President Barack Obama said Wednesday he supports same-sex marriage, raising the political stakes on an issue over which Americans are evenly split. The announcement was the first by a sitting president and put Obama squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. On Wednesday during appearances in Colorado and Oklahoma Romney said “I [...]
(Newser.com) Facials, mani-pedis, and massages are so passé for the insanely rich—or the insane and rich, Cracked reports. Here’s the new normal among bizarre spa treatments: A wine spa in Japan allows you to swim in hot booze, tea, or coffee. The spa’s website notes that green tea is an effective antioxidant, and Cleopatra [...]
The first two seasons of the original “Star Trek” sci-fi series included 56 episodes. In this video, you can watch all 56 episodes at the same time. “Resistance if futile.”
From small beginnings to a world-wide phenomenon, YouTube marked an important milestone Monday. The site was founded February 14, 2005, but the first video posted–a 19 second clip of YouTube cofounder Jawed Karim at the San Diego zoo–didn’t come until April 23, 2005.
First aired on ABC, this video depicts the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot a Florida teenager. The attorney for the family of Travon Martin says the video taken shortly after the incident doesn’t show that his head or nose had been injured. The lawyer says the video is further evidence to question George Zimmerman’s [...]
At 7-8, Tiny Sturgess is the tallest Harlem Globetrotter ever. He is taller than basketball superstar Yao Ming and the previous tallest Globetrotter, Dut Mayar, who are both 7-6. Tiny was also officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the World’s Tallest Professional Basketball Player. Click here for tickets to the Globetrotters April 3 performance [...]
The following was submitted by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst. Here in Missouri, we’re working together to find commonsense solutions to move our state forward. Our state’s unemployment rate has been improving, in large part because Missouri’s exports of agricultural and other products to international markets set an all-time [...]
