A movement to change the name of the Columbus Day holiday to celebrate the history and contributions of Native Americans is taking root in many cities around the nation. As the U.S. observes Columbus Day on Monday, it will also be Indigenous Peoples Day in at least nine cities for the first… Read More
You won’t believe this beauty queen’s new outfit
They’re iconic in Thailand, but does that make it a good outfit? The smoke-belching, ear-splitting, undisciplined rickshaws known as tuk-tuks are part of the chaos on Bangkok’s clogged streets. Soon however, the tuk-tuk will stroll down a more refined runway, when Miss Thailand pays homage to her country at the Miss… Read More
Obama broke the law with Iran deal
New legal analysis of Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran shows it specifically violates federal law – law the president himself implemented. Policy experts remain unsure if this will nullify the treaty. But most agree that this violation leaves the deal open for legal challenges in the court system by the many… Read More
Backfire! Tea Party victory leaves Boehner in power
The Freedom Caucus, an alliance of Tea Party Republicans in Capitol Hill, responded with fierce opposition to the attempted coronation of Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy into the House Speaker position Thursday. So when McCarthy suddenly withdrew his candidacy, it was seen as many hard-right conservatives as a victory. But it also left John… Read More
Hush money? Secret cash funding Rubio campaign
His poll numbers have crept up since the last Republican debate, and many are wondering who is paying for it. Florida Senator Marco Rubio is benefiting financially in ways the Associated Press is calling “unprecedented” in American politics. Money has flowed to the Rubio campaign out of a mysterious, anonymous nonprofit group funded by unnamed donors…. Read More
PC school cancels ‘American Pride Day’
Pressure from a growing immigrant population may have caused a high school in Jackson, Wyoming to cancel their annual ‘American Pride Day’. But that didn’t stop their patriotic students from organizing a mass protest. The brave high school students ignored the cancellation order, and showed up en-masse to the school decked… Read More
California law makes vaccines mandatory
Opponents of an effort to repeal California’s new stricter law requiring mandatory vaccines for school children failed to submit enough signatures to qualify for a ballot initiative asking voters to repeal the law, according to some reports. County election clerks reported receiving fewer than 234,000 of the 366,000 signatures needed to… Read More
The big beer shake-up
LONDON (AP) — SABMiller is meeting with investors to underscore its strength as an independent company, as the world’s second-biggest brewer seeks to head off a takeover by larger rival Anheuser-Busch InBev. In a statement released Friday in London, SABMiller says the meetings will highlight accelerating growth and plans to… Read More
Idiot teen leaves his court papers… in stolen car!
I guess he’ll never learn – Authorities say an 18-year-old man drove a stolen car to police headquarters to pick up court papers about a previous auto theft he was involved in — documents that were found in yet another stolen car. Carnell Eugene Butler now faces charges in three… Read More
Amazing discovery – Water found on Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The sky over Pluto may not be sunny but it’s undoubtedly blue. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft discovered Pluto’s blue sky during the historic flyby of the icy dwarf planet in July. The images of Pluto’s atmospheric haze were beamed down last week and released by… Read More