Malaysia’s New Straits Times published a blockbuster report this week that investigators searching for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may begin to reconsider the possibility that the plane successfully landed, rather than crashing into the Indian Ocean. The report only cites
California’s Latino Legislative Caucus will continue its push to reinstitute affirmative action at the state’s universities even though the University of California admitted a record number of Hispanics this year and, for the first time, more Hispanics than whites. Hispanics
In an aggressive move, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) issued a memorandum highlighting the GOP’s widening 2014 Senate battle map into blue state stronghold Oregon. The memo cited new polling that reveals first term Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley is
Dr. Greg Brannon, the Tea Party-endorsed candidate in North Carolina’s May 6 Republican Senate primary, is emerging as the top challenger to GOP Establishment-backed front runner, Thom Tillis. Tillis, Speaker of the House in the North Carolina House of Representatives,
On the heels of one of the worst droughts the state has ever experienced, California is bracing for another big challenge as summer approaches: wildfires. Thus far in 2014, the Wall Street Journal reports, fires have been breaking out in California
Easter Sunday 2014 coincides with the 20th of April–otherwise known as 4/20 Day, for 420, a number that has come to symbolize marijuana smoking for the pot subculture. Legends abound as to the origins of the symbol, but Ryan Grim
A truly emetic announcement from the grim but indispensable Swedish flatpack furniture emporium IKEA: they are considering changing the recipe of their most popular food line – meatballs – in order to help save the world from global warming. Says
In the summer of 2008, while the U.S. presidential election was in full swing, I took a break from the political fray to visit Prague, where my girlfriend (now wife) Julia was studying Czech. I intended to stay for a
President Barack Obama will meet with top officials from the American Legion on Friday morning just days after the 2.4 million-member group criticized a plan to include an immigration proposal in a defense authorization bill. According to the White House’s
House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is “hellbent” on passing amnesty legislation, and other GOP leaders are signaling to donors and lobbyists that they also want to pass legislation this Congress, even though attempting to do so would depress the GOP
A grocery store owner in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was charged Thursday with buying food stamps from 128 customers and using the proceeds to buy $45,000 in bulk merchandise to resell in his shop, including 1,200 cases of Red Bull. Aslam Khawaja,
Detroit is, quite literally, bankrupt. In fact, they are still in bankruptcy proceedings. Yet in spite of this, they appear to have learned nothing. Hopefully Texans are taking note, so that the Lone Star State does not experience similar problems
The Wall Street Journal has published a scathing editorial in Thursday’s edition, castigating California Attorney General Kamala Harris and her proposed ballot initiative to raise damage caps on medical malpractice suits. Calling the state’s 1975 reform–under Jerry Brown, in his first
On Wednesday, the Federation Council in Russia approved new requirements for foreigners to receive a work visa or residency permit while the State Duma passed a law that would make it easier for native Russian speakers to receive citizenship. The
In response to Paul Krugman Offered ‘Comfortable Perch’ to Focus on Income Inequality: It’s hard to top “Krugman gets paid $25,000 a month to think about income inequality” as a comedic headline, especially given the hilariously light workload placed upon
MUMBAI, April 15 (UPI) — In order to help clean up public defecation, Unicef India introduced a new mascot in the hope of persuading people not to go in public. Mr. Poo made his debut in a “Poo Party” music video
The NSA has been ordered to report major software bugs to developers so they can be fixed, but it still has leeway to exploit them first in some cases. Last week the announcement of the Heartbleed bug created a panic,
A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that health insurance costs will continue to rise under Obamacare while offering individuals fewer choices of doctors and lower reimbursement rates than employer-sponsored insurance plans. Democrats attempted to present portions
Marvel’s Auteur Approach About halfway through “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” I was startled by what I was watching. The whole movie was so wonderfully different from the over-CGI’d, heavy-on-mythology, humdrum Marvel films that had come before (including the first
The deadly virus known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), has seen a surge of cases reported throughout Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the entire Middle East. The Wall Street Journal reported that the UAE announced six confirmed
The U.S. Navy is deploying an underwater drone in the Indian Ocean as the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 heads into the deep. With investigators believing the black box emitting radio “pings” all week has died, new evidence
Among the many dubious legacies of “moderate” Republicans is the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, also known as “New START,” which the Senate ratified in December 2010, just after the electorate had delivered a resounding condemnation of the Obama administration’s left-wing
Representative Henry Waxman is insisting that the owners of the L.A. Times cancel current plans to spin-off its publishing division into a stand-alone company. Waxman thinks that the announced structure is detrimental to the newspapers he wants protected. Tribune Co.,
The Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted wildly on Thursday, posting its biggest drop in almost 2½ years and strongly affected the broader stock market. The Nasdaq index fell 129.79 points, which amounted to a 3.1% drop, landing at 4054.11. Two major
Following plaintiff Shaun McCutcheon’s victory in the campaign finance reform case, several conservatives have hailed him as a hero. Certainly, he was on the right side of the issue of campaign donation limits, but like many he still doesn’t get
The Australian agency coordinating the international effort to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has narrowed the search area to the smallest it has ever been–an area of 22,364 square miles northwest of Perth, Australia–as investigators have continued to find pinging
Deep discount retailer Family Dollar announced on Thursday it will begin laying off workers and closing 370 stores nationwide after suffering a 35% drop in profits last quarter. Analysts cite competition from Dollar General and Dollar Tree as contributing to
In response to Issa: Lois Lerner Funneled Rep. Cummings info About True The Vote: I think this is a pretty astonishing development myself, and of course so would the assembled ranks of the mainstream media, if Elijah Cummings were a
Los Angeles is falling fast on a downward economic spiral, and has been for a generation. The city ranks worst in the U.S. in job creation–behind even bankrupt Detroit–and near the bottom in public pension liabilities. Longtime residents complain of
Whatever reservations China’s top officials might have had directly confronting their American counterparts in the past, appeared to vanish completely during this week’s visit to China by US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. Following their meetings in Beijing, General Chang Wanquan,
The Wall Street Journal strongly suggested Wednesday that opponents of “comprehensive” immigration reform are mere racists, in a slew of commentary prompted by the controversy over former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s remark this week that illegal immigration was an “act of
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says investigators have uncovered evidence that a former Internal Revenue Service official may have committed crimes as part of the agency’s tea party controversy. Rep. Dave Camp set
For the first time since the search began a month ago, the tone of investigators briefing media on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has changed. “We are encouraged that we are very close to where we need
In response to Mozilla Clams Up As It Reaps a Whirlwind Of Disapproval : Nothing says “wide diversity of views” and “culture of openness” quite like nailing boards over the window to the company press office while thousands of disgusted
Almost exactly a year ago, an attack on a major transformer substation outside of San Jose highlighted one of America’s most serious vulnerabilities: If the power goes off and stays off, our nation and the vast majority of its population
The Australian government has confirmed the identification of two “acoustic events” that match the frequency signals of airplane black boxes and flight recorders, but stressed that such an identification does not definitively mean they have found missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
A Chinese ship searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has detected ‘pings’ of the standard frequency of an airplane black box and flight recorder, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The news agency’s reporter on board search vessel Haixun 01
Is the First Amendment a protection of the individual’s right to free speech or merely a recognition of the social utility of free speech? That’s the question which underlies the divide between the Supreme Courts conservative and liberal wings. Justice
Democrats are facing massive headwinds this election year due to the unpopularity of ObamaCare, but that hasn’t stopped one vulnerable Democrat Senator from embracing the law. Today Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) reaffirmed his support for the healthcare law by saying
Operations to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have turned up few leads, and impatience with search operations continues to surface. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has been embroiled in the missing plane saga, accused the government of not being
