Badger Benson

With President Barack Obama recently signing into law the Federal Aviation Administration's bill that would modernize flight to include GPS technology and in turn open up the sky to commercial and private unmanned aerial vehicles, there are not only concerns over stronger oversight by law enforcement but also in hobbyist drone operation. (Related: Send […]

Last week The Blaze reported exclusively on a second North Carolina mother who said her 4-year-old daughter's homemade lunch was replaced with cafeteria food after it was determined to be lacking certain nutritional requirements. Diane Zambrano came forward after state and school officials said there was a misunderstanding when another preschooler was t […]

A Continental Airlines passenger was tackled by fellow fliers and later detained after he caused a disturbance on a flight from Portland to Houston on Tuesday. The man reportedly tried to light an electronic cigarette and began screaming "Allah is great!" KHOU-TV has the report, which also notes the disturbance may have started when the man and his […]

Obama's "We can't wait" campaign is in full swing. And Tuesday, he added another soundbite to the growing collection showing him bashing Congress and vowing to go it alone. “When Congress refuses to act, Joe and I are going to act,” Obama said at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, with Vice President Joe Biden off to the side. “In […]

Egyptian judoka Ramadan Darwish refused to shake the hand of Israeli rival Arik Zeevi after the Egyptian defeated him in the quarterfinals of the Judo Grand Prix in Dusseldorf, Germany, prompting an Egyptian website to dub him a "national hero" and an Israeli sportscaster to call him not “sportsmanlike." According to the Israeli athlete, […]

Here’s what’s important in the financial world this morning: EU: Fitch downgraded Greece’s debt from “C” to “CCC” saying the Greek bond swap would be a restricted default. Economist Jeremy Cook tweeted, “It’s difficult to fathom what the market cares less about now, Greece or ratings agencies,” according to Seeking Alpha. European markets and the euro didn’t […]

If you missed the contentious dialogue between the Rev. Franklin Graham and the hosts of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Tuesday morning, you had better go back and watch it first. The interview, during which Graham declined to say whether he believes Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are Christians, has captured headlines and has been extensively debated […]

Try to wrap your head around this one (which is actually an old argument) from White House adviser Valerie Jarrett: according to her, unemployment checks -- in some round about way -- are actually "good for" and "stimulate" the economy: Jarrett delivered the remarks at North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina. "Eve […]

  Last November, The Blaze reported on the production of the first-ever music video about the Holocaust.  The song, entitled "Rainbow in the Night," debuted January 27th to coincide with International Holocaust Remembrance Day. "Rainbow in the Night" offers a powerful message in short form, specifically intended for a young post-millennia […]

We already brought you an earlier highlight from Chris Christie's interview with Piers Morgan Tuesday night (where he wouldn't acknowledge Santorum's momentum), but we couldn't let this go unnoticed: while talking about taxing the rich, the NJ governor let Warren Buffett -- who's begging to be taxed more -- have it. "He should j […]