The four heirs to Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart, control more than half the company shares. That means the Walton family — Christy, Jim, Alice and Rob– saw over $9 billion of their fortune evaporate… in just one day. Wednesday saw Wal-Mart stock have its biggest one-day drop in… Read More
Fresh details on 2016 presidential fundraising arrive
The latest waypoint in the 2016 race for president is Thursday, when the deadline arrives by midnight for candidates to tell federal regulators the details of how much they’ve raised for their campaigns — and how much they’ve spent on them. Many of the major White House hopefuls have already… Read More
‘Blade runner’ set to be released from jail
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympic runner who has no legs and who shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day 2013, can leave prison and move to house arrest next week, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said Thursday. A parole board at the prison where Pistorius has served nearly… Read More
Meet the courageous “Lion Guards” of Africa
Standing just 20 feet from a fearsome lion, Charles Tshuma was armed with only a plastic horn. He and some neighbors blew these horns to frighten away the lion, but the big cat did not budge. So they kept blowing their horns and shouting and screaming until the lion turned… Read More
Ideas to stem alcoholism include “Abstinence Day”
How do you curb the alcoholism crisis in Russia? Some Russian officials are daring to think the seemingly unthinkable in the land of vodka — banning the sale of alcohol once a week in the country’s two main cities. Although the initiative is only in its infancy, both the head… Read More
Fat cats – Airline lobbyists demand more government handouts
U.S. airlines have ramped up an aggressive lobbying campaign that seeks nothing less than converting the government from an industry regulator to a business ally. The big three legacy carriers — Delta, American and United — want the Obama administration to protect them from competition from foreign airlines, arguing those… Read More
Hero paramedic arrives on the scene… Still in her wedding dress
Don’t mess the dress! When Sarah Ray’s father and grandparents were in a car crash on the way to her wedding reception, the off-duty Tennessee paramedic rushed to the scene… in her wedding dress. “My dad called my husband and said there had been an accident,” Sarah Ray said. “All… Read More
Ho, ho, huh? Real-life Santa Claus elected to lead North Pole
Good news – Santa Claus has been chosen to represent the people of North Pole… For real. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that a man, whose legal name is Santa Claus, won a write-in campaign for an open City Council seat in the 2,200-person Alaska town of North Pole. He… Read More
Hillary’s 5 shocking debate lies
The verdict is in on last night’s Democratic presidential debate, and the ruling is clear — former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told some big whoppers. Here are her five biggest lies from last night: Lie #1 – On her email practices Clinton said, “I have been as transparent as I… Read More
Victory? Planned Parenthood to stop selling baby parts
In the face of increasingly furious calls to cut their federal funding, Planned Parenthood is backing down. The controversial organization, the nation’s largest abortion provider, said it will no longer sell baby parts to the highest bidder. However, the victory is a small one for Pro-Life groups. Planned Parenthood says… Read More