BREAKING: John Updike Has Died
By Jesse Singal - Jan 27th, 2009 at 1:36 pmSo says the AP.
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Michael Crichton Dead at 66
By Jesse Singal - Nov 5th, 2008 at 2:06 pmAP:
NEW YORK—Michael Crichton, the million-selling author of such historic and prehistoric science thrillers as “Jurassic Park,” “Timeline” and “The Andromeda Strain,” has died of…
BREAKING: Obama’s Grandmother Passes Away
By Daniel Strauss - Nov 3rd, 2008 at 5:09 pmParents regularly dream of raising their children to go on and do great things, but they don’t usually have time to notice that simply by…
Studs Terkel Dies at 96
By Emily Rutherford - Oct 31st, 2008 at 8:15 pmOne of the greatest figures of Americana died at his home in Chicago today. Studs Terkel was famous for his oral histories of America–most notably…
BREAKING: ATF Breaks Up Obama Murder Plot
By Jesse Singal - Oct 27th, 2008 at 4:40 pmTerrifying:
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ATF says it has broken up a plot to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 102…
Big News on the Equality Front
By Jesse Singal - Oct 10th, 2008 at 12:16 pmReuters:
The Connecticut Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriage on Friday in a victory for gay-rights advocates that will allow couples to marry…
BREAKING: House Passes Bailout
By Matt Zeitlin - Oct 3rd, 2008 at 1:55 pmAfter four days of credit contraction, bank failure, skyrocketing unemployment and dipping stock markets, the House approved the bailout bill today. It won 263-171, with…
BREAKING: Lieberman to Speak at GOP Convention
By Saxon Baird - Aug 20th, 2008 at 10:59 amThe Huffington Post just reported that a Republican official speaking on anonymity has reported that Democrat -turned-Independent-turned-??? Joe Lieberman of Connecticut will speak at the…
BREAKING: John Edwards Admits to Affair
By Jesse Singal - Aug 8th, 2008 at 3:16 pmFrom ABC News:
John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extramarital affair with a novice filmmaker, the former Senator admitted to ABC…
BREAKING: Senator Ted Stevens Indicted
By L. Russell Allen - Jul 29th, 2008 at 2:22 pmCBS is reporting that Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) has been indicted for making false statements in his financial disclosure forms between 1999 and 2006.
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A Huge Step for Gay Rights in Massachusetts
By Jesse Singal - Jul 15th, 2008 at 3:36 pmBig news out of Massachusetts:
The Massachusetts Senate today passed a bill that would repeal a 1913 state law that prevents gay and lesbian couples…
BREAKING: Iran Reportedly Agrees to Suspend Uranium Enrichment
By Masoud Shafaee - Jul 2nd, 2008 at 5:23 pmFollowing yesterday’s statement of a top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Iran should be careful to not make “provocative remarks” over…
R. Kelly Acquitted, But You’re Still Not Allowed to Like His Music
By L. Russell Allen - Jun 13th, 2008 at 4:12 pmThe Chicago Sun-Times reports that singer R. Kelly has been found not guilty on all 14 of the charges he was facing, which stemmed from…
Russert Dead at 58
By Jesse Singal - Jun 13th, 2008 at 3:45 pmCBS via The New York Times: Tim Russert, the Meet the Press anchor and political analyst for NBC, died from an apparent heart attack earlier…
