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

Health experts have gone from blaming mothers to singling out genetics for causing autism in children, to now giving considerable weight to environmental factors as potential causes.   A few decades ago, therapists attributed autism to a lack of...   read more

Primarily responsible for combating unfair trade practices within the United States, the Federal Trade Commission has spent 30% of its travel budget in recent years on foreign excursions.   Over a three-year period, FTC employees and commissione...   read more

County fair food has never been mistaken for Lean Cuisine. But the San Diego County fair has really taken fatty delights to a whole new universe of belt-busting gluttony.   This year, fair patrons can go way, way beyond the usual offerings of pi...   read more

Florida does not lack for challenges in its public schools. Half of all students qualify for subsidized lunches, an indication their families may be struggling financially. And many children are the first in their homes to speak English or even co...   read more

Any number of right-wing politicians, radio shock jocks and “rodeo clowns” have tried to use Fox News as a stepping stone to a higher calling.   Fourth of July was the first time a group of hackers tried it. "Fox News was selected because we fig...   read more

Just before the United States attacked Iraq in 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld gave his estimate of the war’s eventual cost. “If you think we’re going to spend a billion dollars of our money over there, you are sadly mistaken.”   He m...   read more

Freedom will come sooner to thousands of prisoners convicted of possessing crack cocaine now that the U.S. Sentencing Commission decided to retroactively apply a new sentencing regulation to those already serving time.   In response to the pas...   read more

China’s monopoly over rare-earth minerals—used in flat-screen TVs, energy-saving lightbulbs, hybrid cars and missile guidance systems—may be coming to an end now that news out of Japan indicates a large swath of the Pacific Ocean floor contains ...   read more

Philip Contos was determined to show that the government had no right to make him wear a helmet while riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle, regardless of the consequences.   He set out on Saturday with a group of fellow enthusiasts who were par...   read more

Nearly 90% of the wealth generated in the post-recession U.S. economy has gone to corporations, while American workers received a tiny fraction of the money.   A new study from Northeastern University in Boston found “corporate profits captured ...   read more

If the Republican Party goes on to nominate one of its prominent female candidates as their 2012 presidential challenger, it might be a good idea to hire a tutor so they can brush up on their American history.   Both Sarah Palin and Michele Bach...   read more

State health officials in Kansas blinked this week and granted a license to Planned Parenthood to perform abortions, avoiding becoming the only state in the nation without a single provider of the controversial medical procedure. But a federal jud...   read more

“Closed” became the operative word for Minnesota’s state government on Friday, once Republican lawmakers and the Democratic governor failed to reach a compromise on the state’s new budget.   With no spending plan in place for the new fiscal year...   read more

President Barack Obama choice as the next U.S. ambassador to Mexico is Earl Anthony “Tony” Wayne, a high-ranking career diplomat who has spent little time in Latin America.   Born in 1950 in Sacramento, California, Wayne grew up in Concord, wher...   read more

1. Growing Controversy over Use of Medtronic’s Infuse for Bones 2. Dictator of the Month: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 3. Revenge of the Wrongly Foreclosed: Florida Sheriffs Threaten to Seize Bank of America Assets 4. Profile of Kenneth Mels...   read more

No American president wants to bring home troops from war without declaring victory. Given the importance of avoiding any hint of sacrifice-in-vain, President Barack Obama emphasized that his recent decision to withdraw 30,000 soldiers from Afghan...   read more