12 Sweet Baby Names Inspired By Nursery Rhymes
With their lilting rhythms and catchy rhymes, nursery rhymes have delighted successive generations of children since the first publication of Mother Goose in the 1700s — though the original meanings,…
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Katy Perry sics lawyers on Left Shark vendor
Enter Fernando Sosa, who 3-D prints politically themed sculptures (a number of which are “not safe for work”) and sells them online. This time he went decidedly apolitical, creating and…
UK Anti-Semitic Incidents Hit Record In 2014: Report
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in Britain hit a record high last year, with reactions to the conflict in Israel and Gaza last summer the biggest factor accounting for the…
California lawmakers want to repeal ‘personal beliefs’ exemption
Two state senators in California are proposing legislation that would eliminate the “personal beliefs” exemption for parents who don’t want their children to be vaccinated. Dr. Richard Pan and Ben…
Can an army of GOP candidates for 2016 make party competitive?
At some level, this is exciting news for the GOP. There are many talented figures in the pool so Republicans will have an opportunity in the primaries to pick the…
13 Numbers That Explain The Resurgence Of Measles In The U.S.
Along with vaccines for polio and mumps, the measles vaccine was a triumph of investigative research and public health when it debuted in 1968. It quickly became part of the…
Another new record for Super Bowl streaming
An NBC Sports spokesman said the average streaming viewership number is not yet available. Even with a peak of 1.3 million simultaneous viewers, the online streams account for barely 1/100th…
Serena Williams Fast Facts
Birth place: Saginaw, Michigan Birth name: Serena Jameka Williams Father: Richard Williams, tennis coach Mother: Oracene Price – July 7, 2010 – Receives stitches in both her feet after stepping…
These Photos Show Liberia’s Hope And Relief As Ebola Wanes
The Ebola outbreak that wreaked havoc in west African countries over the past year is finally showing signs of receding. The number of new Ebola cases has plummeted in recent…
New Republic Confronts Its ‘Perceived Legacy Of Racism’ In First Issue Since Staff Exodus
An upcoming issue of The New Republic — the magazine’s first since a large number of its writers and editors resigned in December — will grapple with TNR’s “perceived legacy…
The Bible proves to be a big seller for Newsweek
He said the number of copies sold compared with the number of copies distributed on the news stand has been an “astounding” 40% thus far. That’s “more than double the…
Ideal Body Types Through History Could Teach Us All Something About Women’s Bodies
The “ideal” woman’s body type has taken on a number of forms over the past 3,000 years. In ancient Egypt, it was slender shoulders and a narrow waist; during the…
Bloomberg Unveils New ‘Flagship’ Platform, Bloomberg Business
Despite a number of delays and setbacks over the past several months, on Tuesday night Bloomberg L.P. successfully launched its highly anticipated “flagship digital destination,” Bloomberg Business. The site is…
12 Numbers That Break Down What Happened In NYC During That ‘Historic’ Snowstorm
On Monday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned of a “potentially historic” snowstorm that could dump up to 3 feet of snow across the five boroughs. The city…
James Caan Files For Divorce From Fourth Wife
James Caan is reportedly headed for divorce number four. – Keep in touch! Check out HuffPost Divorce on Facebook and Twitter. Sign up for our newsletter here.
How Obama will be on the ballot in 2016
Pundits can talk all they want about the President being “more aggressive” in his State of the Union address and report on how he won’t be willing to be passive…
Prank Caller Pulls Wool Over British Surveillance Agency’s Eyes
LONDON — At a time when Western leaders are clamoring for greater powers to conduct covert surveillance, a prankster in Britain has turned the table on the watchers, securing a…
ID thieves stealing tax refunds still a big problem, IRS says
“Taxpayers should protect their computers and only give out their Social Security numbers when absolutely necessary,” said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen in a statement Monday. More specifically, the IRS recommends…
Hoax caller connected to British prime minister
“In the first instance, a call was made to GCHQ which resulted in the disclosure of a mobile phone number for the Director. The mobile number provided is never used…
California measles outbreak grows to 68 cases
The number of cases has increased to 68, with 48 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, state health officials reported Friday. Two days ago, the health department…
The tech trends that will change the world
That said, there are a few undeniable trends. Making sense of the numbers According to every credible source we can find, there are almost 3 billion people connected to the…
U.S. officials say 6,000 ISIS fighters killed in battles
The number of fighters killed has not been publicly discussed before but was disclosed by the U.S. ambassador to Iraq who told Al Arabiya television earlier in the day that…
Is Sony’s ‘The Interview’ about to break even? It’s made $40 million on-demand and $6 million in theaters
Significant is right. This time last month, both the film and Sony were under attack from cyber-criminals who threatened violence against movie-goers if “The Interview” — a comedy about an…
Bobby Jindal doesn’t know what he’s talking about
Gov. Bobby Jindal has been speaking in London recently, and he startled quite a number of people in the House of Commons when he talked about “no-go zones” in Britain,…
Del Potro pulls out of Australian Open
This is another episode in the long way to recovery Juan Martin Del Potro But the former world number four decided that the year’s first grand slam had come too…
AAA’s 8 newest Five Diamond resorts
Some 121 hotels and 63 restaurants have received the AAA/CAA Five Diamond rating over the past year, and they’re mostly repeat winners. The list is made up of only 0.3…
Flu season gets worse, but there are hopeful signs
Epidemic means that it is a higher than usual number of cases. Some 8.5% of all deaths across the country reported for the week ending January 10 were due to…
China growth expected to miss government target
China continues to face a number of long-standing risks, such as ballooning government and corporate debt and a weak property sector. – Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the…
College Football Playoff Fast Facts
January 1, 2015 – The No. 2 Oregon Ducks defeat the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in the Rose Bowl playoff semifinal in Pasadena, California. The No. 4 Ohio…
Rubio: 2016 decision coming ‘soon enough’ to build ‘campaign it takes to win’
In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, the Florida Republican also gave his thoughts on Republican efforts to defund the president’s executive action on immigration, and further explained why…