Who Is James Holmes?
Suspected shooter is 24, may have house full of explosives. The FBI has said Holmes is a 6 feet, 3 inch white male, born Dec. 13, 1987. According to MSNBC, Holmes’ only past brush with police was a traffic ticket in 2011. The car he was driving to the theater had Tennessee plates.
$59.14. The average price of an 4th of July picnic. Despite growing concerns about rising food costs, the grocery bill for this year’s picnic is actually a bit cheaper. Last year, revelers spent $61.16 for their cookouts.
$3.6 million. The dollar value of U.S. imports of American flags in 2011. The vast majority—$3.3 million worth—were made in China.
What Aaron Sorkin Got Right (And Wrong) in The Newsroom
A veteran TV news producer picks over the pros and cons of HBO’s newest drama.
Government Increasingly Asking Google for User Data
Government entities are increasingly asking Google for user information to use in crime prosecution, according to the company’s recently-released transparency report.
User-data requests by local, state, and federal government entities increased from 8,888 in 2010 to 12,271 in 2011, a 38 percent jump. The 2011 requests accounted for more than 23,000 user accounts, and Google complied on 93 percent of the requests.
Obama Heckled By Daily Caller Reporter During Immigration Speech In Rose Garden
Before walking out of the Rose Garden, the heckler yelled out that he was an immigrant himself….Munro’s Twitter bio reads, in part: “Born Irish, then became a Cold War bridegroom.”
RNC Latino Site Features Stock Photo of Asian Children
RNCLatinos.com features as its main image a stock photo from Shutterstock, which tags the photo with keywords that clearly suggest the kids are Asian, including: “asia,” “asian,” “interracial,” “japanese,” and “thailand.”
“We tried bacon-wrapped whale in Iceland, it was probably the weirdest thing I’ve ever had,” says Brooks Reynolds, founder of the festival. “Who doesn’t love bacon? It takes me back to eating a BLT on my parents’ back deck as a kid. I think it’s always been a popular food, but it’s not just for breakfast anymore.”
