“Parents in Dietrich, Idaho, say the word “vagina” has no place in a 10th grade science class, according to news website MagicValley.com. A small group from Dietrich, population 332, complained to the Idaho State Department of Education, which launched an official investigation of science teacher Tim McDaniel. He is accused …

“According to this story in Canada’s National Post, cops in Moscow have been ordered to inspect ambulances after learning that VIP commuters are riding around in “ambulance taxis” that cost as much as $200 per hour. These aren’t just ordinary ambulances, either. They’ve been cleverly fitted with fancy and luxurious …

“At the Justice Department’s criminal division, Lanny Breuer was supposed to lead the investigation into the financial crisis–the big banks and Wall Street firms. His track record to many close observers has been other than impressive, let’s say. And now, it was announced yesterday, he’s returning to his old law …

Even if the rest of the world doesn’t, China still believes in buying American. So much so that the Chinese government has started buying up land, communities, businesses, infrastructures…the US owes China over a trillion dollars in debt and pays millions of dollars A DAY in interest on that. Is …

“Hedge fund manager Steven A Cohen has bought a Picasso painting from casino mogul Steve Wynn for a record price — six years after Wynn accidentally put his elbow through it. Cohen, 56, who runs SAC Capital Advisors, purchased Le Rêve, a 1932 oil painting of Picasso’s 22-year-old mistress Marie-Thérèse …

“A community college’s student-run newspaper is under fire for printing an in-depth edition about sex. Central New Mexico Community College’s administration suspended the CNM Chronicle after the sex issue was published Tuesday, according to multiple local reports.”* Is sex still such a taboo topic? Central New Mexico Community College’s newspaper …

“China’s $57 billion wedding industry floats on ridiculous markups on everything from liquor and cigarettes to photography. But for “VIP” brides-to-be shopping at Vera Wang’s boutique in Shanghai, which is still in a soft-opening phase, one charge took the white wedding cake: The store charged 3,000 renminbi ($482) for a …

“In 2008, Nebraska decriminalized child abandonment. The move was part of a “safe haven” law designed to address increased rates of infanticide in the state. Like other safe haven laws, parents in Nebraska who felt unprepared to care for their babies could drop them off at a designated location without …

“Income Growth For Bottom 90 Percent Of Americans Averaged Just $59 Over 4 Decades: Analysis Another day, another mind-blowing fact about the staggering difference between the haves and the have-nots. Incomes for the bottom 90 percent of Americans only grew by $59 on average between 1966 and 2011 (when you …

“Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee said in an interview published Wednesday that the Republican Party risks alienating its base if it comes to support gay marriage. “They might. And if they do, they’re going to lose a large part of their base because evangelicals will take a walk,” Huckabee …