Halloween, the secret history about the holiday’s pagan roots, and the truth about the strange political and social taboos that we have wrapped the holiday up in are discussed with “indie goddess,” Prof. Wendy Fonarow. We look at how costumes have evolved (for pets and people alike) and explore the history of Day of the Dead, Guy Fawkes day, Wicca …

Police have shot Milton Hall, a homeless man, dead and we look at the video of the incident, plus we break down the new quarantines against Ebola being implemented by governors around the country–including Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo. We cover the latest in a possible Oscar Pistorius appeal, explore the epidemic of school shootings that has flared up again, …

Area 51 scientist, Boyd Bushman, left a shocking death bed confession about the existence of UFOs and aliens at the New Mexico compound before passing away in early August. In the video confession, Bushman shows pictures he had taken of UFOs and aliens during his time at Area 51 and shed some light on Roswell and communication between extraterrestrial creatures. …

About 50,000 Georgia voter registrations vanished after the New Georgia Project led by Stacy Abrams campaigned in the state earlier this year to register people who have never voted before. The disappearance occurred amidst the state’s close races for Governor and Senator, and most of the missing registrations were from minorities under 25 years of age. Secretary of State Brian …

California is facing one of the most severe droughts on record. Is the state doing enough to fix the problem? Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. stops by to drop some knowledge about capturing and storing rain water and working to mitigate the damage caused by climate change. We also look at how personal action, industry, and politics all …

The Occupy Hong Kong protest may be over after activists have canceled a vote that would decide the future of their pro-democracy movement. Protest leaders backed out over a realization that they were rushing the vote and that the complexity of it’s motions must be handled with greater caution. Will the Beijing government ever give Hong Kong the freedoms that …

The Eurozone’s biggest banks would not be able to survive another financial crisis, according to the results of a stress test taken by the European Central Bank. However, the test also showed that these banks have made steps to address the problem and are already on their way to financial recovery. Many media outlets have used misleading scare tactics, highlighting …