On Monday, rapper Common told HuffPost Live that he felt the media was giving Donald Trump way too much attention. This came during an interview about the screening of his film “Being Charlie” (Toronto International Film Festival). Common said he questioned the “integrity” of the media. To him, there is such an emphasis on Trump …
A wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as it roared unchecked through the northern California village of Middletown and several nearby communities, fire officials said on Sunday. The so-called Valley Fire, now ranked as the most destructive among scores of blazes that have ravaged the drought-stricken U.S. west this …
GOP candidate Ben Carson thinks that the screening process for incoming refugees from Syria and Iraq should be extensive. He noted that the Boston Marathon bombers entered the United States under refugee status. “I would recognize that bringing in people from the Middle East right now carries extra danger,” Carson said on ABC’s “This Week” …
Former Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chrétien said in an open letter that Stephen Harper “has shamed Canada”. The letter, published in the Globe and Mail, La Presse, and Le Devoir, expresses his opinion that Harper’s response to the Syrian and Iraqi refugee crisis have made Canada appear to be a “cold-hearted” nation. “In my travels …
GOP Candidate and Senator from Texas Ted Cruz has said that if the government shuts down over the defunding of Planned Parenthood the blame is on President Obama. Cruz has previously said he is willing to shut down the government over the issue. Calls to defund Planned Parenthood have erupted since a controversial edited video …