Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty to terror (via AFP)/MBC/AFP/FileAn handout image released by the Saudi-owned television network MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) on April 4, 2002, shows Al-Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith. Ghaith -- who is also Osama bin Laden's son-in-law -- has pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges, where he was brought…
Growing calls for US high court to back gay unions (via AFP)An unlikely coalition grouping the Obama administration, major corporations, Republican lawmakers and Clint Eastwood has found common cause in urging the US Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage. The nine Supreme Court justices, who rule on some of the most divisive issues in American society, will…
Student researchers discover building blocks of DNA in cosmic cloud (via Raw Story )The beginnings of the beginnings of life, the fundamental building blocks of DNA and RNA, have been detected in cosmic clouds near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, student researchers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) announced Thursday. Using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia…
Jon Stewart on the sequester: Students will have to get jobs feeding sick children to old people (via Raw Story )On his show Monday night, The Daily Show host Jon Stewart observed the United States seemed doomed when it came to looming across-the-board budget cuts known as the sequester. After reviewing a list of federal programs that would be cut, Stewart donned a hazmat suit and in a panic warned, “holy shit…
Colbert endorses drones for the environment: ‘Think locally, bomb globally’ (via Raw Story )In an effort to win over “liberal holdouts” to back the U.S. unmanned drone program, Stephen Colbert appealed to their love of the environment — as shared by former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who allegedly encouraged his followers to use trees to provide cover from the drones. “You hear…
Connecticut grandmother kills self after shooting 6-month-old and 2-year-old kids (via Raw Story )A Connecticut woman with a history of mental illness reportedly killed her two grandchildren and then herself with a .38-caliber handgun on Tuesday. Connecticut State Police said that an Amber Alert had been issued on Tuesday after 47-year-old Debra Denison, who reportedly was “bipolar and has medical…
Scalia: Voting Rights Act is a ‘perpetuation of racial entitlement’ (via Raw Story )Conservative justices on the United State Supreme Court hinted on Wednesday that the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA) would soon be ruled unconstitutional. The landmark achievement of the civil rights movement sought to stop discrimination against black voters by barring poll taxes and literacy tests in…
Fox contributor Monica Crowley: ‘Republicans have done nothing but compromise’ (via Raw Story )Fox News Channel contributor Monica Crowley on Wednesday denied that Republicans in Congress were using obstruction as a key strategy against President Barack Obama “President Obama and the Democrats had massive majorities in his first two years, so lets get off the obstructionist point,” she said…
New Hampshire Republican: ‘A lot of people like being in abusive relationships’ (via Raw Story )A Republican lawmaker in New Hampshire made a startling comment Tuesday during a debate on a bill that would reduce the penalties for simple assault, claiming that “a lot of people like being in abusive relationships.” The remark by state Rep. Mark Warden (R) was caught on tape during a meeting…
