Artist Who Danced With Rooster Tied To His Penis Found Guilty Of Sexual...
An artist who danced with a rooster tied to his penis near the Eiffel Tower was convicted of sexual exhibitionism Monday, the Agence France-Presse reports. Steven Cohen, 51, told the outlet the public...
View ArticleChurch Of England Celebrates Twenty Years Of Women Priests (PHOTOS)
The Church of England celebrated its 20th anniversary of the ordination of women priests on May 3, 2014, with a joyful procession from Westminster Abbey to St Paul's Cathedral, reports the BBC. Over...
View ArticleWhy the World Needs to Care More About the Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls
Over three weeks ago, on April 14, a terrorist group called Boko Haram entered an all-girls school in northeast Nigeria, where nearly 300 students were abducted. They were believed to have been sold...
View ArticleHispanic Journalists Demand MSNBC Apologize For Cinco De Mayo Segment
Opinion This is simply the worst example I have seen of a discriminatory stereotypical portrayal of any community by any media. The fact that this was done by a news organization is abominable. This...
View ArticleIn New Video, Boko Haram Leader Declares War On World Leaders And Abraham...
In a new clip released online, the leader of the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram declares war on the West, denouncing a number of world leaders, as well as Abraham Lincoln. The grainy video was...
View ArticleChina's Coal Solution Has Carbon Downside Across Globe
The new coal plant here is an industrial fortress of boilers, tanks and towers that stretches across a lonely plateau in Inner Mongolia.
View ArticleTrey Gowdy Says People Shouldn't Fundraise Off Benghazi, NRCC Apparently...
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) on Wednesday morning urged his fellow lawmakers not to use the investigation he is leading into the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, to raise money, calling it a...
View ArticleBrazilians' Spending in the U.S.
Last weekend's New York Times Magazine ran a three-page photo spread, "Where Brazilians Go to Splurge," listing how many thousands of dollars (converted from reais) Brazilians are spending on shopping...
View ArticleNigeria: A Serious Test of Stability
World Economic Forum on Africa opens in Nigeria under long shadow cast by abducted schoolgirls As Nigeria takes centre stage hosting the World Economic Forum on Africa, events in recent weeks have...
View ArticleToronto Mayor Rob Ford Says Rehab Is Amazing
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford finally sought treatment for substance abuse, and according to the Canadian press, he's loving it. Speaking to the Toronto Sun, Ford said he is currently in a treatment center,...
View ArticleABC News Crew Held At Gunpoint In Ukraine
An ABC News crew in Ukraine revealed details of its harrowing encounter with gunmen on Wednesday. Correspondent Muhammad Lila and producer Matt McGarry were at a police station in Mariupol, Ukraine,...
View ArticleSarah Palin On Waterboarding: Someone Needs To 'Look Up What It Means To...
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) further clarified her statement that "waterboarding is how we'd baptize terrorists" in an interview with Mario Lopez for "Extra." "It's really perplexing to me to...
View ArticleHelena Costa Becomes First Female Soccer Coach Of French Professional League
CLERMONT, France (AP) — A second-tier French soccer team has hired the first female coach in the country's professional soccer leagues. Clermont hired Helena Costa on Wednesday, adding that "this...
View ArticlePentagon: No Sign Of Russian Withdrawal Of Russian Troops Along Ukrainian Border
WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Wednesday it saw no change in the Russian force posture along the Ukrainian border, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's assertion that they had...
View ArticleWhy Reinhold Niebuhr Supported Israel
In February 1942, the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr appealed for the United States and Great Britain, as a binding goal in the war against Hitler's Germany, to commit to creating "a genuine homeland" for...
View ArticleLion Cubs Get Tossed Into Water For Swim Test, Cuteness Ensues
Typically, we're not big fans of throwing animals into water. But in this case, we're making an exception. The staff at the Smithsonian National Zoo performed swim tests on four of the six cubs that...
View ArticleVoluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Finds Success at Scale
Firsts in history are always exciting. Think back to the first time we landed on the moon. The first time we accessed the Internet. And now, for the first time in history, we can say that millions of...
View ArticleEvery Country Will Have Armed Drones Within Ten Years
Virtually every country on Earth will be able to build or acquire drones capable of firing missiles within the next ten years. Armed aerial drones will be used for targeted killings, terrorism and the...
View ArticleThe Syrian Opposition Looks to Congress for Help
While Bashar al-Assad's military continues to consolidate its position in strategically important areas of central Syria, the Syrian Opposition Coalition is trying to counteract the regime's advances...
View ArticleU.S. To Send Fewer Than 10 Troops To Nigeria To Help Find Missing Girls
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is sending fewer than 10 military troops to Nigeria as part of the U.S. effort to help find nearly 300 girls kidnapped by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram. A...
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