CUNY Will Refund Thousands Of Tuition Dollars To Immigrants
NEW YORK (AP) — City University of New York is returning thousands of dollars to about 150 immigrant students who live illegally in the U.S. and overpaid for their tuition….
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Lenovo Being Investigated For Use Of Superfish Software
BOSTON, March 2 (Reuters) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen’s office said on Monday it has launched an investigation into Lenovo Group Ltd’s sales of laptops preloaded with Superfish software,…
Is A Prenuptial Agreement A Must For Most Couples? – WSJ
www.wsj.com: It may not be the most romantic idea, but many couples planning to marry opt for prenuptial agreements. In a survey of 1,600 members of the American Academy of…
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 5 Ep. 12 Recap: ‘Remember’ Welcomes Team Rick To The Neighborhood
After being on the move for what feels like forever, our group of survivors has found a suburban paradise to call home. But can people this hard-worn and traumatized settle…
How Islamic Is The Islamic State? Not Very, Experts Say
Three British schoolgirls believed to have gone to Syria to become “jihadi” brides. Three young men charged in New York with plotting to join the Islamic State group and carry…
Research Group Media Matters To Scrutinize Hispanic News More Closely
Media Matters is taking a closer look at Latino news. The research group known for calling out what it considers “conservative misinformation” in the mass media launched a Hispanic engagement…
Iraq Reportedly Launches Large-Scale Military Operation To Recapture Tikrit From Islamic State
Iraq’s state TV says government forces backed by allied Shiite and Sunni fighters have begun a large-scale military operation to recapture Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State extremist group….
Scott Walker Denies Comparing Protesters To ISIS, Says Obama Loves America
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday made an effort to walk back recent controversial comments comparing union protesters to the Islamic State group and expressing doubt over whether…
Scott Walker Denies Comparing Protesters To ISIS, Says Obama Loves America
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday made an effort to walk back recent controversial comments comparing union protesters to the Islamic State group and expressing doubt over whether…
Kerry: ISIS is being defeated
He said opponents of the group have regained “a fixed, significant percentage” of the ground that the group had taken. READ: Perry pushes ground troops in ISIS fight – “But…
Israeli security experts oppose Netanyahu speech
On Friday, Meir Dagan, the former head of Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, told one of the leading Israeli newspapers, Yedioth Ahronoth: “The person who has caused the greatest strategic damage…
Fugitive American minister caught in Brazil
Barnardwho was featured on CNN’s “The Hunt With John Walsh” in 2014 and again earlier this weekwas last seen in the United States in Spokane, Washington, in 2014. In April…
Venezuela’s Maduro Cracks Down On American Visitors
(Refiled for wider distribution) CARACAS, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday his government had captured American citizens involved in “espionage activities,” and said U.S. citizens…
Excommunicated Mormon Kate Kelly Loses Final Appeal
The co-founder of a Mormon women’s group who was excommunicated last year has lost her final appeal to regain membership in the Utah-based church. Kate Kelly of Ordain Women said…
Kurdish Fighters Capture Tel Hamees, ISIS Stronghold In Syria
Backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, Kurdish fighters fought their way Friday into a northeastern Syrian town that was a key stronghold of Islamic State militants, only days after the group…
Marco Rubio Attempts To Win Back Conservatives On Immigration
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) said on Friday that the single biggest lesson he learned from the failure of comprehensive immigration reform in Congress in 2013 is…
Watch These Bolivian Grandmas Play A Mean Game Of Handball
When you think of the aches and pains that often accompany old age, you’d imagine women in their 70s and 80s taking it easy — not playing a competitive sport….
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…
Hell Is For Sale, And These Damned Artists Would Really Like Your Help Buying It
For the group that puts on an art show called “DAMNED: An Exhibition of Enlightened Darkness,” an abandoned church seems like an appropriate venue. But hosting in 5 acres of…
10 Things To Know About Mohamed Emwazi, or ‘Jihadi John’
On Thursday, British and American security officials revealed they believe the Islamic State member commonly referred to in the media as “Jihadi John” is a British citizen by the name…
The social network that you can wear
A joint venture between design teams at MIT’s Tangible Media Group and the Fluid Interface Group have incorporated the social network into a garment which signals to other wearers your…
New ISIS Video Shows Militants Smashing Ancient Iraq Artifacts
The Islamic State group released a video on Thursday showing militants using sledgehammers to smash ancient artifacts in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, describing them as idols that must be…
Introvert Travel Just Became A Thing, Thanks To New ‘Introvert Retreat’ In England
Group tours, guided treks and big-name cruises sound like great vacation ideas at first, but then there are all. those. people. The point of travel is often to escape our…
Numbers Of Christians Abducted In Syria By Islamic State Rises To 220, Monitor Says
BEIRUT, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have abducted at least 220 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria during a three day offensive, a monitor that tracks…
How Many Americans Have Traveled To Syria To Join ISIS?
U.S. officials said on Wednesday they have thwarted the plans of three New Yorkers to join the Islamic State militant group in Syria, once again highlighting the risks posed by…
‘Unreasonable mother’ shapes a world that embraces disabled children
When my son was born, I picked the name Alexander because the baby names book said it meant “Leader of Men,” and I was sure he was destined for greatness….
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…
WATCH: Little Mix Secretly Drops a New Music Video and Song, ‘Dreamin’ Together’
Little Mix is coming out with another album this year, but Mixers now have an extra-special treat because the band secretly released a music video for their new song, “Dreamin’…
Woman Who Drove Drunk To Group Sex Meet-Up Had Son In Car: Police
A Pennsylvania woman arrested after driving drunk with her son in the car was on her way to have group sex with three other people, according to police. – Charges…
More Than 130 Islamic State Fighters Killed In Syria Clashes, Airstrikes: Monitor
BEIRUT, Feb 25 (Reuters) – At least 132 Islamic State fighters have been killed since Saturday in fighting with Kurdish militia backed by U.S.-backed air strikes in the northeastern Syrian…