A YouTube star who claimed a vegan lifestyle was the cure to breast cancer, has died of cancer.  Mari Lopez, who was known for blogging alongside her niece, Liz Johnson, died from the disease in December, according to Liz. The pair, who blogged as Mari & Liz, had 11,761 subscribers and posted videos in which they promote a vegan lifestyle ...

Mack Beggs had been in this very spot, the pinnacle, 364 days earlier. In the same athletic complex. Beating the same state championship match opponent, Chelsea Sanchez of Katy Morton Ranch.  But if Euless Trinity transgender wrestler Beggs thought his Class 6A 110-pound girls title victory on Saturday would be more universally understood, respected and embraced than last year’s, he ...

Touch Me Not, a provocative film about sexuality and intimacy that features long stretches of graphic nudity, has won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear for Best Film. Romanian director Adina Pintilie’s drama was a surprise pick by the Berlinale Jury, headed by German director Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run). The confident debut, which follows a 50-something woman with intimacy ...

Thousands of poor women in India’s Tamil Nadu state have been offered free cosmetic breast surgery, including implants, its health minister said Friday, because “poor people also have a right to look beautiful”.  The southern Indian state is known for its populist schemes, which have previously included free canteens and providing thousands of disadvantaged people with goats, laptops and bicycles ...

he U.S. Army is telling women soldiers that they need to accept gender-confused, biological men in their showers, bathrooms, and barracks as part of a controversial policy to build “dignity and respect” for “transgender Soldiers.”  The guidance is part of the Pentagon’s new “transgender inclusion” agenda launched by Obama and gaining ground in the Armed Services. Social conservatives are mounting ...

Yes, really.  If you thought you’d heard it all in terms of Sweden as the ‘progressive’ basketcase of Europe, then think again.  During a tweetstorm, the youth group made plain its desire to see Sweden adopt the Euro single currency and join NATO, but the organization’s social policies were the real eyebrow raisers.  “If you are against necrophilia, you are not liberal,” ...

A man who told police he took five times the recommended dosage of erectile dysfunction medication was arrested for DUI after investigators said he crashed into a Seattle parking garage.  Officers, who did not smell the odor of intoxicants from the man or his vehicle, arrested the Mercer Island man believing he was possibly under the influence of prescription drugs, ...

These days, anything can be nipped and tucked.   The cosmetic surgery industry is booming, with soaring rates of women (and men) going under the knife to adjust their appearance.   But now, even a simple boob job is small fry.  One surgeon based in New York City says he has seen a huge surge in the number of women asking for ...

Actress Michelle Rodriguez threatened to “say goodbye” to the Fast and Furious franchise that made her famous if it doesn’t ruin itself by injecting feminism into the mix.    Rodriguez made her ultimatum on Twitter this Tuesday.  “F8 [The Fate of the Furious] is out digitally today, I hope they decide to show some love to the women of the ...

The traitor who put American lives at risk, Chelsea Manning, formerly Bradley, got his rainbow on this weekend at an LGBT Pride parade in New York City just one month after his release from prison.   “The network security expert who leaked nearly three-quarters of a million classified and not-classified military documents to WikiLeaks was seen during the massive march on ...

President Trump brought the house down Wednesday night during his speech in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, particularly when he laid out some new plans on immigration.  “I believe the time has come for new immigration rules which say that those seeking admission into our country must be able to support themselves financially and should not use welfare for a period of ...