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WASHINGTON — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler revealed a big win for net neutrality advocates on Wednesday, asking for strong authority to enforce open Internet protections. – Wheeler added,…
In recent weeks, the White House has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening “community policing” around the country. The U.S. Conference of Mayors has coalesced around the same theme, releasing a…
Diego Corredor loves music and has always longed to play the guitar. But the 17-year-old lost his right hand at birth, rendering his dream impossible. Or so it seemed.
In Alabama, which is set to begin allowing same-sex marriages on Monday, two old foes are facing off over the future of gay rights in the state. A legal group…
Despite your best intentions, you may simply be inclined to cheat or not to cheat. University of Oxford researchers say they have found that 57 percent of men and 47…
NEW YORK (RNS) A high-profile alliance of conservative Catholics and evangelical Protestants is set to issue a sweeping manifesto against gay marriage that calls same-sex unions “a graver threat” than…
Sophia Sandoval is only 3 years old, but she’s already Wonder Woman. –
WASHINGTON — With just weeks remaining before the Department of Homeland Security runs out of money, a nonpartisan coalition of mayors is calling on the United States Senate to pass…
Gerald Posner’s book God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican chronicles the secret side of the Vatican Bank, the Catholic Church’s completely independent financial institution. Part…
It was just after eight o’clock on a November night when Robert McCulloch, the prosecuting attorney for St. Louis County, announced that a grand jury would not be returning an…
After a rock near South Pointe High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina, was vandalized over the weekend with hate speech, students at the school are responding with a message…
It’s being called the greatest absence of evolution ever reported: sulfur-eating bacteria that live deep in the sea haven’t changed at all in 2.3 billion years, according to a new…
Cookie is the greatest character to have slithered across our TV screens in a very long time. Might we say ever? It’s the way Taraji P. Henson spits her toxic…
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was shot and killed after opening fire on a San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter has been identified as a former…
There are Barry Manilow fans, and then there are Barry Manilow fans. An “Oprah Show” guest named Candace is the latter. More than 10 years ago, Candace had written a…
www.nytimes.com: WASHINGTON — In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors…
Columbus Short threatened to kill Jamie Foxx … according to a woman Short got pregnant. Read the whole story at TMZ
From mathematical theory to embracing God and coincidence, these insights can move you a little closer to understanding our connection to the beyond. By Steven Strogatz, PhD, Kate Braestrup and…
Don’t waste your money: Here’s how to know when something isn’t a good deal. By Lynn Andriani
Kids who misbehave in Atlanta have reason to be good. If they aren’t, their parents will take them to A-1 Kutz so barber Russell Fredrick can cut their hair so…
This sci-fi-themed pregnancy announcement is quite … otherworldly. – H/T RightThisMinute
Girls give up a lot when they are forced into marriage. A video produced by UNICEF highlights how different life is for a child bride as compared to a girl…
Watch out, world: Go Set a Watchman is coming. The news broke yesterday that 88-year-old author Harper Lee will be publishing a second book. The novel, written before her classic…
Greece: Leader, lawmakers of far-right Golden Dawn to stand trial on criminal charges .
This 84-year-old Italian grandma just bowled us over. – H/T Viral Viral Videos
Cleaning tarnished copper pans can be quite the hassle and make you want to just give it all up a buy some new ones. Sometimes ketchup, lemons and traditional copper…
WASHINGTON — It’s no secret that the United States is headed toward marriage equality. A majority of states recognize same-sex marriage, and the Supreme Court will soon decide whether to…
Great. Where will get our coaxial cables and cordless phones now? It’s hard to believe that Radio Shack has been in business for 94 years, especially after behemoth stores like…
There’s a lot the New Jersey Republican doesn’t want you to know. Read the whole story at Mother Jones
A Japanese man is accused of drugging and raping dozens of women while posing as a doctor in a bogus sleep study, authorities said Tuesday. – Noguchi is not known…