Officers charged in New Orleans Danziger bridge case

July 14, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Six New Orleans cops have been charged in connection with the infamous Danziger bridge case.

Brown resigns, Cameron new British PM

May 11, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Gordon Brown resigns as British PM; Cameron expects “full and proper” Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition

Al Jazeera English launches in Canada

May 4, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Al Jazeera English

I woke up this morning to alerts on my cell phone, my calendar and my fridge, all saying the same thing: “Al Jazeera! Al Jazeera! Al Jazeera!”

Utah killer chooses to die by firing squad

April 24, 2010   Leave a Comment  

“I would like the firing squad, please,” said Gardner, 49, to Utah state court Judge Robin Reese.

It’s all about the Benjamins

April 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Back of the new $100

Benji gets his first makeover in 14 years.

Israel bans iPad over Wi-Fi fears

April 16, 2010   2 Comments  

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No iPads in the Promised Land.

TED Talk: What adults can learn from kids

April 10, 2010   1 Comment  

It’s actually a really wonderful talk and Svitak is an amazing speaker, I’d venture much better than most her age.

Health care reform is step forward for ailing nation

March 22, 2010   3 Comments  

Health care reform supporters gather in Phoenix./Courtesy of ellene000 on Flickr

If you followed the non-stop health care coverage leading up to last night’s vote, you may be surprised to learn that Obama isn’t sitting atop the White House with a sniper rifle picking off old people one by one.

What’s my religion? I’m not going to tell you

March 15, 2010   2 Comments  

Am I Muslim? Hindu? Christian? Jewish? It doesn’t matter. So, I’m not going to tell you.

Facebook against breastfeeding but OK with breasts

March 9, 2010   1 Comment  

She was messaged by Facebook and told to take down a photo of her breastfeeding her two children. They said if she failed to remove the photo, she’d be banned from the site. But there are a number of other photos, more sexualized of course, that Facebook apparently has no problem with.