Rand Paul Now Says He Shares Obama’s Position On Vaccinations
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday continued to walk back his comments that parents should be allowed to choose whether to vaccinate their children, saying he holds the same position…
Rand Paul Won’t Back Loretta Lynch For Attorney General
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Wednesday that he won’t vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as President Barack Obama’s nominee for attorney general because of her support for laws allowing civil…
Aaron Schock Plans To Pay Decorator For His ‘Downton Abbey’-inspired Office
Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) plans to pay for all of the “Downton Abbey”-inspired redecorating recently done in his Capitol Hill office suite, he said on Wednesday. Read the whole story…
Twitter CEO: ‘We Suck At Dealing With Abuse’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking personal responsibility for his platform’s chronic problems with harassment and abuse, telling employees that he is embarrassed for the company’s failures and would soon…
Coming soon: More Twitter in your Google
Shares popped this week after Twitter announced plans to start syndicating promoted tweets on popular magazine app Flipboard. The stock has gained nearly 15% so far this year, but is…
Fired Basketball Coach Says U Of Hawaii Owes Him $1.4 Million
HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii’s former basketball coach is disputing charges leveled against him in an NCAA notice of allegations and says the school owes him more than $1.4…
2 Shot At Frederick High School In Maryland
Feb 4 (Reuters) – Two students were shot and suffered non-life-threatening wounds outside a gym during a basketball game at Frederick High School in Maryland on Wednesday evening, local police…
Brian Williams the latest in a string of NBC blunders
October 9, 2014: Dr. Nancy Snyderman: Who could forget NBC’s chief medical editorwho violated her voluntary quarantine last year after returning from Ebola-stricken West Africa? – Most stock quote data…
The Gaping Hole In Obama’s FBI Surveillance Reform
The federal government this week announced a reform to an investigative tool that gives the FBI sweeping surveillance power. But a target of that surveillance said the change appears to…
Ferguson police explores ‘less lethal’ gun attachment
Ferguson, along with law enforcement agencies around the country, are under a lot of pressure to consider less lethal force. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices…
Indiana Senate Says Yes To Faith-Based Hiring By State Contractors
On Tuesday, the Indiana state Senate voted 39-11 in favor of a bill to explicitly permit religious discrimination in hiring by some organizations that contract with the state. Under the…
Suspect Accused Of Threatening To Behead Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD Officer Who Choked Eric Garner
By Serena Maria Daniels DETROIT, Feb 4 (Reuters) – A Detroit-area man has been accused of threatening to behead a New York City police officer whose fatal choke-hold on an…
Saudi Arabia Aided 9/11 Hijackers, Lawyers Claim
Lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks say they have new evidence that agents of Saudi Arabia “directly and knowingly” helped the hijackers, including sworn testimony from the so-called…
Recalling Victims of the Metro-North Crash
The five men rode up front, whether out of preference or habit or for no good reason. They were going home from a day’s work. Finance work. Art work. Things…
Ferguson Police Testing Device Aimed At Reducing Fatal Encounters
As police in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson seek alternatives to the sort of lethal force that led to Michael Brown’s death, they’re testing a new device that attaches…
Led by Tinder, the Mobile Dating Game Surges
Molly Wood MACHINE LEARNING BLESS or curse the smartphone, but you can’t doubt its impact. Even digital dating has become a hand-held activity. Online dating, long dominated by big outfits…
Taiwan Plane Crash Death Toll Passes 30
Rescuers were searching for 12 people Thursday morning after using a crane to hoist the fuselage of a wrecked TransAsia Airways plane from a shallow river in Taiwan’s capital following…
Carlos Quirola Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Sell Guns Linked To Saddam Hussein Family
A New Jersey man has admitted scheming to sell several firearms federal prosecutors say are believed to have once belonged to the family of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. –…
Johnny Depp And Amber Heard Reportedly Married
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have officially tied the knot, multiple sources are reporting. – Congratulations to the newlyweds!
4 bad things Internet companies can’t do anymore — if the FCC gets its way
Your phone carrier can’t block tethering apps, which turn your phone into an Internet hotspot for your laptop or tablet. AT&T (T, Tech30), Sprint (S), T-Mobile (TMUS) and Verizon (VZ,…
Official: U.S. Military moved search and rescue assets to Northern Iraq
READ: Jordanian pilot’s father says ‘annihilate’ ISIS The reshuffling comes after news that UAE had suspended participation in coalition strikes out of concern that search and rescue assets were not…
Drug-Addict Couple Breaks Up To Save Themselves (VIDEO)
Paige and Brandon are both addicted to heroin and living in a motel where they shoot up up to six times a day. Watch their story here. Paige’s parents, Alyssa…
Art students send a message after racist graffiti painted on rock
An 8-foot spirit rock outside a South Carolina high school has a bright, new message of solidarity after students replaced a racist message left by a vandal. Less than a…
Ukrainian President Calls For NATO To Send Weapons Amid Conflict
BERLIN, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on NATO states to send weapons to his country, saying in a newspaper interview that civilian deaths and the growing…
Suge Knight Still Hospitalized Day After Court Appearance
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight remained hospitalized on Wednesday, one day after he was admitted for treatment after pleading not guilty…
Parents Watch Their Heroin-Addicted Daughter, 21, Shoot Up (VIDEO)
“Without a doubt, I am absolutely a heroin addict,” says Paige, who says she shoots up up to six times daily while living in a motel room with her boyfriend…
‘I Did Kill Those Cops,’ Suspect Exclaims In Courtroom
A man charged with killing two Northern California sheriff’s deputies stunned a courtroom Wednesday by blurting out that he committed the crimes and is ready to be executed. “I did…
USDA Inspectors Admit To Poop, Hair, Toenails In Factory Pork
Add this to the lengthy list of problems created by America’s factory farming complex: poop, hair and toenails on your plate. Read the whole story at The Dodo
Obama Promises Dreamers He Won’t Back Down
WASHINGTON — As lawsuits and congressional Republicans aim to take down President Barack Obama’s programs to aid young undocumented immigrants who have been in the U.S. for years, he told…
Google Pulls Sketchy Android Apps — But Not Before Millions Downloaded Them
Android users are being warned that three apps available in the Google Play store were found to contain malicious adware. By the time the discovery was publicized, millions of people…