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

According to a report published by a panel of experts for the UN Security Council, the Darfur arms embargo has been blatantly violated by all parties, including Sudanese government forces, allied Janjaweed militias, rebel groups and insurgents fro...   read more

The federal stimulus plan has been great for investing in clean energy projects—as long as you’re a foreign company. Almost $850 million, out of $1.05 billion in stimulus money, has been given to overseas renewable-energy businesses, some of whi...   read more

The nation’s central bank has never been subjected to an outside audit, but growing frustration in Congress with the Federal Reserve may cause that to change. On Thursday, the House Finance Committee approved a bipartisan amendment that grants the...   read more

Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in Washington soon will have a new kind of anti-terrorism personnel to guard the nation’s Pacific fleet of nuclear submarines. Specially-trained dolphins and sea lions will be deployed next year in the harbor to detect int...   read more

Whether it’s using human spies or launching attacks in cyberspace, China is stepping up its intelligence efforts against American security. Experts from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission told Congress this week in a report tha...   read more

For more than 70 years the hiring practice at the Lawry’s restaurant chain was men need not apply for food server positions because only women were sought. That discriminatory policy is now coming to an end after the Equal Employment Opportunity C...   read more

The Great Recession has left millions of Americans hungry not only for jobs but even food itself. A new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows “food insecurity” rose dramatically in 2008—to the highest levels since the federal governme...   read more

More than 100 unsolved murders from the Civil Rights era are still under investigation by the FBI, although officials are encountering numerous obstacles to closing the cases. Since the FBI launched its Civil Rights-Era Cold Case Initiative in 200...   read more

When it comes to taxation at the state and local level, no government is being truly fair to the poor, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Their assessment of all 50 state tax systems revealed varying levels of regre...   read more

Greece has built a new museum to reclaim the Parthenon Marbles, or Elgin Marbles, from the British Museum. The Parthenon Marbles are symbols of ancient Greek glory that were chiseled off the Parthenon temple two centuries ago by Lord Elgin. Greece...   read more

Thomas Jefferson and the other founding fathers had no idea that modern elections would devolve into the multi-million dollar monstrosities they are today, requiring lawmakers to spend inordinate amounts of their time campaigning and raising cash....   read more

Critics who blasted the Obama administration’s decision to try Sept. 11 plotters in a New York City courtroom need not worry about terrorists going free. Regardless of how the trial turns out, alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four...   read more

Consumer outrage over rising interest rates is not translating into action by congressional Democrats or Republicans against credit card companies. Since adopting legislation earlier this year that curbed some practices by lenders, lawmakers have ...   read more

Victims of Hurricane Katrina won their first battle against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday when a federal judge in New Orleans ruled the government was liable for faulty maintenance that allowed flooding in St. Bernard Parish and th...   read more

Specialists at the National Archives believe they may be able to finally fill the “gap” left on a key Watergate tape made by President Richard Nixon’s secret recording system. Three days after the infamous June 1972 break-in of the Democratic Nati...   read more

Boeing is facing a lawsuit for concealing structural defects in its new 787 Dreamliner, causing its stock price to plummet once the truth got out. Shareholders of the aircraft manufacturer are claiming the company misrepresented test results of th...   read more