Obama Gives Medal Of Freedom To Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Toni Morrison
President Obama honored 13 people today with the Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House. Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison, Madeleine Albright, John Doar, William Foege, John Glenn, Gordon...
View ArticleWolf Blitzer Owns Donald Trump [Video]
CNN Host Wolf Blitzer owned Donald Trump on Tuesday for his apparent need to double down on the birther conspiracy. Even with an extraordinary amount of evidence to the contrary Donald Trump still...
View ArticleSmoking Ban Considered At Wrightsville Beach, NC
Smoking bans have sprung up around the country in an effort to cut back on second-hand smoke and keep our nation healthy. South Carolina is among those who have a smoking ban at restaurants and bars,...
View ArticleWhat’s Next For Anthony Weiner?
It has been more than a year since an X-rated photo of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner appeared all over Twitter marking the end of his Congressional career after he resigned in disgrace....
View ArticleWells Fargo Pledges More Than $435 Million To Resolve Memphis Mortgage Suit
Wells Fargo announced on Tuesday that it was able to reach an agreement with Memphis and Shelby County in regards to a discriminatory lending practices lawsuit, which was filed against the bank in...
View Article6-Year-Old Becomes Youngest To Qualify For Scripps National Spelling Bee
Six-year-old Lori Anne Madison from Virginia has become the youngest person ever to qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and will compete against 277 others, most of whom are twice her age....
View ArticleIRS Study: More Than 10,000 Wealthy Americans Paid No Income Tax At All
According to a new study from the Internal Revenue Service out of the 3.9 million households that reported an adjusted gross income of $200,000 or more in 2009, more than 10,000 households paid nothing...
View ArticleGOP Governor Wants Pilotless Drones Policing Virginia Like They Do In...
Republican Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has a theory. If pilotless drones are good enough to patrol the skies over Afghanistan than they are good enough to patrol the skies over Virginia. McDonnell...
View ArticleCory Booker’s Communication Director Resigns
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker’s communications director Anne Torres has tendered her resignation in the wake of Booker’s Meet the Press fiasco. Booker’s office released the following statement...
View ArticleUS Home Prices Increase For 2nd Straight Month
Single-family home prices rose in March, a second straight month of gains according to a survey released on Tuesday. The increase in housing prices could signal the beginning of stabilization in the...
View ArticlePep Boys Calls Off Merger With Gores Group
Pep Boys, the auto parts and service chain with over 720 stores across the U.S., has announced it will terminate a proposed merger with Los Angeles-based private-equity firm Gores Group. Had it gone...
View ArticleWedding Proposal Goes Viral, Worsens America’s Diabetes Problem
A wedding proposal gone viral has again reinforced the idea that marriage is not about commitment or grown-up responsibilities, but rather a Glee-like spectacle followed by a reality show planning...
View ArticleMitt Romney’s Apple App Misspells ‘America’
If you don’t see Mitt Romney’s name on the ballot next to Barack Obama that might be because he is actually running for President of the United States of ‘Amercia.’ The Romney campaign recently...
View Article‘Martian Pink’ Diamond, Rare 12-Carat Stone, Sells for $17 Million [Video]
The ‘Martian Pink’ diamond, an extremely rare rose-colored stone of huge proportions, was sold in Hong Kong Tuesday at a Christie’s auction, fetching a price of $17.4 million. BBC reports the 12-carat...
View ArticleMiami Face Chewing Attack Victim Identified, Gory Injuries Described by Cops
The man gravely injured in the Miami face chewing attack that has been inspiring “zombie apocalypse” searches across the web for the past few days has been identified, and police say the victim,...
View ArticleMitt Romney Was Wrong, Trees Are Not “Right Height” In Michigan [Poll]
With the economy still suffering, housing prices remaining near all time lows and student loans nearing the $1 trillion mark you would think major 2012 election polling was all about those issues,...
View ArticleManson Family Recordings Could Give Clues To Unsolved Murders
The LAPD has just been granted permission to listen to a series of audio tapes between Manson family member Charles “Tex” Watson and his late attorney Bill Boyd. The LAPD is hoping that the Manson...
View ArticleMitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Primary Win
Mitt Romney‘s win in Texas on Tuesday has helped him to clinch the GOP nomination, as he now has enough delegates going into the National Republican Convention. The Associated Press count puts Romney...
View ArticleNew Mexico Wildfire Now Largest In State’s History
New Mexico’s Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire, burning in the Gila National Forest, has now become the state’s largest in history, and is also the largest one currently burning in the U.S. Fire officials...
View ArticleStudent Humiliated After Receiving Catastrophe Award
Cassandra Garcia, an 8-year-old student, was humiliated last week when her teacher awarded her the “Catastrophe Award” for giving the “most excuses for not having homework” during the 2012 school year....
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