By Michael Bastasch Organic farming is often sold as more environmentally friendly, but a new study out of Oregon found that large-scale organic farms are more greenhouse-gas intensive per acre than conventional farms. “My analysis finds that the rise of certified organic production in the United States is not correlated with declines in greenhouse gas emissions…
By Jonah Bennett Kliff Donald Speaker, a 46-year-old man, walked into the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Tuesday morning and tried to light himself—and the hospital—on fire. To accelerate the process, Speaker doused himself in gasoline at the facility, Newsnet5 reports. For now, the Louis Stokes facility is closed, although hospital officials released a statement saying the facility will reopen…
By Josh Fatzick Miss USA contestants aren’t particularly known for their eloquent answers to serious questions, but it appears Miss Rhode Island has absolutely no idea what political correctness is. Anea Garcia was competing for the Miss USA crown Sunday night when she was tossed a fairly softball question about political correctness in America and…
By Blake Neff Eric Garner’s untimely death at the hands of New York police will cost the city $5.9 million, based on a settlement reached Monday night between Garner’s family and the city. The news, reported by the Garners’ attorney to The New York Times, came just one day after it was reported the Garners had rejected a $5 million offer….
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Someone purchased the domain names readyforwalker.org and readyforwalker.com in April, and is trolling Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s presidential campaign by linking the first to a socialist magazine and the second to Planned Parenthood. Online data shows the same user purchased both domains in early April, but the user’s identity is blocked. Walker officially entered the presidential race Monday. Readyforwalker.com redirects…
By Erica Wenig Six world powers reached a historic agreement with Iran to limit its nuclear capabilities in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions in Vienna Tuesday. The deal places restrictions on Iran’s nuclear facility for the next decade, but some limits phase out after that period. In 15 years, there would be no limit on Iran’s quantity of…
By Jonah Bennett Pentagon officials told The Associated Press on Monday that the military is currently finalizing plans to remove the ban on transgendered servicemembers. An official announcement from the Department of Defense is expected later this week. The ban won’t be lifted immediately. Instead, the Pentagon plans to give all services approximately 6 months…
By Blake Neff Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed the business model of Uber and other companies built on the sharing economy in an economic policy speech Monday. Federal Elections Commission data reviewed by The Daily Caller News Foundation, however, shows that Hillary’s biggest supporters decisively favored Uber over conventional cabs by a 25:1 margin. Uber, which…
By Blake Neff A professor at the University of California, Riverside has fired back at critics who say she’s faking her American Indian ancestry by simply insisting she is one, with absolutely no evidence. Andrea Smith is recognized as a major figure in Native American studies, and has repeatedly claimed Cherokee heritage and allowed herself to…
By Michael Bastasch Is the world on the verge of another “Little Ice Age”? Scientists with the University of Northumbria say the world could plunge into another mini ice age within the next 15 years as solar activity declines. Prof. Valentina Zharkova presented a new solar model to those gathered at the National Astronomy Meeting…