Charlie Murphy Dead at 57 Charlie Murphy, the brother of A-list movie star and comedian Eddie Murphy, has died at 57. His manager said that he had been battling leukemia. Murphy was receiving chemotherapy at a New York hospital when he passed away on April 12, 2017. After spending many years working for his brother…
The job of the most embattled and long suffering member of the United States White House is not getting any easier. As the foremost spokesperson representing the administration of President Donald Trump, Press Secretary Sean Spicer is tasked with the seemingly impossible task of putting a positive spin on the work of arguably the most…
Amidst Terror Attacks and a State of Emergency, Pope Francis Plans to Visit Egypt Despite the state of emergency declared in Egypt after two deadly suicide attacks on two Christian churches, the Vatican has confirmed that Pope Francis is moving forward with a visit in late April. The attacks were carried out on Palm Sunday, an…
As the Christian community around the world prepared for Holy Week celebrations, a most unholy incident took place on a runway of O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, one of the busiest hubs for air travel in the world. The dreadful incident involved the violent removal of Dr. David Dao, a 69-year old Asian physician, from…
Hillary Clinton spoke candidly on the second day of Women in the World Summit in NYC this week, giving her first real interview since the election. She spoke with Nicholas Kristof in front of an audience of around 3,000 people. Former Secretary Clinton spoke about her personal post-election journey, the role of misogyny in…
On Thursday night, two American warships operating in the Mediterranean launched dozens of Tomahawk cruise missiles against military targets in Syria. This formal attack took place at the same time United States President Donald Trump was having dinner with Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China. According to reports by CNN and the BBC, the…
Elephants, hippos, warthogs, walruses, and other mammals have reasons to rejoice in late March 2017. It has only been three months since the People’s Republic of China abandoned its legal trade in ivory, and African conservation groups are already celebrating great news. According to Kenyan newspaper The Star, activists and attorneys representing Save the Elephants issued…
Why Retired General Michael Flynn Will Get No Immunity Just when you think that the Trump administration could not get any more bizarre than it has already been in less than 100 days of governance, retired Army General Michael Flynn comes out of nowhere to stir up the witches’ brew. As a former National…
Malia Obama was spotted enjoying a night on the town this past week with a very handsome mystery man, causing a flurry of speculation. It didn’t take long for the mystery to be solved, as the man has been identified as 23-year-old Stanford grad Rob Franklin. The official line is that the pair are just…
Nothing about the Trump administration so far has been typical, not least of which is the apparent nepotism. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, the President’s son-in-law and daughter, have significant and unprecedented roles in the administration. Federal law does include an anti-nepotism statute, but the Justice department concluded that the anti-nepotism law didn’t apply to White House staff. As Vox…
