HUFFPOST HILL – Tom Brady Handsome
The Tom Brady deflation scandal roiled Washington, a town with little patience for rich white men giving themselves unfair advantages. Mitt Romney says he’s “the kind of Republican who believes…
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Rand Paul Trolls Jeb Bush And Mitt Romney
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Thursday mocked former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for meeting privately in Utah as both men consider bids for the…
Libyan Fighters Seize Benghazi Branch of Central Bank
BAYDA, Libya — Fighters for one of the factions battling for control of Libya seized the Benghazi branch of the country’s central bank on Thursday, threatening to set off an…
Paris Attacks Lead French to Reinforce Secular Values in Schools
PARIS — Officials in France announced new measures on Thursday aimed at reinforcing secular values at French schools, after the terrorist attacks in Paris exposed serious cultural rifts with children…
E.C.B. Move Leaves Further Stimulus Up to Eurozone Politicians
Mario Draghi, the European Central Bank president, said Thursday that the governing council agreed to a quantitative easing program that will see it buy up to 60 billion euros’ worth…
Massive Crowd For Syriza’s Final Rally Ahead Of Greek Elections
Greek opposition party Syriza held its final campaign rally in Athens on Thursday, three days before the country heads to the polls in crucial elections. Tens of thousands of people…
House passes abortion measure
The bill barring federal taxpayer funds was approved in the last Congress. On Thursday it passed 242-179, with three Democrats joining virtually all House Republicans to support the bill. GOP…
Sheldon Silver, Speaker of New York Assembly, Is Arrested in Corruption Case
The powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, was arrested on federal corruption charges on Thursday, sending shock waves through the political establishment and upending the new…
Japan: No word from ISIS on hostages as deadline draws nearer
But Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday that Tokyo had so far heard nothing and doesn’t know what situation the two hostages, Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, are…
Tech Entrepreneur Charged With Murder Of Ex-Wife’s New Husband
A high-profile technology entrepreneur is charged with murder after police say he fatally shot his ex-wife’s new husband. Authorities in Virginia arrested Minh Nguyen, 38, in connection with the death…
‘Justified’ Is In Fine Form, But ‘Backstrom’ Doesn’t Measure Up
“Justified” begins its final season Tuesday and “Backstrom” is a newcomer that debuts Thursday, but outside of that big age difference, the premises of the shows have a lot in…
New York’s Powerful Speaker Faces Corruption Arrest
Federal authorities are expected to arrest Sheldon Silver, the powerful speaker of the New York State Assembly, on corruption charges on Thursday, people with knowledge of the matter said, in…
Sheldon Silver Arrested By FBI On Corruption Charges
Democrat Sheldon Silver, speaker of the New York State Assembly, was arrested Thursday by the FBI on charges of corruption. Sheldon turned himself in to FBI agents Thursday morning as…
Bill Belichick Denies Deflating Footballs
In a brief statement Thursday morning, New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick denied knowing anything about deflated footballs that the Patriots allegedly used during their AFC championship game with the…
GOP Does Damage Control After Abortion Bill Embarrassment
House Republicans scrambled on Thursday to appease social conservatives after unexpectedly canceling a vote on a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Pain Capable Unborn…
Republicans Include Tax Hike In Latest Abortion Bill
WASHINGTON — After a botched effort to pass legislation imposing a 20-week ban on abortions, House Republicans are moving forward Thursday with what’s being dubbed a less controversial bill that…
Nancy Pelosi Calls John Boehner Invite To Benjamin Netanyahu Inappropriate
The leader of the House Democrats said Thursday that Republican Speaker John Boehner blundered when he invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress amid sensitive negotiations about Iran’s…
Rob Portman Gets A Democratic Challenger For 2016
WASHINGTON — Democrats gained their first challenger to Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Thursday, with 30-year-old P.G. Sittenfeld, a member of the Cincinnati City Council, jumping into the 2016 race and…
Bad Lip Reading The NFL Returns For 2015, And All Dez Bryant Wants Are Some Funyuns
Remember that time the Patriots found a mouse in their locker room, but the team wouldn’t let Tom Brady cook it? We don’t either, because that only happened in an…
YouTube Stars White House-bound after State of the Union
Following his State of the Union speech Tuesday, President Barack Obama will sit down with viral YouTube stars Bethany Mota, GloZell Green, and Hank Green for a live question and…
Sen. Angus King: ‘The real weapons of mass destruction today are unemployed 22-year-olds’
King, a member of the Senate’s intelligence and armed services committee, echoed intelligence assessments that “lone wolf” terrorists are the “toughest” threat to counter, but disagreed with his Republican colleagues,…
Paris terror attacks: Where are we now
There’s a money trail that points to Yemen and a cache of weapons reportedly found in an apartment. This all comes as a nation continues to mourn and Parisians flock…
AIG insurance company executive missing in Southern California
“I spoke to him … I was the last conversation per his telephone records … on Thursday night around 11:20 p.m.,” said his wife Diane. – CNN’s Travis Sattiewhite, Teri…
Charlie Hebdo attack: Helicopters hunt for suspects in woods of France
Authorities believe that Cherif Kouachi, 32, and Said Kouachi, 34, entered a wooded area on foot, the sources told CNN’s Chris Cuomo. Now investigators are using helicopters equipped with night…
Convicted rapist’s search for soccer club goes on
An English soccer club has abandoned an attempt to sign a convicted rapist after death threats were made to its staff amid an atmosphere of “unbearable pressure.” After days of…
Ohio changing execution drugs
Ohio is changing the drugs used in lethal injections, a move that will delay at least one execution scheduled for next month, the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said…
Slain N.C. couple mourned; bodies found in truck after W.Va. officers shot
That’s how Judy Law of Oxford, North Carolina, described her neighbors Jerome Faulkner, 73, and his wife, Dora, 62. The couple were found dead Thursday by West Virginia authorities, their…
Harry Reid breaks ribs and facial bones in New Year’s Day exercising accident
The Nevada Democrat was using a piece of equipment to exercise on Thursday when it broke, causing him to fall. His doctors expect a full recovery, and he’s set to…