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Stephen A Smith: NFL Teams Would Rather Have a Player with Drug Issues Over an Outspoken Player
Tuesday on ESPN’s “First Take,” co-host Stephen A. Smith reacted to the New England Patriots trading for troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon, who the Cleveland…
WATCH: Cartel Gunmen Run Out of Ammo During Border Gun Battle
REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Gunmen with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel clashed in a firefight with rivals from Los Zetas. The gunplay occurred mere yards from banks of…
Trump Promises Imminent Agency Action on Immigration
President Donald Trump is promising new action by agencies on immigration, amid determined bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill to his low-immigration/high-wage polcies.
Late-Night Hosts Go Crazy over Trump’s Penis
Late-night hosts couldn’t help but obsess over Stormy Daniels’ supposed description of Donald Trump’s penis in her upcoming book Tuesday.
Elite Media: Emmy Awards Hyped Diversity, then Snubbed ‘People of Color’
Mainstream media outlets ran numerous op-eds on Tuesday criticizing the Emmy Awards for promoting diversity, but then failing to give awards to “people of color.”
Dem Sen. Hirono lashes out at ‘men in this country’ urging them to ‘shut up and step up’ amid Kavanaugh claims
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono blasted “the men in this country,” blaming them for sexual assault and urged them to “just shut up and step up”…
Zimbabwe inquiry into post-election killings begins
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s president has sworn in members of a commission of inquiry into the killing of six people following military intervention after…
French court upholds Kate Middleton topless photos fine
PARIS (AP) — A French court of appeals has upheld a ruling Wednesday that two directors of French celebrity magazine Closer should be fined a…
Michigan gubernatorial candidate joined by Nassar victim’s parents in latest campaign ads
The parents of a young girl who was sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar praise Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette in…
There’s No Reason To Delay The Kavanaugh Vote Any Further
“Guess who’s perpetuating all of these kinds of actions?” Sen. Mazie Hirono explained, boiling down the Senate Democrats’ position on Brett Kavanaugh. “It’s the men…
Republicans push to move ahead with Kavanaugh vote if accuser Christine Blasey Ford declines to testify
Go ahead and vote. That’s what a growing number of Republican senators are saying it’s time do if the California professor claiming Supreme Court nominee…
Trump rips into Jeff Sessions: ‘I don’t have an Attorney General’
President Trump ripped into Attorney General Jeff Sessions in an interview published Wednesday, going so far as to say “I don’t have an Attorney General”…
Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian protests are escalating after the failure of Egyptian-led efforts to broker a deal between the Islamic militant group Hamas…
Hillary Clinton: GOP Will Appear to ‘Insult’ Kavanaugh Accuser if FBI Doesn’t Investigate
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Rachel Maddow Show,” former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton defended the calls for an FBI…
Kansas House candidate Paul Davis subject of new attack for his ‘history with strip clubs’
A Republican super PAC is hitting Democratic congressional candidate Paul Davis with a new attack ad in Kansas’ 2nd congressional district that details his apparent…
Puerto Rico dialysis patients fear death 1 year after Maria
VIEQUES, Puerto Rico (AP) — As weeks turned into months, the seats of the small plane began to empty out.In the beginning, 15 passengers flew…
Fervent Thai fans of Korean actor overstep airport security
BANGKOK (AP) — Extreme efforts by two Thai female fans to meet their South Korean idol have raised concerns about security procedures at Thailand’s main…
Why Millennials Can’t Get Over Being Ghosted After Sex
There is a ghost in the room when millennials have sex. Connected by apps and delivered by rideshares, modern lovers are haunted by the knowledge…
Why It’s Better For Everyone If The NFL Keeps Football Violent
As more and more journalists twist their undies in a bunch about the new name given to the condition we used to call “bashing your…
My Rape Doesn’t Justify Punishing People Without Due Process
Warning: sensitive content. I walked past the same people at the front desk who had given me directions to the room where I had been…
The Kavanaugh Allegation Process Is A Miscarriage Of Justice For Everyone
After the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh concluded last week, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., revealed that for six weeks she’d…
That Vatican ‘Veto’ over China’s Selection of Bishops Looks Like a Fig Leaf
Yesterday afternoon Gerald O’Connell wrote at America, the Jesuit website and magazine, that “the Holy See and China are scheduled to sign an agreement in…
Trying To Make Bert And Ernie Gay Makes LGBT Activists Look Insecure
Former Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman, in an interview with Queerty, said “without a huge agenda” he wrote Bert and Ernie as gay, based on…
New Evidence Debunks Big Myth That Repealing Net Neutrality Caused Throttling
Since Title II regulations known as net neutrality were repealed in December, supporters of the former rules for the internet have waxed apoplectic over fears…
If Democrats Take Congress, Look For Them To Scam The Country Into A Feminist Constitutional Amendment
Imagine if the New England Patriots, the losing team of the 2018 Super Bowl, went into the 2019 Super Bowl with the 33 points they…
Google Turns Evil In Willingness To Collude With China’s Repression
Google, a company with an annual revenue exceeding $100 billion and tens of thousands of employees, has brought about ground-breaking innovations through its horizontal search…
How Brett Kavanaugh Can Be Innocent Even If Christine Blasey Ford Isn’t Lying
I think Christine Blasey Ford isn’t lying, but she isn’t telling the truth. After Ford went public with her charge that Supreme Court nominee Brett…
7 Basic Things Everyone Needs To Understand About Why Free Trade Works
Why do conservatives oppose the Export-Import Bank? Because the economy grows faster when markets rather than politicians determine where labor and capital go. Why do…
How Overturning Roe V. Wade Would Empower Women Beyond Their Wildest Dreams
In Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992, a plurality of Supreme Court justices declined to overturn Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, the companion…
Why The Left Demonizes Conservatives Instead Of Presenting Better Ideas
“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.”—Mark Twain The left routinely distorts conservative ideas, but it is not always…
Pakistan court suspends prison sentence, frees ex-PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has suspended the prison sentences of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law, and set them free…
Woman dies after storm blows caravan off cliff in Ireland
LONDON (AP) — A woman has died after a caravan she was sleeping in was blown off a cliff as the British Isles are battered…
Uganda’s opposition pop star Bobi Wine set to return home
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s pop star-turned-opposition lawmaker is returning home on Thursday after seeking treatment in the United States for injuries suffered during alleged…
Philippine landslide shows poor often live in danger’s path
ITOGON, Philippines (AP) — They’re eerie photographs, probably the final images of a few Filipino villagers standing placidly outside low-slung buildings a day before the…
China reaches out to US over demand for media registration
BEIJING (AP) — China has reached out to the U.S. over reports that the Department of Justice has ordered two top Chinese state-run news outlets…
Elizabeth Warren slammed over editing of Kavanaugh video
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, drew criticism Tuesday after sharing a clip of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh discussing his days at Georgetown Preparatory School….
California Republican leads Obama-backed Democrat accused of sexual misconduct in hotly contested race: poll
A new poll shows a Republican candidate in a highly contested swing district in California is leading by 10 points over her Democratic opponent —…
Germany to have 1 million electric cars by 2022
BERLIN (AP) — Germans are beginning to embrace electric cars, with experts predicting the country will have a million hybrid or battery-electric vehicles on the…
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency says it has arrested former leader Najib Razak and he will face further charges in court
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s anti-graft agency says it has arrested former leader Najib Razak and he will face further charges in court.
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. food agency says time is running out for aid groups operating in Yemen to prevent a devastating famine in the…
Malaysia anti-graft agency arrests former leader Najib Razak
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s anti-graft agency said it arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state…
UK’s May seeks more compromise from EU ahead of meeting
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May urged EU leaders to compromise and back her Brexit blueprint Wednesday, ahead of a key meeting of…
Rush to judgment: Pols, pundits picking sides on Kavanaugh accusation
One of the depressing aspects of the cultural debate sparked by the accusation against Brett Kavanaugh is that so many politicians, pundits and ordinary people…
Rape trial starts of man at center of Nobel scandal
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The man at the center of a sex-abuse and financial crimes scandal that is tarnishing the academy that awards the Nobel…
UK police: possible hate crime outside Muslim center; 3 hurt
LONDON (AP) — British police are investigating a possible hate crime after a car hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center, injuring three people.Police were…
Trump will survey Florence damage during North Carolina visit Wednesday
President Trump will travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to survey the impact of Florence, the White House said.
Indian police arrest nurse after woman’s death in abortion
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police have arrested a nurse for trying to perform an abortion on a 28-year-old woman who died at her home…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford demands ‘full investigation’ by FBI before testifying, in letter from her lawyers
Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor claiming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 35 years ago, late Tuesday demanded a “full…
Polygraph exam taken by Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford comes under scrutiny
One day after Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., raised concerns about the polygraph test taken by Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford, her attorney is refusing…
Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford demands ‘full investigation’ by FBI before testifying, in letter from her lawyers
Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor claiming Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 35 years ago, late Tuesday demanded a “full…