Ramping up pressure on Russia, the United States on Thursday slapped visa bans on Russians and Ukrainians it blames for destabilizing Ukraine and set the stage for more sanctions to come. It was the latest in a series of moves by the US...

The Dalai Lama on Thursday encouraged the United States to show self-confidence in defending democracy as top lawmakers rallied behind his calls to preserve Tibetan culture. Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, whose meeting on February 21...

Newsweek said Thursday it had found the enigmatic creator of the online currency bitcoin, a reclusive Japanese-American physicist and model train fan whose name is actually Satoshi Nakamoto. After years of speculation that the name was a...

A top South Korean television station faced a storm of media criticism Thursday following the shock suicide of a female contestant on a popular reality matchmaking show known for putting its contestants under intense emotional pressure. The...

Egypt’s top Islamic body said on Thursday the big budget Hollywood biblical epic “Noah” starring Russell Crowe was irreligious and should not be screened in the country. Al-Azhar institute, one of the region’s main Sunni...

British aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce revealed Thursday that it is facing a corruption probe in the United States as well as Britain. “The group is currently under investigation by law enforcement agencies, primarily the Serious Fraud...

The US Justice Department said Thursday it has launched an antitrust probe of the mega merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. The $45.2 billion tie-up would unite the largest US cable companies, which also are among the largest broadband...

According to The Wrap, Paramount Pictures has edited Darren Aronofsky’s Noah — which stars Russell Crowe in the titular role — in order to avoid offending Christian viewers. Aronofsky allegedly told an associate that he was...

We’ve been fans of alicublog writer Roy Edroso for years. Is there anyone who understands the angst of conservatives better than Roy? He’s our man on the ground at CPAC — ED Meet “Grizzly Joe,” proprietor of...

Lawmakers have responded to Fox News reports that food stamps have been exchanged for marijuana by introducing a measure to ban the already prohibited transaction. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) introduced the No Welfare for Weed Act to prohibit food...

In Europe 150 million years ago, this dude was the biggest, baddest bully in town. Two scientists in Portugal announced on Wednesday that they have identified the largest carnivorous dinosaur ever found in Europe, a 33-foot-long (10-meter-long)...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) came to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday packing heat. As Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” played, McConnell walked onto the stage holding a rifle over his...

By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Every Wednesday afternoon, Doug Varrieur steps into his backyard in the Florida Keys, aims his .380 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol and fires shots that ricochet through city halls around...

The arrival of a new conservative Catholic bishop in the diocese of Berkeley, California has meant that a popular, gay, progressive priest has been ousted from his job. The East Bay Express reported that neither the clergy nor the parishioners...

“Nuh-uh” is a standard reply conservatives make to accusations of bigotry, and it’s surprisingly effective, for one simple reason: Conservatives want to drag the debate over to the topic of what’s in their hearts instead...