NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams has taken a leave of absence from the program for the next “several days.” Weekend anchor and primary substitute anchor Lester Holt will fill in for Williams during this period. In a statement published online with the title, “A Personal Note […]
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States economy added 257,000 jobs in January. However, the unemployment rate went up slightly to 5.7%. The increased unemployment rate could be due to more people entering the job market due to the recent job market strength. January added more jobs […]
The communications advisor for Rep. Aaron Schock, Benjamin Cole, has resigned following the revealing of Facebook posts where he expressed racist views. Both BuzzFeed and the left-leaning ThinkProgress found his posts and put them online. In one, Cole wrote that President Obama should build a mosque on White House grounds. […]
NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams has retracted a story from the 2003 invasion of Iraq. For years, both Williams and NBC had been claiming that Williams and his crew were aboard a helicopter that was brought down by RPG fire. Williams then repeated the story himself […]
Following the release of a video that showed Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive at the hands of ISIS fighters, Jordan has executed two of their ISIS-affiliated prisoners. Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli were killed at dawn on Wednesday. al-Rishawi has been on death row for a period of time. […]
