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

A bipartisan group of 29 governors is calling for a national renewable energy standard which would mean greater use of wind-generated power. The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition released a report that calls for streamlining the process of developi...   read more

New to Seattle and unsure which Christian congregation to join? Check out ChurchRater.com, a website that provides reviews and rankings of local churches. Church Rater is the creation of former evangelical pastor Jim Henderson and atheist Matt Cas...   read more

Spicy would not do justice to describe the bhut jolokia. Measured to be the hottest chili pepper in the world, the bhut jolokia is being put to use not just in the kitchens of India but in defense research laboratories as well.   Indian military...   read more

Deans of admissions at universities would be advised to pray for gloomy weather on visitation days. A study by a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania found that prospective students are more likely to choose a college ...   read more

The housing market recorded its worst month ever for new homes sales in February. The 308,000 total was the lowest since the federal government began tracking such data in 1963, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the ...   read more

It’s okay for judges to surf the Internet during trial proceedings in order to validate assumptions used to make a ruling, according to a federal appeals court. The issue of accessing the Web arose during a hearing to decide if convicted bank robb...   read more

JPMorgan Chase & Co. may enjoy two helpings of tax relief thanks to a little publicized stimulus provision that permits banks and businesses to apply loses from 2008 or 2009 against taxes paid in the previous five years. This break could mean a ta...   read more

As the Arctic heats up, so does international interest in the previously inaccessible region. A lack of territory adjacent to the Arctic Ocean has not stopped China from preparing for the day when ships will be able to sail through the once-frozen...   read more

A judge in Nigeria has ordered supporters of Malam Buba Bello Jangebe not to discuss his amputation for stealing a cow on Facebook and Twitter. The restraining order was the first of its kind in the country where Islamic law was adopted in 12 nort...   read more

Instead of directly taking over management of a private security contractor whose employees were caught partying near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, the State Department has decided to hire another contractor to oversee the troubled compa...   read more

Officials in the Bush administration refused to negotiate with kidnappers of three American security contractors in Iraq—until after the men were tortured and murdered. Families of the three guards employed by Crescent Security Group are now suing...   read more

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has taken exception to the popular notion that Social Security is going broke. In response to a recent Associated Press story, EPI’s Monique Morrissey pointed that the Congressional Budget Office—the source for ...   read more

One third of all women giving birth in the United States are undergoing Caesarean sections as part of delivery, the highest rate ever for the country. The 32% Caesarean rate has alarmed many health experts who question the need for the procedure a...   read more

Elected in response to voter dissatisfaction with his predecessor, Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today finds himself with the worst popularity rating in California gubernatorial history. The latest Field Poll pegged Schwarzenegger’s ap...   read more

Tired of China’s strict censorship rules, Google decided to shut down its mainland search engine (Google.cn) and redirect Chinese users to its Hong Kong-based web portal. But the move did not result in greater Internet freedom for Chinese Web surf...   read more

With the establishment of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) in 2007, the U.S. government decided to make security a key foreign policy objective for a continent that has long been plagued by civil war and other conflicts. But AFRICOM has ...   read more