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Representative Bob Brady, a devout Catholic and Democrat from Pennsylvania immediately made his way to the podium after Pope Francis finished speaking and grabbed the glass he used

Boehner's pending resignation creates a vacuum. Here are Family Research Council Action and Heritage Action ratings for those who may fill it.

The UN is hung up on "cyber violence against women," a Kafkaesque term that is apparently shorthand for "women being criticised on the internet."

Rep Daniel Webster has announced he will seek to become Speaker of the House on the day John Boehner announced he will resign from Congress.

"Next guy in the crosshairs will probably be McConnell,” Representative Matt Salmon (R., Ariz.) said in a text message to Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah) after John Boehner resigned.

FacebookTwitterGoogleEmailChris Rock showed some criminally stupid and intellectually fatal victim mentality in this tweet that tried to show just how bad racism is in America. Wow. How stupid is C…

Tech bus drivers forced to live in cars to make ends meet Scott Peebles drives employees to their jobs at Apple, the wealthiest tech company in the world, yet he can’t afford a place to live. The 53-year-old sleeps on an inflatable mattress in the back of his green 1997 Dodge Caravan, a space smaller than a walk-in closet. Peebles is part of a growing segment of homeless people who have full-time jobs but can’t make ends meet. Instead of moving somewhere cheaper on the outskirts of the Bay Area — hours from their jobs — Peebles and several other tech bus drivers live in their cars. The driver, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, has been sleeping in the backseat of his Subaru for months, saving up to pay for health care related expenses and other bills. Several struggling bus drivers have thousands of dollars in credit card debt and are single, which could make them less desirable than dual-income renters. Peebles has racked up $20,000 in credit card debt, some that was accumulated when he was caring for his mother. Santa Clara County, where Apple, Google and Yahoo are based, estimates it has more than 6,500 homeless people, and a growing number of them — 23 percent — are living in cars or RVs, according to a 2015 census by Applied Survey Research. The Chronicle interviewed several drivers employed by Compass Transportation, a firm with contracts at Apple, Zynga, eBay, Yahoo, PayPal and Genentech, who are homeless or on the brink of homelessness. At night, some South Bay parking lots are dotted with cars hiding people catching a nap before their day jobs. Peebles moved to San Jose last fall to escape a bedroom infested with bedbugs in New York, where he worked driving a shuttle transporting disabled people. Earlier this year, amid a campaign to unionize tech bus drivers, Apple raised the base salaries of its drivers and offered a bonus for employees like Peebles, who work a morning and evening shift on the same day. Letetia Davis, a single mom who shuttles eBay employees, couldn’t afford her Oakland apartment after rent went up in 2013. [...] there is more than $1,000 in other necessary expenses — food, electricity, gas and cell phone bills. Not to mention tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt. Davis spends her long break napping in her bus, or gobbling up instant noodles from the lot’s vending machine. Davis tried to apply for financial assistance through federal housing vouchers, but was told she didn’t qualify because she earns too much. “I have to worry about, ‘Am I going to come home and the landlord changes the locks because I didn’t pay the rent?’” Davis said. Compass is negotiating with the Teamsters union, which represents tech bus drivers, but so far, Compass has not agreed to the proposed union contract, which includes 11 paid holidays, higher salaries and overtime pay. “Compass has long been committed to providing our valued employees competitive wages and benefits and a respectful work environment,” said Bryan O’Connell, senior vice president of the bus division for Compass Transportation, via e-mail.

The United States military says Syrian rebels they have trained have given vehicles and ammunition to the al-Qaeda-linked Nusra Front. Six pick-up trucks and about one-quarter of their issued equipment was handed over apparently in exchange for safe passage. The US has trained rebels to fight militants from the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL). A statement issued by US Central…

FacebookTwitterGoogleEmailGOP presidential candidates made another round of speeches, this time at the Value Voters Summit in Washington D.C., and we have all your favorites!! The TED CRUZ got some…

Domestic violence statistics, girls sold as sex slaves, the wage gap-- what are the real statistics behind the plight of American women? And are the real num...

var icx_publication_id = 16633; var icx_content_id = 2461635; .icx-toolbar{padding: 0 0 5px 0;}Ben Carson’s comment that he would not support a Shariah-compliant Muslim for president because Islamic law is incompatible with the U.S. Constitution led to the former brain surgeon’s roasting among media talkers and politicians of all stripes. He has been excoriated as “anti-Muslim,” “bigoted,” even “anti-American” [...]

In a recent ranking of the states on women’s equality, Maine garnered high marks for a relatively small gender gap when it comes to college degree attainment. But these high marks are misleading: The education gap in Maine is small because too few men have college degrees. WalletHub, which ranks [...]

Donald Trump has a better shot than Sen. Marco Rubio and is just as likely to win the 2016 election as Jeb! say two political scientists.

Boehner’s exit also sets up a major choice for Cruz – and a potential moment of strength.

After appearing earlier today at the Values Voter Summit, Donald Trump is scheduled for an appearance tonight at the Oklahoma State Fair. More than 12,000 pe...

ABC late-night show tops “Late Show” in key demo

FacebookTwitterGoogleEmailToday Carly Fiorina went on Sean Hannity’s show and criticized John Boehner up and down, and sounded like she was completely down with the GOP rebellion against the …

"Boehner is despised by the younger, more conservative members of the House Republican Conference. They are repelled by his personal behavior. He is louche, alcoholic, lazy, and without any commitment to any principle..."

62% of Republicans feel betrayed by the party. And, two-thirds believe the GOP leadership has not done anything to stop ...

It sure looks as if Hillary Clinton committed perjury

Whoa!

No way!

The permit for the Moral Action for Climate Justice Rally was for 200,000 people.

In this worldwide poll, people were asked choose which, if any, groups of people they would not want as neighbors. (Click to enlarge)  Kind of a test of prejudice or diversity. The nations of the A...