Barack Obama has given the strongest indication to date that he holds reservations about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, saying the project would not create many jobs and could raise gasoline prices.
A 40-year-old psychiatric patient who allegedly stalked CNN’s Anderson Cooper for five years, including making unsolicited calls and trying to kick down the front door, has been charged.
A key distinction between the U.S. and other nations, even relatively free nations, long has been American restrictions on domestic use of the military, for police actions, law enforcement and keeping things under control.
Earthquakes may contribute to global warming by releasing greenhouse gas from the ocean floor, a study suggests.
It is a noise that only two per cent of people can hear, but this low droning sound would be enough to drive anyone mad.
It’s the burger that will weigh in at 5oz, has cost £250,000 to produce and could create a slice of history. The world’s first stem cell burger, which has been grown in a laboratory, will be cooked and eaten in London next Monday in an experiment which could lead to artificial meat in supermarkets within 10 years.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) plans to use next week’s vote on transportation spending to end aid to Egypt following the ouster of the country’s freely elected president.
Infuriated by what they see as the long arm of Washington reaching into their business, states are increasingly telling the feds: Keep out!
Senators McCaskill and Gillibrand recently introduced legislation to remove military commanders from their traditional roles in the military justice system where allegations of sexual assault and rape exist. Supporters of the military should oppose this poorly-contemplated legislation.
It may come as some unwelcome news to the families of the nearly 60,000 Americans who died in the Vietnam War that the whole thing was just a misunderstanding. Even more shocking may be Obama’s warm comments about a mass murderer.