CIA Director David Petraeus Quits Over Extramarital Affair

CIA Director David Petraeus Quits Over Extramarital Affair

WASHINGTON — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was discovered during an FBI investigation, according to officials briefed on the developments. They spoke on condition of anonymity […]

Missouri Republican Todd Akin Loses Senate Race

Missouri Republican Todd Akin Loses Senate Race

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about “legitimate rape,” was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday. Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential […]

Colorado, Washington First States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

(Reuters) – Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration. But another ballot measure to remove criminal penalties for personal possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis […]

Philadelphia Poll Placed Next to Massive Barack Obama ‘Hope and Change’ Mural

Philadelphia Poll Placed Next to Massive Barack Obama ‘Hope and Change’ Mural

Some voters in Philadelphia were surprised today when they were confronted with a massive Barack Obama mural while waiting in line to vote. Those whose polling station is the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Ward 35) were greeted with the gigantic mural this morning when they entered the building. One of the poll booths is directly […]

Birth Rate Lowest in American History, Fornication Still Rampant

Birth Rate Lowest in American History, Fornication Still Rampant

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Department of Health and Human Services recently released a report outlining that birth rates are the lowest in American history. In 2011, less than 4 million babies were born in the nation, with an average of 63 births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44). […]

Parent Seeks to Stop Distribution of Bibles to Elementary School Students in British Columbia

Parent Seeks to Stop Distribution of Bibles to Elementary School Students in British Columbia

A parent in Chilliwack, British Columbia is seeking to stop Gideons International from distributing free Bibles to fifth graders. Richard Ajabu recently contacted the Chilliwack School District to lodge a complaint after he said his daughter came home with Christian pamphlets that included a special offer. “My child was given religious marketing material with a […]

U.S. Scientists Experimenting With Three-Parent Babies

U.S. Scientists Experimenting With Three-Parent Babies

Scientists in the U.S. have been experimenting with the possibility of creating three-parent babies, according to reports. The process involves using genes from one man and two women, as the birth mother’s nucleus is infused into the donor woman’s egg, fertilized and then implanted into the uterus of the birth mother. It all takes place […]