MSNBC's senior political analyst Mark Halperin was suspended early on Thursday morning after he called U.S. President Barack Obama kind of a d*** on the network's Morning Joe show but did MSNBC do the right thing in suspending Haplerin indefinitely?
The 7 seconds delay mode can do two things on TV broadcasts. It can bleep out profanity or any other unwanted materials. It can also be activated to encourage the guest to freely speak his mind, if the guest isn't sure about appropriateness of his comments.
A Kansas board has unanimously approved new regulations for abortion providers, moving the state one step closer to becoming the first in the nation without a clinic or doctor's office performing the procedures.
Prince Turki al-Faisal, a senior diplomat and scion of the ruling Saudi royal family, told senior NATO officials that Riyadh would not stand idle in the event that Tehran developed nuclear arms, according to a report in the Guardian newspaper of Britain
The leader of the British Labour Party has criticized that strike action that has seriously affected thousands of schools, as well as airports, seaports and other public sector services.
China quickly blocked Google's newest offering Google+, a service that promises a better social networking experience than Facebook's. The Google+ service was not available to Chinese users, New York's Daily News said, citing sources.
Stephen Colbert has won the right to use his television program to raise money for a Political Action Committee, a development that vindicates his satirical campaign but could have large implications for campaign finance reform.
On his last day as U.S. Defense Secretary, Robert Gates said that defense spending is not the cause of a soaring budget deficit and warned against disastrous cuts.
The nationwide strike by public sector workers in Britain has left classrooms across the country virtually empty.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Jared Loughner, who allegedly shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ari., and killed six others in a February rampage, can be forcibly medicated so that he can be brought to trial.
NATO officials said they have killed a senior commander of the Haqqani terrorist group and other fighters in Afghanistan.
Federal officials have canceled the deportation of a Venezuelan man who married his American partner in Connecticut, signaling the government's willingness to recognize a crucial federal benefit for same-sex couples.
Senators stalled on budget talks will have to miss Fourth of July festivities as the chamber’s top Democrat signaled there will be no recess.
U.S. Senators stalled on budget talks will have to miss Fourth of July festivities, as the chamber’s top Democrat signaled there will be no recess.
Plans by Ukrainian officials to open a museum on the site of a bunker once used by Adolf Hitler has prompted fears such a place could become a shrine for neo-Nazis.
Glenn Beck lashed out at New Yorkers on his radio show for allegedly harassing his family on Monday night at a Bryant Park Movie Night showing of The 39 Steps.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was briefly attacked by an assailant during a public appearance in southern France.
Rhode Island's Senate passed a bill Wednesday night allowing same sex couples to enter into civil unions, despite objections that the legislation continues some forms of discrimination.
A 24-hour strike has stalled schools and business in the UK as union workers fight against pension cuts. Our members are faced with everything they have ever worked for being taken away from them, Public and Commercial Services Union spokesman Richard Simcox told IBTimes.
President Barack Obama's counter-terrorism adviser outlined on Wednesday an evolving military strategy that will increasingly rely on targeted, clandestine strikes rather than conventional military operations.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (the country’s highest state body) lifted the threshold from 2,000 yuan (about $309) to 3,500 yuan ($542) per month.
Shawn Carter felt an overriding sense of freedom - freedom of religion, freedom of thought, and the freedom to express both - when his parents, both founding members of a Baptist church, kicked him out of their home after he stopped attending. It became one of the defining moments of his life, he said.
E.coli, the deadly bacteria behind food poisoning and responsible for deaths of many could be a commercially available biofuel in five years, a U.S scientist told government leaders.
China apparently lost no time denying its people access to yet another western social networking service. Hours after search giant Google unveiled ambitious social networking service Google+, the Chinese government got the service blocked in the country, according to media reports.
Hackers on Wednesday temporarily shut down al-Qaeda's Internet and its ability to communicate messages through videos and statements.
Who is this guy to hold the reins of a country if he cannot even drive a car, commented a user in YouTube named BalticStatesAcademy
Over 15,000 dogs were slaughtered for Chinese festival in Yulin in eastern China, which kicked off during the weekend.
It was a slow-motion stampede at New York's Kennedy airport Wednesday when about 150 turtles crawled onto the runway in search of beaches to lay their eggs.
The intial reviews for HP's new tablet, the TouchPad, are in and the device is being released in a crowded field led by Apple's iPad 2.
If President Barack Obama was hoping that his scolding of Republican lawmakers on Wednesday would spur action to the stalled debt talks, the GOP response made clear that the gulf between the two sides is larger than ever.
