GOP skeptical at Obama’s SOTU call for unity
House Speaker John Boehner echoed many of his Republican colleagues with a statement that decried the address as more of the same from a President that’s never been interested in…
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Obama wants to cut 27 questions from the much-hated FAFSA
Related: This is why Obama is so concerned about the middle class Obama has previously tried different tactics to encourage more students and families to apply for federal student aid….
The Real ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s Complicated Life Balancing Family And Military
With six Academy Award nominations, “American Sniper” is earning praise for its realistic portrayal of the Iraq War’s urban battles, and the conversations that military families have at home. Read…
Pope Francis: Throngs gather in Manila for Mass
The nation intensified security at all venues, with the presidential detail deployed to safeguard the pope. About 25,000 Philippine national police are backing the presidential security detail tasked with safety…
Pope cuts Tacloban trip short amid typhoon in the Philippines
The Pope donned a slicker to conduct an outdoor Mass for hundreds of thousands who gathered despite stormy weather. The Mass in Tacloban was shortened after sustained winds of 80…
States where taxes hit the poor hardest
“No-income-tax states like Washington, Texas and Florida do, in fact, have average-to-low taxes overall. However, they are far from ‘low-tax’ for poor families,” the report notes. In Illinois, there is…
AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disaster: What happens next?
Authorities don’t yet know why the plane crashed into the sea December 28 while en route to Singapore from the Indonesian city of Surabaya. Roughly 35 minutes into the flight,…
Does free community college work?
“We’ve never turned away a student,” said Graham Thomas, director of community partnerships at tnAchieves, which raises money from large state employers or wealthy individuals. Through 2013, the program had…