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Kentucky church bans interracial marriage
Thu,1 Dec 2011 09:55 AM PST
The Sideshow - A small Kentucky church has chosen to ban marriages and even some worship services for interracial couples. The Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church, located in Pike County, made the vote in response to a longtime member who is engaged to a man whose birthplace is in Zimbabwe. Other pastoral leaders in the area were quick to [...] Full Story | Top |
Your Smartphone Is Spying on You
Wed,30 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PST
The Atlantic Wire - An Android developer recently discovered a clandestine application called Carrier IQ built into most smartphones that doesn't just track your location; it secretly records your keystrokes, and there's nothing you can do about it. Is it time to put on a tinfoil hat? That depends on how you feel about privacy.Related: Facebook and Google Join Forces to Oppose Privacy Bill Full Story | Top |
Man is accidentally shot by his own dog
Wed,30 Nov 2011 02:16 PM PST
The Sideshow - Dogs are man's best friend. Except, you know, when they're shooting a gun at you. And strangely enough, that's what really happened to a hapless dog owner in Brigham City, Utah. The man in question--a 46-year-old hunting enthusiast who is not named in local news reports on the incident--got a behind-full of birdshot courtesy of [...] Full Story | Top |
Kentucky church votes to ban interracial couples
Wed,30 Nov 2011 04:34 PM PST
Reuters - TOMAHAWK, Ky (Reuters) - A vote to bar interracial couples from a small church in eastern Kentucky has triggered hand-wringing and embarrassment. Nine members of Gulnare Freewill Baptist Church backed their former pastor, with six opposed, in Sunday's vote to bar interracial couples from church membership and worship activities. Funerals were excluded. The vote was taken after most of the 40 people who attended Sunday services had left the church in Pike County, near the border with West Virginia. Many members left to avoid the vote. ... Full Story | Top |
Wash. governor wants DEA to reclassify marijuana
Thu,1 Dec 2011 06:46 AM PST
AP - Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee have filed a petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration asking the agency to reclassify marijuana so doctors can prescribe it and pharmacists can fill the prescription. Full Story | Top |
Digging into China's nuclear tunnels
Wed,30 Nov 2011 09:34 AM PST
The Washington Post - The Chinese have called it their "Underground Great Wall" — a vast network of tunnels designed to hide their country's increasingly sophisticated missile and nuclear arsenal. Full Story | Top |
US Embassy in Iran? Michele Bachmann's 'Oops' Moment
Wed,30 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST
ABC News -  ABC News' Molly Hunter reports: Did Michelle Bachmann have her "oops" moment? In light of the British Foreign Ministry pulling all U.K. nationals out of the British embassy in Tehran after students stormed the building in protest, GOP presidential candidate Michelle Bachmann told a crowd...
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How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Street
Thu,1 Dec 2011 05:37 AM PST
The Ticket - ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Republican Governors Association met this week in Florida to give GOP state executives a chance to rejuvenate, strategize and team-build. But during a plenary session on Wednesday, one question kept coming up: How can Republicans do a better job of talking about Occupy Wall Street? "I'm so scared of this anti-Wall [...] Full Story | Top |
Horses could soon be slaughtered for meat in US
Wed,30 Nov 2011 10:19 AM PST
AP -  Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.
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Anonymous 'Secret Santa' Brings Christmas Cheer
Wed,30 Nov 2011 05:05 PM PST
Good Morning America -  A businessman who identified himself only as "Secret Santa" brought Christmas cheer to Reading, Pa., one $100 bill at a time. Reading has the highest poverty rate of cities across the nation with more than 65,000 residents, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau....
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Ron Paul Hits Gingrich On "Serial Hypocrisy"
Thu,1 Dec 2011 01:34 AM PST
ABC News - Ron Paul has released a new web ad that portrays Newt Gingrich as a serial hypocrite. The 150-second ad showcases some questionable conservative stances made by the former speaker of the House, such as his agreement with Nancy Pelosi that "our country must take action... Full Story | Top |
Former "sheriff of the year" arrested and sent to jail named after him
Wed,30 Nov 2011 07:38 AM PST
The Sideshow - Every civil servant wants to experience his or her legacy firsthand--but not the way that onetime Arapahoe Sheriff Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. has. Sullivan, a nationally renowned law enforcement leader, was arrested on drug charges and is now being detained in the Denver area jail that bears his name. Sullivan, who in 2001 was named [...] Full Story | Top |
Dentist Threatens to Sue Patient for Negative Yelp Review
Thu,1 Dec 2011 05:17 AM PST
ABC News - Robert Lee went into Dr. Stacy Makhnevich's New York dentist office for a sore tooth, but the year that followed turned into what one Public Citizen senior lawyer called an "unconscionable practice." The controversy began in 2010, when Lee went into Makhnevich's office for a... Full Story | Top |
Video: Pig learns to walk upright on its front legs
Thu,1 Dec 2011 12:11 PM PST
The Sideshow - Below is an incredible video of a pig born without its hind legs that has learned to walk on its front legs. And while that might sound like an arduous and sad struggle, it actually turns out to be pretty amazing--and more than a little inspirational. The pig doesn't just hobble around on its front [...] Full Story | Top |
Obama: 'Massive blow' if GOP blocks payroll tax
Wed,30 Nov 2011 07:35 PM PST
AP -  Blending governing with re-election politics, President Barack Obama roused a cheering northeast Pennsylvania crowd Wednesday as he warned of a "massive blow to the economy" if Republicans block a payroll tax extension.
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Can social conservatives forgive Gingrich's messy personal past?
Thu,1 Dec 2011 08:58 AM PST
The Ticket - Newt Gingrich has worked hard to overcome one of his biggest liabilities in his pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination: his two failed marriages, both of which ended, in part, because of his infidelity. The former House speaker has been contrite about his personal failings, repeatedly offering mea culpas for his bad behavior in interviews [...] Full Story | Top |
FDR warned of Pearl Harbor attack days in advance
Thu,1 Dec 2011 08:40 AM PST
The Sideshow - A new book reports that two days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that officially brought the United States into World War II, President Roosevelt was warned about such a possible attack in a memo from naval intelligence. U.S. News' Paul Bedard writes more about the story: In the newly revealed 20-page memo from [...] Full Story | Top |
Embattled Cain says campaign plans rest with wife
Thu,1 Dec 2011 10:09 AM PST
Reuters -  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain, battling allegations of infidelity, said on Wednesday he would decide whether to continue his campaign after a face-to-face talk with his wife. While vowing not to end his candidacy over accusations he had a long-term affair, the former pizza company executive said a frank talk on Friday with Gloria, his wife of 43 years, would be a big part of a "reassessment" of his White House bid. "I have talked to my wife many times since Monday about this situation. ...
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'Don't Say Gay' Eighth Grader PSA Goes Viral
Thu,1 Dec 2011 12:56 PM PST
ABC News Blogs - A half-minute Don't Say Gay PSA has gone viral after YouTube user playahata646 and his little brother demonstrated a funny and pithy way to discourage people from using the phrase. "In 8th grade we had a PSA project. ( Public Service Announcement) Don't Say Gay.... Full Story | Top |
Flying squirrels invade hospital emergency room for second time in two weeks
Thu,1 Dec 2011 01:03 PM PST
The Sideshow - Most people spend their time in the hospital plotting their escape. It turns out that squirrels aren't all that different. At around 10 pm on Tuesday night, a flying squirrel managed to trap itself inside the emergency room at New Jersey's Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Now an ordinary squirrel in this position might just hide [...] Full Story | Top |
Student questions Michele Bachmann on gay rights
Thu,1 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST
The Upshot - On Wednesday, presidential candidate Michele Bachmann held a town hall meeting at the Pizza Ranch in Waverly, Iowa. The highlight of the evening came when a high school student in attendance raised her hand and asked Bachmann what she would do to support and protect the gay community. Bachmann responded that all Americans should and [...] Full Story | Top |
Military dogs taking Xanax, receiving therapy, for canine PTSD
Thu,1 Dec 2011 02:28 PM PST
The Sideshow - Even the most hardened soldier can escape grievous wounds on the battlefield only to suffer deeply painful psychological traumas after returning home. And unfortunately, the same pattern of psychic trauma seems to apply for the dogs that help provide essential services for military men and women. New York Times reporter James Dao has a heartbreaking [...] Full Story | Top |
Video: Rescued beagle dogs experience sunlight for the first time
Tue,29 Nov 2011 02:12 PM PST
The Sideshow - In the heartwarming video below, a group of beagles rescued from a research laboratory in Spain experience sunlight for the first time. The 72 beagles arrived in Los Angeles last week, after they'd been saved by the Animal Rescue, Media & Education's (ARME) Beagle Freedom Project. On its web site, the Beagle Freedom Project describes itself [...] Full Story | Top |
McDonald's toy sale skirts Happy Meal restrictions
Wed,30 Nov 2011 06:08 PM PST
Reuters -  (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp is skirting a new San Francisco law that aims to curb toy giveaways in sugar- and fat-laden restaurant meals for children by selling its popular Happy Meal toys for 10 cents each. The law, which goes into effect on December 1, requires that restaurant kids' meals meet certain nutritional standards before they could be sold with free toys. McDonald's and other major restaurant chains would have had to reduce sugar, fat and salt in their kids' meals, while adding fruits and vegetables, to comply with the law. ...
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Democrats surprised by Barney Frank retirement turn to Kennedy family
Thu,1 Dec 2011 07:48 AM PST
The Ticket - Massachusetts Democrats left reeling by Barney Frank's unexpected retirement announcement Monday are seeking to take advantage of a political brand that's very familiar to state residents, and recruit Robert F. Kennedy's grandson Joseph P. Kennedy III to run for Frank's vacant 4th District seat. Kennedy, a 31-year-old prosecutor for the Middlesex county District Attorney, is [...] Full Story | Top |
Feds: Mob recruited immigrants for NY strip clubs
Thu,1 Dec 2011 05:23 AM PST
AP - A mob-run ring that lured women from Russia and other Eastern European countries with the promise of waitressing jobs — only to send them to dance at New York strip clubs — was shut down Wednesday after 20 people were charged, including seven purported members of organized crime families, authorities said. Full Story | Top |
Senate backs military custody of terror suspects
Thu,1 Dec 2011 02:04 PM PST
AP -  Ignoring a presidential veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate moved methodically Thursday to complete a massive defense bill that would deny suspected terrorists, even U.S. citizens seized within the nation's borders, the right to trial and subject them to indefinite detention.
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Gingrich: 'I'm Going to Be the Nominee'
Thu,1 Dec 2011 01:10 PM PST
ABC News -  WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. "I'm going to be the nominee," the former Speaker told ABC News. "It's very hard not to look at the recent...
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Chicago braces for brutal winter
Thu,1 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST
The Chicago Local - CHICAGO (CBS) — The City of Chicago says it's ready for the worst when it comes to winter weather. As WBBM Newsradio's Lisa Fielding reports, city officials gathered Wednesday at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications to reassure the … Continue reading → Full Story | Top |
Republicans offer $100 reward for photo of Sen. Bob Casey with Obama
Wed,30 Nov 2011 09:31 AM PST
The Ticket - Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, offered a $100 reward on Wednesday to anyone who snaps a photo today of Bob Casey, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania, with President Obama during his visit to the state. "I've got $100 dollars... for any person that can get us a picture here," Priebus told [...] Full Story | Top |
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