A two-month saga ended today in Fort Worth, Texas when a hospital deactivated the ventilator that was keeping a brain-dead pregnant woman alive. Officials at John Peter Smith Hopsital did so on the order of a judge, who sided with the woman’s family. Marlise Munoz had been attached to a ventilator that was keeping her… Continue reading Texas Hospital Pulls the Plug on Pregnant Brain-dead Woman
Year: 2014
Pope’s Peace Doves Attacked by Angry Birds in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY – Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds. As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an… Continue reading Pope’s Peace Doves Attacked by Angry Birds in Vatican City
Google Glitch May Have Sent Your Emails to Some Dude in Fresno
On Friday, a Gmail outage led to widespread panic and confusion across the globe. That same day, an apparently unrelated glitch also caused thousands of emails to end up in the inbox of some guy named David S. Peck. (A Hotmail user, it should be noted.) Here’s what happened: users who searched “Gmail” were led to a… Continue reading Google Glitch May Have Sent Your Emails to Some Dude in Fresno
Rand Paul is Blaming Hillary Clinton for The Bill and Monica Escapades
Hillary Clinton has not yet declared that she is running for president in 2016, but already the Republican jokers have began their attacks. This attack though, takes the cake. Somehow, Republican presidential wannabe candidate Senator Rand Paul is suggesting that the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal should give Americans pause when it comes to evaluating the… Continue reading Rand Paul is Blaming Hillary Clinton for The Bill and Monica Escapades
Rand Paul is Clueless – Says Women are Just Fine Thank You. No Republican War at All
The midterm elections are fast approaching… okay, so it’s still January. But the midterms are coming this year, and with that knowledge, Republicans are quickly realizing… again, that their outreach to voting groups should go beyond rich white men. Mike Huckabee began that outreach last week trying to convince women that Republicans are their friends.… Continue reading Rand Paul is Clueless – Says Women are Just Fine Thank You. No Republican War at All
President’s New Plan – More Execute Orders While Congress Sits on its Hands
An internal White House assessment concludes that President Obama must distance himself from a recalcitrant Congress after being badly damaged last year by legislative failures, a government shutdown and his own missteps. Obama has said that his fraught relationship with Congress, especially after Republicans won the House in 2010, complicated his ability to promote his… Continue reading President’s New Plan – More Execute Orders While Congress Sits on its Hands
His Dad Made Over $100million, but Muhammad Ali’s Son Lives on Food Stamps
In 1986, when Muhammad Ali Jr. was 14 years old, his father, the greatest boxer alive, picked up the teen for a visit. “We got in the car, and I said I needed to stop for something to eat,” Ali Jr. recalls. “By the time I came back out, he was gone.” Ali Jr. called… Continue reading His Dad Made Over $100million, but Muhammad Ali’s Son Lives on Food Stamps
Uncovered: Gaddafi’s Sex Chamber where He Raped Children as Young as 14
It has been more than two years since the capture and death of Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan dictator whose reign subjected an impoverished people to four decades of murder and terror. When the bedraggled former leader was hauled out of a drainpipe and shot in October 2011, his death ended the bloody Nato-led civil war… Continue reading Uncovered: Gaddafi’s Sex Chamber where He Raped Children as Young as 14
This Republican Official Wants to Abolish All Marriages To Stop Gays from Marrying
A Republican lawmaker in Oklahoma has proposed a controversial way to stopping same-sex marriages in the state. According to News9.com, state Rep. Mike Turner (R) has proposed scrapping marriage in the state altogether. The lawmaker contends that it is the only way to keep same-sex marriage illegal in the state while still defending the U.S.… Continue reading This Republican Official Wants to Abolish All Marriages To Stop Gays from Marrying
Arizona Republican Party Formally Censures John McCain – Says He’s Too Libral!
The Arizona Republican Party formally censured Sen. John McCain on Saturday, citing a voting record they say is insufficiently conservative. The resolution to censure McCain was approved by a voice-vote during a meeting of state committee members in Tempe, state party spokesman Tim Sifert said. It needed signatures from at least 20 percent of state… Continue reading Arizona Republican Party Formally Censures John McCain – Says He’s Too Libral!
President’s Weekly Address – Protecting Women from Sexual Assault
President Obama used this week’s address to inform the world that the Administration has taken another important step to protect women at college by establishing the White House Task Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault. An estimated 1 in 5 women is sexually assaulted at college, and the President said that we will keep… Continue reading President’s Weekly Address – Protecting Women from Sexual Assault
What Guys Really Check Out First on Women
While an eye drop manufacturer commissioned the poll, the independent research company One Poll conducted it. Worth noting: The results include the 10 traits men notice first about women. h/t – womenshealth