August 2019

Keeping Focus on Gun Bills, Democrats Urge McConnell and Senate to Act

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, seeking to pressure the Senate Republican leadership to take up gun safety legislation, broke away from their August recess on Tuesday to appear in the Capitol with victims of gun violence, who pleaded with Congress to act swiftly to prevent further bloodshed. Six top Democrats called on Senator Mitch McConnell, the

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Stephen King Haunts Trump With A Biting Question About New Border Wall Claims

The U.S.-Mexico border is violent It certainly is in some places, but those don’t tend to be on the U.S. side. In fact, <a href=”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2-us-mexico-border-cities_n_2647897″>El Paso, Texas and San Diego, California are the two safest cities in the country</a>, according to Congressional Quarterly. <a href=”https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-brewer-border-enforcement_n_2677777″>While Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has repeatedly said the border in

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Last Christmas: Paul Feig on the film featuring George Michael’s music

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption George Michael died in December 2016 An unreleased, six-minute song from the late George Michael will feature in a new movie loosely based on his music. Last Christmas, released later this year, is set to star Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding and Emma Thompson. Its director Paul Feig told BBC

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Philadelphia and VW ads banned for gender stereotyping

Image copyright MondelezUK Image caption The Philadelphia cheese advert showed children being left on a restaurant conveyer belt Television advertisements from US food giant Mondelez and German carmaker Volkswagen are the first to be banned under new UK gender stereotyping rules. A ban on ads featuring “harmful gender stereotypes” or those which are likely to

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