By Blake Neff The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay the family of Freddie Gray a whopping $6.4 million to settle claims stemming from his death in police custody last April, even though the criminal cases related to his death are still unresolved. The settlement technically isn’t final yet, but is expected to be…
By: Laura Meyers If you aren’t the daddy, is it your baby? In March, a businessman in Britain sued his ex-wife, a similarly successful businesswoman, because she has fraudulently convinced him that his “son” was of his own DNA. Turns out, she had used a sperm donation from her former boyfriend to conceive the child during a…
by Keith Farrell If you hit a pedestrian with your car, what would you reaction be? Most people would be horrified. In China, however, a common reaction is to throw the car in reverse and back over the person again to make sure they’re dead. Sound too horrific to be true? It’s not. In fact,…
Palin’s Remarks Both Cringeworthy and Telling by Josh Guckert In an interview with CNN on Sunday concerning the ongoing rivalry between Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, former Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin seemingly attempted to not take sides in the matter, saying that Bush’s fluency in Spanish is a “benefit,” but continuing on…
By Jonah Bennett Former Secretary of State and retired four-star general Colin Powell said Sunday that military power alone simply won’t do in the struggle against Islamic State. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Powell also noted that the administration’s strategy of relying on air attacks could turn out to be counterproductive. The reason? Airpower may result in…
By Connor D. Wolf The first Labor Day took place in New York City Sept. 5, 1882. It consisted of unions marching in a parade and a massive picnic. Following the event several states began moving to institute their own Labor Day. Finally, a bill was approved in 1894 making the first Monday of September…
By Casey Harper An Arby’s spokesman told The Daily Caller News Foundation Thursday night that the employee who refused to serve a Florida police officer out of resentment for police has been indefinitely suspended and that the manager of the location has been fired. “We take this isolated matter very seriously as we respect and…
By Josh Fatzick A Maryland man was thrown in jail Wednesday night after he threatened to kill all the white people in his small town of La Plata. Police say Carlos Anthony Hollins, 20, posted a threat on Twitter that said, “IM NOT GONNA STAND FOR THIS NO. MORE. TONIGHT WE PURGE ! KILL ALL THE WHITE PPL IN…
By Blake Neff Harvard University has become the latest and certainly the most notable American university to hop on the bandwagon of letting students choose personalized pronouns for themselves. As reported by The Harvard Crimson, the online registration tool for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) now includes a page where students can input…
By Connor D. Wolf Arctic researchers in northern Russia have been taken hostage after five polar bears surrounded their weather research station. “People living in the Arctic must be prepared to face with a polar bear,” researcher Viktor Nikiforov said in a statement. “However, the station staff have no weapons. In addition, employees are not provided…