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Ted Cruz challenges President Obama to ‘insult me to my face’

Ted Cruz challenges President Obama to 'insult me to my face'

GOP presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) challenged President Obama on Wednesday for attacking Republicans who oppose plans to admit thousands of Syrian refugees into the U.S. The Texas senator said that he felt insulted by comments Obama made in Turkey during the G-20 summit, when the president labeled as “shameful” the idea of allowing Christian but not Muslim Syrian ... Read More »

‘Secret Agent Man’ Songwriter PF Sloan Dead at Age 70

'Secret Agent Man' Songwriter PF Sloan Dead at Age 70

P.F. Sloan, the songwriter behind hits “Eve of Destruction” and “Secret Agent Man” died of pancreatic cancer Monday night, reports Rolling Stone. He was 70. Born Philip Gary Schlein, in New York on Sept. 18, 1945, Sloan signed a recording contract with Aladdin Records at the age of 13. While he worked as a recording artist, he had more luck ... Read More »

Coffee-drinking may lower death risk; New Study Finds

Coffee-drinking may lower death risk, New Study Finds

Three to five cups of coffee a day may lower the risk of dying prematurely from some illnesses than those who do not drink or drink less coffee, new Harvard T.H. Chan School research suggests. Drinkers of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee saw benefits, including a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, type 2 diabetes, and suicide. Read More »

Jamar Clark Shooting: Police use chemicals on protesters as officers who shot Black Man in head named ‘Video’

Jamar Clark shooting: Police use chemicals on protesters as officers who shot Black Man in head named

Jamar Clark was shot in the head after a struggle with police officers. The Minneapolis police shooting of an unarmed black man has been ruled as a homicide, says Minnesota state officials. According to Fox 9, Clark was taken off life support on Monday evening with his parents Irma Jean and James Hill by his bedside. The 24-year-old was shot ... Read More »

Val Kilmer: Star Says Yes to Top Gun 2 on Facebook

Val Kilmer: Actor Says "Yes" to Top Gun 2 on Facebook

Val Kilmer took to his Facebook page this morning to confirm that he has been asked back for the long-gestating Top Gun 2, in which he will reprise the role of “Iceman.” “I just got offered ‪#‎topgun2‬ — not often you get to say ‘yes’ without reading the script…”, he wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday. Read More »

French dad explains Paris terror attacks to son (And Then Weep)

French dad explains Paris terror attacks to son (And Then Weep)

A french father’s heartwarming explanation to his son about the Paris terror attacks is electrifying social media, with more than 27 million views on Facebook alone. A video produced by Le Petit Journal of French cable television channel Canal + showed a French father and his child discussing the circumstances of “Islamic State”-claimed attacks in Paris, that left at least ... Read More »