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Obama State of Union Address: President Invites Special Guests; Who Are They?

Openly Gay NBA Player Jason Collins and Boston Marathon Bombing survivors Carlos Arrendondo and Jeff Bauman will be among the guests attending President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Tuesday, the White House reported.

Increasing Numbers of Working Age Americans on Food Stamps

Government spending on food stamps has doubled since five years ago to $80 billion today, with chances that it will grow even larger in the future. The increase in the number of food stamp participants is due to slow economic recovery, high unemployment and stagnant wages.

US Airstrikes Kill Leader of Al-Shabaab Terrorist Group in Somalia

The leader was close to Al Qaeda Al-Shabaab is the name of a terrorist group which claimed responsibility for the siege of a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya on Sept.

Winter Olympics 2014 Events and Schedule: Sochi Mayor Says Gays Do Not Live In His City

The unsafe cultural climate for LGBT people in Russia has already turned away many of the world's sports fans and now it only looks like it will be getting worse.

Kim Jong Un Executes Uncle Update: Entire Family of North Korean Dictator's Once Powerful Uncle Killed

The new leader seeks to eliminate opposition within his government Ever since he was promoted to the youngest ever head of state at the age of 28 following the death of his father Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's action have been closely watched by the international media.

Top 10 Olympic Moments In History: From Miracle On Ice To Michael Phelps

The 1988 Calgary Olympics were among the most memorable Winter Olympics of All Time. 10. Battle of the Brians The 1988 Calgary Olympics were among the most memorable Winter Olympics of All Time.

Gay Marriage In the South? Virginia's Attorney General Says Gay Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional; What Happens Next?

Newly elected Herring will not defend state's ban on same-sex marriage. What happens now? At this moment in the United States, there are upwards of 40 lawsuits challenging bans on gay marriage in over 20 states.

Baptist Congressman Memoir: Republican Steve Pearce Says Women Should "Submit " to Husbands

His argument comes from Bible's book of Ephesians Republican Steve Pearce of New Mexico is widely perceived to have hurt the GOP party as a whole by espousing some controversial views about the role of the wife in his new memoir, Just Fly the Plane, Stupid! The Washington Post reported on the GOP's troubles with garnering female support in the country, saying that: "Mitt Romney suffered from one of the biggest so-called "gender gaps" in recent history in the 2012 election -- an election in which two GOP Senate candidates might have cost their party a seat because of comments about rape and pregnancy.

Federal Privacy Watchdog: NSA Metadata Collection Is Illegal and Should End

An independent federal watchdog agency has released its findings on the National Security Agency's bulk metadata collection program, calling it illegal and declaring that it should be closed down.

Poll: Americans Unhappy With President Obama And His Administration’s Handling Of Issues They Deem Top Priority For 2014

According to a recent poll the majority of American voters say they are unhappy with how the president is handling what they believe are the highest priority issues facing the country. However, if Obama can rearrange his priorities and fix the current situation in a few key areas pollsters say his approval ratings may increase for 2014.

University of Utah Student Brings Suitcase With Thousands of Singles to School, Find Out Why

On Tuesday, a University of Utah student gave his school 2,000 examples of how much he disagrees with the school's ever increasing tuition.

Justin Bieber DUI: Singer Jailed in Miami, What Did Police Find in His System?

So Justin Bieber is really in trouble now. The singer who received a "hood pass" from rapper The Game during a TMZ show, is officially a jail bird now. He is being held in Miami Beach for drag racing, resisting arrest, a DUI and they even found drugs in the car. Will this be the lesson Bieber needs?

Justin Bieber News 2014: Singer Arrested, Thrown In Miami Jail For Drag Racing & DUI

Justin Bieber’s bad boy lifestyle just keeps getting worse and today the 19-year-old pop superstar’s wild behavior has landed him in a Florida jail.

Cubans Embrace Travel Reform, U.S. Welcomes the Change and Increases Visas by 100 Percent

While the United States and Cuba have a complicated past and an unpredictable future, it seems like there is some 'progress' with records indicating that Cubans are taking advantage of a travel reform that went into effect last year around this time.

Freeland, PA Man Arrested Just 45 Minutes After Taunting Police on Facebook; Lured in By Pretty Woman and a Cigarette

They say criminals always return to the scene of the crime, but one criminal from Pennsylvania made a more modern and even stupider mistake by returning to social media.

Sochi Olympics Terror Attack Threats: Officials in Hungary, Switzerland Receive Threats; Will Putin's Legacy Hang in the Balance?

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games take place February 7 to 23. The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games take place Feb. 7 to 23. That's only a couple of weeks away, but security remains a concern for host country Russia.

Las Vegas Hotel & Casinos Go High-Tech With New Payment Option: Bitcoin, Baby!

A pair of Las Vegas hotel & casinos are among the first in the world to adopt a new high-tech alternative to traditional payment methods as they take a gamble to allow guests to foot their bills using bitcoin.

Obama Says ‘Alcohol Is More Dangerous Than Marijuana’ And Shocks Nation But These Famous Politicos Began Rallying For Reefer Ages Before POTUS Took His First Puff

Although the alcohol prohibition era has long since come to an end, marijuana prohibition remains intact since its inception in 1932 with the passage of the Marijuana Tax Act.

Dolphins 'Inhumanely' Slaughtered in Japan Hunt, Bloodbath Sparks International Uproar from Activists, Caroline Kennedy

Imagine you are swimming alongside your family, and you are captured, corralled, wrestled, driven over, and harpooned, all while witnessing slaughter all around you as you swim frantically in a sea of crimson red, trying to escape. Although this may sound horribly graphic and traumatizing, this is what's occurring to hundreds of pods of bottlenose dolphins every year in an annual hunt that takes place in a cove in Taiji, Japan.

Mitt Romney Gangnam Style Dance: Watch Him Break it Down at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Conference

He tries at first then just ad-libs a jig Arizona Young Single Adults, which is a Latter-Day Saints organization, also known as Mormons, had Mitt Romney and his wife as guests of honor at a conference in Tempe among other distinguished guests like the president of ASU.
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