court Tuesday, during testimony by one of three cleaning ladies in the Hernandez household, prosecutors showed video of Hernandez’s fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins, taking a trash bag from…
Republicans Propose Declaring Idaho A ‘Christian State’
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Members of a county Republican Party in Idaho are to take up a measure on Tuesday evening that would declare the…
Don’t be soothed by Walmart pay hike
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, announced last week that it will raise the wages of approximately 500,000 of its employees by lifting its base wage to $10 by 2016…
Floating Strip Club Accused Of Dumping Poop Into Harbor
Ever since a crabbing boat was converted into a floating strip club off the shore of an Alaska island, it’s been beset by legal tangles over safety rules and liquor…
O’Reilly Lied About Suicide Of JFK Assassination Figure, Former Colleagues Say | Blog | Media Matters For America
Bill O’Reilly has repeatedly claimed he personally “heard” a shotgun blast that killed a figure in the investigation into President John F. Kennedy’s assassination while reporting for a Dallas television…
I’m 53. I’ll wear short shorts if I want
So, please, fashion mags, clothing stores and Hollywood, stop with the “how to dress in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond” nonsense. J.Crew is the latest to inform me, that…
Homeowner Arrested After Missing Girlfriend’s Body Found In Well
A South Carolina homeowner was arrested Sunday after the body of a missing woman he dated was discovered in a well on his property. Perry Thomas Pruitt, 54, was charged…
From Studious Teenager to ISIS Recruiter
LONDON — To her family, Aqsa Mahmood was an intelligent and popular teenager who helped care for her three younger siblings and her grandparents at her home in Scotland. She…
Clinton, Dems embrace Arquette’s equal pay pitch
The comment was a hit in the moment, with Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lopez effusing their support. Now, likely 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Labor Secretary Tom Perez and other…
Watch Radio Show Hosts Surprise Grieving Mom With Beautiful Gift After Son’s Death
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
Watch Radio Show Hosts Surprise Grieving Mom With Beautiful Gift After Son’s Death
Two radio show hosts surprised a woman who had recently lost her son with a gift that overwhelmed her with emotion. – To learn more or donate to Michele’s family,…
’12 Years A Slave’ Screenwriter John Ridley Explains Why He Feels ‘Lucky To Be A Black Man’ In Film
John Ridley scored a career milestone when he was awarded an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in “12 Years A Slave” during the 86th annual Academy Awards last year. However,…
Davis Love III named U.S. Ryder Cup captain
Love was unveiled Tuesday, about five months after the PGA of America set up a Ryder Cup task force in the wake of another loss to Europe in golf’s most…
InHerSight Allows Women To Anonymously Rate Past And Present Employers
“We’re improving the workplace by measuring it.” That’s the idea behind InHerSight, a platform where women can evaluate their employers and rate how female-friendly workplace environments are. The idea is…
I Got Hate Mail For Discussing My Battle With Anorexia While Pregnant
Maggie Baumann was completely unprepared for the backlash she received, when after more than 20 years, she started opening up about struggling with anorexia while she was pregnant. Baumann discussed…
NYC Public Schools Told To Add More Sports For Girls
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City must offer more sports opportunities for high school girls in order to comply with federal Title IX provisions, federal officials said in a…
Supreme Court to hear religious freedom case
READ: Ginsburg and Scalia on parasailing, elephants and not being ‘100% sober’ Like many retailers Abercrombie has a “look policy” aimed to promote what it calls its “classic East Coast…
Court Dismisses Occupy Wall Street’s Brooklyn Bridge Lawsuit
NEW YORK — In a surprising about-face, a federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Occupy Wall Street demonstrators against the New York City Police Department over mass…
11 Couples Who Haven’t Figured Out This Whole Kissing Thing
Listen, not everyone was playing spin the bottle or seven minutes in heaven in junior high, so some of us are a little late to the kissing game. That being…
Taylor Swift Gives $50,000 In Song Proceeds To NYC Schools
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s official booster Taylor Swift has donated $50,000 to the city’s public schools. – A publicist for Swift says the singer will continue to…
As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected To Enforce Net Neutrality – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com: WASHINGTON — Last April, a dozen New York-based Internet companies gathered in the Flatiron Building boardroom of the social media website Tumblr to hear dire warnings that broadband providers…
Daughter of jailed Caracas mayor: ‘He’s trying to stay strong’
The last time Antonieta Ledezma, 23, saw her father was in early January when she left Venezuela bound for New York. At the time, her teary-eyed dad embraced her and…
Brazil Detains Alleged Deforestation King Of Amazon
Brazil has detained a land-grabber thought to be the Amazon’s single biggest deforester, the country’s environmental protection agency said. – The Amazon extends over 3.8 million square miles (6.1 million…
The Marshawn Lynch Movie Sort Of Looks Like It’s ‘The Room II,’ Honestly
Supposedly, a movie is in the works, called “Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story,” about Marshawn Lynch and starring Marshawn Lynch. It has an IMDb page that says it is…
As Republicans Concede, F.C.C. Is Expected to Enforce Net Neutrality
WASHINGTON — Last April, a dozen New York-based Internet companies gathered in the Flatiron Building boardroom of the social media website Tumblr to hear dire warnings that broadband providers were…
Cory Booker Talks Criminal Justice And ‘The New Jim Crow’ On HuffPost Live
Sen. Cory Booker has urged supporters to read Michelle Alexander’s award-winning book about the U.S. criminal justice system, ‘The New Jim Crow.’ He joins HuffPost’s D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim…
Inside The 2015 Oscar Party Photo Booth
www.vanityfair.com: What do Channing Tatum, Serena Williams, Irina Shayk, Jony Ive, and Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have in common? Not much, besides an affinity for stealing kisses and making funny…
Hillary Clinton: It’s Time For Wage Equality ‘Once And For All’
Hillary Clinton lamented the number of women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math at a Silicon Valley women’s conference on Tuesday, and called for more action to…
Ex-L.A. mayor won’t run for Senate
READ: Kashkari rules out California Senate run – CNN’s Kevin Bohn contributed to this report.