‘What are we voting for?’ too many young people are asking

It’s that time again – politicians all over our newsfeeds, big promises made left and right, brightly coloured signage throughout our electorates. For some of my friends, their recent 18th birthdays mean they are now eligible to vote in their first federal election; for others like myself, our eligibility is lurking around the corner. As a politically conscious person, I […]

Read more

D.C. shooter fired over 200 rounds and had 800 more, police say

The man who opened fire from a D.C. apartment Friday, wounding four people before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, had a major stockpile of weapons and ammunition in two apartments he was renting, police said Monday. No one was killed in the shooting, but two people remain hospitalized in critical condition, officials said. Police recovered six guns, three […]

Read more

Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Stewart, accepting the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, warned Sunday night that speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity was ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world. “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether,” Stewart said. “When a society feels under threat, comedians […]

Read more
1 483 484 485 486 487 1,128