Senate Democrats Demand A Clean DHS Funding Bill
WASHINGTON — It’s (even more) official: A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security that also goes after President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration isn’t getting through the…
White House drone operator worked for U.S. intelligence agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agencya little-known but enormous agency with a broad mission that ranges from supporting U.S. combat efforts to aiding security planning for the Olympicssaid Tuesday that one of…
Pediatricians Oppose Medical Marijuana, With Some Exceptions
By: Rachael Rettner Published: 01/26/2015 10:52 AM EST on LiveScience Although a number of states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational reasons in recent years, a leading group of…
Georgia man charged with murder in death of couple seeking car on Craigslist
The victims were shot in the head, police said. Elrey “Bud” Runion, 69, and his wife, June, 66, had driven three and a half hours from an Atlanta suburb in…
See Berger From ‘SATC’ Pose With A Recreation Of His Breakup Post-It
It looks like Berger got back together with his breakup Post-It. While attending the Sundance Film Festival, actor Ron Livingston, who played Carrie’s beau Berger on “Sex and the City,”…
Mitch McConnell Fast Facts
Birth place: Colbert County, Alabama Birth name: Addison Mitchell McConnell, Jr. Father: Addison Mitchell McConnell Mother: Julia (Shockley) McConnell – October 23, 2010 – During an interview with the National…
Screen Actors Guild Awards Fast Facts
January 25, 2015 – The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are presented by live simulcast on TNT and TBS. The nominees and winners are chosen by the members of…
Senate Democrats slam White House oil drilling plan
“The fact is drilling in the Atlantic is a risk-reward proposition,” Menendez said. “All of the risk is put on the backs of our shore communities and all of the…
University president slashes his own pay to help others
“I’m not extraordinary,” said Burse. “I’ve assumed that people do those kinds of things all the time.” In summer 2014, Burse, who is president of Kentucky State University, gave up…
Paris-Based Mother Explains Why French Children Are Well-Behaved
Kerry Hardy, a Texas native who is raising two kids in Paris, gives her kids more freedom than is usually accepted in the U.S. Hardy’s first son started riding the…
NYC’s sign language interpreter wows the web
Can we all recognize how awesome de Blasio's sign language interpreter is? pic.twitter.com/JUWDfa6sEx – This isn’t the first time New York City has been recognized for its wealth of interpreter…
Mother, 8-Year-Old Son, Shot By Home Intruder: Police
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An 8-year-old St. Louis boy went to school and told an office worker he had been shot, after his mother exchanged gunfire with a man who…
A Blizzard Couldn’t Stop These People From Helping Those In Need
For some New Yorkers, Monday’s blizzard conditions meant braving the cold for the sake of others who needed some help. Although the winter storm fell short of historic expectations when…
Robert Allenby Stands By His Story, Says Truth Will Come Out
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Robert Allenby is standing by his story of a beating and robbery in Hawaii, even though he has no memory of a part of that night….
The iPhone Just Obliterated Sales Records
The iPhone 6 is Apple’s biggest phone ever in terms of screen size — and likely in terms of sales, too. Apple sold 74.5 million iPhones during the last three…
New SAT, New Problems
In his announcement last spring that a new version of the SAT would be launched in 2016, The College Board President David Coleman drew on a favorite buzzword: opportunity. Read…
Restaurant Review: Blue Smoke and North End Grill
Eric Korsh took over the kitchen of North End Grill last spring. His approach tilts toward France in dishes like loup de mer.” If you hooked a seismograph to Danny…
Missing: Bare-Chested Celtic God, Last Seen in Northern Ireland
DUBLIN — The police in Northern Ireland, tongues firmly in cheek, have issued a missing-person appeal to the public after a statue of a Celtic god of the sea was…
Obamacare Nears Major Goal With One Month To Go
More than 9.5 million people have signed up for private health insurance coverage this year using the Obamacare exchanges, the Department of Health and Human Services disclosed Tuesday, putting the…
Mom’s Texts To Her Daughter Will Make You Laugh — Especially If They Hit Too Close To Home
Mom blowing up your phone? This New Yorker can relate. Kate Siegel’s mom loves her a lot. Not only she uproot her own life in Los Angeles to follow Siegel…
James Caan Files For Divorce From Fourth Wife
James Caan is reportedly headed for divorce number four. – Keep in touch! Check out HuffPost Divorce on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for our newsletter here.
Confessions Of A Teenage Christian Virgin
Throughout the next few months, HuffPost Teen is highlighting the way teens think and feel about sex through anecdotes written for our series, “Teen Sex: It’s Complicated.” All of the…
A Clear Timeline Of The Tamir Rice Shooting
When 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by the Cleveland police late last year after officers responded to a 911 call that Rice was swinging a gun around, the…
Algeria and Ghana progress from AFCON “Group of Death”
However, a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Algeria coupled with Ghana’s 2-1 win over South Africa ensured Alan Girese’s men would not be progressing to the quarterfinals. More to…
Here’s How Much Less Women Make In Each State
If you’re a woman looking for equal pay for equal work, then you might want to steer clear of Louisiana and Wyoming. – Here is the gender pay gap in…
Chris Pratt Might Play Indiana Jones Because Fan-Casting Is Maybe Real
From the files of LOL: Deadline.com reports that Disney wants Chris Pratt to play Indiana Jones in the studio’s franchise reboot. A representative for Pratt told HuffPost Entertainment there was…
Washington Wiley Jr. Accused Of Running Over Woman On Side Of Freeway Twice
A driver has been arrested after authorities say he ran over his passenger twice after arguing with her on the side of a San Francisco Bay Area freeway. – Information…
Dick Durbin Will Speak Up For Dreamers Every Day This Week
WASHINGTON — Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) plans to take to the Senate floor every day this week to share the stories of young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S….
Bowe Bergdahl Fast Facts
Personal:Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth place: Sun Valley, Idaho Birth name: Bowe Robert Bergdahl Father: Robert Bergdahl Mother: Jani Bergdahl – June 13, 2014 – Bergdahl returns to the…
Mom Goes On Strike To Protest ‘Out Of Control’ Teen Daughters
Early last week, North Carolina mom Naasira Muhammad started picketing her house on strike against her “disrespectful” teenage daughters, WFMY reports. After one of her girls keyed her brand new…