Death penalty sentences plunge to historic lows in 2011
For the first time in decades, fewer than 100 people were sentenced to death in America this year. Seventy-eight people were handed the death sentence in courts in 2011--the lowest number since the...
View ArticleKirk Cameron Defends His Anti-Gay Comments
Kirk Cameron, predictably, responded today to the controversy over his recent comments on the "destructiveness" of homosexuality , but he's not backing down. When he appeared on Piers Morgan Tonight...
View ArticleMoviegoer Sues AMC Over Crazy Snack Prices
After paying almost three times the drugstore price for a Coke and candy, a Michigan man has had it: He's suing his local AMC cinema in an attempt to lower snack prices statewide. "He got tired of...
View ArticleObama: ‘I Don’t Know What’s in Limbaugh’s Heart’
Rush Limbaugh's "slut" attack on law student Sandra Fluke has no "place in public discourse," says President Obama. At his news conference today, Obama explained that he called Fluke after the...
View ArticleJamaica PM Would Like Apology From UK for Slavery
Jamaica Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller didn't mince words when asked yesterday about her country's history with Britain—just as Prince Harry arrived in the country for a visit. "No race should...
View ArticleDentists See Rising Tooth Decay in Preschoolers
Gone are the days of visiting the kiddie dentist as a tot to get a cavity or two filled: These days, an increasing number of preschoolers are getting knocked out with general anesthesia so dentists...
View ArticleMilitary ‘Cheetah’ Breaks Robot Sprinting Record
Someday, the US may fight wars with an army of creepy robotic cheetahs. That's right, a Pentagon-funded robo-cheetah has been successfully tested, setting a new land-speed record for a machine with...
View Article‘George Washington’ McNugget Sells for $8K
You may want to examine your next Happy Meal more closely. A Chicken McNugget bearing a resemblance to our first president has sold on eBay for $8,100, the Sioux City Journal reports. An Iowa mom...
View ArticleNetherlands’ Angel Statue Will Take Your Call
A Dutch town has a guardian angel—and her cell phone gets 30 calls a day. The Little Angel, a sculpture outside the ancient St. John the Evangelist Cathedral in 'S Hertogenbosch, was born out of a...
View ArticleObama to GOP: Stop ‘Casual’ Talk About War in Iran
President Obama hammered Republican presidential hopefuls today for their "casual" talk of the possibility of war with Iran. "What is said on the campaign trail—those folks don’t have a lot of...
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