WASHINGTON, D.C. — After over two years and tens of thousands of deaths, executives in the American news media have acknowledged they “gave serious thought to” covering the ongoing battles of the Syrian civil war. “On the surface, this story seems to have all the elements we look for in a newscast,” said Davis Rhodes, president of CBS News. “There are all kinds of explosions and shit, which is pure TV gold in the U.S. [click here for full story]
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Yesterday officials in New Zealand released a list of baby names which were put forward by parents for their children but were rejected by authorities. The list of 77 names shows that one couple wanted to name their child “Anal.” “If they want to name their baby ‘Anal’ it’s surprising they have a kid at all,” said New Zealand Attorney General Christopher Finlayson. “I’m not a doctor, but I don’t think [click here for full story]
FAIRFAX, Va. — After a sinister letter was mailed to the White House from the National Rifle Association (NRA), SEAL Team Six was ordered to respond. “Apparently in response to a proposed ban on assault weapons, a letter addressed to the White House from the NRA was found to contain hints of revolution against the government,” said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney. “It was immediately brought to the attention of the National Security Advisor, [click here for full story]
BISMARK, N.D. — KFYR news anchor A.J. Clemente opened his first-ever broadcast for his new station by saying “fucking shit” into a live microphone, visibly rattling his co-anchor, Van Tieu. Video of Clemente’s on-air profanity has gone viral, prompting shock across the country. “I can’t believe there’s some Hispanic dude, and even an Asian chick, in with all them white people in that hell-hole of a state,” said Cleotus Washington of Brooklyn, New York. “I mean, [click here for full story]
MAYFLOWER, Ark. — In an unprecedented public-relations campaign, ExxonMobil is “demonstrating the health of the petroleum industry” by spilling thousands of barrels of crude oil and debris from one of its tar-sands pipelines. “So often oil producers like us are overlooked in the popular press,” said Ken Cohen, ExxonMobil’s vice president of public and government affairs. “In order to heighten our profile in the public eye, we cut a large gash into one of our [click here for full story]
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A local woman, Lydia Puccinelli, was has happy to find a solution to setting the profile picture on her Facebook page this week. “I had seen that a lot of my friends had all of a sudden switched their profile pics to this red background with two pink stripes,” Puccinelli said. “I figured something was up, so I googled it and found out that the Supreme Court started hearing arguments on [click here for full story]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama us still taking heat over a comment he made last week about California Attorney General Kamala Harris. “You have to be careful to, first of all, say she is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you’d want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake,” the president said. “She also happens to be, [click here for full story]
RALEIGH, North Carolina — Republican North Carolina state legislators have proposed establishing an official state religion in a measure that would declare the state exempt from the U.S. Constitution and court rulings. “Oh, don’t look so surprised,” said Governor Pat McCrory. “You knew this was coming. We’re going to be the first state to officially adopt Jesus’ message of loving and accepting all people so we can be the first state to officially kick out [click here for full story]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Rep. Don Young issued an apology Friday for using the term “wetbacks” when discussing migrant works, acknowledging it is an “insensitive term” that he says should have been left behind with the last century. “I’m sorry, I forgot that the Republican National Committee has told us to keep our racism under wraps,” Young said. “I will do my best to use more appropriate language in the future. “So, just what do [click here for full story]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States sent F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea on Sunday to join military exercises in a move aimed at further deterring threats from North Korea. “We still have F-22s? Cool!” said newly appointed U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. “We’re going over there to China and kick some ass! “Or maybe it’s Korea. I think it’s one of those Koreas.” Yesterday South Korean President Park Geun-hye gave her country’s military [click here for full story]