My Husband Didn’t Take My Last Name
My husband and I do not share a last name. We might joke about being the Flongs, but his last name is Fleck, and mine is Long. When Dan told…
It’s Official: Apple Is Finally Getting Diverse Emoji
Who says Santa Claus has to be white? Until now, your iPhone’s emoji keyboard did. A new beta release of iOS 8.3, currently available only to software developers, fixes that….
Here’s A Chart To Explain Why You Couldn’t Look Way From The 2015 Oscars
Don’t kid yourself. Yeah, okay, there are a lot of heartwarming speeches and well-dressed celebrities, but these are the real reasons you were glued to your screen during the Oscars:
Homeless Man’s Kind Gesture Inspired Viral Campaign That’s Getting People Off The Streets
A woman from the U.K., who rallied the Internet to raise money for a homeless man, has made a large donation to a local group committed to helping those in…
Tom Perez: liberal hero
Within four days of Perez’s arrival in San Francisco, the two sides announced a deal. “Sometimes when you’re in a less formal setting, it’s conducive to letting your guard down…
Actor Jason Hervey Got 11 Stitches In A Bar Fight Thanks To His Role On ‘The Wonder Years’
Jason Hervey’s unforgettable role as Kevin’s taunting older brother Wayne Arnold on “The Wonder Years” gave the actor much more than memories and life-long relationships. When Hervey stopped by HuffPost…
NSA: Snowden leaks hurt ability to track terrorists
“I would say that it has had a material impact in our ability to generate insights as to what counterterrorism, what terrorist groups around the world are doing,” Adm. Michael…
Poll: Majority of Americans want vaccines to be required as measles outbreak grows
These results come as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a total of 154 cases of measles in the country, from January 1, 2015 to February…
Poll: Majority of Americans want vaccines to be required as measles outbreak grows
These results come as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting a total of 154 cases of measles in the country, from January 1, 2015 to February…
Pediatricians Encourage Whole Diet Approach To Child Nutrition
By: Cari Nierenberg, Contributing writer Published: 02/23/2015 03:09 AM EST on LiveScience New guidelines released today by a leading U.S. pediatricians group urge a more practical, commonsense approach toward nutrition…
There’s Something Selena and Zedd REALLY Want Us to Know — Listen to Their New Track!
There’s something Selena Gomez and Zedd have been dying to tell us for quite a while now, and the time has finally arrived. Read the whole story
Feeding Infants Peanut Products Could Prevent Allergies, Study Suggests
About 2 percent of American children are allergic to peanuts, a figure that has more than quadrupled since 1997 for reasons that are not entirely clear. There have also been…
Ukraine Rebels Celebrate Victory at Strategic City With a Festive Rally
DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels celebrated their recent victory at Debaltseve with a festive rally on Monday in Donetsk, the main city they control, where soldiers received medals in Lenin…
Stan Lee draws Spider-Man for a child with autism
That would be the same Stan Lee who co-created Spider-Man (as well as Iron Man, the Incredible Hulk, the X-Men and so many other Marvel characters). The Times story described…
Ukraine Rebels Celebrate Victory at Strategic City With a Festive Rally
DONETSK, Ukraine — Pro-Russian rebels celebrated their recent victory at Debaltseve with a festive rally on Monday in Donetsk, the main city they control, where soldiers received medals in Lenin…
Police Salute Retired K-9 Officer On His Final Journey To Animal Hospital
After a months-long battle with Cushing’s Disease, a retired K-9 officer named Judge was put to sleep last week — but not before 90 police officers could send him off…
Huge New Holes In Siberia Have Scientists Calling For Urgent Investigation Of Mysterious Craters
Scientists were baffled last July when they discovered three giant holes in the ground in the Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia. Now, with the help of satellite imagery, researchers have…
Elizabeth Warren, Elijah Cummings Launch ‘Middle Class Prosperity Project’
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) are launching a series of events focusing on Democratic solutions to the woes of the middle class. – President…
Senate Dems to block Homeland Security funding bill again
But like the three votes before it, Senate Democrats are expected to block taking up the bill that passed the GOP-controlled House because it contains what they consider poison pillsprovisions…
Reuters Bureau Chief Is Found Dead in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters, Maria Golovnina, was found dead at her office in Islamabad on Monday, according to a statement by Reuters and…
With Debt Owed Rising, Israeli Utility Briefly Reduces Power on West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s state-owned electricity company briefly reduced the power supply to two Palestinian districts in the northern West Bank on Monday because of a ballooning debt, according to company…
France Confiscates Passports to Stem Flow of Fighters to Syria
PARIS — The French authorities began to use new, sweeping counterterrorism powers on Monday to halt the stream of young people going to Syria, confiscating the passports of six people…
Calista Flockhart Joins CBS ‘Supergirl’ Series As Cat Grant
Ally McBeal is joining the superhero universe. Calista Flockhart, best known for “Ally McBeal,” is the most recent actress to join CBS’s drama “Supegirl.” Flockhart will play Cat Grant, a…
Edward Snowden Thought Neil Patrick Harris’ ‘Treason’ Joke From The Oscars Was Pretty Funny
After “Citizenfour” — the film about Edward Snowden’s efforts to expose the National Security Agency’s surveillance tactics — won best documentary at the 2015 Academy Awards, Oscars host Neil Patrick…
John P. Roberts Accused Of Luring Girl With Snacks, Killing Her
A 55-year-old man used snacks to lure a 6-year-old girl into his motel room in the southwest Missouri tourist town of Branson and strangled her, according to court records released…
Schism Emerges in Bikram Yoga Empire Amid Claims of Rape and Assault
LOS ANGELES — He is the yoga guru who built an empire on sweat and swagger. He has a stable of luxury cars and a Beverly Hills mansion. During trainings…
Elliott Ackerman’s ‘Green On Blue’ Tells The Story Of War From The Perspective Of An Afghan Soldier
Green on Blue is not the war story Americans are accustomed to hearing. Its author, Elliott Ackerman, chose to narrate the book from the perspective of an Afghan teenager, explaining…
11 at Wesleyan University hospitalized after taking Molly
The Middletown Police Department reported that 11 were hospitalized because of Molly and one because of alcohol. The president of the of the university, located in Middletown, Connecticut, said that…
As Tourism Sags on Kenyan Coast, Terrorists Could Lure the Unemployed
As international terror warnings deflate Kenya’s coastal tourism industry, growing unemployment leaves many vulnerable to recruitment by Islamic extremist groups like the Shabab. MOMBASA, Kenya — Every morning at the…
Here’s Proof You Don’t Need A 6-Figure Salary To Be Happy
Money won’t necessarily make you happier — but a new study suggests your chosen profession might. – (via Michael Page).