Our Milky Way galaxy is home to at least 100 billion alien planets, and possibly many more, a new study suggests. ”It’s a staggering number, if you think about it,” lead author Jonathan Swift,… Read More
The Daughters of the American Revolution, one of the nation’s oldest patriotic organizations, has erased any mention of Jesus Christ in their official book, removed prayers and poems that reference Christian imagery, and… Read More
President Barack Obama made waves last Friday when — amid a fierce fiscal cliff debate — hesigned an executive order ending the pay freeze on certain federal workers. Beneficiaries to see a pay boost… Read More
Atheist, humanists and their non-believing bedfellows have borrowed a page from Founding Father Thomas Jefferson. In an effort to breathe new life into his so-called “Jefferson Bible,” the American Humanist Association (AHA) has assembled a revamped literary… Read More
Vice President Joe Biden “guaranteed” that President Barack Obama will pass sweeping gun control legislation by the end of January, according to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino. “He said, ‘Tommy, I guarantee you, we’ll… Read More
Who says NASA has lost interest in the moon? Along with rumors of a hovering lunar base, there are reports that the agency is considering a proposal to capture an asteroid and drag… Read More
New Delhi has suffered its coldest day in 44 years amid a cold snap across northern India, the local weather office said on Thursday. The maximum day temperature on Wednesday reached just 9.8 degrees… Read More
Snow coverage in the United States on New Year’s Day was the most in 10 years with 67 percent of the 48 contiguous states covered by snow, meteorologists say. That surpassed the previous… Read More
Energy customers on standard tariffs could be facing average quarterly bills of £530 in the coming months following a spate of price rises coinciding with the start of winter. The figure was revealed just… Read More
Belleville police chief Bill Clay is ordering his officers to get their pancakes from anywhere but Denny’s, calling the restaurant “political stupidness.” The new orders come after a New Year’s Day clash between five… Read More
