The National Rifle Association announced it is offering membership discounts to young black men and women who join the organization.

In a statement, the gun-rights group highlighted last year's fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin and the number of deaths of unarmed black men as evidence that African-Americans need to join them in supporting gun rights and self-defense laws across the country.... Read More →

Conservative commentator Ann Coulter was arrested by police in Palm Beach, Florida last night after shooting a black cat while on neighborhood watch.

According to local news reports, Coulter thought the feline fit the "profile" of a burglar, and fired a shot in its direction. The bullet grazed the feline's left paw and left superficial damage. It is expected to make a full recovery.... Read More →

As of last week, most Americans may associate the word "Sharknado" with a silly, so-bad-it's-good television movie.

Not so fast, say scientists who warn that real-life "sharknadoes" as depicted in the movie have already been reported – a few times, in fact.... Read More →

The San Francisco television station that erroneously reported the names of the Asiana Flight 214 pilots found itself in new legal trouble today.

In a lawsuit filed in a California district court, Ho Lee Fuk, a dentist living in Orange County, says his reputation has been besmirched by association with the crash and demands $4 million in compensation.... Read More →

CNN announced today that it is creating a reality television series centered around murder suspect George Zimmerman.

In a press release, network president Jeff Zucker said the new show will air on the fall schedule and aims to "bridge the gap" between news and entertainment.... Read More →

Texas Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order today requiring anyone attending tonight's H-E-B Austin Symphony July 4th Concert & Fireworks to sign an affidavit claiming abortion is murder.

In a statement released to local media. Perry said the emergency measure was necessary to ensure no state money was spent "entertaining abortionists and other extreme elements."... Read More →

Edward Snowden, the intelligence whistleblower on the run from the U.S. government, has reportedly accepted a top job with investment banking giant Goldman Sachs.

In a related development, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it will drop all charges against him, and President Barack Obama has promised to pardon him if ever convicted.... Read More →

NASA announced today that its Curiosity Rover has found an unambiguous message from God written on tablets in a Martian cave.

According to an official press release two giant stone slabs the size of small elephants were located deep inside a cavern abutting Aeolis Mons, a large mountain.... Read More →

Former Senator Rick Santorum arrived in Moscow today to claim political asylum in Russia.

In an interview with reporters at Sheremetyevo International Airport, the Republican standard-bearer said recent pro-gay Supreme Court rulings threaten his religious freedom and he can no longer remain in the United States.... Read More →

Celebrity chef Paula Deen, embroiled in controversy this week over allegations of racism, added two cups of gasoline to the fire this morning when she blamed her troubles on Jewish people.

Deen, 66, was a guest of morning host Dave Garver on Atlanta radio station WTMI when she claimed “Jew executives” deliberately abandoned her in the wake of the controversy, which stemmed from a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee against her company.... Read More →

Sarah Palin said today that concern over global warming is overblown because returning the climate to its state millions of years ago will allow dinosaurs to make a comeback.

In an interview with Fox News, the former Alaska governor admitted that climate change will hurt some plants and animals but argued that it will also provide an opportunity for ancient, warm-weather species to thrive.... Read More →

Hollywood power couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have revealed they are expanding their family by adopting a child.

The proud parents told People magazine that they are in the final stages of adopting Nicolae, a 1-year-old who hails from the Eastern European country of Moldova.... Read More →