Sarah Palin Gave A Very Un-Sarah Palin Speech At CPAC
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) used her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday to focus on veterans’ issues, a sharp departure from the more relentless Obama…
What’s streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and others in March
This time around we’ve added Acorn TV which streams British programming. Netflix: “Patch Adams” “Finding Neverland” “The Brothers Grimm” (2005) “Teen Witch” “30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men” “Evelyn”…
What’s streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime and others in March
This time around we’ve added Acorn TV which streams British programming. Netflix: “Patch Adams” “Finding Neverland” “The Brothers Grimm” (2005) “Teen Witch” “30 for 30: Of Miracles and Men” “Evelyn”…
Inhofe brings snowball on Senate floor as evidence globe is not warming
“In case we have forgotten because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record,” said Inhofe, who is the chairman of the Environment and Public Works…
Travel where it’s still summer right now
Yet travelers willing to venture south can find sunshine, shorts weather and beaches right now in the parts of the world where summer is just winding down. Here are some…
Aaron Schock Didn’t Report Gifts On London Trip: Report
and never disclosed receiving a single gift on his financial disclosure form. Read the whole story at Politico
Benmosche, controversial former AIG CEO, dies
CNNMoney’s David Goldman contributed to this report Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two…
Obscure Group Says It Set Off Blasts in Egypt, Raising Alarm
CAIRO — A wave of explosions killed a passer-by and wounded at least nine other people early Thursday morning across the Nile from Cairo, raising alarms about a pattern of…
Dutch Offer Preview of Net Neutrality
THE HAGUE — When Bruno Leenders takes the 50-minute train ride to Amsterdam, he likes to stream blues and funk music through his smartphone. At home, Mr. Leenders, a Dutch…
Unearthing America’s truffle trove
They were on the hunt again, though not for deer or waterfowl or the usual Tennessee fare. The man and his curly-haired dog were searching for something fancier: Tuber melanosporum…
Marriage hurts a hedge fund manager more than divorce
One hedge fund titan who hasn’t been affected (yet) by marital strife is Citadel’s manager Ken Griffin, who is in the middle of one of the most public and nasty…
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Giving Lawyers To Some Fetuses
A Texas state lawmaker proposes giving fetuses legal representation when the mother is brain-dead. State Rep. Matt Krause (R) introduced a measure requiring the state to appoint a lawyer to…
Stocks crushed records in February
Beyond that, the black cloud of uncertainty surrounding Greece’s debt dilemma cleared this week once the European Union agreed to shore up Greece for a few more months. The drama…
Judge Overturns Suspension of Adrian Peterson
A Federal District Court judge overturned the suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who argued that he was unfairly penalized by the N.F.L. The reversal was another setback…
These designers make trash look good
Scrap the Eames. Your next designer office chair could be made from an old shopping cart. Your lampshade? A glistening array of jewel-like bread tags. – Design Indaba continues through…
Populist British anti-EU leader fires up U.S. conservatives
READ: Conservatives party like it’s 2016 – It is unclear how UKIP will perform in the UK general election on May 7, as some of its supporters were seen as…
Hot rod frenzy
Over time, the number of cars at the events increased from about 100 to 2,000. But it was the people, not the cool cars, that grabbed Brainard’s interest and inspired…
Rebels Accuse Saudis of Fueling Unrest to Divide Yemen
SANA, Yemen — The leader of the Houthi rebel group here, in an unusually combative speech Thursday that reflected frustration by the rebel movement at its deepening isolation, accused Saudi…
Why FIFA Made Deal With Fox for 2026 Cup
TV Sports By RICHARD SANDOMIR When FIFA sold the 2026 World Cup rights in the United States to Fox Sports and Telemundo this month, the announcement came with few details…
Bin Laden Aide Convicted of Conspiracy in 1998 East Africa Bombings
A Saudi who was accused of being one of Osama bin Laden’s earliest and most trusted lieutenants was convicted on Thursday of joining a global conspiracy to kill Americans that…
Drug Dealer Pleads Not Guilty To Hollywood Executive’s Murder
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES, Feb 26 (Reuters) – A convicted drug dealer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to murdering a Hollywood studio executive whose remains were found buried in…
U.N. Official Seeks Havens for Syrians
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations high commissioner for refugees said on Thursday that European countries must accept more Syrian refugees to dissuade them from boarding overcrowded boats for a…
Amid Veteran Rhetoric, Alex Rodriguez Returns to His Old Routine
On Baseball By TYLER KEPNER TAMPA, Fla. — If you never knew about the lies and the lawsuits, never knew all the ways Alex Rodriguez turned himself into one of…
Suicide blast, twin explosions kill 35 in Nigeria
In the first attack, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at Tashar Gandu bus station on the outskirts of the town of Biu in northeast Nigerian Borno state, killing 18…
Vets not impressed with VA reforms
A task force organized by Concerned Veterans for America said the VA should begin offering subsidized private insurance to veterans and transform its healthcare department into a nonprofit corporation instead…
Warren Buffett: How good is he?
The reason that Berkshire decided to split its stock in the first place is because of one of its acquisitions. Berkshire Hathaway agreed to buy railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe…
House Republicans Not Ready To Cave On DHS Funding
WASHINGTON — House Republicans inched closer to embracing a stopgap measure to prevent a Department of Homeland Security shutdown on Thursday, a day before the agency runs out of money….
Obama administration proposes a ban on assault rifle bullet
“The Obama Administration was unable to ban America’s most popular sporting rifle through the legislative process, so now it’s trying to ban commonly owned and used ammunition through regulation,” said…
Hoyer calls McCarthy a ‘coward,’ apologizes
READ: No action Thursday night on DHS funding fight The aside could be heard on the microphone at his podium. – Some House conservatives object to the three-week bill because…
South Korea Shooting Leaves Several Dead
A gunman shot and killed three people Friday before he was found dead at a home in a city near the capital Seoul in the second such incident in two…