Breaking: Officers Shot In Baton Rouge – Seven Injured, 3 Dead
On Sunday morning, details began to roll in concerning yet another killing of police officers, this time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mayor of Baton Rouge...
‘Blue Lives Matter’: Push to Raise Penalties for Violence Against Police Officers
WASHINGTON — There's a new movement percolating, a "Blue Lives Matter" push that seeks to raise penalties for violence against police and first responders but...
Study: Labeling Dogs “Pit Bulls” Keeps Them In Shelters Longer
[caption id="attachment_144663" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Sweetie, a dog rescued from St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans after nearly dying in flooding following Hurricane Katrina, is evacuated...
Supreme Court blocks Louisiana law that would restrict abortion providers
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court in a victory for abortion-rights advocates has blocked Louisiana from enforcing a law that they said would have left the...
Should a private corporation really be in charge of air traffic control? Republicans think so
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo on Wednesday introduced legislation to have a private, nonprofit corporation rather than the government regulate the planes in the...
President Obama Orders End to Solitary Confinement For Juveniles In Federal Prisons
Big news out of the White House just now and a big step forward toward humane treatment of juveniles serving time in federal prisons. President...
18 Killed By Rare Winter Flood In Missouri and Illinois
(Newser) A rare winter flood pushed swollen rivers and streams to virtually unheard-of heights Tuesday, sparking widespread evacuations. Inmates were transferred from an Illinois state...
Cenk Uygur Bids Bye-Bye to Bobby Jindal
“I got good news for Bobby Jindal, who just dropped out of the Republican race, you’ll have plenty of time to be further ‘rested and...
The Best One-Liners from the Second Republican Debates
Six hours. Fifteen candidates. Multiple zingers. Here are the best one-liners from the two Republican presidential debates hosted by CNN at the Ronald Reagan Presidential...
Trooper Shot to Death After Stopping to Help Man in Stranded Pickup
A Louisiana state trooper has died after being shot in the head yesterday by a man whose pickup truck had run into a ditch and...
Prayers do not deter gun violence
As many of my fans know, gun violence pisses me off. Not because of the act of violence itself, but because of the sheer amount...
In US, 204 mass shootings in 204 days should make lawmakers cringe with shame
A website that tracks mass shootings in the US had logged 203 through Wednesday. It hasn't caught up with last night's rampage in a Louisiana theater,...
Homophobic Clerk Says Obeying the Law a Violation of His Rights
It comes as no surprise that county officials in red states like Louisiana, Kansas and Mississippi would come up with some bizarre religious reason not to issue marriage...
Gator That Ate Man Who Said ‘F*ck the Gators’ Killed Yesterday
An 11-foot alligator was shot dead and dumped at the Burkart's Marina in Orange, Texas yesterday, and officials have confirmed that it's the same one...