Guess Who This Well-Dressed Dude Turned Into!
www.tmz.com: Before this snazzy little man was wearing suits around the world as an international business mogul he was just another well tailored teen growing up in New York City….
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…
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…
Indonesian Military Halts Search for Victims of AirAsia Crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s armed forces on Tuesday officially halted the search for victims from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month, killing all 162 people…
NYC Mayor: ‘Better safe than sorry’
That was New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s message to New Yorkers on Tuesday morning as they woke up to just 7 inches of snownothing compared to forecasts of…
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.
5 suspected jihadi cell members arrested in France
Speaking at a news conference in Paris, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said “a new blow has been dealt to terrorism” with the arrests in the Herault region. Police units…
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…
My mother was a child of the Nazi death factory
Liberation 70 years ago today at Auschwitz-Birkenau was anything but a celebration for my mother, Rena Margulies, who as an 11-year-old prisoner was one of the very few children to…
Plus-size model Tess Munster’s #EffYourBeautyStandards inspires
Super excited to announce we're now representing Tess Holliday, plus-size model/blogger… Watch this space @tessholliday
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….
Twitter Adds Group Messaging and Video Recording
On Tuesday, the company delivered on two of those promises, adding the ability to send a private message to a group as well as adding a video recorder that allows…
Why kids aren’t getting summer jobs
But for millions of our young peopleparticularly young men and women of color in our citiessummer employment is primarily a story of opportunity denied. According to 2013 data, young white…
Islamic State Affiliate Says It’s Behind Assault on Libyan Hotel
TRIPOLI, Libya — An affiliate of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for an armed assault on a luxury hotel that killed as many as five people here on Tuesday, the…
Obama: We need more drone regulations
“The drone that landed in the White House you buy in Radio Shack,” Obama said Tuesday in an interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in India. The Federal Aviation Administration has…
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….