From HuffingtonPost.com: In a comparison likely to offend both parties, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly compared the South Side of Chicago to Haiti during a January 23rd stop on his “Bold Fresh Tour,” accompanied by Glenn Beck.

From ThisIsLondon.com: Standby for the great new hit toy for Christmas 2010 – Michael Jackson dolls. At least that’s what The Character Group, which has previously had hits with Dr Who, Peppa Pig and Go Go Pets, is hoping.

(From npr.com) This time, you say to yourself, this time I will do 50 chin-ups every day or skip dessert or call my mother every Friday. It’s time to do those things that I know, I really, really know I should do. And then you don’t. According to British psychologist Richard Wiseman, 88 percent of […]

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday announced an $8.8 billion boost in the president’s 2011 budget to support military families.

Guests who don’t want to hop into a cold bed at one English hotel now have a novel way to warm up: by enlisting a staff member to do it for them.

A grace period for people who have not paid their citations after they were caught on camera running red lights ends this weekend. The vehicle owners were given a 60-day grace period to pay fines and other past-due penalties, but it ends Saturday, according to the Houston Police Department. About 77,800 registered owners of vehicles […]

Undefined Haitian exit procedures halts departure of humanitarian paroled orphans! More details inside.

From Bloomberg.com: Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Verizon Communications Inc., coping with subscriber losses at its fixed-line phone business, plans to cut about 13,000 jobs at the division this year after posting fourth-quarter revenue that missed analysts’ estimates.