By Ivan Plis A number of Muslims justified the murder of 10 humorists and two police officers on Wednesday in an attack on a French satirical newspaper that ridiculed their religion. Oh, and Russia joined in, too. On social media, many Muslims were unfazed. One Facebook comment, shared in a screenshot on Twitter, read: “this is the…
By Michael Bastasch Published: January 7, 2015 President Obama is warning Americans not to get too used to low prices at the pump, saying that people will be hurting when gasoline prices rise back to previous levels. “I would strongly advise American consumers to continue to think about how you save money at the pump…
By Connor D. Wolf The West Coast labor dispute has taken another victim, Venezuelans hungry for the golden arches. The Associated Press reports that the over 100 McDonald’s in the tropical nation of Venezuela can no longer serve french fries because of a labor dispute involving ports along the West Coast of the United States. Since…
The Freedom Report podcast today takes a look at the upcoming 2016 presidential election and asks if some Republicans might support Hillary Clinton. A Politico article from 2014 foreshadowed the fact that many establishment Republicans fear the rising populist sentiment in the GOP. Candidates like Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are shunned over more moderate conservatives such…
By Casey Harper The NYPD has made news for a lot of activity lately, but recent reports indicate their most important decision may be what they aren’t doing. For the second straight week, NYPD arrests are significantly lower — with many placing the blame on New York City politics surrounding recent attacks on police. [contextly_auto_sidebar…
By Katie Frates A judicial hold barring same-sex marriage is set to expire midnight on Monday, making Florida the 36th state in the union to legalize gay marriage, NBC News reports. With Florida in the bag, the number of Americans living in states where gay marriage is legal will amount to 70 percent. “The overwhelming tidal wave…
By Jonah Bennett After a year of Colorado’s unique experiment with legal marijuana, a new documentary set to air on Monday evening aims to look at the results, the good, the bad and the ugly. The documentary, called “Marijuana Country: The Cannabis Boom”, premiers Monday. NBC News Correspondent Harry Smith is headed back to the…
By Katie Frates A fatal shooting has tainted the new year for a Kansas family, and one witness account raises serious questions. Police shot and killed an unarmed Wichita man after a dispute over the weekend. Police say they shot the “belligerent” man twice when he reached for his waist, KSN reports. The police thought he had…
By Katie Frates Alaska, North Dakota and Texas face a dramatic drop in revenue heading into 2015 because of plunging oil prices, which hit a six-year low Monday. The price of oil — recently $100 a barrel — dropped below $50 a barrel Monday for the first time since April, 2009, reported The Wall Street Journal….
By Michael Bastasch Despite dire predictions that the North Pole would be ice-free in the near future, Arctic Sea ice levels have been more stable than scientists predicted. So far this winter, Arctic Sea ice levels are above where they were at the same time last winter, and are well within the the standard deviation of…