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David and Charles Koch, the billionaire oil baron brothers Greenpeace exposed last year for spending millions to gut environmental protections and fund junk climate change science, are at it again. This time in Wisconsin.More...

Source: A Familiar -- and Frightening -- Story in Wisconsin

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Over the last few days, I waited out in the cold with the media outside the mediation sessions going on between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. I personally wanted to hand our letter requesting that fans have a representative in the negotiating room to NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.The spokesmen of both the NFL and the NFLPA had both publicly promised to respond to our request, but I wanted to make sure that the heads of both had laid eyes on our letter.More...

Source: What Do Fans Want in a New NFL Labor Agreement?

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Text by Amalie Drury and photos by Erica Gannett, courtesy of Time Out ChicagoMore...

Source: Dovetail Owner's Ukrainian Village Apartment Combines Modern And Vintage Charm (PHOTOS)

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BENGHAZI, Libya — Libyans in the eastern half of the country find themselves in an unimaginable situation: Freed from Moammar Gaddafi's rule for the first time in more than four decades.(SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE UPDATES.)More...

Source: Libya Protests: Benghazi Learns To Govern Itself

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Well, here we go again.Three years ago, when oil prices spiked over $100, Americans momentarily freaked.More...

Source: Is It Time for an Oil Tax?

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WASHINGTON -- The real political math in Wisconsin isn't about the state budget or the collective-bargaining rights of public employees there. It is about which party controls governorships and, with them, the balance of power on the ground in the 2012 elections.For all of the valid concern about reining in state spending -- a concern shared by politicians and voters of all labels -- the underlying strategic Wisconsin story is this: Gov. Scott Walker, a Tea Party-tinged Republican, is the advance guard of a new GOP push to dismantle public-sector unions as an electoral force.More...

Source: The Real Political Math In Wisconsin

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Rahm Emanuel's fundraising machinery in the Chicago mayoral race was a force of nature. By the day before the election, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform reported that he had raised nearly $10 million in the for the race.Emanuel had cash in his coffers in part to prepare for a potential run-off election, which would have prolonged the campaign six weeks. But, having won outright on Tuesday, he's now got a healthy campaign fund to push around as he sees fit.More...

Source: Rahm Emanuel Has Roughly $2 Million In Campaign Cash To Spend In Aldermanic Runoffs

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CAIRO — Hundreds of thousands poured out of mosques and staged protests across the Arab world Friday, some trying to shake off autocratic rulers and others pressuring embattled leaders to carry out sweeping reforms.(SCROLL DOWN FOR LATEST UPDATES.)More...

Source: Middle East Protests: Hundreds Of Thousands Demonstrate Across Arab World

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"This is insane," the now Internet-famous Chris Spurlock told me Friday evening.Hours after his resume went viral on Twitter and Facebook, after it appeared in a blog post on HuffPost College, I spoke with the University of Missouri senior by phone.More...

Source: How to Make Your Resume Stand Out: 5 Tips From Chris Spurlock

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The most fascinating model casting at last week's New York Fashion Week was the Adrienne Vittadini presentation. To showcase its fall collection, the iconic brand brought together some of the most recognizable faces in modeling. Unlike in Hollywood, there do appear to be roles for older women in fashion, if recent advertising campaigns, magazine editorials and runway shows are any indication. But how many other shows could claim to have both the white-haired beauty Carmen Dell'Orefice, who's 79, and the sylph-like Niki Taylor, who's 35, on their runway? Also appearing were Carol Alt, Roshumba, Irina Pantaeva, Frederique van der Wal and Pat Cleveland -- who shimmied down the catwalk as if she was dancing at Studio 54. It was an intimate but vibrant affair, with the ladies beaming as they took their exits. The clothes were wearable, the women looked beautiful, and the enthusiasm in the room was palpable.Since Hourglass was the makeup sponsor, I had an insider view of the proceedings. Dell'Orefice turned up to the backstage looking flawless and with her makeup already done, which I totally understood. She was 15 when she landed on the cover of Vogue in 1947, so there's not much she doesn't know about her face. Her cheekbones are still sharp enough to slice fabric and she has a mesmerizing Mona Lisa smile. A few feet away was Roshumba. Poured into a clingy Herve Leger dress that outlined her lithe frame, Roshumba still turns heads. And her skin had an otherworldly glow. What's her secret? Olive oil. "I use it as a moisturizer on my entire body," said the model who moonlights as a judge on TV Land's She's Got the Look. "Extra virgin or organic is best. Try it! Feel it!," she said, proffering a silky arm. In another unconventional tip, Roshumba said she likes to exfoliate with a kitchen scrubbing pad. Truly.More...

Source: Looking Good at Every Age: Backstage at Adrienne Vittadini (PHOTOS)