Eyewitnesses claim to have seen the man douse himself in gasoline
Early Blizzard Smacks South Dakota
Winter Storm Atlas hits the northern Rockies and High Plains
The U.S. Is an Energy Superpower
A new item by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms what we’ve been reporting for a while now: the U.S. is an energy superpower. The EIA predicts that in 2013, the U.S. will be the world’s top producer of petroleum …
The Nation’s Worst Highways are in California — and Oklahoma?
Report finds highways in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose and San Diego are the most deteriorated
Anti-Revenge Porn Legislation Proposed in New York
The law would make the non-consensual publishing of sexually explicit images punishable by up to a year in prison and a $30,000 fine
The Conference Shaking Up America’s Evangelicals
On Wednesday evening, 30 of America’s most influential evangelicals met on the patio of Marlow’s Tavern outside Atlanta for a private dinner. Shelley Giglio of Passion Ministries, Jason Russell of Invisible Children, Rebekah …
High School Student Ordered to Remove NRA T-Shirt
An Orange County, California high school student claims administrators ordered her to change out of a t-shirt promoting the National Rifle Association. The school’s principal reportedly told sophomore Haley Bullwinkle that her NRA shirt violated the school’s dress code, which forbids offensive, violent or divisive clothing.
The shirt, …
Pennsylvania Governor Compares Gay Marriage To Incest
He thought comparing gay marriage to children getting hitched was an “inappropriate analogy.”
The Texas Sisterhood: Wendy Davis and Six Other Gutsy Lone Star Women
Texas state senator Wendy Davis announced her campaign for governor Friday, after catapulting to political stardom with her filibuster against a bill that would block abortion access for Texas women. But she’s not the only gutsy …
Florida Lesbian Teen Takes Plea Deal For Sex With Younger Girl
Lawyers Say Case Would Not Have Been Prosecuted If They Were Heterosexual
What the %&*!? Bill Would Ban Mass. Cops From Cursing
Police in Massachusetts will continue to have many tools at their disposal to respond to crime, but if a state legislator gets his way, one of them won’t be harsh language.
State Rep. Benjamin Swan has introduced a bill that …
Dianne Feinstein and the Fate Of NSA Reform
There are many bills moving to constrain the NSA’s domestic datamining and surveillance programs, but the senior Senator from California is in control.
U.S. Allies Still Angry at Snowden’s Revelations of U.S. Spying
Relations with Europe, Brazil are tense and unlikely to ease soon