The White House Wants To Upgrade 1.5 Million Light Poles
WASHINGTON — The White House is planning to announce Friday an initiative to help convert 1.5 million light posts in the United States to more efficient technologies. – The Mid-American…
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Gabrielle Fitzgerald: ‘We’re At A Very Fragile Point’ With Ebola
Gabrielle Fitzgerald of the Paul G. Allen Foundation said there is some good news about the Ebola epidemic, though there’s still reason for worry. “The good news is the [Ebola]…
Tia Mowry Dishes On Her Sensational Style And How Melted Ice Cubes Are Key For Flawless Skin
If you aren’t following Tia Mowry on Instagram, we suggest you do so immediately. Yes, that Tia Mowry. The former star — who was one half of the dynamic duo…
Keith Urban Opens Up About Marriage And Addiction
In 2006, a few months after marrying actress Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban headed to rehab for drug and alcohol addiction — his third stay in eight years. Although the road…
Lioness Tries To ‘Play’ With Laughing Toddler At The El Paso Zoo
For this toddler, ignorance is bliss — and we aren’t lion. – Probably not the type of “play” from which your child would emerge unscathed in the wild, but at…
Gay Mecca On Fire Island Sells For $10.1 Million At Auction
A strip of commercial real estate along the harbor in Fire Island Pines sold for $10.1 million at auction on Thursday to developers with plans to continue the revival of…
Ann Cairns: Let’s Show Women The STEM Fields Are ‘Exciting’
Ann Cairns, president of International Markets for Mastercard, said we need show women that the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (or STEM) fields are exciting. “I think that what we…
Former Astronaut Ron Garan: Space Program Builds A Foundation Of Collaboration
Retired NASA astronaut and author Ron Garan told HuffPost Live that countries working together globally on space exploration could end up collaborating more on other, more complicated challenges. “If we…
Empowering Women And Girls Is The Key To Ending Poverty, And Here Are Numbers To Prove It
The lives of people in some of the world’s poorest countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history, according to the Bill…
Alleged Vanderbilt Rape Victim Says She Doesn’t Remember Sexual Assault
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The alleged victim of rape by Vanderbilt University football players testified during their trial Thursday that she has no recollection of being sexually assaulted. The woman…
John Leguizamo Lands Lead In CBS Comedy Pilot ‘Taxi-22′
John Leguizamo has been cast as the lead in “Taxi-22,” a TV project actor James Gandolfini had been developing for over three years before his death in 2013. – “It’s…
Arkansas Funeral Care Left Decomposing Body Out In Open: Report
An inspection of an Arkansas funeral home that has since been suspended found bodies stacked in a cooler packed beyond capacity and other bodies that hadn’t been embalmed lying out…
9 Funny Someecards To End The Week With A Laugh
We made it through another one, y’all! This week had its winners and losers. We’re gonna give the win to President Obama for having the one of the greatest SOTU…
Seth Meyers Pokes Fun At CNN And Its ‘Wild Guesses’
CNN reportedly has a political game show in the works, and Seth Meyers is just a tad skeptical about it. – H/T Grabien
Democrats Set Date For 2016 Nominating Convention
The Democrats still don’t have a city for their 2016 presidential nominating convention, but they now have dates. The Democratic National Committee on Friday said their convention would take place…
Queen Elizabeth Once Took King Abdullah For A Drive, Proved She’s A Badass
In the wake of the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Friday, discussions and stories about the Saudi leader’s life and policies have dominated the news media. One such story…
The Peculiar Genius of Bjork
EVERY ALBUM Bjork produces resolves itself into a story. The story begins with the songs, the raw material through which Bjork channels emotion, autobiographical experience and philosophical ideas. The songs…
Diplo Says He Knows Taylor Swift’s ‘Secrets’ And He’s ‘Scared For His Life’
Diplo apparently knows Taylor Swift’s “secrets,” and he’s scared. – After Diplo tweeted about Swift in November, Us Weekly surmised his insult stemmed from a connection to Katy Perry. Swift…
Democratic National Convention date set
READ: RNC sets 2016 convention date – “We are still in discussions with three excellent cities and are looking forward to a diverse and inclusive convention that displays our party’s…
Amy Gutmann: We Must ‘Stand By Free Speech When It’s Offensive Speech’
Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos on Friday about freedom of speech. “The challenge of free speech is when there’s speech you…
Conservative PAC Slams Liberal Media Bias, MSNBC In New Ad
Conservative War Chest, a political action committee that aims to “thwart the smear tactics of liberals,” has released a new TV spot attacking leftwing media. – H/T Bloomberg Politics
Never Forget Who Voices Your Favorite ‘Simpsons’ Character Ever Again
A chart that shows which actors voice which “Simpsons” characters might not be of any value to you now, but just wait. – H/T Uproxx
SkyMall Declares Bankruptcy, Catalog Killed By In-Flight Internet
Legendary in-air catalog SkyMall has declared bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. – This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
In Prelude to 2016, Anti-Clinton Groups Are Just Beginning
First, she was called the bra-burning feminist with a degree from Wellesley. Then, she was the aggressively political spouse from Arkansas who plotted behind closed doors. Today, she is the…
Kidnapped French Aid Worker Claudia Priest Released In Central African Republic
France’s foreign minister says that a French aid worker kidnapped in Central African Republic has been released. – Central African Republic was hit by sectarian violence about a year ago…
Adam Koessler Arrested For Giving Cannabis Oil To Dying 2-Year-Old Daughter
When Adam Koessler’s 2-year-old daughter was given a 50/50 chance of surviving stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer, he wanted to do everything in his power to boost those chances. So he…
My Favorite Friends Episodes, From Jennifer Aniston (VIDEO)
Jennifer Aniston played Rachel Green on “Friends” for 10 entire seasons! So, which episodes were her favorite to shoot? Jennifer says that her favorite episodes were the “Friends” Thanksgiving specials….
‘Mortdecai’ Might Be 2015’s Worst Movie
The year is only 23 days old, but it may already have its worst movie. We give you “Mortdecai,” the “psychotically unfunny” anti-comedy starring Johnny Depp. Here’s a visualization of…
Victim In Walter Lewin Online Course Sexual Harassment Case Comes Forward
Walter H.G. Lewin’s debut as a massive open online course instructor was announced with some fanfare: “Afraid of physics?” a press release asked in January 2013. “Do you hate it?…
Who’s in charge in Yemen?
The chaos in Yemen is cause for concern far beyond the country’s borders. For the United States and its allies, Yemen’s government has been a key ally in the fight…