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

Researchers in France may have discovered a potential new source of energy from plants. By inserting a specially designed biofuel cell into a cactus, experts at the Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal were able to power the cell from the glucose and o...   read more

Americans on Medicaid are caught between the federal government, which wants to add 15 million more people to the medical insurance program, and state governments that can’t afford coverage for existing patients. With budget deficits ballooning, s...   read more

Utah State Senator Mark Madsen (R) doesn’t see anything wrong with his idea to honor John Browning, a pioneer in firearms manufacturing, on the same day celebrating Martin Luther King Jr., who was gunned down by an assassin. Madsen and his support...   read more

Taking the secure out of security, federal officers working for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lost 289 firearms over a three-year period. An investigation by DHS’ inspector general found that 243 of those firearms were lost by two agen...   read more

Germans really like their peace and quiet. In a country with an official quiet time at night and all day on Sundays, noisy children have been the source of hundreds of complaints each year from people living near kindergartens and children’s playg...   read more

Leaving education in the hands of the government has resulted in rising costs and flat-lining tests scores, notes Fox News television correspondent John Stossel, who wants to give parents the choice of sending their kids to private schools.   He...   read more

School officials in Pennsylvania are being sued by parents for spying on their children through the use of laptops equipped with webcams. The Lower Merion School District issued the computers to 1,800 high school students so they would have “24/7 ...   read more

In an ominous sign for the upcoming census, the federal government last year wasted millions of dollars training temporary employees who never did any work for the U.S. Census Bureau. The agency in charge of carrying out the nation’s decennial hea...   read more

In an effort to reduce unnecessary exposure to radiation, the Food and Drug Administration is developing new guidelines for the medical industry to follow for certain kinds of tests. The rules will govern the use of three types of medical imaging ...   read more

The creators of PleaseRobMe.com really aren’t out to steal from people, they insist. Rather, they want to educate people about the dangers of posting too much information on social networking sites before they become victims of unscrupulous types....   read more

Americans are becoming more comfortable with the idea of non-heterosexuals serving openly in the military—you just have to watch your language. A new poll conducted by The New York Times and CBS News found that 58% of respondents favor a plan to p...   read more

Another census, another debate about illegal immigrants. Every 10 years the federal government counts how many people are living in the United States, including those who entered the country illegally. But advocates for a government crackdown on...   read more

Leaving Congress is not a risky proposition for senators and representatives looking for new work. The experience, knowledge and political connections that lawmakers acquire while serving in office can lead to high-paid lobbying jobs in Washington...   read more

Instead of advocating for religious tolerance throughout the world, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has been caught up in the personal agendas of its leaders and accused of discriminating against Muslim employees.   The Eq...   read more

Last year was truly deadly for reporters around the world, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), which says 70 journalists were killed while doing their jobs. Almost half of all fatalities took place in the Philippines, where 29...   read more

Scottish brewery BrewDog will not be outdone when it comes to producing the world’s most alcoholic beer. Last year, the company put out “Tactical Nuclear Penguin,” a beer with 32% alcohol content. But then a German rival, Schorschbrau, started sel...   read more