'SNL' Mocks President Obama, Ebola Czar Ron Klain In Cold Open
"Saturday Night Live" kicked off this weekend's Jim Carrey-hosted episode with some not-so-subtle ridicule of President Obama and his Ebola Czar Ron Klain. Calling his handling of the Ebola crisis,...
View ArticlePro-Europe Parties Lead Vote In Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two pro-European parties that campaigned for tough reforms to battle corruption shared the lead Monday after Ukraine's parliamentary election, according to partial results. With...
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Step Into The Erotic Universe Of Proto-Feminist Artist Carol Rama
Carol Rama's first exhibition was abruptly shut down by the police for public indecency. One work, "Dorina," was a watercolor in the raw, depicting a nude woman, legs splayed open and tongue out, with...
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Residents Of The World's Largest Artist Colony Refuse To Obey The Government...
Josh Bergeron went to Kathputli Colony expecting to find a ghost town -- instead he saw crowds of people massed together like brightly colored birds. Kathputli residents perform a puja, or religious...
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Glorious Kickstarter Will Build A Six-Foot Vagina To Benefit Texas Women
For every questionable Kickstarter in which your high school acquaintance is trying to mobilize a movement to fund his spring break, there's an unlikely grassroots project that makes us excited to be...
View ArticleBrazil's President Dilma Rousseff Wins Re-Election With Slim Margin
By Paulo Prada SAO PAULO, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Despite opposition from nearly half of Brazil's voters, leftist President Dilma Rousseff won re-election on Sunday and will have another four years to try...
View ArticleScientists Create Coldest Cubic Meter In The Universe, Claim New World Record
Brrr! An international team of scientists claims to have set a world record by cooling an 880-pound block of copper to a temperature of six milliKelvins (or -459.659 degrees Fahrenheit). That's just a...
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How Large Is Large? McDonald's Cup Sizes Around The World Compared
All large-sized cups are not made equal. In a fascinating Buzzfeed video posted to YouTube Sunday, watch a side-by-side comparison of the small, medium and large soda cups sold at McDonald’s outlets in...
View ArticleBoko Haram Abducts Dozens More Girls In Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219...
View ArticlePoland To Move Thousands Of Troops East
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland will move thousands of troops toward its eastern borders in a historic realignment of a military structure built in the Cold War, the country's defense minister told The...
View ArticleSouth Africa Soccer Team Captain Senzo Meyiwa Shot And Killed
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police on Monday launched a massive operation to find the killers of the national soccer team captain who was fatally shot during an apparent house robbery,...
View ArticleWATCH: Nurses Speak Out About Treating The First Ebola Patient Diagnosed In...
There's been a great deal of criticism of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas' handling of the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. But the nurses who cared for patient Thomas Eric Duncan,...
View ArticleUN Ebola Chief: Quarantine Decisions Must Be Based On Science, Not Hysteria
ACCRA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Decisions on quarantine for healthcare workers returning from fighting the Ebola epidemic in West Africa must be based on science rather than hysteria, the head of the U.N....
View ArticleGay Marriage Around The World: A Look Back At Nations Which Accepted It...
LONDON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal this month to review rulings that overturned bans on same-sex marriage marked a milestone in gay rights in the United States. Around the world, many...
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No, A 'Sexy Ebola Containment Suit' Halloween Costume Is NOT OK
Don't attempt to work any sort of Ebola theme into your Halloween plans. Seriously. Don't. The deadly Ebola virus has claimed nearly 5,000 lives in West Africa and infected more than 10,000 people, but...
View ArticleGroups Pledge $8 Billion For Horn Of Africa To End Poverty
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The European Union and several regional development banks are announcing new levels of financial support for the Horn of Africa that is to total more than $8 billion. The...
View ArticleDoug Ford's Loss In Mayoral Race Is 'Like ISIS Coming To Toronto,' Emotional...
Toronto's John Tory defeated Doug Ford, the brother of current mayor and former crack cocaine addict Rob Ford, in Monday's election for the city's top job. The election turned out to be a close race,...
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Tokyo's Number Of Homeless People Hits Historic Low: Report
Many American cities could learn a thing or two from Tokyo. Figures released by the Japanese government earlier this month showed that just 1,697 people were homeless within the world's most populous...
View ArticleU.S. Imposes Enhanced Security At Federal Buildings Due To Terror Threats
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Tuesday that he was enhancing security at key government buildings across the country as a precautionary measure due to heightened terror threats...
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Bestiality Porn Charge Dropped After Tiger Found To Be Guy In Tiger Suit
How realistic could that tiger costume have been?! Andrew Holland, 51, was wrongly accused of possessing bestiality porn in 2009, but charges were dropped 6 months later, when authorities realized that...
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