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I dared criticize Fox News and speak up for Samantha Bee. This is how the right roared back at me

"You're probably a Lesbian but if you have any kids I hope they die in the next Islamic terror attack," I was told By SOPHIA A. ...

Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Over Violence at Kentucky Rally

by PHIL HELSEL Three people who claim they were attacked or subjected to racial slurs at a Donald Trump rally in Kentucky are suing the candid...

The Anonymous 'war' on Donald Trump is a complete disaster

The "total war" that Anonymous declared earlier this month against Donald Trump has quickly devolved into a civil war among hackers fig...

Knife linked to former O.J. Simpson property is not connected to homicide case, LAPD concludes

rensic testing concluded that a knife reportedly found at the former home ofO.J. Simpson is not connected to the 1994 homicide case, Lo...

Terrorism and North Korea Dominate Nuclear Talks in Washington by JON SCHUPPE

Terrorism and North Korea Dominate Nuclear Talks in Washington by JON SCHUPPE The annual Nuclear Security Summit, aimed at reducing the wor...

Amazon and Flipkart are speechless after India announces new foreign investment rules

The Indian government has clarified its policy for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the fast-growing e-commerce sector. And the new policy seems to ...

HOW TO ARGUE WITH THE ANTI-VACCINE CRAZIES: A GUIDE

enny McCarthy—savvy, telegenic, and pulchritudinous—is joining the popular daytime talk show "The View." McCarthy is a stride...

The chilling impact of the rise of Donald Trump and Narendra Modi

India and the US have much in common: diversity, an anti-imperial legacy, deep social segregation, and an avowed commitment to people’s rule. ...

Vaccine cover up "Vaxxed"

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The Titanic II, a faithful replica of the doomed ship, is preparing for passengers by 2018

WRITTEN BY Annalisa Merelli Here’s an unexpected way to show your appreciation for history: in two years’ time, you might be able to...

Wolf Pack Slaughters 19 Elk in Rare 'Surplus Killing'

By Brian Clark Howard PUBLISHED MARCH 25, 2016 These elk were killed by wolves on the McNeel Elk Feedground near Bondurant, Wyoming, a...

Brussels attacks: Belgian prosecutors charge two men with terrorist activities

Belgian prosecutors have charged two terrorist suspects in connection with the suicide-bomb attacks on Brussels airport and metro which killed 31 and ...

Savimbi's children won't give up fight against depiction in Call of Duty

The legal battle over the depiction of Angolan rebel chief Jonas Savimbi in the Call of Duty video game is set to continue, according to the lawyer re...

DNA from mysterious 'Denisovans' helped modern humans survive

Genetic mutations from extinct human relatives called the Denisovans might have influenced modern human immune systems, as well as fat and blood sugar...

Anti-atheist distrust ‘deeply and culturally ingrained’, study finds

People's distrust of atheists is “deeply and culturally ingrained”, with even many atheists having an instinctual distrust of each oth...

Smallest-yet genome reveals how little we know about life — synthetic or real

his week, a team of biologists headed by genomics pioneer Craig Venter published a study in Science that should amaze and excite the world: ...

Two Americans confirmed dead in Brussels attacks

At least two Americans were killed in the Brussels attacks, multiple media outlets reported Friday. The development came as Secretar...

Brian Dunning Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison for Fraud

As I mentioned in a previous post, Brian Dunning, creator of the Skeptoid podcast and the world’s worst “science” rap video, pl...

Ultra 2016 Shows Us That Sexual Harassment and Assault Are Still Very Real Issues at Music Festivals

BY RYAN PFEFFER Of all the things I saw at Ultra this year — which included a man in a Hillary Clinton mask, a 50-ton fire-spewing spide...

Organizers cancel Sunday's Brussels attacks 'March Against Fear'

The organisers of a "March Against Fear" planned for Sunday to mark the Brussels terror attacks said they had cancelled the event after the ...

I EXPLORED COPENHAGEN’S ANARCHIST FREETOWN. HERE’S WHAT I FOUND

FREETOWN CHRISTIANIA is a self-proclaimed neighborhood near the center of Copenhagen. To put it bluntly, this destination may be known by foreigner...

The Netherlands has recognized the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster as a religion

    Where’s a colander when you need it? The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has finally been recognised as a rel...

10 Things We Learned From Scientology Doc 'Going Clear'

Last night, HBO aired Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Alex Gibney's documentary exposé of the Church of Scient...

Blue light and sleepless nights: insomnia is no match for the sun

INSOMNIA--A COMMON and difficult-to-treat condition--is estimated to cost the American economy$63.2 billion each year in lost productivity. A new...

NUS tells LGBT societies to abolish gay men’s reps because ‘they don’t face oppression’

he National Union of Students’ LGBT Campaign has passed a motion calling for the abolition of representatives for gay men – because they &...

$380 million ship may be named Boaty McBoatface thanks to an online poll

n a blow for democracy, the British public has decided the best name for a £200 million ($380 million) ship is 'Boaty McBoatface'. ...

Fracking Is Safe

"Fracking is a 'safe and effective' technology for producing energy from deep geological formations." Rock Zierman is chief execu...

Why e-cigarettes should be banned from minors

Are e-cigarettes dangerous? Good data on long-term consequences is not available yet, but no one is talking about addiction and that is the ...

Zero Tolerance Is a Harmful School Policy for Teens

"Policing and punitive disciplinary approaches to school safety contribute to a school climate that is actually more danger...

Fracking Is Not Safe

"60 percent of oil and gas wells failed within 28 years." Anthony Ingraffea is the Dwight C. Baum professor of engineering at Cornell Uni...

Harm reversal seen in some smokers on e-cigarettes

Full Text:  AT 2015 AAAAI ANNUAL MEETING HOUSTON -- Asthmatic smokers who switched to electronic cigarettes showed evidence suggestive of r...

FBI says it might be able to break into seized iPhone, wants hearing canceled

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that it might be able to break into the seized iPhone at the center of an encryption battle with Apple...

Anne Frank Dutch 'escape bunker' game under fire

A Dutch adventure company has come under fire for a tourist attraction challenging visitors to escape from a bunker that includes a secret annexe buil...

Strong Measures Must Be Taken Soon to Prevent Overfishing in Our Oceans

Save Our Seas Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting our oceans by funding research, education, awareness, and conse...

Germany Stands Accused of Spying on Its European Allies The New York Times, May 6, 2015

BERLIN -- About 18 months ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel was the wronged American ally whose cellphone number was among data sucked up by American inte...

Russian "Spies" Go on Trial for Turkish Hit

Istanbul prosecutors are trying a Georgian national for allegedly hunting down and mudering a Chechen rebel on the orders of Russia's spy agency, ...

Sexting Is Rooted in Primal Urges

Ogi Ogas is a cognitive neuroscientist and coauthor of A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sexual Relationships.  ...

Argentina sinks Chinese vessel, cites illegal fishing

Argentina's coast guard says it sank a Chinese fishing vessel that was fishing in a restricted area off the South American country's coast. ...

Two Chinese poachers jailed for 30 years for the slaughter of 226 elephants

Two Chinese poachers jailed for 30 years for the slaughter of 226 elephants   Two Chinese nationals were yesterday sentenced to 30 years in...

YouTube prankster jailed for staging a bomb threat hoax

A YouTube prankster has been jailed after he was convicted of terrifying people with bomb hoaxes and mock robberies. Camerman Danh Van Le, 31, was ...

New Prenatal Genetic Tests Offer Safe Early Screening for Birth Defects

"The cell-free fetal DNA test gives expectant mothers an earlier (and safer) look than ever at [their unborn babies]."   &nbs...

Pornography declared 'public health crisis' in Utah; Elder Holland calls it an 'infec

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers took a bold step in the final minutes of the 2016 Legislative Session. Late Friday night, the Utah House of Repr...

KATT WILLIAMS ARRESTED AFTER COPS RAID HOME Find Drugs, Guns Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/

Katt Williams is once again locked up ... after cops found weed and firearms while serving a search warrant at his house. The Hall County Sher...

North Korea warns against U.S., South Korea military exercises

© AP Photo/Wong Maye-E North Korean People's Army Lt. Col. Nam Dong Ho points to a map showing the line which separates the two Koreas in Pan...

Congress Poised to Lift Oil Export Ban

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress is on the verge of lifting a 40-year banon crude oil exports onto the international market,&n...