Three-hundred inmates at a women’s prison in Chile took advantage of a blackout caused by a deadly 8.2 magnitude earthquake to escape last night, prompting a national emergency. The women, detained in a facility in the city of Iquique, fled
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is desperate for a platform that will legitimize the rampant violence his police force perpetrates on unarmed civilians. He writes in The New York Times Wednesday that after 1,900 arrests and 38 deaths, “now is a time for
A major newspaper in Spain has published an exclusive claiming that sources within the search effort to find missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are considering the possibility that the plane was shot down by military forces in order to prevent
As the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues with few leads, the daughter of that flight’s pilot, Aishah Zaharie, has spoken out on Facebook. Zaharie took to Facebook this weekend, according to the Malay Mail Online, to attack
Lawmaker María Corina Machado (pictured) made her way back to work Tuesday after the Venezuelan legislature’s president, Diosdado Cabello, stripped her of her elected position and the legislative immunity that comes with it. Venezuelan troops, in response, attacked her and
The wealthiest Congressional districts are almost completely monopolized by the Democratic Party, according to a report by the Associated Press. Eight of the ten districts with the highest average incomes are represented by a Democrat, raising questions about the Democratic
The government of Iran must hand over a $500 million skyscraper to the United States government after being held liable in civil court for funding groups that organized the attacks of September 11, among other terror attacks. The building, owned
Card-carrying Red Sox fan Bill de Blasio was booed twice while throwing the first pitch during a Mets game today. The mayor, who has become increasingly unpopular thanks to far-left education and tax policies, took the booing in stride while
The situation for opponents of Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime continues to worsen after weeks of constant protesting. Argentine outlet Infobae reports that the government has been arresting one protester every 35 minutes. Infobae notes that little more than half of those arrested since the
Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan overwhelmingly consider President George W. Bush a better commander in chief than President Barack Obama, according to a survey conducted by the Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation. In the survey, full
American universities have increasingly begun to reach out to international students as foreign enrollment reaches an all-time high. The international students, the Bergen Record reports, pay higher tuition than in-state students, and most are now coming in from China and Saudi
A Maryland public official made headlines this week with her decision to invoke Jesus in a prayer, contrary to a court injunction. Coverage of the incident has largely obscured the facts of the case: a left wing minority using anomalous precedent
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie used some concerning language while speaking at a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting this weekend, referring to Israeli land upon which Palestinians reside as “occupied territories.” According to Politico, Christie apologized to Republican donor Sheldon Adelson
Interpol harshly rebuked the Malaysian government this week after officials claimed they did not check flyer’s passports against Interpol’s database because their servers were too slow. The feuding follows an announcement from China that they have seen evidence of debris
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this weekend that the state legislature had passed a budget that delivered a double blow to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s agenda, providing funding that would eliminate the need for a tax
A report released this week by Amnesty International finds that China is overwhelmingly the global leader in capital punishment, executing more of its citizens than the other nations in the top five combined. Amnesty International, which advocates for the abolition
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey–An attorney representing former Governor Chris Christie deputy chief of staff Bridget Kelly has condemned the results of a report commissioned by the governor that implicates Kelly in the George Washington Bridge scandal as containing “inappropriate sexist
The White House announced Friday evening that Russian President Vladimir Putin called President Obama to discuss a “diplomatic” solution for the crisis in Ukraine. President Obama reportedly told the Russian leader that peace is only possible if Russia pulls back
Senator Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor Thursday to bring the anti-socialist cause in Venezuela to the fore of the nation yet again, detailing the atrocities of the Nicolás Maduro regime and announcing that he is crafting a bill
Malaysia may lose upwards of $1 billion in tourism revenue as Chinese travel websites begin to boycott Malaysia Airlines over missing Flight 370. The renewed hostility has triggered a backlash by Malaysians who are frustrated with China’s antagonism towards their
Pursuant to the recommendations of a committee of attorneys commissioned by Governor Chris Christie to investigate the scandal known as Bridgegate, Port Authority Chairman David Samson (pictured) has resigned from the top position at the organization, Christie announced in a
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey–A report commissioned by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that absolved the governor of any wrongdoing also revealed the governor’s former campaign manager Bill Stepien and former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly were “personally involved” shortly
An NBC News report released this week confirms that the Russian government warned the United States twice that Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was associating with radical Islamists, but a variation on the spelling of his name prevented the FBI
The youngest son of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah told Malaysian media that he does not believe his father was a political extremist or prone to deliberately crashing a plane. Speaking to Malaysia’s New Straits Times, 26-year-old
Numerous reports from Malaysian and Australian authorities show that the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been narrowed down and shifted to several hundred miles closer to the city of Perth, Australia. New evidence suggests the plane was
