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Fixing Inequality In America Starts By Getting Back To Full Employment
One of the overarching themes of the Obama presidency is the income and wealth inequalities between both low- and high-income Americans and between black and white America. The solutions to these...
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The Ravens And Vikings Score 4 TDs In The Final 90 Seconds In The Craziest...
After combining for 27 points in the first 58 minutes of the game, the Baltimore Ravens and Minnesota Vikings traded four touchdowns in the final 90 seconds in the most incredible finish of the...
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19 Awesome Photos From The NFL's Epic Snow Day
Today was the most entertaining NFL Sunday of the year.With a snow storm battering the east coast, parts of at least five games were played in snowy conditions.The delightful Eagles-Lions game was...
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Denver Broncos Kicker Makes The Longest Field Goal In NFL History
Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater broke the NFL record for longest field goal, nailing a 64-yarder just before halftime against the Tennessee Titans.The previous record was 63 yards.The air is thinner...
View ArticleI've Been Using This Awesome Real-Time Search Engine — And It's Actually...
Some people do search because they want to do research on a topic. Maybe they want to look up 'the best Chinese restaurants in Dallas' or want to see if someone on the internet can help them diagnose a...
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Local Police Departments Have Been Driving Fake Cell Towers Into...
USA Today's John Kelly reports many U.S. law enforcement agencies have accessed cell towers to gather call data from thousands of residents, similar to tactics used by the N.S.A.Approximately...
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Zach Johnson Beat Tiger Woods By Sinking A Shot From The Fairway On The 18th...
Zach Johnson beat Tiger Woods and won the World Challenge but only after sinking a shot from the fairway to force a playoff.Johnson shanked his second shot on the par-4 18th hole, hitting the ball...
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The WTO Just Came To A Historic Trade Deal — Here's What You Need To Know
The World Trade Organization (WTO) reached a major trade reform agreement on Saturday, the first in its history.The deal required unanimous approval from the 159 countries involved and took until the...
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The Weekend Is Over, And Markets And Futures Are Mostly Higher
Asia and Pacific markets were mostly higher as Monday trading opened.Korea's Kospi and Japan's Nikkei both climbed more than 1%. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was off 0.2%.U.S. futures were pointing...
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Facebook Might Be Adding A 'Sympathize' Button
What do you do when a friend memorializes a deceased loved one by uploading a photo, or when your cousin complains of a bad day on her Facebook status?Sometimes, it just feels weird to click "like"...
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18 Examples Of Kobe Bryant's Insane Work Ethic
Less than eight months after tearing his Achilles, Kobe Bryant is officially back in the lineup for the Lakers.Achilles injuries are awful, especially for aging NBA players.But work ethic is a crucial...
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Adventurer Who Inspired James Franco Movie '127 Hours' Arrested For Domestic...
DENVER (AP) — Aron Ralston, who cut off his forearm to free himself after becoming trapped by a dislodged boulder in a Utah canyon, has been arrested in Denver for domestic violence.The 38-year-old was...
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It's A Light Week For The Economy — Here's Your Complete Preview (DIA, SPY,...
For the most part, the economic data has been pretty encouraging.And Friday's strong jobs report has people thinking very carefully about the outlook for monetary policy."Regarding the Fed, last...
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Why One Economist Is Concerned About China's Surging Exports
The latest Chinese trade data showed that exports surged 12.7% year-over-year in November, up from 5.6% the previous month.This is also beat expectations for a 7% rise. The slowdown in import growth...
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Chinese Consumer Prices Rise 3%
Chinese consumer prices were up 3% in November, modestly below expectations for a 3.1% rise.Meanwhile, producer prices fell 1.4%, missing expectations for a 1.5% fall. Food inflation fell to 5.9% in...
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China Took An Important Step Towards Liberalizing Interest Rates This Weekend
The People's Bank of China officially announced the inter-bank negotiable certificate of deposits (CDs) on Saturday. The interest rate on these CDs will be determined by the market.These certificates...
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Susan Boyle Diagnosed With Aspberger's
Susan Boyle charmed the world when she appeared on "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009. The 52-year-old has since gone on to sell 14 million albums in 14 months and become the first British female artist to...
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Byron Wien's 2013 Predictions Have Been Way Off
Since 1986, investing legend and Blackstone Vice Chairman Byron Wien begins each January by attempting to predict the 10 big surprises of the coming year.Wien should be given major props for even...
View Article2013's Most Viral Videos And Pop Culture Moments Mashed Up In One Awesome...
DJ Earworm is at it again with a new mashup video tribute to this year's most viral videos and the best of pop culture.Clearly that includes prancersizing, Jimmy Kimmel pranks, Dove commercials, the...
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Uruguay Is Facing Down The UN Over The Future Of Drug Laws
This week, the small South American nation of Uruguay did something that made opponents of the drug war all over the world rejoice: It legalized the sale and consumption of marijuana for recreational...
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