Since its premiere, Empire has drawn many comparisons to female-centric, deliberately trashy reality soaps in the vein of the Real Housewives franchise. Some critics have deemed this a good thing,…
Jet.com was founded by Diapers.com entrepreneur Marc Lore, who sold his company to Amazon in 2010 for $540 million. The company plans to take on Amazon (AMZN, Tech30) by signing…
WASHINGTON — The Kentucky court system is reconsidering how its drug courts treat defendants thanks to a new federal policy that is pushing them to offer medications to opiate addicts….
Across Asia, fireworks and firecrackers ushered in the Lunar New Year on Thursday. Dragon and lion dancers performed in bustling and noisy Chinatowns in Southeast Asian capitals, where ethnic Chinese…
“No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship,” Obama said in a statement….
At the end of a turbulent, troubled Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Charles Barkley sits calmly before four cameras, a hot mike pinned to his gray suit, preparing to offer…
“We have a profound disagreement with the United States administration and the rest of the P5+1 over the offer that was made to Iran. This offer will enable Iran to…
Cord cutters who are fans of Don Draper and Rick Grimes are in luck. Sling TV, Dish’s $20-per-month live-TV streaming service, will add AMC to its small lineup of channels,…
She isn’t the first beauty pageant winner to talk of wanting peace, but she actually got an offer to help achieve it. – CNN noted that FARC is considered a…
There’s no real cure for the common cold, but a little bit of whiskey (that’s a little bit, we said) could offer some relief. – Want to read more from…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) smoked marijuana as a teenager, according to a spokesperson, who described the potential 2016 presidential candidate’s youthful experimentation as a “mistake.” The Daily Mail’s David Martosko…
Feb 2 (Reuters) – Google Inc is preparing to offer its own ride-hailing service, putting it in direct competition with Uber, Bloomberg News reported, citing a person close to Uber’s…
Now you can feel good (better?) about eating meatballs at a furniture store. IKEA will soon offer vegan meatballs at its food court. – H/t Peta
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. That may be the thinking of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), who is planning to start a state-run news organization that will offer…
During the State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama proposed a plan to offer two years of free community college to U.S. students. – H/T The Raw Story
Target may have ruffled some feathers earlier this month by deciding to offer the plus size options from its upcoming Lily Pulitzer collaboration only online. Now, however, it looks like…
“We feel very sad and extremely guilty,” Vice Mayor Zhou Bo told a nationally televised press conference. “We offer our deepest condolences to the victims, and express our deepest apologies…
They work for small businesses: Smaller companies are more likely not to offer paid sick leave, largely because of cost. Around half of firms with 50 or fewer workers offer…
Google is planning to sell wireless phone service directly to consumers using the networks of Sprint and T-Mobile, according to reports published Wednesday. If everything falls into place, Google Inc….
DITTMER, Mo. (RNS) A quiet street and a quaint three-bedroom home drew Mike Stenzhorn and his family to Dittmer 15 years ago. He and his two children loved the neighborhood…
And in an interview with CNN later that day, Jindal stood by his comments — though he was unable to offer specific examples to illustrate his claim. “I’ve heard from…
If travel industry experts are correct, next year will see us snapping holiday “braggies,” eating dinner at a local’s house, being served by a “Botler” and, more than likely, heading…