Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police to escalate his war on illegal drugs. “Double your efforts. Triple them if need be,” he said. “We will not stop until the last drug lord, the last financier and the last pusher…

Nickelodeon, an American children’s channel owned by Viacom, made dubious history by airing the first animated cartoon show featuring a happily “married” same-gender couple in an episode called, “The Loud House.” Social media lit up with glowing reviews of the…

Hillary Clinton has chosen former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine for her vice-presidential running mate. Kaine is also a junior senator in the U.S. Congress, hoping to close the “God-gap” in the Democratic Party. In light of Donald Trump’s capture of…

“The border that separates Mexico from the United States is so full of free zones that I could come in with a group of men in a few hours and kill thousands of people in Texas or Arizona” Sheikh Omar…

“When I die I hope I’ll have a chance to hit God in the face. If there is a God he already knows about this and he’ll get away – and as an agnostic I probably won’t get the chance….

“This matter has been discussed. We have received information about it and have referred it to the FBI to consider whether or not it meets the criteria for which we could take action on” attorney general Loretta Lynch, speaking before…

And 18-year-old German Iranian man shot and killed nine people plus himself. He also wounded 16 others at a shopping mall in Munich in an attack about 6 pm on Friday evening July 22. Apparently he lured people to the…

The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to approve same-sex “marriage,” if the diocesan bishop authorizes it during its general synod July 7-12. This is the same as saying that same-sex marriage is up to the local unit of the…

The Republican Party, at the Republican National Convention, has adopted the most conservative platform ever. And it has Christian conservatives cheering it, partly because it is the “the most pro-life platform ever.” It also continued opposition to homosexual marriage and…

“That there is a chilling effect on scientists who are in extreme doubt about climate change, I think it’s good” Bill Nye, the science guy, and climate change activist, speaking in support of legal action and jail time for scientists…

“Over two thirds (68 percent) of consumers across Europe are interested in using biometrics when making a payment, especially when integrated with other security measures.” Visa says its research shows that 73 percent of Europeans believe that two-factor authentication is…

“Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive and so on?” Bill Nye, the science guy, and climate change activist, speaking in support of legal action and jail time…