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The Major League Baseball Players Association waded into the debate over Arizona's controversial immigration law Thursday, issuing a statement that urges state lawmakers to repeal or modify the legislation. In its statement, MLBPA Executive Director Michael Weiner says that the law "could have a neg...

Earlier today it was reported that Leslie Buck, the creator of the Anthora coffee cup (arguably the world's most famous coffee cup), passed away on Monday. In honor of Buck and his iconic creation, we've put together a list of products that either pay homage to his great design or just steal it whol...

As you may have heard, news anchor Rosanna Scotto raunched up an edition of "Good Day New York," inexplicably (and proudly) saying "soy jizzum." We don't know what that is. And we don't want to know.

Arizona's new immigration law is just about crime, its supporters say, but given that the state's new education policy equates ethnic studies programs with high treason, they may not be using the commonly accepted definition of "crime." Under the ban, sent to Arizona Go...v. Jan Brewer by the state leg...

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President Obama's recent announcement to open up areas that have been off limits to offshore drilling came as a shock to many. Then the tragic accident at an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico reminded the the country why offshore drilling was banned in so many areas to begin with, as 11 are still m...

NPR News reports that the FBI is investigating the possible bribery of federal officials overseeing mining industry regulation by Massey Energy, the owner of the Upper Big Branch mine that exploded three weeks ago, killing 29 miners.

Anthony Orsini, the principal at Benjamin Franklin middle school in Ridgewood, New Jersey is calling on parents to take a stand against social networking websites. Orsini sent an email to parents on Wednesday urging them to get their children off networks like Facebook and MySpace and to monitor cel...

Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry have broken up after nearly five years together, Radaronline.com reports.

MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) -- Oil from a massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico was oozing into Louisiana's ecologically rich wetlands Friday as storms threatened to frustrate desperate protection efforts. The White House put a hold on any new offshore oil projects until the rig disaster that ...

More than a week has passed since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, killing 11 workers, injuring over a dozen more, and causing a massive oil spill that may eclipse the Exxon Valdez. Yet the two most prominent political champions of offshore drilling -- Sarah Palin...

Thousands of people marched on Wall Street on Thursday afternoon in a major protest of financial sector greed and lending practices by big banks.

"Bust up big banks! Shame on you!" chanted protesters in bank building lobbies in midtown Manhattan this afternoon as Wall Street staffers carrying lunch back to their trading desks hustled by.