National

Millions of American school children are receiving free or reduced lunches for the first time as America’s economic downturn has left many middle-class families struggling to make it. See also: California Schools Move Ahead With Healthier Meals Despite Backtrack In Congress The number of students recieiving subsidized lunch rose 17 percent since the 2006, according to […]

Sports

(via:thescore.ie)- Hall of fame ceremonies are normally quite anodyne affairs, however the CFL Alumni Legends do things differently, clearly. Often at loggerheads as players, Joe Kapp and Angelo Mosca renewed their past rivalries after Mosca swore at Kapp, when the latter offered a rose to his rival in an attempt to end their long-running feud. […]

National

Rep. Barney Frank announced his retirement yesterday after 32 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. It is truly the end of an era. The exit of the fiery Massachusetts Democrat opens the door for a fight over his powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee, if the Democrats are able to win back […]

National

WASHINGTON-The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired two Ku Klux Klan robes that will be exhibited in its future home on the National Mall. One of the robes donated Monday comes from the family of the late writer Stetson Kennedy, who died in August some six decades after he infiltrated […]

Cincy

Is the “Cain Train” slowing down? That’s the big question people are asking. It was reported yesterday that he told members, of his staff, he is “reassessing” his campaign. Whether he’s staying or leaving the campaign race is still a question. However, we know today that the presidential hopeful will hold a rally at the […]

National

LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia stormed Occupy Wall Street encampments under darkness Wednesday to arrest or drive out some of the longest-lasting protesters since crackdowns ended similar occupations across the country.