For sale: Boston snow, starting at $19.99
For $89, self-styled entrepreneur Kyle Waring will ship you 6 pounds of Boston-area snow in an insulated Styrofoam boxenough for 10 to 15 snowballs, he says. But not if you…
For sale: Boston snow, starting at $19.99
For $89, self-styled entrepreneur Kyle Waring will ship you 6 pounds of Boston-area snow in an insulated Styrofoam boxenough for 10 to 15 snowballs, he says. But not if you…
‘Inspector Gadget’ reboot coming to Netflix
“It’s one of those shows where we’re able to hit a few different audiences,” said Erik Barmack, the company’s VP of global independent content. “We think that kids are going…
Teen’s death sparks new turmoil in Venezuela
Kluibert Roa Nuñez, a high school student, was killed Tuesday when he got caught between protesters and national police in the western city of San Cristobal. A police officer fatally…
Ending the Ebola Outbreak
Months of declining cases have fed hopes that the Ebola outbreak might finally be ending. “There are now 10 times fewer people diagnosed with Ebola each week than there were…
Republicans Grapple With Internal Rifts in Homeland Security Impasse
WASHINGTON — Republicans on Wednesday publicly struggled to resolve tensions within their party as House and Senate leaders searched for a way to avert a partial shutdown of the Department…
Are NYPD Officers Watching ‘Road House’ As Training?
including a claim that instructors are showing cops 1980s action movie “Road House” to demonstrate good behavior — has been denounced by NYPD commissioner Bill Bratton as “incredible misinformation.” An…
Why Hillary Clinton Isn’t The Favorite After All – NationalJournal.com
www.nationaljournal.com: Ask around: Washington is pretty certain Hillary Clinton is the favorite to win the White House. Democrats have a natural turnout advantage in presidential years, seasoned political operatives reason….
FBI: Three men in New York attempted to join ISIS
[Previous story, posted at 1:09 p.m. ET] The FBI has arrested three men who allegedly attempted to fly from New York to Turkey in hopes of eventually joining ISIS in…
This Is What It Means To Be Afro-Latino
In a Q&A for his 2011 PBS documentary “Black In Latin America,” Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. said: There were 11.2 million Africans that we can count who survived…
3 Men in Brooklyn Are Charged With Supporting ISIS
Three men living in Brooklyn were arrested and charged on Wednesday with providing material support to the Islamic State, a terrorist organization that controls large parts of Iraq and Syria…
The FBI Gives Burt Macklin A Proper Send-Off
With the end of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation,” we also saw the last of “Burt Macklin, FBI” — a character made up by goofball parks and rec employee Andy Dwyer,…
Raising A Son When All Of Your Role Models Have Failed You
I was raised in a tight knit family. Both sets of my grandparents lived in my small home town, as well as all of my aunts and uncles. I went…
This Birdman Action Figure Is Just What The Kids Need
Hey, even a serious Oscar-winner like “Birdman” could use a merchandising tie-in for the kids, right? Check out Fox Searchlight’s faux old-school ad for the Birdman action figure. In the…
Museo Jumex Cancels a Hermann Nitsch Show
“Entombment,” by the Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch. Museo Jumex in Mexico City has cancelled an exhibition of Mr. Nitsch’s work that was scheduled to open this week, saying that the…
Baby Woolly Rhino Discovered In Siberia Is The First Ever Found
Scientists are going gaga over the recent discovery of a baby woolly rhino. – Stay tuned.
FBI: Three men in New York attempted to join ISIS
The suspectsidentified as Abdurasul Jaraboev, 24; Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19; and Abror Habibov, 30face charges that include providing material support for terrorists, authorities said. – One of the men was arrested…
House Republicans Press Janet Yellen on Stimulus Campaign
WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Wednesday peppered Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, with pointed questions about the central bank’s stimulus campaign and its responsibilities as a financial regulator….
Kim Gordon Says Divorce Helped Her ‘Reclaim’ Her Identity
For Kim Gordon, getting divorced involved more than just parting with a spouse — it meant dissolving her band, Sonic Youth, which she and ex-husband Thurston Moore formed over 30…
John Wall: ‘When I Have A Guy One-On-One Guarding Me, I Feel Like He’s At My Mercy’
Call it a coming-out party for John Wall. The 24-year-old Washington Wizards point guard and former No. 1 overall pick is enjoying his best season to date, posting career highs…
Tanya Barfield’s ‘Bright Half Life’ Traces A Lesbian Couple’s Relationship Over 25 Years
For her latest play, Tanya Barfield aimed for “a transcending love story” that would not only “embrace the dichotomies in life,” but also break fresh ground in the world of…
How To Tell If You’re On A Date — In One Chart
Understatement of the century: Dating is confusing. This is especially true when you factor in how often people don’t know if they’re actually dating someone. Is it just us or…
Greek football leagues suspended after latest fan violence
Sunday’s game between bitter Athens city rivals Panathinaikos and visitors Olympiakos was marred by a pitch invasion despite a heavy police presence. The players and officials of Super League leader…
Betsey Johnson’s Hairstyles Require Her To Sit Still For 12 Hours
Betsey Johnson is just as well known for her bold designs as she is for her eccentric, blonde hair. In a conversation with HuffPost Live Tuesday, the designer revealed that…
Mary Poppins Sings Death Metal, Even Though The Sound Of It Is Something Quite Atrocious
We always knew our favorite nanny had it in her. Watch Julie Andrews’ Mary Poppins belt out a death metal version of the Disney favorite “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” — with a little…
Fate Of Christians Abducted By ISIS Unclear
Islamic State militants have moved a large group of Christians they abducted to one of their strongholds as fighting raged on Wednesday between the extremists and Kurdish and Christian militiamen…
Federal Trial Begins Against Family That Grew Medical Marijuana
A high-profile federal trial began Wednesday for three family members and a close family friend who have been charged with illegally possessing and distributing medical marijuana, among other offenses. If…
FBI Arrests 3 Brooklyn Men Suspected Of Planning To Join ISIS
Three men who allegedly planned to join ISIS in Syria were arrested in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Law enforcement officials said that if the three suspects failed to join the Islamic…
Kelly Renee Gissendaner Execution Delayed, Possibly Due Georgia Storm Forecast
The state of Georgia on Wednesday delayed the execution of its only female death row inmate, ahead of a winter storm forecast to hit many areas with several inches of…
Despite The Stereotype, Study Suggests Doctors Are Not More Likely To Divorce
Anupam B. Jena, an assistant professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School, couldn’t escape the jokes about doctors and divorce — the long-held belief that physicians’…