In his latest effort to prove that he really does inhabit a different world from the rest of us, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney advised students at a Ohio university on Friday to pursue success by borrowing money from their parents to start their own business. “This kind of…
Figures released by the Spanish government on Friday show that country with an unemployment rate of 24.4%, the highest in Europe, and a rate of over 50% among 16-24 year olds. But despite the bad economic news, that country’s leadership appears determined to stick with the austerity program it has…
An African-American Congresswoman from New York was forced to call the police on Thursday after she says an edited video posted on Glenn Beck’s website incited threats of violence against her. Judith Kargbo, a spokeswoman for Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY), confirmed to Raw Story that the Congresswoman’s office had asked…
No matter what the president does, conservatives are going to find fault with it. Remember “DijonGate?” Early in the the president’s term, he and Joe Biden went out for a cheeseburger, surrounded by a flock of eager media. Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham made hay for about a week of…
Rupert Murdoch, head of the embattled media conglomerate NewsCorp was back before Parliament this week. His previous testimony revolved around his many newspapers’ proclivity for hacking into the voice mail accounts of various celebrities, the families of British troops killed in action, and most memorably, the cell phone of a…
George Zimmerman’s lawyer was expected to tell the court on Friday why his client did not disclose about $200,000 in website donations at his bond hearing. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast April 27, 2012. …
Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke on Thursday night said Fox News host Monica Crowley should apologize to the LGBT community for a homophobic “joke” made at Fluke’s expense. Crowley responded to news that Fluke had become engaged by tweeting the question, “To a man?” “I’m not going to let…
A hot dog vender in Albuquerque has been charged with using his cart to commit aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. The vendor allegedly used his hot dog cart to attack a rival vender, running over the man’s legs and feet. Police are unaware of what caused the confrontation. If…
Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) on Thursday compared controversial cyber security legislation to George Orwell’s famous dystopian novel 1984. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would authorize Internet companies, such as Internet service providers and social networking sites, to share private online communications and other data about possible attacks…