Print Brandon Darby Follow Read Full Bio Majority in UK Want Out of EU United Kingdom (UK) -- For the first time since the UK signed the Maastricht Treaty to join the EU in 1993, a majority the British want to leave the beleaguered assembly of nations. A recent Guardian/ICM poll shows 51% of UK residents would vote to leave if a referendum was currently held with an option to leave. 28 Dec 2012 US Condemns Kenyan Violence, Elections Expected to Worsen Tensions At least 39 people have been killed in a recent flare up of ethnic violence in Kenya, while dozens more, many of them women and children, have been injured and maimed. 26 Dec 2012 Cartels Dump Seventeen Mutilated Bodies Near U.S. Border Mexican authorities found 17 more mutilated bodies over the month of December near the US border. 26 Dec 2012 Minor Eruption of Chilean Volcano Over Christmas Chile’s Copahue volcano has proven itself to be quite difficult to predict. Sitting on the border of Chile and Argentina, the 2,965 meter tall stratovolcano has increased in activity since 2001. Since that time, the Chilean government has issued a constant stream of warnings about it possibly erupting. 26 Dec 2012 Washington State Pushes Electric Cars, Then Taxes Owners Washington State has found a way to make up for revenue lost from owners of electric cars: everyone who took advantage of the thousands of dollars in federal and state incentives to purchase a gas-free vehicle will now be charged a $100 annual fee. 26 Dec 2012 Chinese State-Controlled Media Gushes Over Kerry as Sec. of State The Chinese government’s media arm, Xinhua, posted an online article about Barack Obama’s nomination of Senator John Kerry as US Secretary of State in which they offered only praises and no counterpoint. 23 Dec 2012 NRA Speaks, Announces New Effort to Protect Schools “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. With all the foreign aid, the United States spends, with all the money in the US budget, can't we afford to put a police officer in our schools?” 21 Dec 2012 Russians Freeze to Death in Worst Winter Since Stalin's Great Purge Approximately 542 people are reported to have been hospitalized due to extremely cold temperatures in Russia. Dozens have been killed and an additional 266 people have been admitted to hospitals due to temperatures plunging to -56°F in some regions. The temperature in Moscow has stayed around 0°F for days. 21 Dec 2012 Tennessee Considering Bill to Fund Training, Arming Teachers The state of Tennessee is considering training and arming their teachers in response to the recent mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 people were killed by a mad gunman; 20 of the 26 victims were young children. 20 Dec 2012 Syrian Opposition Leader: Rebels to Target Russian, Iranian Civilians In response to both the Russian and Iranian governments arming Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s murderous campaign against his country's citizens, a prominent leader of the Syrian opposition abroad has declared terrorism against Russian and Iranian citizens will be a justifiable tool in the Syrian peoples’ fight for independence. 19 Dec 2012 Previous 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Next
Majority in UK Want Out of EU United Kingdom (UK) -- For the first time since the UK signed the Maastricht Treaty to join the EU in 1993, a majority the British want to leave the beleaguered assembly of nations. A recent Guardian/ICM poll shows 51% of UK residents would vote to leave if a referendum was currently held with an option to leave. 28 Dec 2012
US Condemns Kenyan Violence, Elections Expected to Worsen Tensions At least 39 people have been killed in a recent flare up of ethnic violence in Kenya, while dozens more, many of them women and children, have been injured and maimed. 26 Dec 2012
Cartels Dump Seventeen Mutilated Bodies Near U.S. Border Mexican authorities found 17 more mutilated bodies over the month of December near the US border. 26 Dec 2012
Minor Eruption of Chilean Volcano Over Christmas Chile’s Copahue volcano has proven itself to be quite difficult to predict. Sitting on the border of Chile and Argentina, the 2,965 meter tall stratovolcano has increased in activity since 2001. Since that time, the Chilean government has issued a constant stream of warnings about it possibly erupting. 26 Dec 2012
Washington State Pushes Electric Cars, Then Taxes Owners Washington State has found a way to make up for revenue lost from owners of electric cars: everyone who took advantage of the thousands of dollars in federal and state incentives to purchase a gas-free vehicle will now be charged a $100 annual fee. 26 Dec 2012
Chinese State-Controlled Media Gushes Over Kerry as Sec. of State The Chinese government’s media arm, Xinhua, posted an online article about Barack Obama’s nomination of Senator John Kerry as US Secretary of State in which they offered only praises and no counterpoint. 23 Dec 2012
NRA Speaks, Announces New Effort to Protect Schools “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. With all the foreign aid, the United States spends, with all the money in the US budget, can't we afford to put a police officer in our schools?” 21 Dec 2012
Russians Freeze to Death in Worst Winter Since Stalin's Great Purge Approximately 542 people are reported to have been hospitalized due to extremely cold temperatures in Russia. Dozens have been killed and an additional 266 people have been admitted to hospitals due to temperatures plunging to -56°F in some regions. The temperature in Moscow has stayed around 0°F for days. 21 Dec 2012
Tennessee Considering Bill to Fund Training, Arming Teachers The state of Tennessee is considering training and arming their teachers in response to the recent mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 people were killed by a mad gunman; 20 of the 26 victims were young children. 20 Dec 2012
Syrian Opposition Leader: Rebels to Target Russian, Iranian Civilians In response to both the Russian and Iranian governments arming Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad’s murderous campaign against his country's citizens, a prominent leader of the Syrian opposition abroad has declared terrorism against Russian and Iranian citizens will be a justifiable tool in the Syrian peoples’ fight for independence. 19 Dec 2012
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Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws19 Jun 2013, 1:05 PM PDT
Cage-fight: Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other states19 Jun 2013, 12:40 PM PDT
AP boss blasts Justice over records grab, says move gives cover to dictatorships19 Jun 2013, 1:36 PM PDT
Connecticut gun maker moving to South Carolina, in wake of tighter state gun laws19 Jun 2013, 1:05 PM PDT
Cage-fight: Rep scrambles to stop California from imposing its egg laws on other states19 Jun 2013, 12:40 PM PDT