Trump ordered that the term Homo sapiens be changed to Hetero sapiens. In history books and on websites, the airplane from which the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima will no longer be identified as the Enola Gay, but rather the Enola Straight. Trump also ordered billionaire Mark Cuban, who supported Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, to change his name to Mark American. If he does not do so, he will be charged with terrorism.   read more

Accused of failing to properly regulate the discharge of toxic metals by power plants into waterways, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued by two environmental organizations. The Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club ...   read more

The Great Recession did nothing to convince Congress to slow down the soaring increase in highly-paid federal workers. An analysis by USA Today has revealed that the number of U.S. government employees earning $150,000 or more a year jumped tenfol...   read more

An internal survey conducted by the Department of Defense involving active duty and reserve troops found that more than 70% of respondents did not express opposition to repealing the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military. The effect ...   read more

Americans have continued to put off getting married for the first time, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Both men and women have reached a record average age for their first marital commitment: 28.2 for men and 26.1 for wome...   read more

The Obama administration has decided not to pursue criminal charges against CIA officials who destroyed more than 90 videotapes showing the torture of suspected terrorists during the early Bush years. Special Prosecutor John Durham with the U.S....   read more

As if the food in fast food wasn’t questionable enough from a health standpoint, it turns out the wrappers used for hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, microwave popcorn, etc. contain chemicals that are leaching into the human body.   Researchers ...   read more

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has spent too much time going after small-time gun runners instead of focusing on larger operations that have supplied weapons to Mexico’s drug cartels, according to a federal audit. ...   read more

Two civil liberties groups argued in federal court this week that the U.S. government does not have the legal right to order the assassination of American citizens overseas even if they advocate terrorist violence.   The case was brought by th...   read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to maintain a database of dangerous chemicals to better inform the public of risks posed by the substances. But EPA officials have fallen so far behind on updating the Integrated Risk In...   read more

More taxes are out of the question for voters in Washington state, even if those feeding the coffers of government are the rich. Residents overwhelmingly rejected a plan during last week’s election to establish a state income tax that would have...   read more

Although there is no record of Islamic law ever being used in a court case in Oklahoma, voters last week approved an amendment to the state constitution that bans the application of Sharia law by judges when deciding cases. The new law also bans...   read more

Forget Congress, argue attorneys Jeanne Mirer and Marjorie Cohn. President Barack Obama has all the authority and resources needed at his disposal to create millions of new jobs for unemployed Americans.   Just as others on the left have remarke...   read more

Retail giant Wal-Mart appears to be getting behind sustainable agricultural practices, which could have a huge impact on farming in the United States. Wal-Mart wants to double sales of locally grown food by 2015, and it wants farmers to be more ...   read more

Martin Joel Erzinger, a billion-dollar money manager from Colorado, hit a bicyclist from behind with his car and drove away. However, he will not face felony hit-and-run charges…because the local district attorney said such a conviction could je...   read more

There were 93 women serving in the U.S. Congress…until last week’s election. The 2010 campaign was not friendly to women, whose numbers in the House and Senate will drop once the 112th Congress convenes. The decline marks the first time in three...   read more

Republicans weren’t the only big winners in the November election. Businesses of all sizes and specialties also benefited from a campaign season in which $4 billion was spent on races.   Those that really made out were broadcasters, which made...   read more