By Michael Bastasch Published: December 3, 2014 Falling oil prices are making it harder for OPEC member states to fund their governments. Oil priceshovering around $70 per barrel is too low for most OPEC countries to cover their budgets, according to Reuters data. While OPEC countries generally have lower costs of actually getting oil out…
By Casey Harper Published: December 3, 2014 Does your state have an Ebola treatment center? Probably not. A Center for Disease Control announcement today revealed that 38 states do not have Ebola treatment centers. Meanwhile, experts continue to say that additional Ebola cases in the U.S. are definitely possible. Health and Human Services boasted today that there are…
NEW ORLEANS, LA – Detectives in the Eight District of New Orleans are on the search for a woman who was captured on security camera as she walked down the street stabbing random people. The woman can be seen holding a knife and sticking it in persons walking by. From the police: NEW ORLEANS, LA…
By TJ Wass The cross-cultural popularity of Senator Rand Paul across America and his potential run for the White House reminds me of a great scene from the famous John Hughes movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” The main character played by Matthew Broderick has earned the respect of all of the cliques at his high school….
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Democrats and Republicans in the House voted 420-0 Tuesday to stop writing Social Security checks to Nazi war criminals. “It’s pretty self-explanatory. American taxpayers should not be awarding Social Security benefits to Nazis,” said Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady, who serves on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, in a statement…
ORONO, ME – A court in Maine has decided to award a transgender teenager $75,000 after she was asked to use a staff bathroom, instead of a student one. From MSN: Nicole Maines won her lawsuit against the Orono school district in January before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The Portland Press Herald reports that…
SANTIAGO, CHILE – A police helicopter attempting to land at a crash scene was destroyed after it clipped a fire truck and exploded into a ball of fire. Two were injured but alive. The pilot suffered multiple fractures and an officer was hospitalized. The incident reportedly occurred in San Miguel in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile….
By Michael Bastasch Published: December 2, 2014 As the United Nations climate summit approached, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a dire warning to the world: global warming will kill an additional 250,000 people a year. “Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition,…
President Obama and Eric Holder promised today to outfit police officers with body cameras. If Officer Darren Wilson had been wearing one, would Mike Brown still be alive? Editor of The Libertarian RepublicAustin Petersen appeared on the Sun News Network with Pat Bolland to discuss the problems with Ferguson, racial profiling, and the law. The…
CDC: “Just the tip” ATLANTA, GA – The Centers for Disease Control recommends cutting the tip off the penis of American boys. The CDC today released draft guidelines for circumcision, and has asked for public comments in the next 45 days to finalize them. The Muslim and Jewish tribal rite slices the tip off of nearly all…