Politics

The mother of a 6-year-old got too high to drive after she smoked “that stinky stuff” and asked her daughter to take the wheel. The 30-year-old mother was arrested on Sunday after police noticed the child driving a Dodge Durango at South Fourth Avenue and Walnut Street. “There were two white knuckles and a little […]

Joys over Barack Obama’s ascendance from community organizer to the office of the Presidency were stifled in many areas, due largely in part to pervasively negative undertones that underscored his entire journey. As Obama supporters celebrated, many Americans lamented, opting for violence over understanding. Staten Island, New York is a known democratic haven, home to […]

One day and three apologies later, Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has raised “more than $200,000” as a result of his now-popularized “you lie” outburst, confirms a campaign aide. The sudden burst of cash donations comes in response to his Web video in which he requested campaign cash to help support his crusade against the proposed […]

An Australian newspaper is reporting that South Africa sprinter, Caster Semenya, has both male and female parts. The Australian Daily Telegraph released a report today claiming that a source told them that gender tests prove she has internal testes and no womb or ovaries. The Telegraph reported the source as saying: “There certainly is evidence […]

A day after heckling the president during his speech on health care reform the Republican congressman apologized again but said he’s sticking to his guns. Rep. Joe WIlson said on Thursday that he regretted his outburst and but maintains his stance on Obama’s proposed health care legislation. “I truly had to speak out,” Wilson said […]

An Assemblyman of Southern California readily resigned Wednesday after a private conversation detailing his extramarital affairs were exposed. Former Republican Mike Duvall was at an appropriations committee meeting when his comments were picked up on tape. “I am deeply saddened that my inappropriate comments have become a major distraction for my colleagues in the Assembly, […]

A federal Judge cleared voting for president of the National Baptist Convention to continue on as scheduled. The official vote will take place today, September 10. The Associated Baptist Press reports that one of the candidates, Henry Lyons, filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the election. He claims that a by-law amendment evoked in 2006 […]

The recently elected president of Somalia, Sheik Sharif Ahmed, announced in a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kenya that he plans to take a tour U.S. communities with large Somali populations. The communities in Minneapolis, Washington D.C. and Columbus, Ohio. According to the Associated Press, the United Nations ambassador Elmi Duale said the […]

South Carolina Republican House member, Joe Wilson, was so beside himself he had to make in known how he felt when he shouted “You lie” during President Obama’s speech on health care reform Wednesday night. While pictures and the timing of his remark show brazen disrespect, he issued an apology shortly after his “outburst.” “This […]

The newest Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor, officially took her seat on the Supreme Court Tuesday during her investiture ceremony. Ceremony attendees packed a Washington D.C. courtroom including President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. The Justice was anointed the position last month becoming the first Hispanic justice and the third woman. She took […]

The embattled South African sprinter caught in a firestorm about whether she is a man or woman will soon learn her fate. Gender tests are expected to show the true biological sex of 18-year old Caster Semenya in about two weeks. The Associated Press reports that IAAF spokesman Nick Davies told them on Tuesday that […]

Taxpayers that invested heavily into motor companies Chrysler and GM will not see the exponential growth they hoped from the government’s auto bailout. The Congressional Oversight Panel announced in a report Wednesday that taxpayers will face a significant loss. According to The Associated Press, the panel did not provide an estimate of the projected loss […]