Turns out we really are getting dumber! A new study conducted by three European scientists found that the average intelligence quotient of human beings in the Western World has dropped 14 points since the Victorian Era.
Singer Mary J. Blige in financial hot water, owes IRS $3.4 million for NJ home
Mary J. Blige is best known for her soulful vocals and heart-wrenching lyrics, but lately it’s her financial woes that have put the Grammy award-winning singer in the spotlight.
By Arianne Talma /// May 24, 2013
N.J. eatery served rubbing alcohol instead of scotch
DETROIT FREE PRESS — On the hunt for cheap booze — or worse — investigators fanned out around the state ordering drinks at restaurants and bars. And they found they didn’t always get what they asked for – and in one place, they got coloring and rubbing alcohol masquerading as scotch.
Read more at Detriot Free Press.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Holder OK’d search warrant for Fox News reporter’s private emails, official says
NBC NEWS — Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a “possible co-conspirator” in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.
Read more at NBC News.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
[WATCH] Gregory Brothers’ awesome music video for YouTube’s Comedy Week
No amount of seduction will convince this DJ to play your favorite song.
By Laura Byrne /// May 24, 2013
McDonald’s gives Charles Ramsey free food for a year
CNN — Charles Ramsey, who helped rescue the three Cleveland women held captive by Ariel Castro, will get free McDonald’s from his local fast food favorite for the next year, a McDonald’s spokeswoman said.
Read more at CNN.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Furlough Friday: 4 agencies closed for business
POLITICO — If four federal agencies closed their doors, would anyone notice?
Read more at Politico.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Rand Paul on ‘Hannity’: “Old MacDonald’s Farm of Scandals”
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul delved into the world of classic children’s nursery rhymes Thursday as he sang a revamped version of “Old MacDonald” on Fox News’ “Hannity” Thursday night.
By Katie LaPotin /// May 24, 2013
Bowling Shoe Law Being Debated in State Legislature
WRGZ — With all the corruption in Albany, one of your representatives is instead focusing efforts on something many of you like to do, bowl.
Read more at WRGZ.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
House passes GOP student loan bill, sets up Obama showdown
THE HILL — The House on Thursday passed a Republican bill that would permanently peg federal student loan interest rates to government interest rates, defying a veto threat from President Obama.
Read more at The Hill.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Boy Scouts End Longtime Ban on Openly Gay Youths
THE NEW YORK TIMES - GRAPEVINE, Tex. — The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its longstanding policy of forbidding openly gay youths to participate in its activities, a step its chief executive called “compassionate, caring and kind.”
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
IRS official on leave refused to resign, GOP senator says
FOX NEWS - First she refused to testify. Now Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the tax agency scandal, is refusing to resign, according to a top Republican senator.
By Editorial Staff /// May 24, 2013
Millennials actually better than their parents with saving money for the future
Millennials get their fair share of criticism from Gen-Xers and baby boomers – that they are rude, immature, not ready for jobs or the real world – yet they are actually better than their elders at things like saving money.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 23, 2013
CC POTUS: Satirical New Yorker article pokes fun at lack of communication in White House
The magazine The New Yorker decided to have some fun at the president’s expense Wednesday, publishing a satirical article in which the president requests that everyone copy him on their email correspondences in the event another scandal breaks under his watch.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 23, 2013
Helping Obamacare succeed is not an Americans’ civic duty
According to liberals, it was “un-American” to protest the adoption of Obamacare. Now apparently it’s unpatriotic to not go out of one’s way to help make it a wild success.
By Scott Spiegel /// May 23, 2013
Oregon considering bill that will question college students’ sexual orientation
If you’re planning on attending a public university or community college in Oregon in the near future, be warned that you may be asked about your sexual orientation by the school.
By Arianne Talma /// May 23, 2013
Rep. Jo Bonner to resign for Univ. of Alabama job
WASHINGTON POST — Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) is set to resign from Congress in order to take a job at the University of Alabama system, three people with knowledge of his plans confirm.
Read more at The Washington Post.
By Editorial Staff /// May 23, 2013
L.A. gov’t. to distribute free condoms via bus to city residents
The wheels on the bus go round and round all throughout Los Angeles…passing out free condoms.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn /// May 23, 2013
Americans (and their money) moving from north to south, according to new ALEC report
Americans are moving in droves from the Rust Belt to the Farm Belt, resulting in a major economic shift in the United States, according to researchers at the American Legislative Exchange Council.
By Kaitlyn Schallhorn /// May 23, 2013
‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis apologizes for calling jurors “mentally f-in retarded”
‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder Joe Francis is sorry for calling the jurors who convicted him “mentally f-ing retarded” in a press interview — well, sort of.
By Meghan Keenan /// May 23, 2013
