Vladimir Putin Cancels Russian Government Vacations

As a result of Russia’s recent economic woes, President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the holiday vacations that Russian government officials are promised. Officials are entitled to a vacation from January 1 to January 12, which includes New Year’s Day and Christmas. Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7 because of the Julian […]


AirAsia Flight Loses Contact with Flight Control

THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED, SEE BELOW. Indonesian media is reporting that an AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with Air Traffic Control in Jakota, Indonesia. The local media is basing this off of a Transport Ministry official. The flight number is QZ8501 and it contained 155 passengers and […]


Sen. Rand Paul Celebrates Festivus Again on Twitter

Sen. Rand Paul performed the Festivus tradition of the Airing of Grievances, but he said his on Twitter instead of around the dinner table. Sen. Paul took aim at Democrats, Republicans, the media, and government spending in his tweeting that lasted about nine hours. I’ve got a lot of problems […]


DIRECTV and Disney Sign Distribution Deal

DIRECTV and Walt Disney have signed a new distribution deal that could have large ramifications for their cable properties. As part of the deal, Fusion will join DIRECTV’s line-up in 2015. Fusion is a joint venture between ABC News and Univision and is a cable news channel aimed at millennials. […]


Dana Bash Hosting This Week’s State of the Union

TKNN has learned from a CNN spokeswoman that Chief Congressional Correspondent Dana Bash will anchor this week’s State of the Union. Bash has previously anchored State of the Union, including a time when she co-anchored with CNN Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger. Former State of the Union anchor Candy Crowley […]