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400,000 People Marched To End Climate Change. These 26 Signs Show Why You Too...
NEW YORK -- On Sunday, 400,000 people marched the streets of Manhattan to take a stand against climate change. Said to be the largest-ever demonstration against climate change, the People’s Climate...
View ArticleJozef Wesolowski, Former Dominican Republic Archbishop Accused Of Sex Abuses,...
(Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday it had arrested a former archbishop who is accused of paying for sex with children while he was a papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic. Jozef Wesolowski, a...
View ArticleChile's La Polar Clothing Company Edits Gay Online Ad, Inspiring Pro-LGBT...
A Chilean clothing retailer has sparked controversy after trimming an online advertisement featuring same-sex couples kissing. As the BBC is reporting, Chile's la Polar appeared to suddenly replace the...
View ArticleWife Of Alan Henning Receives Audio File Of Husband Pleading For His Life
The wife of a British hostage held by the Islamic State militant group in Syria said that she had received an audio recording of her husband pleading for his life, the BBC reported on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Khorasan Group, The Latest U.S. Airstrike Target
The Pentagon announced late on Monday that the U.S. had started launching airstrikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State group, the brutal terrorist organization that has conquered swathes of Iraq and...
View ArticleFox News Pundit Winds Up On The Terrorist Watch List
The Department Of Homeland Security is known for being somewhat overzealous with its terrorist watch list—Nelson Mandela was infamously on the list as late as 2008, for instance. Hundreds of thousands...
View ArticleYoung Poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner Explains The Essence Of Climate Change At UN...
"When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations," John F. Kennedy proclaimed in 1964. "When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness...
View ArticleU.S. Told Iran In Advance Of Plan To Strike ISIS Inside Syria
By Parisa Hafezi, Louis Charbonneau and Arshad Mohammed UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The United States informed Iran in advance of its intention to strike Islamic State militants in Syria and...
View ArticleTurkey Mulls Military Role Against ISIS
NEW YORK (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday he is considering expanding support for Western and Arab operations against the Islamic State group to include military involvement....
View ArticleKLM's Lost And Found Service Uses An Adorable Dog To Deliver Forgotten Property
KLM's new lost and found program is a lesson in perverse incentives. On one hand, owners who leave property behind risk losing it permanently. Then again, since lost items stand to be returned via...
View ArticleU.S.-Led Airstrikes Kill At Least 10 Civilians In Syria: Activists
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Bashar Assad said Tuesday he supports any international effort against terrorism, apparently trying to position his government on the side of the U.S.-led coalition...
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Obama Unveils Efforts To Support Human Rights Groups, Tells Activists 'USA...
President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday the U.S. government’s increased efforts to better protect and empower human rights groups and the activists who risk their lives to fulfill their missions....
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After the Ceasefire: Injured Gazans Return to More Challenges
9 year old Maryam in King Hussein Medical Center in Amman - Photo Credit: Jacki Scott. When I first meet Maryam, she is running around the Farah Center for Rehabilitation in Amman, laughing, giving...
View ArticleTime For Some Corrections And Retractions: Anti-ISIS Coalition Membership...
Airstrikes against ISIS: They are a go. And, as it turns out, they are a-going with coalition partner-nations in the Arab world, according to the news. Here's CNN: American jets began bombing ISIS...
View ArticleMidwives Are The Cornerstone To MDG 4 And 5 Success
By Esther Sharma, Girls' Globe Blogger The countdown is on. We have less than 500 days to meet Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 focused on improving child and maternal health. Sustained and...
View ArticleNew York To Pay For Legal Aid For Kids Facing Deportation
NEW YORK -- The city of New York will help pay for legal services for minors from Central America who crossed the border illegally by themselves this year and were later relocated here. The initiative...
View Article5 Blatant Lies Immigration Hawks Want You To Believe
With November's midterm elections fast approaching, the immigration issue is heating up once again. Politicians often debate immigration with little regard for the facts, and the recent child migrant...
View ArticleMore Than 80% Of CGI Commitments Have Succeeded: Report
Some fascinating news from the Clinton Global Initiative, currently in lockdown mode on 52nd Street this afternoon (the President’s visit is nigh). No, it’s not a baby name for the impending Clinton...
View ArticleThe U.S. Wants You To Know It's Great At Blowing Stuff Up With Its...
The United States and five Arab allies launched a military campaign in Syria this week, striking targets controlled by the Islamic State and the Khorasan Group, a small al Qaeda offshoot in Syria that...
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Sister Cristina Scuccia, Spectacular Singing Nun, Is Releasing An Album In...
Sister Cristina is back! Though in reality she never went away. After her breakout performance of Alicia Keys' "No One" on Italy's "The Voice," Sister Cristina Scuccia went on to not only win the final...
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