His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the Boston Marathon bombing in a seven-minute proceeding that marked his first public appearance since his capture in mid-April. As victims of…
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The day President Obama stepped into office he inherited a record projected $1.2 trillion deficit that turned out to be $1.4 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2009. This year the projected deficit is $759 billion, down from a…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will show his face Wednesday for the first time since he was arrested in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings. The 19-year old is scheduled to appear before a federal judge in Boston to answer a 30-count indictment…
Three months after they were released from being kidnapped for a decade, the three victims of Ariel Castro broke their silence. In a video recorded June 2nd, the three victims thanked everyone for their support. Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were…
Pat Buchanan has said some… dumb and questionable things at times. His apparent hatred for other races has come out on many occasions. So hearing him say again that immigration reform would be the end of America, the collective response…
A hospital spokesman said Teresa Heinz Kerry, right, was hospitalized Sunday, July 7, 2013 in critical but stable condition in a hospital on the island of Nantucket, Mass. (Michael Dwyer, File/AP Photo) Teresa Heinz Kerry was in critical but stable condition…
Her husband Nelson Mandela had just been sentenced to life imprisonment, but she was still strong enough to say, “I will continue the struggle.” 1. Winnie Madikizela was born on September 26, 1936 in the village of Mbongweni, Bizana, in the…
U.S. employers are sending a message of confidence in the economy — hiring more workers, raising pay and making the job market appear strong enough for the Federal Reserve to slow its bond purchases as early as September. The economy…
If you don’t yet know what Jay Z is talking about, then you most likely were on a trip to the moon. If that’s the case, then welcome back. Miley Cyrus – children’s icon on Disney – shocked the world…
Despite the cultural relevance and ubiquity of the Trayvon Martin case, I haven’t written about it since the trial started. No blogs, no articles, and not even any tweets or status messages. This silence has been intentional. I have a…
With their “big” accomplishments consisting of, umm… nothing and a constant war on women, Ezra Klein of Wonkblog wonders if this Congress is the laziest Congress ever! Six months into its term, there’s little evidence that the 113th Congress will…
Complements of the NRA and your loving Republican party. Police said a 6-year-old girl was fatally shot by her 4-year-old brother in Hopkinsville, Ky., WSMV reported. The children’s grandfather told WSMV that he was cleaning his pistol out and thought…