Planned Parenthood Texas has been forced to scramble for funds following the Texas state legislature’s decision to cut off Medicaid funds to the organization for providing services that could *clearly* be just as easily be facilitated in a dark alley. Yet, even in its darkest hour the...

Animal Rights – PETA investigators have discovered a laundry list of horrific abuses that occur daily at Adirondack Farms, a dairy factory farm that takes 180,000 pounds of milk from a mere 1,800 cows every day in Clinton County, New York. The disturbing video footage shows workers...

Just Weird – Shayne, a liver chestnut thoroughbred that is believed to be the world’s oldest horse, is a mind-boggling 51-years-old. He’s even in better health than many 51-year-old humans, with the only nods to his elderly status being a few gray hairs and a case of mild...

Social Issues – Violent explosions rocked Brazzaville, the capitol of the Republic of the Congo, a country ordinarily known for its peace and tranquility. The explosions erupted at an ammunition depot when a fire ignited tank shells, said Betu Bangana, director of protocol for President...

Social Issues – Vladimir Putin is set to “return” to the Kremlin after scoring a win in Russia’s presidential election on Sunday amidst reports of extensive vote rigging. “I promised that we would win and we have won!” President turned Prime Minister turned...

Social Issues – A coalition of 200 US aid groups are protesting the CIA’a use of a doctor to help hunt down Osama bin Laden and links the agency’s cunning tactics to the polio crisis in Pakistan, an approach some consider ethically questionable. The Islamic Republic recorded...

Animal Rights – Four people working in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park have been arrested in connection with rhino poaching, the country’s national parks body announced today. The arrested officials include two field guides and a ranger, all detained after two...

Social Issues – A year after the Great East Japan Earthquake, more than 20 percent of the businesses closed by the disaster have yet to resume operations, to a recent survey in the Yomiuri Shimbun. Approximately 27,149 commercial and industrial businesses in the Miyagi, Iwate, and...

Environment – BP and the lawyers for plaintiffs in the trial over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico have reached a settlement, and they are expected to pay out a whopping $7.8 billion in claims. Judge Carl J. Barbier of Federal District Court in New Orleans issued...

Animal Rights – Hong Kong Airlines has agreed to stop the transfer of live dolphins on its cargo planes after more than 6,400 people signed an online petition last week. The public outcry came after the airline admitted to flying five live dolphins from Osaka, Japan to Hanoi, Vietnam on...

Social Issues – Top Russian parliamentarians concurred that the recent plot to assassinate Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was intended to further destabilize Russia in what is already proving to be a volatile elections period. Ukrainian and Russian special services uncovered the nefarious...

Social Issues – The United States and South Korea have begun a series of annual military drills that North Korea has deemed “provocation” and subsequently threatened swift retaliation for the war games, which will utilize hundreds of thousands of troops. Entitled Key Resolve,...

Animal Rights – The Hawaiian monk seal species found itself under siege by one of its own when a 400-pound sociopathic seal named KE18 went on a violent rampage that left two seals dead and wounded at least 11 more, many of them helpless pups. Scientists believe that the seals, which...

Human Rights – An independent United Nations human rights expert has voiced his concerns in regards to the health of Khadar Adnan, a Palestinian detainee who has been on a hunger strike for two months to protest his imprisonment without charge by Israel. Adnan has been refusing all...

Social Issues – Apple recently announced that an outside organization had begun the process of auditing the working conditions in its overseas factories where the preponderance of iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products are built. The technological titan had long refused to allow any...

Social Issues – The Muppets recently slammed Fox “News” for Eric Boiling’s December claim that the puppets were part of liberal Hollywood’s vendetta against oil companies, and used anti-oil and anti-corporate propaganda to influence children. “It’s a...

Animal Rights – Larry Dollins, a 42-year-old from Abilene, Texas and candidate for the worst person ever, was taken into custody after stabbing his 14-month-old puppy, Taz, eleven times before abandoning her in a dumpster. Against all odds, Taz survived the violent attack and is eating...

Human Rights – The United Nations human rights chief spoke out this week against the glaring failure on behalf of the United States to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility as promised by a newly elected President Obama in January 2009. “It is 10 years since the US...

Social Issues – The FBI is looking to reinvent its process of social network monitoring with a new and improved, automated system! – And you thought having your mom on Facebook and Twitter was bad. “Social media has become a primary source of intelligence because it has...

Human Rights – The Nigerian non-governmental organization, Child’s Right and Rehabilitation Network (CRARN), has taken in over 160 children labeled as “witches.” Scores of children have been abused, abandoned, and even murdered in a misguided attempt by families to...

Social Issues – Iran has done the opposite of halting its nuclear energy program as it announced a nuclear “fuel” breakthrough while simultaneously test-firing a new radar-evading medium-range missile in the Gulf on Sunday. The moves come as a direct contradiction to recent...

Social Issues – Charity – Through the end of the year, or what is now commonly being referred to as “this Saturday,” Bill Clinton will put up a $2 match for every $1 donated to his foundation. Clinton established the foundation 10 years ago after completing his tenure...

Human Rights – President Bashar Assad’s regime continues to slaughter unarmed protestors as Arab League monitors tour the country, leading many members of the Syrian opposition to deduce that the “mission” is a farce meant to buy time for the brutal autocrat and a ploy...

Social Issues – Denmark’s anti-fat crusaders are engineering their next economic assault on obesity, this time targeting sugar and chocolate consumption with a tax similar to one they recently placed on saturated fats. If the tax passes in parliament next week (as expected),...

Social Issues – Hamas has confirmed that it would be shifting gears and halting its violent attacks on Israel as part of a rapprochement plan with the Palestinian Authority. A spokesperson for Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said that the Islamic party would be changing its emphasis...