The Green New Deal resolution that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) are expected to release this week includes language about spurring similar efforts abroad, setting the stage for a debate on how climate change fits into Democrats’ foreign policy visions. The resolution calls for the United States to “promote the international […]

President Donald Trump’s critics have blamed him for trapping the government in shutdown mode over his demands for billions in border wall money, but one lawmaker argued he was the most rational person involved in the negotiations. In a “Meet the Press” interview Sunday, House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) praised Trump as an even-keeled dealmaker, […]

Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest daughter celebrated the 90th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s birth by paying tribute to her mother. On Monday, Bernice King posted a photo on Twitter of her mother, Coretta Scott King, calling her the “architect of the King legacy.”  King elaborated on her mother’s works in an interview with […]

Donald Trump attributes his petulant shutdown to Democrats’ failure to fund his mythical wall. But its core is the GOP’s cynical war on government itself. For four decades, Republicans have cast the federal government as a sclerotic beast manned by incompetent meddlers to serve invidious moochers. Hence Ronald Reagan’s cheerfully mindless dicta: “The nine most […]

Perdue is recalling more than 68,000 pounds of chicken nuggets over possible wood contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced. The company received complaints from three consumers who said they found wood in Perdue Simply Smart Organics Brand Gluten Free Chicken Breast Nuggets, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement […]

DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – U.S. police have arrested an American-born journalist working for Iran’s English-language Press TV, the state-run broadcaster reported on Wednesday. It said Marziyeh Hashemi was arrested at St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Sunday and was being held in custody in Washington DC. No formal charges had been made against her. […]

A young actor seemed totally unbothered that he cursed in front of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during the two’s royal visit to Bristol.  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were touring the Bristol Old Vic Theatre and speaking to members of the theatre’s outreach program on Friday when the boy, who was presenting, let […]

A freshman at the University of Iowa froze to death this week after being found unconscious behind a building at the school. Gerald Belz, 18, was found close to his dorm room on Wednesday morning and died later at a hospital. According to The New York Times, investigators believe Belz’s death was caused by the record-setting […]

NASA declared Wednesday that 2018 was the fourth-hottest year in 139 years of records as average global temperatures rose alongside surging fossil fuel emissions. The annual analysis released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found average temperatures across land and sea surfaces 1.42 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, putting 2018 fourth, […]

The Academy Awards are just six weeks away and there’s still no host lined up. But, stoner comedy legends Cheech and Chong say they’re ready to light up the Oscars.  Tommy Chong shared a clip of himself and Cheech Marin offering their services for the Feb. 24 broadcast:  Comic/actor Kevin Hart pulled out as the show’s […]