Bill To Restore Voting Rights Act Gets Another Bipartisan Push
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers are giving another push to legislation that went nowhere in the last Congress: a bill to restore the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. The bill, introduced…
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Powerball Jackpot Rises To $500 Million
Officials say the Powerball jackpot has risen to an estimated $500 million, which would make it the fifth largest lottery prize in U.S. history. – The chance of winning a…
‘Spot’ The Robot Dog Goes For A Little Stroll, And Gets Kicked Along The Way
Meet Spot. The new robot dog engineered by Google-owned Boston Dynamics can climb hills, stairs, and even keep its balance after it’s given a sharp kick in the side (which…
‘Every Witch Way’ Star Talks Season Finale, Following In Gina Rodriguez’s Footsteps
Paola Andino may play a powerful witch on Nickelodeon’s “Every Witch Way,” but off-screen the actress says she simply hopes to be a good role model for teen girls. The…
5 Reasons Duke Could Win The National Championship
We are nearing March, which means that while it’s still too early for brackets, we can officially start dreaming about Cinderellas and Final Fours. This year’s Duke team gives Coach…
More Snow On The Way For New England
Just as southern New England residents have finished digging out from the latest storm, forecasters say more snow is on the way. National Weather Service Meteorologist Stephanie Dunten said Tuesday…
Fettuccine Recipes That Go Way Beyond Alfredo
When most Americans hear the word “fettuccine,” they immediately think “Alfredo.” While fettuccine Alfredo — that simple, creamy, buttery pasta — is one of the world’s best comfort foods, it’s…
Sri Lanka’s top tea experiences: Sips of history
The plant was to be displayed in the Royal Botanical Gardens outside Kandy in the country’s lush interiorbut it has since grown into a $1.5 billion export business for the…
China: ‘Sneakerhead’ pawns 283 pairs of Nike Air Jordans to buy an apartment
The man, identified only by an English name, Mick, pawned 283 pairs of limited edition Nike Air Jordan sneakers in exchange for a $160,000 loan, which he plans to use…
Greece Says “No Way Back” In Bid To Rewrite Bailout Deal
Greece’s new prime minister struck a defiant tone on the eve of high-stakes negotiations with skeptical European creditors, saying there is “no way back” for his radical left-led government in…
The Brian Williams case — that’s the way it wasn’t
When asked decades later whether he had flown over Utah or Omaha Beach, Cronkite shrugged. “I think it was Omaha,” he said. “We didn’t know about those names then, of…
Venezuela Announces Plan to Relax Currency Controls
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials on Tuesday announced details of what they said would be a free market in which people and businesses could exchange local currency for dollars —…
First ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Reviews Range From ‘Half-Baked Excess’ To ‘Fascinating’
Unless you’re Kim Kardashian, “Fifty Shades of Grey” reviews were embargoed until Wednesday morning. But when it rains corny sex dramas, it floods. After a couple of outlets published their…
Do we really need another ‘Spider-Man’?
Sigh. Already? Seriously? According to the Hollywood Reporter, a CNN content partner, star Andrew Garfield is not returning as Spider-Man, freeing the producers of the next movie to cast a…
Pushing Netanyahu one of Obama’s ‘Bulworth’ desires for second term, according to new book
These are things “I’ll want to work on in my second term,” the president told his top staffers, as one of them referenced the Warren Beatty movie Bulworth, in which…
On This Day In 2007, Obama Made A Move That Would Change History
On Feb. 10, 2007, then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) announced his 2008 White House presidential bid, which ultimately led to him becoming the first African-American president of the United States. –…
Confessions Of A Capitol Hill Staffer: 9 Secrets From The Inside
I am a Congressional staff member. I’m not going to tell you from where, or from which party. But I serve, and I am honored to serve. I serve with…
Terrorist’s Claims About Saudis Put 9/11 Families’ Lawsuit Back in Spotlight
WASHINGTON — Ron Motley could have come straight out of a John Grisham novel, a charismatic Southern trial lawyer with the swagger of a man who had bet big in…
Axelrod book: Obama lied on same-sex marriage
But Obama, Axelrod writes, opposed same-sex marriage during his 2008 presidential campaign and throughout most of his first term as President due to political concerns. “Gay marriage was a particularly…
Grading Obama: Eight years later
In Springfield, Illinois, Barack Obama flashed a smile, bounded on stage in a long dark coat, and vowed, like his political hero, to “transform a nation” and unleash a wave…
Former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn testifies on pimping charges
The trial opened a week ago but it’s the first time that Strauss-Kahn, who saw his stellar career plummet to earth after a separate sex scandal which resulted in his…
Ultimate Japan Wagyu beef guide
But other than knowing that it tastes great and costs a lot, many tourists turn up with little knowledge of what to expect from Japanese beef. Considered the caviar of…
JetBlue to be the first airline to accept Apple Pay payments in flight
It also will give crew members access to a passenger manifest, flight data and frequent flier account information, which will let them know when to wish a passenger a happy…
15 Of The Best And Worst Love Lessons We Learned From YA
which is good because books have a whole lot of awesome lessons to teach us. Read the whole story at Bustle
Malala Pushes Politicians To Make Boko Haram Kidnapping Priority During Elections
Saturday marked 300 days since Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of Nigerian girls, and activist Malala Yousafzai criticized world leaders for their complacent response. The Nobel Peace Prize winner urged advocates…
2-carat diamond found in Arkansas park
That’s where Dean Filppula, an offshore steward from Shreveport, Louisiana, found a yellow 2.01-carat diamond last week. It’s finders, keepers at the state park’s 37-acre search field, which is named…
Here’s The First Full Trailer For Your New Netflix Obsession, ‘Bloodline’
Meet the Rayburns, the newest Netflix family with dark, unnerving secrets. In the first full trailer for Netflix’s original series “Bloodline,” Kyle Chandler’s John Rayburn says in a foreboding voiceover,…
Training Birds to Aid a Scientific Breakthrough
With a new device scientists measure the force of a wingbeat while birds fly freely. James Gorman SCIENCETAKE – He said in the lab, researchers played recordings of birds tweeting…
A Painting a Day
On Kawara, the subject of a vast and elegant retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, was born in Japan and lived very, very quietly in Manhattan for fifty years until his…
Neil Armstrong’s Secret Bag Of Apollo 11 Mementos Found In A Closet
It turns out Neil Armstrong had a secret stash of moon mementos. Space historians this week announced the unexpected discovery of several items Neil Armstrong brought back to Earth following…