MSNBC host Chris Hayes argued on Tuesday that there are parallels between the “alpha male” obsession driving California mass killer Elliot Rodger and the gender-specific threats by “open carry” gun advocates. “It...

An 18-month-old Arizona boy was killed on Tuesday after his 3-year-old brother accidentally shot him with a gun they found while visiting a family friend, KTVK-TV reported. Authorities said the shooting happened around noon while the two...

A Houston man was charged with injuring his 14-year-old daughter out of anger that she chose a Black friend to be her dance partner for a traditional Mexican event, the Houston Chronicle reported on Tuesday. Police said 37-year-old Aaron Aranza...

It should be clear by now that Apple sees most of us as the proverbial unwashed masses and is on something of a mission to immolate immoral thought patterns by trying to put everyone's head in the collective sand. That seems to be the only...

The link between rapid climate changes and mass extinctions has been strengthened in a recent paper by Jourdan et al in “Geology.” The authors demonstrate that the extraordinarily huge volcanic eruptions of the…

Stephen Colbert recently sat down with Tom Friedman — an American journalist, columnist and author who is passionate about tackling climate change — for some fun + a call for climate action now. Of course, Colbert was in his fak...

Longtime Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora is taking on a new role now that he's not playing with his Jersey home-grown band. An admitted recovering alcohol and prescription drug abuser, Sambora has become the front man for the fight against…

The "decomposing foot" found earlier by a man mowing his lawn turned out to be a bear paw, officials said on May 27. Police responded to the call, which was received at about 4:40 p.m. and reported as a possible "decomposing human…

Video game publisher Bethesda Softworks delayed release of eagerly awaited horror action title "The Evil Within" to October. The team at Tango Gameworks wanted more time to "deliver the polished, terrifying pure survival horror experience they...

A young American's bachelor party got the unexpected gift of sage advice from a last-minute guest: deadpan comic actor Bill Murray. Murray, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, was dining with friends in the city over the weekend when a...

(Reuters) – Michigan lawmakers on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour by 2018, joining other U.S. states and municipalities that have considered increases in the minimum wage this year. The increase in the minimum...

First lady Michelle Obama made a rare but strident foray into political debate Tuesday, slamming a Republican bid to change US school nutrition standards as “unacceptable.” Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives, dominated by...

Thousands of New York City police are to be equipped with heroin antidote kits to address a surge in overdoses from the drug, city officials said Tuesday. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said 19,500 police officers would be armed...

The U.S. State Department recommended Americans in Libya “depart immediately,” in its latest travel warning on Tuesday. The warning comes amid worsening unrest in Libya, where militia battles have plunged the country into chaos....

Former Defense Department contractor Edward Snowden accused the U.S. government of trying to minimize his abilities in an interview with NBC News scheduled to air Wednesday night. “It’s no secret that the U.S. tends to get more and...