“Representative Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota Republican whose status as a leading Tea Party voice in Congress has faded in the wake of a failed bid for president and a widening investigation into her campaign spending, said Wednesday that she would not seek re-election.”* Michelle Bachman is only a few months …

“A Vatican spokesperson is walking back remarks Pope Francis made last week suggesting that atheists and people of other faiths who do good deeds are also redeemed “with the blood of Christ,” a statement that seemed to contradict Catholic teaching that “outside the church there is no salvation.”* Pope Francis …

“Television preacher and one-time Republican presidential candidate Pat Robertson warned on his “700 Club” show Tuesday that he’s inclined to run a “full-scale exposé” on a web publication that he refused to identify, calling them a “nasty group” that focuses on “embarrassing conservatives” who appear on television.”* Pat Robertson is …

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Japan’s Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of Osaka, committed a bit of a faux pas when he tried to justify Japan’s use of “comfort women” during World War 2. In case you didn’t know, “comfort women” is a fun euphemism for invading Japanese military forcing women at gunpoint into prostitution. Subscribe …

The NBA Playoffs are the home of some terrible plays, but some equally-opposite phenomenal reactions to those plays. Bill Hanstock reacts to those reactions.

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After Notre Dame starting QB Everett Golson was dismissed for the fall term for academic infractions, many assumed it to be a dramatic blow to the 2013 squad’s chances. Dan Rubenstein explains why that isn’t so. Photo Credits: Steve Mitchell/USA Today Matt Cashore/USA Today Matthew Emmons/USA Today Mike DiNovo/USA Today

A quick start, clutch play from Roy Hibbert, Lance Stephenson and others, and a bevy of controversial fouls on LeBron James all contributed to the Indiana Pacers defeating the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron, who fouled out for just the second playoff game of …