By Blake Neff A Hispanic-owned barbecue restaurant in Milliken, Colo., is planning to host a “White Appreciation Day” next month in what it says is an effort to reduce racial divisions. According to 9News, the event at Rubbin’ Buttz BBQ was initially suggested as a joke, but later developed into a serious proposal. “We have a…
By Blake Neff Mike Huckabee has thrown himself into the presidential race, and he’s eager for the world to know: He despises Common Core, and thinks it must be destroyed. However, the former Arkansas governor’s own past statements reveal that this firm conviction is also a relatively new one, and raise the question of whether…
By Jonah Bennett Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina Thursday said she would allow states to pursue marijuana legalization without federal government interference. “I believe in states’ rights,” Fiorina told The Des Moines Register, when asked whether she’d crack down on legal marijuana in Alaska, Oregon, Colorado and Washington. “They’re within their rights to legalize marijuana, and they’re…
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SAN JOSE, CA – Police are on the hunt for a man who was recorded as he assaulted a 13-year-old girl. A suspicious man followed the girl home from school and forced himself inside behind her, grabbing her while she fought him tooth and nail. Eventually the attacker let her go, and fled out the…
By Josh Fatzick Mandates from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights may have forced a Virginia school district to add “gender identity” language to its nondiscrimination policy, and it has parents furious. Hundreds of parents crammed in to a Fairfax County Public School Board meeting Thursday night to voice their opposition to…
By Erica Wenig A 20-year-old University of Glasgow student is now the youngest British lawmaker in more than 300 years. Mhairi Black, a self-proclaimed soccer fan and political geek, has been elected as a Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, ousting Scottish Labour Party leader Douglas Alexander. Black, representing the Scottish National Party, defeated…
By Blake Neff Comedian Stephen Colbert declared Thursday he would fulfill hundreds of grant requests by South Carolina teachers on the education crowdfunding website DonorsChoose.org. On the website, teachers can seek funding for projects they want to undertake in the classroom. The pricetag is usually between a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. Colbert announced that he, ScanSource and The Morgridge Family…
By Peter Fricke Hollywood executives had grave misgivings about Internet net neutrality regulations according to emails leaked in the Sony hack. The email exchanges, which are available on WikiLeaks, took place over the course of several months last summer while the Federal Communications Commission was accepting public comments about proposed net neutrality regulations. The emails indicate Hollywood…
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA – A woman, who was found not guilty of attempted capital murder by reason of insanity, was shot after pulling a gun on a police officer. Melissa Alexander was warned ten times to show her hands after the end of a high-speed chase given by Officer Greg Thinness. Officer Thinness fired in…
Cuomo Looks To Raise Fast Food Wages In Spite Of Legislature By Connor D. Wolf New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans Wednesday to bypass the state legislature and raise the minimum wage for fast food workers. “While American capitalism never guaranteed success, it did once guarantee opportunity,” Cuomo wrote in an opinion piece for The New York Times. “But…