Donald Trump (in)famously vowed that if he becomes president, this country would start using enhanced interrogation techniques once again--including waterboarding. He seemed to come to his senses before doubling down on that vow later in...
When her obstetrician advised Amy Anderson to bind her chest, Amy decided she wanted to pump the milk that began engorging her breasts. She spent 8 months pumping 96 gallons only to donate every last...
Hunger is an ongoing problem in the United States. Statistics show that about 1 in every 7 Americans are hungry. FeedingAmerica.org reports that more than 48 million people in this country are "food insecure," including over 15...
For most of the last few days, Nevada has whipsawed between blue and red on FiveThirtyEight's map. However, there is a very tangible sign that things look a lot better for Hillary Clinton than Nate...
After a mosque in Pflugerville, Texas, was vandalized with torn Qur’ans and smeared feces last Monday in response to the terror attacks in Paris the previous Friday, a seven-year-old local boy is showing the rest...
One of the bright spots in an otherwise disappointing election cycle for Democrats came in North Carolina, when Roy Cooper narrowly ousted one-term Republican incumbent Pat McCrory. Cooper hasn't had much of a chance to...
Great things happen when people work together for a common cause! This was demonstrated when an elephant stuck in thick mud recently was rescued by the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
The rescue was a joint effort with...
It's almost unbearable for any parent to imagine. Just a few short months ago, Chris Picco was a husband celebrating his seventh wedding anniversary and the impending birth of his first child. Today, he is...
On Monday, the Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to invalidate the LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance that helped pave the way for North Carolina’s controversial "bathroom bill."
This bill – known formally as House Bill 2 (HB2) –...
Anthony Martinez is like any student at?Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Nevada - except that he is gay. Martinez is a member of the student council and is?always planning dances, but never gets...
It is no secret that President-elect Donald Trump has had trouble locating people to perform at his inauguration celebration, even though he claims it is going to be an incredible affair. Broadway star Jennifer Holliday...
James Robertson, 56, makes $10.55/hour working at a manufacturing plant located 23 miles from his home in Detroit. Not a great commute but not the worst either, right? Well imagine if the only way to...
Pearl Jam shows workers of the world solidarity by offering a generous financial contribution to the families of the victims in "one of the biggest environmental catastrophes in Brazil’s history."
Donald Trump's right hand has gotten quite the workout in the week-plus since he took office. He churned out a raft of executive orders, most of which were actually written by his chief strategist and...
Many in the GOP love to claim that Muslims and Islam are incompatible with the values we cherish in America. But a group of Muslim volunteers proved that to be wrong over Christmas.
A few days ago hearts of Louisiana residents started feeling a little empty when the New Orlean Saint's Tight End, Jimmy Graham, was traded to the Seattle Seahawks for Max Unger and a 1st round...
As we've been told time and again, one of the tests of a presidential candidate is how he or she responds when disaster strikes. Well, we got a stark contrast in reviewing how Hillary Clinton...
