Morgan Chalfant for the Washington Free Beacon reports, An assistant professor at the University of Missouri who was suspended after confrontations with student journalists last year has been fired.

A pub was forced to take foie gras off its Valentine’s Day menu after its staff were sent 200 death threats by vegan activists.

Since the start of the month, the Syrian army has been making significant gains on the ground with the support of Russian air cover. And thanks to the offensives against Islamic State, the image of a flourishing caliphate frequently promoted on social media, is starting to fade.

Authorities in Fiji are still having trouble communicating with some islands following a powerful and deadly cyclone that smashed the Pacific island chain. Officials say at least 18 people died and thousands remain in shelters. Aid is just starting to flow to hard-hit outer islands. An Afghan official says a suicide bomber targeting a police […]

Sputnik reports, The US federal government spent $1 million for the creation of an online database to collect “suspicious” memes and track “misinformation.” But who decides what lacks or projects “truthiness?”

Both the EPA and FDA are arming up with military-style equipment such as body armor, spending tens of millions of dollars on such gear over the last few years. OpenTheBooks.com has been tracking this government spending on military-style equipment, revealing a frightening pattern of regulatory agencies — which should be pushing paper — now building […]