Turkish police launched simultaneous operations across the country on Wednesday, detaining more than 1,000 people with suspected links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Warrants were issued for the detention of some 2,200 other suspects, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. At least 1,013 have been detained so far in one of… Read More
Nordstrom faces backlash for mocking modern American worker
Department store Nordstrom is getting dragged through the mud on social media for selling a pair of dirty-looking jeans for $425. Nordstrom’s website says the jeans have a “caked-on muddy coating” to embody “rugged, Americana workwear.” A matching mud denim jacket goes for the same price. Some social media users… Read More
Oscar-winning director dies at 73
Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Philadelphia,” and whose Talking Heads documentary “Stop Making Sense” is considered one of the greatest concert films ever, has died. He was 73. Demme’s publicist, Annalee Paulo, said Demme died Wednesday morning in his New York apartment, surrounded… Read More
Celebrity’s giant rabbit dies on United flight, adding to pile of PR problems
United Airlines is reviewing the handling of a giant rabbit that died after it was shipped across the Atlantic on one of the carrier’s flights, adding to a growing list of customer complaints for the U.S. carrier. Distraught breeder Annette Edwards told The Associated Press by phone Wednesday that a… Read More
Shocking! Ted Cruz’s GENIUS border wall plan (even liberals agree!)
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz just revealed his plans to pay for the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border — and his idea is so brilliant, even Democrats have to agree it makes sense. Sponsored: CNN Does Not Want You to See This Video On Tuesday, Cruz proposed a bill to… Read More
Ouch! Trump SLAMS Obama pal’s ruling
The ninth circuit court just attempted to sabotage President Donald Trump’s orders once again, and he’s not having it. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Trump’s attempt to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials. This is the second time this court has blocked… Read More
Inside the Senate’s secret North Korea meeting
by Stephen Dietrich, Managing Editor A fleet of buses will shuttle 100 lawmakers from Capitol Hill to the White House Wednesday afternoon for a secret, closed-door meeting on the growing nuclear tensions with North Korea. The move for an all-hands on deck meeting with every U.S. senator is extremely rare,… Read More
ISIS attacks Taliban – Dozens of terrorists killed
Afghan officials say Islamic State militants have attacked the Taliban in the northern Jawzjan province, igniting heavy clashes in which dozens of fighters were killed. Mohammad Reza Ghafori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said Wednesday that the fighting, which began the day before, has killed 76 Taliban fighters and… Read More
Artificial womb could improve care for premature babies
Researchers are creating an artificial womb to improve care for extremely premature babies — and remarkable animal testing suggests the first-of-its-kind watery incubation so closely mimics mom that it just might work. Today, premature infants weighing as little as a pound are hooked to ventilators and other machines inside incubators…. Read More
Bill Cosby’s daughter speaks out about sexual assault charges
Bill Cosby’s youngest daughter has come to the comedian’s defense ahead of a looming sexual assault trial. Evin Cosby writes in an opinion piece for the National Newspaper Publishers Association published Wednesday that her father “is not abusive, violent or a rapist.” She says he “loves and respects women.” Cosby… Read More