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CNN appears to be throwing in the towel, at least when it comes to being a cable news channel. With its ratings and reputation sinking, CNN announced Friday that the third-place network will be investing heavily in everything except serious news-gathering. This new focus will be towards "a...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The officer who fired shots that killed a man leading police on a chase onto the Iowa State University campus on Monday has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Story County Attorney Stephen Holmes says Ames police officer Adam McPherson was justified in using deadly...

Remember how 3 million of Adobe's customers' email, passwords and credit card information was hacked? And then it went to 38 million users? Now it's 150 million users Things aren't getting much better for Adobe after the company endured a major security breach last month. If you believe the...

via sda: The End Game. Almost everything needed to mend and heal is in critically short supply: needles, syringes and paraffin used in biopsies to diagnose cancer; drugs to treat it; operating room equipment; X-ray film and imaging paper; blood and the reagents needed so it can be used for...

“There’s an entitlement that is starting to emerge that I think is unhealthy for people and unhealthy for our country.” No, that line wasn’t spoken by a politician. It was uttered by none other than actor Ashton Kutcher. Kutcher sat down with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday to...

In a corner of my local, shabby Tesco, whole new ranges of biscuits, breads, cereal bars and even fish fingers have suddenly arrived, all stocked under the label “gluten-free”. Starbucks around the corner is suddenly offering gluten-free sandwiches, Carluccio’s has gluten-free pasta...

Céline Dion, is likely the most famous celebrity to have thrown support behind the Parti Québécois’s proposed “Charter of Quebec Values.” Dion says she does so because “foreigners” (all Muslims are by default “foreigners“) need to adapt to “our country” (If you’re a Muslim born in Canada...

Planned ad campaign explicitly “refutes the erroneous Christian creed of the Divinity of Jesus” Islamic Ad Campaign to be launched in Toronto on the eve of Christmas: “Jesus is our beloved prophet”; explicitly “refutes the erroneous Christian creed of the Divinity of Jesus” “The Group of...

Just In Case You Didn't Hate Them Already. The Billionaire Census, jointly compiled by Swiss financial company UBS and Singapore-based firm Wealth-X, is a comprehensive survey of the world's ultrarich -- essentially a thumbnail view of their interests, assets and social networks. The...

via sda: So, thanks children! I have been told that being hard on you Millennials will turn you against conservatism, that I should offer you a positive, hopeful message that avoids the touchy problem of your manifest stupidity. No. There's no sugar-coating it - your votes for Democrats...

The Twitter tale has three elements to it. Two are obvious and are receiving huge publicity: the story about money and the story about societal change. The third is less celebrated but just as important. It is about the way the United States influences the world. The money story is...

Now you've made Google mad. This can't be good. :lol: The recent NSA leaks based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden, an ex-contractor for the American spy agency, have angered Google engineers. The leaks show that NSA and GCHQ, which is the British spy agency, tapped into the...

This broad is reading off a teleprompter in another studio, answering a prepared question by a 'reporter'. :lol: Debbie Wasserman Schultz, 'We're Not Mizled by the President' Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared on MSNBC's Jansing & Co. Chris Jansing brought up Obama's "keep your plan"...

Development to revolutionise study and treatment of a range of diseases from cancer, incurable viruses such as HIV to inherited genetic disorders such as sickle-cell anaemia, Huntington’s disease and Down syndrome A breakthrough in genetics – described as “jaw-dropping” by one Nobel...

MADRID: Spain said Wednesday that a woman who just returned from Saudi Arabia has been infected by the MERS coronavirus in the country's first case of the deadly disease. The patient, who was born in Morocco but lives in Spain, is receiving treatment at a Madrid hospital and is in a...

“Illegitimate”… via zip: But don’t worry, Obama is totally pro-Israel.BETHLEHEM – US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Israel on Wednesday to limit settlement building, an issue that is weighing on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. Friction over the talks has risen this past week on...

That's right, Bikie. Don't go confusing the term "bikie" with "biker". The bikie gangs include the likes of the Bandidos, Comancheros, Hells Angels, Finks, Gypsy Jokers, Rebels, Outlaws, Black Uhlans, Coffin Cheaters and Mongols, amongst many others. NEW footage has emerged of the Gold...

With more proof that a minority can be successful Former DMC CEO Mike Duggan has won the Detroit mayoral election. Duggan earned more votes than Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon in the race. Duggan faced many challenges during his campaign, including being thrown off the...

and I’m Not Trying to Scare You Either” Obama's Ex-Bodyguard: Scandals 'Worse Than You Know' - YouTube You may have your suspicions about what’s going on behind closed doors at the White House. But according to one of President Obama’s former body guards it’s much worse than we can even...

Most products we buy are controlled by just a few companies. It's called "The Illusion of Choice." Ever wonder why you can't get a Coke at Taco Bell? It's because Yum! Brands was created as a spin-off of Pepsi--and has a lifetime contract with the soda-maker. Unilever produces everything...