
A 26-year-old Cologne victim named Selina found herself surrounded by as many as a hundred men who she says looked at her and a friend as if they were “free meat” in a grocery store. A translation of Selina’s interview with
by John Sexton8 Jan 2016, 6:46 PM PST0

Two north African men suspected of involvement in the Cologne, Germany sex attacks which took place on New Year’s Eve were arrested late Thursday. Police found a handwritten cheat sheet on one of the men with phrases like “I want to (have sex)” translated from Arabic to German.
by John Sexton8 Jan 2016, 3:07 PM PST0

An internal police report reveals the level of chaos that existed in Cologne on New Year’s Eve as hundreds of intoxicated men robbed people and groped dozens of women while police struggled to respond.
by John Sexton7 Jan 2016, 3:29 PM PST0

Senior staff for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were aware of a FOIA request for information on the email accounts used by the Secretary but said nothing to staff tasked with providing a response about her private email server. The Department’s response to the group seeking the information stated, “no records responsive to your request were located.”
by John Sexton7 Jan 2016, 2:36 PM PST0

One of the many women assaulted on New Year’s Eve in Cologne, Germany, told her story on camera this week.
by John Sexton6 Jan 2016, 9:26 PM PST0

A young woman named Jenny was scarred for life after a firework wound up in her jacket during a chaotic mob scene in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve.
by John Sexton6 Jan 2016, 5:49 PM PST0

One of the dozens of women who was groped by members of a mob in Cologne, Germany on New Year’s Eve described the attack but turned her back to cameras to protect her identity.
by John Sexton6 Jan 2016, 12:23 PM PST0

President Obama’s statement on gun control Tuesday included an attempt to dismiss claims he ultimately wants to undermine the 2nd Amendment.
by John Sexton5 Jan 2016, 7:06 PM PST0

CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° sent out at least two tweets Thursday night asking followers to vote on whether New Year’s Eve co-host Kathy Griffin is “hotter with or without her shirt on?”
by John Sexton1 Jan 2016, 5:31 PM PST0

Black Lives Matter protesters held a rally Thursday night to protest the lack of indictment in the Tamir Rice and Sandra Bland cases. The rally of about 100 people blocked streets in DC’s Chinatown area, which is only a few blocks east of the White House.
by John Sexton1 Jan 2016, 4:16 PM PST0

A vigil for Sandra Bland in New York’s Union Square Park Wednesday night skirted into conspiracy theory territory as protesters carried signs saying Bland had been “killed” and speakers suggested the failure to charge anyone in her death was a sign that justice had not been served.
by John Sexton31 Dec 2015, 4:46 PM PST0

Venezuelan opposition leaders have written a letter to the UN General Secretary asking the world community to prevent a “judicial coup” by the ruling socialist party.
by John Sexton30 Dec 2015, 6:16 PM PST0

The Washington Post’s political vertical published an article Tuesday saying government officials who called for calm in the wake of the decision not to indict two police officers in the shooting of Tamir Rice were engaging in offensive stereotypes.
by John Sexton29 Dec 2015, 6:57 PM PST0

Just last week, Democrats in the media were guffawing over a poll which showed 30% of Republican primary voters would bomb the fictional city from Disney’s Aladdin. This week a Republican polling group asked a similar question of Democrats, and the results were even more embarrassing, with 44% of Democrats saying they’d support taking in refugees from Agrabah.
by John Sexton24 Dec 2015, 9:41 AM PST0

Speaking in Iowa at a town hall event Monday, Hillary Clinton was discussing a recent veto of funding by the state’s Republican governor. “These schools throughout Iowa are doing a better than average job,” Clinton said. She then added a caveat, “Now I wouldn’t keep any school open that wasn’t doing a better than average job.”
by John Sexton24 Dec 2015, 6:11 AM PST0

A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that nearly all of the increases in college tuition since 1987 can be explained by the increase in student loans made more available by government policy.
by John Sexton22 Dec 2015, 7:01 PM PST0

An independent investigation found reports of sexual abuse of young boys by UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic credible and said they suggested a broader pattern of abuse that should have been further investigated.
by John Sexton21 Dec 2015, 8:23 PM PST0

The New York Times published and then removed an explanation for President Obama’s inability to grasp the national mood in the wake of the San Bernardino terror attack, even though it had been judged the highlight of the piece by CNN’s media reporter.
by John Sexton18 Dec 2015, 8:19 PM PST0

Amanda Marcotte, a feminist writer for Salon, suggested a trick poll question about a non-existent cartoon city, just to embarrass Republicans.
by John Sexton18 Dec 2015, 8:01 PM PST0

Speaking to the New York Police Department Wednesday, FBI Director James Comey took issue with a New York Times report which suggested San Bernardino attacker Tashfeen Malik had posted material on social media praising jihad.
by John Sexton16 Dec 2015, 6:21 PM PST0

Two emails received by Hillary Clinton on her private email server were in fact classified “top secret” at the time she received them.
by John Sexton16 Dec 2015, 1:43 PM PST0

The IAEA’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to close the longstanding investigation into the past military dimensions (PMD) of Iran’s nuclear research, clearing the way for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to move forward.
by John Sexton15 Dec 2015, 1:58 PM PST0

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whom Time magazine chose as Person of the Year, largely for her decision to welcome immigrants into the country, said Sunday that multiculturalism is a “grand delusion.”
by John Sexton14 Dec 2015, 1:04 PM PST0

The State Department has informed the Senate Judiciary Committee that it cannot locate emails belonging to Bryan Pagliano, the former IT director for Hillary Clinton who maintained her private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
by John Sexton11 Dec 2015, 5:37 PM PST0

The Washington Post’s fact checker took a look at recent mass shootings and concluded there is no evidence that stronger gun laws would have prevented any of them.
by John Sexton10 Dec 2015, 5:52 PM PST0