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Romney, ahead of 2016 run, now calls Utah home, talks openly about Mormon influence |
HOLLADAY, Utah — After losing two straight presidential races, Mitt Romney packed up his home in Massachusetts and journeyed west to Utah, building a mansion here in the foothills of the Wasatch Range that has served as his sanctuary from defeat. Read full article » |
Why the snow forecast for New York City was so bad, and what should be done |
Instead of presenting the forecast as a range of possibilities, many outlets simply presented the worst-case scenario. Read full article » |
Fear of immigration policy change triggers new wave of Cuban migrants |
HAVANA — President Obama’s opening to Cuba has accelerated a surge in Cuban migration to the United States, the latest U.S. statistics show, as many on the island grow worried that America’s long-standing immigration benefits for Cubans are now in jeopardy. Read full article » |
Fairfax SWAT team raids high stakes Great Falls poker game, seizes cash, terrifies players |
On a quiet weeknight among the stately manors of Great Falls, ten men sat around a table in the basement of a private home last November playing high stakes poker. Suddenly, masked and heavily armed SWAT team officers from the Fairfax County Police Department burst through the door, pointed their assault rifles at the players and ordered them to put their hands on the table. The players complied. Their cash was seized, including a reported $150,000 from the game’s host, and eight of the ten players were charged with the Class 3 misdemeanor of illegal gambling, punishable by a maximum fine of $500. The minimum buy-in for the game was $20,000, with re-buys allowed if you lost your first twenty grand. Read full article » |
Jenny McCarthy tries to mend her anti-vaccine reputation with reality TV. It’s too little, too late. |
The second episode of “Donnie Loves Jenny” — a new A&E reality show chronicling the newlywed era of Jenny McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg — is the picture of messy domestic bliss.The Playboy model-turned-TV-personality snuggles under the covers while the boy-band veteran sweetly volunteers to get her son, Evan, ready for school. Wahlberg bumbles adorably around the kitchen, spilling juice as he tries to scramble eggs and pack a PB&J lunch for the 12-year-old. McCarthy frets that Wahlberg won’t know Evan’s routine. “Don’t forget Evan’s science project!” she yells from the bedroom. Uh oh! Wahlberg forgets the project and leaves the lunch on the counter — but his wife is so touched by his effort that she spends the day grocery shopping for a special homemade dinner. Later, the two have a romantic date night while Grandpa takes Evan out for ice cream. Read full article » |
Medical Mysteries: It seemed like a heart attack, but the tests said no. |
As Pamela Meredith sank onto her living room sofa to watch an action movie with her visiting grandson, she felt unusually relieved that their busy day was over. The sultry heat of a Washington August, combined with the pace required to keep up with an active 12-year-old, had sapped her energy, which had flagged in recent weeks. As she put her feet up, Meredith was alarmed to see that her normally slim ankles were swollen, obscured by bands of puffy flesh. Read full article » |
In hindsight, Bill Cosby’s old books on love, sex and family are incredibly creepy |
“Sex at my age has become exhausting,” Bill Cosby lamented in 1987, upon turning 50. This was one year after he allegedly assaulted 18-year-old Barbara Bowman in a Reno hotel room, and two decades into what appears to be a hidden life now broken wide open with accusations of drugging, rape and harassment from dozens of women. Read full article » |
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