Scott Tuttle

Sadie Elledge, Latina Waitress, Gets Racist Note: “We Only Tip Citizens”

Sadie Elledge, an 18-year-old Virginia waitress, found herself on the foul end of vile hate crime when her customers refused to talk to her and wrote a racist note on the line of their check where the tip amount would normally go. Sadie was working the midday shift at Jess’ Lunch in Harrisonburg, VA when […]

8y ago

feminism|peru

Peru March Against Gender Violence Draws 50,000

In response to recent news of perpetrators committing violent crimes against women and getting lenient sentences, groups of protesters totaling more than 50,000 people gathered in the capital city of Lima and eight other cities in Peru for an unprecedented march. Officials claim this was the largest gathering of protesters in the nation’s history. “Today, […]

8y ago

egypt

Sisi: Egypt Will Not Hesitate On Tough Reforms

After negotiating a $12 billion dollar loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared that he will not hesitate to muscle through tough reforms of which the loan is predicated. On Thursday a spokesperson for the IMF announced the organization was willing to disperse the three-year facility given the Egyptian […]

8y ago

cuba|Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro Turns 90: Thousands Of Cubans Celebrate

Fidel Castro turns 90 today, and thousands of Cubans have already gathered to celebrate. After scores of assassination attempts against him and even having made enemies with the most powerful nation in the world, El Comandante, as he is sometimes called, quietly passed a milestone in his notoriously secluded life. Meanwhile, the Cuban people celebrated […]

8y ago

Donald Trump

Mexican Foreign Minister: Mexico Paying For Trump Border Wall Is ‘Absurd’

After numerous Mexican leaders publicly rejected the idea of their country paying for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s border wall between Mexico and the United States, Mexico’s foreign minister weighed in on the debate. “Well, that’s absurd. We would never consider that,” said Mexican foreign minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu in an interview with ABC News. […]

8y ago

ghostbusters|hugh grant

Hugh Grant Hires Ghostbuster To Remove Ghost From House

When a strange sound goes bump in the night, who are you going to call? For actor Hugh Grant, the answer is all too obvious—The Ghostbusters. It all began when Grant’s son started complaining from an early age that he saw a boy roaming the halls of their London home, or rather a “friend’s house… […]

8y ago

bernie sanders

Negligent Jailers In Sandra Bland Suicide Case Quietly Assigned New Jobs

Jailers who were on duty while Sandra Bland committed suicide in her cell last year faced no criminal charges and were even quietly given new law enforcement jobs, according to a new report. Sandra Bland, who was in jail for a routine traffic stop, shook the world when she took her own life back in […]

8y ago

hbo|jon stewart

Jon Stewart To Start New Gig On HBO

After stepping down as host of the well-received Daily Show last year, America’s beloved late night comic is finally staging his big television comeback. Following in the footsteps of one of his most successful disciples, John Oliver, Stewart will be airing his new project as an HBO series. Though Stewart signed a contract with the […]

8y ago

Islamic State|terrorism

Six Reasons ISIS Hates The West, According To Report

It is no secret that ISIS hates the West, as evident by all the deadly attacks the terror organization has made against various members of western society since its inception. However, those on the business end of ISIS’ vile hate have struggled to fully grasp the reasons why. In the latest edition of their periodical […]

8y ago

suicide

Mother Commits Suicide After Teen Son Hangs Himself Following Rape Accusations

Fifty-five-year-old Karin Cheshire was distraught and inconsolable after her son Jay hung himself last year, following an alleged false rape accusation. Just days after the anniversary of his death, Karin committed suicide in the same manner. Jay, 17, was considered bright and hardworking at his high school in Southampton, where he was specializing in English […]

8y ago

baghdad

ISIS Attack In Iraq By Suicide Bomber Leaves 14 Dead

In the latest among many worldwide attacks associated with the Islamic State or ISIS, a suicide bomber affiliated with the terror group made his way to a busy security checkpoint in northern Baghdad and detonated his explosive belt killing 14 people and injuring 31 more. A police officer who witnessed the violent attack told the […]

8y ago

nigeria

Nigerian Court Lifts Hijab Ban In Lagos Schools

As countries like France are taking steps perceived by some as anti-Muslim by banning certain articles of Islamic clothing, Nigeria has taken the opposite approach by lifting a previous ban on the hijab. Reexamining a previous ruling by the Lagos High Court banning the Islamic hijab, also known as a headscarf, from public schools in […]

8y ago

Primates Enjoy Booze, According To New Study

Monkey-like primates such as aye-ayes and slow lorises enjoy alcohol and even choose the highest concentration of alcohol available to them, according to a new study conducted by Dartmouth scientists. Researchers at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire put the two species of primates to the test, giving each a selection of beverages with varying levels […]

8y ago

Black Lives Matter

Gallup Survey Shows Minorities More Satisfied With U.S. Than Whites

A recent Gallup survey has revealed that despite well documented incidences of racial prejudices and the rise of social movements such as Black Lives Matter, blacks and Latinos are significantly more satisfied with the direction the country is headed than whites. According to Gallup, 47 percent of Latinos and 49 percent of blacks who participated […]

8y ago

Donald Trump|mike pence

Trump Campaign Yanks Logo Amid Poor Public Reception

Donald Trump’s campaign has yanked its original logo of an interlocking T and P with an American flag inspired striped background after a wave of unwanted social media attention followed its initial release. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s campaign staff released the now-widely ridiculed logo in an email Friday shortly after announcing his choice of […]

8y ago