SAVILE — A BAD BILL MURRAY: You’ve probably seen the photos and heard the stories about the harmless fun generated by actor Bill Murray. The existential Murray makes a habit of generally …
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TALIBAN TAKES FLIGHT: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack at the country’s largest and busiest airport. This fans the flames of instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan, and again raises the …
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You’ll read today about how House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost his Republican primary election. The Christian Science Monitor is calling it one of the most shocking upsets in American …
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Today, President Barack Obama announced expansion of a program that helps student loan borrowers manage their debt. The new plan extends 2010’s “Pay as You Earn” program, that tied student …
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One of the most famous theories in the history of science was born in Ecuador. Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution via natural selection was derived during the weeks he spent on …
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The Census Bureau collects a wealth of data about Americans, besides just trying to count us. They also collect facts about how we live, including the structures we live in. These …
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Liberal bloggers are now spinning Barack Obama’s inaction on the Ukraine crisis as an intentional strategy, as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin pulls his troops back from the border with Ukraine. But while …
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Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. #BRINGBACKWHOSEGIRLS? — Africa’s largest economy, the oil-rich Nigeria, this …
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford announced Wednesday that he will be taking a leave of absence, aka a rehab stint, from his mayoral re-election campaign to get help for substance abuse. …
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While Russian troops camp out on the Ukrainian border, pro-Russian insurgents inside the Eastern European nation are seizing town after town, this week claiming the eastern city of Luhansk. Obama …