Politics

As the healthcare debate edges nearer to an outcome that will result in universal health coverage for all American citizens, insurance companies find themselves digging in for a battle that will see them lose million of dollars in profits. Perhaps in response to that reality, Aetna is forcing over 650,000 of their customers to drop […]

Ritt Bjerregaard, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, is waging war against the city’s prostitutes. Hitting local sex workerswhere it hurts most, their pockets, Bjerregaard  is working in conjunction with members of city council in a very public effort to stop patrons attending the Climate Summit 09’ to refrain from frequenting brothels or employing free standing sex […]

Russell Wiseman is some sort of Charlie Brown fanatic, at least that is conventional thinking as that could be the only reason that would give a semblance of credence to the outrageous rant he bequeathed to Facebook. The mayor of Arlington, Tennessee rebuked the President of the United States for having the audacity to interrupt […]

In a move surely meant to garner positive attention for the nonexistent annual worse parent awards, A Wisconsin man is facing an uphill trial for child neglect after feeding his daughter a very unusual diet. A 15-year-old teen testified against her father in a Dane County, Wisconsin courtroom, saying that he forced her to eat […]

Police are looking for two men who robbed a man as he died after waiting over an hour to at a Philadelphia emergency room. 63-year-old Joaquin Rivera walked to Northeast Philadelphia hospital Saturday after experiencing shooting pain down his right side. Once there he waited for nearly 80 minutes before clutching his chest and going […]

Boxing legend and sports hero Muhammad Ali has been commemorated in Phoenix, Arizona with one of the most extensive Parkinson’s disease treatment centers in the country. The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix is a 10,000 square foot facility and expects to treat 1,500 new patients. Originally opened in 1997, the […]

The chief of the United Nations is naming Stevie Wonder the organization’s messenger of peace. Through his new position Stevie will promote U.N. ideals and place an emphasis on people with disabilities. During his induction ceremony Thursday, his activism in the 1980s against apartheid in South Africa and for a national holiday in the United […]

A New York state court has blocked an attempt by a legendary Ivy League university to use the often abused government loophole known as eminent domain to commandeer prime city real estate. Claiming that it had outgrown its hollowed campus, officials from Columbia University attempted to use legalized forceful persuasion to procure 17 acres of […]

A  Black Mississippi man has become another casualty of the ever changing legal battlefield in its regard to an ever evolving set of digital laws. Dyron Hart, 20, of Poplarville was awarded three years of probation after the imbecile thought it was an acceptable idea to pose as a white supremacists upset with the election […]

Members of Colorado’s Sheriffs Department delivered a shocking rude awakening to one local boy after they were alerted of his disturbing behavior. Purportedly “out of control,” a 10-year-old boy was tasered and arrested after he threatened local authorities that were on the scene. Deputies arrived at the child’s foster home after being alerted by his […]

New York’s State Senate has effectively obliterated the hopes of gay rights activists that wanted to see members of their community be able to wed within the state. The move comes after Washington D.C. poised itself to become the next major metropolitan area to recognize the rights of gay men and women that wish to […]

The man who became enraged when his son admitted to molesting his 3-year-old daughter is set to plead not guilty by means of insanity. As previously reported, Jamar Pinkney Sr. made Jamar Pinkney Jr. strip naked and shot him execution style after hearing about his confession. Pinkney’s lawyer plans to pursue an insanity defense for […]