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

As a result the last two recessions and their weak recoveries, American families find themselves going backwards as their net worth today is the lowest since the early 1990s.   From 2007 to 2010, during which the country endured the Great Rece...   read more

If the deal goes through it would become the government’s second largest settlement with a pharmaceutical company, following the $2.3 billion deal with Pfizer in 2009 over marketing of its painkiller Bextra and other drugs.   “This is a gigant...   read more

Suicides among U.S. troops are up this year, putting 2012 on pace to be the worst year since the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq began.   During the first 155 days of this year, the military recorded 154 suicides.   At this pace, 2012 is 16% ah...   read more

Before taking a pay cut and going to work for Congress, executive Thomas MacKenzie received a hefty bonus from his soon-to-be former employer, Northrop Grumman. In his new position on a key House committee, MacKenzie advises lawmakers on whether...   read more

Lynn Mays’ chance at starting a new, crime-free life was on track before the state of Texas decided to withdraw the opportunity.   A two-time convicted felon for sexual assault, Mays was released from prison in March 2010. Like others with a c...   read more

Mitt Romney’s success in capturing the Republican presidential nomination can be attributed in large part to his embracing the super PAC concept more effectively than his GOP rivals. Doing so also has given him a key advantage over his target for ...   read more

What do workers in Belgium, Finland, Germany and the United Kingdom have that their counterparts in the United States don’t? Mandatory paid sick leave.   The U.S. is currently the only one of 22 industrialized nations that does not require emplo...   read more

Four decades since it last conscripted young men for warfare, the Department of Defense has allowed its system for a military draft to lapse and become unreliable in the event of an emergency. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently...   read more

“Released” has become a meaningless word at Guantánamo Bay for nearly 90 detainees who continue to be held after the U.S. government said they could be freed. President Barack Obama’s interagency Guantánamo Review Task Force approved the releas...   read more

A local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan is seeking to “adopt” a highway in Georgia, putting state officials in a bind. The International Keystone Knights of the KKK filed an application last month with the Georgia Department of Transportation to ad...   read more

Police in San Gabriel, California, announced that Secretary of Commerce John Bryson was charged on Saturday after being involved in two hit-and-run accidents. According to the official press release, Bryson, driving a Lexus, first rear-ended a c...   read more

Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law enforcement officers, who unlawfully enter their homes. It was signed by Republican Governor Mitch Daniels in March...   read more

If this is the age of budget cutbacks and government austerity, someone ought to tell the Pentagon and its weapons contractors, because they haven’t gotten the memo about shared sacrifice. According to a summary of the top federal contractors pr...   read more

A report released by Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) asserts that about $70 billion appropriated by Congress have gone unspent, becoming, as the report title states, “Money for Nothing.” Coburn’s office cites numerous examples of cases in which ...   read more

Airborne mercury from half way around the world has wound up in the Great Lakes in measurable quantities. But the largest contributor of this harmful substance to Lake Michigan and other bodies of water is nearby coal-burning power plants.   C...   read more

In the wake of the May 21st resignation of Gregory Jaczko as chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), President Obama moved quickly to nominate a replacement on May 24, tapping geologist and nuclear waste disposal expert Allison M. Macf...   read more