Mitt Romney’s Poverty Points Explored
The following post first appeared on FactCheck.org. Mitt Romney said that under President Obama “there are more people in poverty in America than ever before.” That’s true, but the poverty…
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Dress Barn Might Soon Become Your New Favorite Store (Yes, Really)
When you think of exciting designer collaborations, Dress Barn may not be the first store that comes to mind. The strip-mall staple is not exactly known for its dedication to…
Gunman Opens Fire At New Hope City Hall After New Cops Get Sworn In
Two police officers who were shot by a gunman inside a suburban Minneapolis city building are expected to recover. Two newly sworn-in officers and others were shot at Monday night…
Obamacare To Cost Far Less Than Estimated, Budget Office Says
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Obamacare will cost 7 percent less than expected over the next decade for federal subsidies to help lower-income people pay for private health insurance, congressional…
Leaders Mark Auschwitz Liberation 70 Years On Without Putin
When the Soviet army entered Auschwitz exactly 70 years ago, finding piles of corpses and prisoners close to death, a Russian soldier took a small and hungry 11-year-old girl into…
Kim Kardashian On Bruce Jenner: ‘He’s The Happiest I’ve Ever Seen Him’
www.etonline.com: Kim Kardashian is letting Bruce Jenner speak for himself.
Benedict Cumberbatch Apologizes For Race Comments
Benedict Cumberbatch apologized on Monday for using the phrase “colored actors” on the Tavis Smiley PBS show, and said he was “devastated to have caused offense.” He landed in hot…
Israel Says 2 Rockets From Syria Strike The Golan Heights
At least two rockets launched from Syria struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Tuesday and Israel responded with artillery fire, the Israeli military said. – Israel believes most fire is…
France, Belgium Anti-Terror Raids Net 8 More Suspects
Anti-terror raids in France and Belgium netted eight more suspects on Tuesday as Paris urged its European Union partners to step up the fight against terror financing with new measures…
Ex-Army Prosecutor, Maj. Erik J. Burris, Found Guilty Of Rape At Court-Martial
A former U.S. Army prosecutor who oversaw sexual assault cases has been found guilty on rape and other charges following a six-day court-martial at Fort Bragg, military officials said Monday….
At Least 5 Foreigners And 3 Guards Killed In Libyan Luxury Hotel Attack
Gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Libya’s capital Tuesday, killing at least five foreigners and three guards, authorities said. The attack, which included a car bombing, struck the Corinthia Hotel,…
Father Ray Kelly, YouTube’s Famous Singing Priest, Will Have An Album Out In The U.S. By Easter
Father Ray Kelly surprised a couple whose wedding he officiated in April 2014 with an epic rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “Halleluljah” — and his life has never been the same….
11 Ways The ‘American Horror Story’ Seasons Are All Connected
Season 4 of “American Horror Story” came to a close last week, and beyond ranking the best characters and waiting for Ryan Murphy to announce the Season 5 theme, we’ve…
Pope Francis Calls On Christian Leaders ‘To Overcome Proselytism And Competition’
ROME (AP) – Pope Francis has laid out his formula for fostering Christian unity: resist competing for souls and make concrete gestures of acceptance and dialogue. – Referring to Christians…
Many Catholics Long For Acceptance As Vatican Revisits Divorce
www.nytimes.com: Mark Garren does not take communion when he goes to church. Sometimes he walks up to the priest, crosses his arms over his chest and touches his shoulders to…
Southern Baptist Leaders Call For Integrated Churches
Leaders in nation’s largest Protestant denomination are preaching that integrated churches can be a key driver of racial justice in society. But that could be a hard sell to those…
Charlie Hebdo Raises The Question: Is Hate Speech Protected In France?
When cartoonists at a French publication that had poked fun at the Prophet Muhammad were shot dead, millions around the world felt it as an attack on freedom of speech….
Auschwitz Survivor: Being Alive Is The Best ‘Revenge’
TEL AVIV, Israel Shortly after the Nazi invasion of what was then Hungary in May 1944, Renee Ganz’s family and most of the 25,000 Jews in the city of Oradea…
Ex-Boy Scout Describes Mental Scars Left By Abuse At Trial
A California man suing the Boy Scouts of America over sexual abuse suffered at the hands of a volunteer Scout leader was so scarred by the incident that he once…
Daily Meditation: Detachment
We all need help maintaining our personal spiritual practice. We hope that these Daily Meditations, prayers and mindful awareness exercises can be part of bringing spirituality alive in your life….
HUFFPOLLSTER: Gallup’s Obama Approval Rating Hits 50 Percent
Obama approval hits a milestone on Gallup’s daily tracking. Open-ended questions show two very different nomination contests brewing. And the nation is bitterly divided by those who think the Patriots…
7 Reasons You’re Waking Up All Wrong
By Anna Medaris Miller for U.S. News Did you hit the snooze this morning? Reach for the coffee? Skip breakfast? If this were “How to Wake Up 101,” you’d fail….
Working From Home Is Good For You And Your Boss
As a Winter Storm Juno ravages the Northeast, many employees are skipping their daily commutes and office 9-to-5, and instead getting comfortable with their living rooms and laptops. This remote…
Facebook Knows You Better Than Your Therapist
Who knows you better than anyone? Facebook, of course. In a recent study of more than 17,000 Facebook users, researchers compared the results of a personality survey completed by study…
Psychologists Say Doing These 7 Activities Will Make You Happier
Happiness is good for you. Psychology research shows that happy people make more money, perform better at work, live longer, and have better marriages than everyone else.
Denver Police Shoot, Kill 16-Year-Old Girl They Say Hit Them With Car
Several dozen people with candles and protest signs gathered near the alley where Denver police officers fatally shot a 16-year-old girl, recalling her bright smile and demanding answers about the…
Food-Themed Dominos Are The Most Fun Way To Decide What’s For Dinner
Most of us turn to food experts when we need help with dinner — cookbooks, cooking shows, food magazines — but Leonie Anholts, a recent graduate of Academie Artemis, had…
17 Reasons To Love Chocolate Cake
There are many great cakes baked in the world today. There’s Norway’s beloved National Cake, named the World’s Best Cake by the Norwegians (of course). There’s the colorful Funfetti classic…
Male Victims Of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out‘We’re Up Against A System That’s Not Designed To Help Us’
Note: The following story contains descriptions of sexual assault that some readers might find upsetting. It was Andrew’s sixth night of his freshman year at Brown University when he was…
How To Make Nachos In The Slow Cooker
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