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

The partial remains of more than 270 American soldiers were twice-burned before they were discarded into a landfill, according to the latest development in the U.S. Air Force controversy.   Air Force leaders admitted this week that the number ...   read more

Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has raised the issue of changing “stupid” child labor laws in the U.S. because, he says, those from poor families don’t understand the value of work. While Gingrich, his supporters and detractors d...   read more

It took a feat of spectacular incompetence on the part of both prosecutors and defense attorneys, but a court in Houston, Texas, managed to convict a man for armed robbery even though he was in jail at the time of the crime.   During his trial...   read more

On October 17, 2011, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint as ambassador to the small West African nation of Togo a veteran diplomat who has spent years focusing on Africa–US relations.   Born circa 1954 in Indiana, Robert E. Wh...   read more

The Obama administration created an uproar in women’s health circles on Wednesday when Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius overruled the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to allow the Plan B emergency contracept...   read more

Japan’s government is being criticized for spending some of its earthquake disaster relief funds on its whaling fleet, which has struggled to meet its quotas due to harassment from conservationists.   The Fisheries Agency plans to spend an ext...   read more

Halliburton has been accused of destroying evidence that might have indicated it was partly responsible for the fatal oil well blowout that occurred on April 20, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico.   The accusation was leveled by BP, which together w...   read more

Firefighters in South Fulton, Tennessee, have done it again—allowing a home to burn to the ground because the owners didn’t pay for the local fire protection fee.   Resident Vicky Bell called 911 on Monday after her mobile home caught fire. Fi...   read more

Scientists for decades have been freezing thousands of endangered species samples in the hopes of preventing extinction for many plants and animals.   The San Diego Zoo has used cryogenics since 1972 to preserve skin cells from rare and endang...   read more

Going after criminal cases targeting fraud has come down to what’s easier to prosecute for the Obama administration.   While Americans of all stripes have clamored for justice in the wake of the financial crisis, the U.S. Department of Justice h...   read more

The islands of Maldives in the Indian Ocean are famous for their white sands, turquoise waters and tourism, which accounts for 28% of the nation’s gross domestic product. A full 90% of government tax revenue comes from import duties and tourism-re...   read more

Alpha Natural Resources has been ordered to pay the largest penalty ever for a mining disaster. The company will pay $209 million in restitution and civil and criminal penalties for owning Massey Energy, the notorious mining business that operated...   read more

In the wake of the MF Global controversy, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has adopted new regulations that limit how futures brokerages handle their customers’ money.   The new rules ban firms from borrowing client money through the use...   read more

With a shortage of available farm workers, thanks to the state’s anti-illegal immigrant law, Alabama may use prisoners to pick crops.   Farmers are pushing the idea to state agricultural officials, arguing they need someone to help harvest field...   read more

First-class mail service is headed for a significant slowdown beginning next spring, unless Congress acts to help the struggling U.S. Postal Service.   In order to save $2.1 billion annually and stave off possible bankruptcy, USPS is planning ne...   read more

Five hundred and thirty-five lawmakers on Capitol Hill spent the last 12 months producing one of the least productive congressional sessions in recent memory. As of November 30, the House had approved only 326 bills, the fewest in at least 10 non-...   read more