“DJesus Uncrossed” may have crossed the line, with some calling it the single most offensive skit in “Saturday Night Live” history.
The skit spoofs Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” with a mock trailer for the ultimate historical revenge fantasy starring “Jesus H. Christ” himself. If that’s not enough, the skit arrives during Lent, one of the most solemn periods in the Christian calendar. Continue reading
Authorities in New Jersey allege a Muslim man beheaded two Coptic Christians, burying their bodies and heads and hands in separate graves near Philadelphia, bringing the horror of the persecution of Christians in Islamic nations to the United States. Continue reading
The most recent British citizen to contract the recently discovered SARS-like coronavirus has died according to British health officials.
This is the first Briton to die from the disease. Out of the 12 people worldwide who have been confirmed victims of the virus, half have now died. Continue reading
A U.S. cyber-security firm has released evidence that the largest organized data mining effort around the world was not random hackers as first suspected but rather an organized branch of the Chinese military.
The unit, called “Unit 61398”, has stolen “hundreds of terabytes of data” from at least 141 organizations around the world since 2004. Continue reading
A pregnant teenager who sued her parents to stop them from forcing her into an abortion has won the right to keep her baby.
An agreement was reached with her parents where she can have the child and the parents cannot physically force her to have the abortion or impose any other kind of physical force on the 16-year-old. Continue reading
Russian scientists have found pieces of the meteor that exploded over the Chelyabinsk region causing millions of dollars in damage and injuring over a thousand people including a woman rushed to a Moscow hospital with a broken spine. Continue reading
The shock wave from Friday’s meteor explosion over Russia was massive enough to have been detected halfway across the planet.
Sensors in Greenland and Africa were among the distant locations that picked up the low-frequency sound waves from the blast. The sensors are part of a network designed to pick up shockwaves from a nuclear blast. Continue reading
Russian officials have reported that at least 200 of the wounded in Friday’s meteor blast were children as the total of injuries passes 1,200.
In addition, the estimated cost of recovery will top $33 million (U.S.) dollars according to government analysts. Continue reading
The British pound has fallen against both the U.S. dollar and the Euro on fears that the economy is weaker than previously stated by analysts.
The pound fell to a seven month low against the dollar and a 15 month low against the Euro. A Bank of England policymaker is being pointed to as a source for the drop after stating the pound needed to weaken further to improve the economy. Continue reading
A bombing at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan has killed 81 people.
The attack left more than 180 others injured and the death toll is likely to rise as many wounded are in critical condition. Many victims are also buried in the rubble of the building. Continue reading
