RNC censures fellow Republican
RNC sets 2016 presidential convention date “Dave Agema’s history of harmful and offensive rhetoric has no place in our party, which is why the RNC Executive Committee acted in the…
Box office duds threaten Oscar ratings
A lack of known popular films was arguably one of the reasons the Academy expanded the Best Picture field from 5 to a possible 10 nominated films in 2009. –…
Don’t tell White House State of the Union ain’t what it used to be … they know!
Sounds like a statement, if found in print or said on-air, that would instantly draw e-missiles from angry White House officials. Instead, top aides to President Barack Obama have fully…
No penalty for CIA employees accused of spying on Senate
Chaired by former Sen. Evan Bayh, D-Indiana, alongside former Obama White House attorney Bob Bauer and three senior CIA officers, the board was convened in August 2014 by CIA Director…
First on CNN: RNC sets 2016 presidential convention date
Mitt Romney to speak at RNC meeting – The RNC is holding its winter meeting in California this week where Priebus is expected to win another term as chairman.
Heroin deaths up for 3rd year in a row
How heroin kills you That means 5,927 people died after using heroin in 2012 and that number jumped to 8,260 deaths in 2013. Those are the latest numbers available. This…
How to prevent another Paris? Experts debate issues that divide, unite
Cindy Storer: I think it’s too soon to evaluate the French and broader European response to the attacks. But I’d like to address what I hope will come of this….
Free climbers first to summit El Capitan via Dawn Wall
Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson using only their hands and feet, with ropes designed only to catch them when they fallreached the summit Wednesday. Caldwell and Jorgeson have been scaling…
Obama to press for paid sick days and paid family leave
President Barack Obama will renew his push for paid sick days and paid family leave for the millions of American workers who don’t have either during a visit to Baltimore…
Paris terror attacks: The importance of Djamel Beghal
Djamel Beghal, an al Qaeda recruiter in Europe, was tapped in 2001 by senior Osama Bin Laden operative Abu Zubaydah to organize a terror cell to attack the U.S. Embassy…
Australian Open Fast Facts
2014 Results: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeats Rafael Nadal of Spain in the men’s final. Li Na of China defeats Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the women’s final. – 2003…
GOP lawmakers gather amid division
Comedian Jay Leno is slated to warm up the group on Wednesday night. But even before boarding buses to Pennsylvania, some Republicans clearly weren’t ready to sing kumbaya. “I think…
Golden Globe Awards Fast Facts
Other Facts:The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), a group that represents journalists from 55 countries, presents the awards. The awards are presented in the fields of both television and motion…
Indianapolis Colts linebacker Josh McNary charged with rape
The alleged rape occurred on December 1 in his apartment, McLeish said. – The 6-foot, 251-pound player is in his second season. He played collegiate football at Army and served…
Cristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts
Birth Place: Funchal, Portugal Birth Name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Father: Jose Dinis Aveiro, a gardener Mother: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook Children: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., June…
Hosni Mubarak Fast Facts
Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak Marriage: Suzanne (Thabet) Mubarak Children: Gamal, 1963 (son); Alaa, 1961 (son) Education: National Military Academy (Egypt), 1949; Air Force…
Will there continue to be ‘yes, but?’
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
Relatives appear before grand jury in Kendrick Johnson case
In October 2013, the Department of Justice launched a federal investigation into Johnson’s death. Several members of Johnson’s extended family and current Lowndes High School students were seen walking into…
Kerry to meet with Hollande, emphasize U.S. support
The meeting follows an acknowledgment by the White House that it should have sent a higher profile representative to an anti-terrorism march in Paris over the weekend, in order to…
Ohio man plotted attack on U.S. Capitol, FBI says
Christopher Lee Cornell came to the FBI’s attention several months ago for alarming social media posts in which he talked about violent jihad, according to the criminal complaint. The FBI…
Secret Service cleans house after scandals
Four senior officialsresponsible for investigations, technology, protections and public affairsare being asked to leave their posts, though they could still technically stay with the Secret Service, a person at the…
Mike Huckabee, stop bashing Beyonce
I speak, of course, of politicians — and, in particular, of Mike Huckabee. The former Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate is rumored to be interested — along with about…
Video gives rare glimpse of officer’s reaction after fatal shooting
Officer Grant Morrison approaches a patrol car and collapses. Fellow officers help him up, and he keels over the hood of the car, face in hand, sobbing. “I thought he…
Will there continue to be ‘yes but?’
For a week now, Charlie, an atheist magazine, has accomplished more miracles than all the saints and prophets together. That of which we are the most proud is that you…
Obama pushes universal broadband access in latest State of the Union preview
He told a group of about 200 residents and workers at the Cedar Falls Utilities company that he wants to make sure communities across America have the options that residents…
ISIS governor of Mosul killed in coalition airstrikes
Hassan Saeed Al-Jabouri, also known as Abu Taluut, was killed 18 miles south of Mosul in the village of Qayyara, according to Maj. Gen. Watheq Al-Hamdani, a senior regional Iraqi…
11 dead after suspected ISIS attacks in western Iraq
Anbar is a western province largely controlled by ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni Muslim extremist group that has used brutal tactics such as mass…
Boko Haram attack repelled, Nigerian military says
The Nigerian Defense Headquarters said five terrorists and two anti-aircraft guns had been captured. Officials gave no casualty tolls, but residents told CNN that at least 40 Boko Haram fighters…
ISIS video claims to show boy executing two men accused of being Russian spies
He stands behind the two men, who are kneeling, and shoots them in the back of the head in a theatrically produced video with slow motion. The boy stands over…
Why cartoonists should give it a rest
The latest Charlie Hebdo cartoon, produced after last week’s horrific attacks on the Paris magazine’s offices, literally adds insult to injury. Admittedly a portrait in mixed messages, the cover reads…