The New York Times reports that a new investigation reveals that the Russian government was not forthcoming with pivotal facts about proceedings leading up to last year’s Boston Marathon terrorist attack. That withheld information left FBI agents with insufficient information to investigate bomber
CBS announced a radical change in late night TV today with the hiring of Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert to take over for David Letterman upon the latter’s retirement. With many wondering whether Colbert’s conservative cable news host persona will get
Relatives of residents at a Long Island nursing home have brought a lawsuit against the institution for paying male strippers to “defile” their relatives. They claim the residents are not in a proper state of mind to consent to performances
Government-sponsored violence against dissidents in Venezuela continues with no end in sight. As the kidnapping of a young journalist at a former opposition network makes headlines, President Nicolás Maduro calls for “dialogue” with members of the opposition who have increasingly
The batteries of the black boxes for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 may have finally ceased functioning. After several days of promising sounds received on board search ships that matched airplane emergency items, search teams have yet to hear anything new
Paul Rusesabagina became a towering figure in the fight for human rights after using his position at Kigali’s Hotel des Mille Collines to save 1,268 people from the genocide in Rwanda. On the 20th anniversary of that atrocity, Rusesabagina writes that
UNION CITY, New Jersey–New Jersey’s biggest city has yet to file a budget and hasn’t told the state whether it will need federal aid this year. Left in an “extraordinary level of fiscal distress” by former Mayor Cory Booker, Newark
For the first time since the search began a month ago, the tone of investigators briefing media on the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has changed. “We are encouraged that we are very close to where we need
Russian rioters have seized a number of buildings in eastern Ukraine, throwing rocks and combating riot police as they call for further Russian intervention in the region, according to several reports. As reported yesterday, pro-Russian protesters in eastern Ukraine have
Venezuela’s Chavista government has always prided itself on having friends in Hollywood, most notably Sean Penn and Oliver Stone. That tide has begun to turn. After condemning Nicolás Maduro during the Oscars, actor Kevin Spacey wrote a post on his
Venezuelan general Antonio Rivero surfaced from hiding to speak to the UK Telegraph about life on the run after President Nicolás Maduro issued a warrant against him for being a member of the opposition party. Rivero’s life in the underground reflects
The Australian government has confirmed the identification of two “acoustic events” that match the frequency signals of airplane black boxes and flight recorders, but stressed that such an identification does not definitively mean they have found missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
A Chinese ship searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has detected ‘pings’ of the standard frequency of an airplane black box and flight recorder, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The news agency’s reporter on board search vessel Haixun 01
Operations to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 have turned up few leads, and impatience with search operations continues to surface. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who has been embroiled in the missing plane saga, accused the government of not being
As the stakes for control of Ukraine escalate, reports surfaced this week that individuals are selling U.S. food aid meant for Ukrainian soldiers on the internet, claiming to have American approval. The Department of Defense tells Breitbart News, however, that
As promised in his New York Times column, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has established a “Human Rights Council” responsible for assessing incidents of violent repression of unarmed protesters since the current wave of protests began in February. The committee will be
In a three-part series of outrageous invectives that seem over-the-top even for North Korean state media, the newspaper Rodong Sinmun is accusing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye of lying about their healthcare program, inflicting “malignant abuses” upon North Korea, and
Edward Snowden’s revelations that the National Security Agency is spying on millions of Americans’ Internet use has had a chilling effect on how Americans feel about using the Internet. A new poll found that almost half of Americans have restricted
UNION CITY, New Jersey — Two towns devastated by Hurricane Sandy may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid after a federal audit found insufficient evidence to prove their debris removal expenses. Officials tell the Bergen Record that “inaccurate or
The United States Agency for International Development created a social media platform in Cuba akin to Twitter in an attempt to create a social sphere to foster political dissidence, according to a report by the Associated Press. The report, an
The head of the Venezuelan Catholic Church issued a stern statement against the violent government of President Nicolás Maduro. He rejected “the criminalization of protest” and called for an end to “the abusive repression and judicial persecution” of political dissidents.
The government of North Korea alleges to have a space program, the National Aerospace Development Administration. NADA turned one year old this week, and to commemorate the milestone, the government of North Korea took the NASA logo, put a different
The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) annual audit of anti-Semitic incidents finds a national downward trend in anti-Semitic behavior but a sharp increase in the number of physical attacks on identifiably Jewish individuals in New York City, the Daily News reports. The organization
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey–Had New Jersey recovered from the 2008 recession as quickly as the rest of the nation, it would have received $3.3 billion more in revenue than it did in the 2013 fiscal year, according to a report
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A report commissioned by Governor Chris Christie’s office clearing him of wrongdoing in the George Washington Bridge scandal did not include interviews with anyone working at the Port Authority when the lanes were closed. “No Port
