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Alcohol at Texas Gun Shows Currently Being Considered

Alcohol at Texas Gun Shows Currently Being Considered

HOUSTON, Texas — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) is currently meeting about a proposal to let consumers buy alcohol at gun shows, Breitbart Texas has learned.  “The commission is meeting about the issue right now,” a TABC spokeswoman told

3 Missing Afghan Soldiers Are Nowhere To Be Found

This is how terrorist attacks on the homeland could be planned or carried out. According to authorities, three Afghan National Army soldiers have been reported missing from the Cape Cod military base where they were residing, and participating in military

Yemen Government Signs Peace Deal with Shiites

Yemen Government Signs Peace Deal with Shiites

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni government officials and Shiite rebels signed a peace agreement on Sunday following days of violence that left more than 140 people dead and sent thousands fleeing their homes, state media said, although major rebel advances

Sierra Leone to Shut Down for 3 Days to Slow Ebola

Sierra Leone to Shut Down for 3 Days to Slow Ebola

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Shoppers in Sierra Leone rushed to stock up on food Thursday ahead of a three-day nationwide shutdown, during which the country’s 6 million people will be confined to their homes while volunteers search house-to-house for

Mexico Boosts Los Cabos Security After Looting

Mexico Boosts Los Cabos Security After Looting

LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Federal police on Thursday vowed to crack down on lawlessness and restore order in the hurricane-stricken resort area of Los Cabos after looting emptied store shelves and unnerved residents who worried their homes could be

UK Remains United After Scotland Referendum

UK Remains United After Scotland Referendum

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United Kingdom will stay united. Voters in Scotland resoundingly rejected independence in a historic referendum that shook the country to its core. But No to a break-up doesn’t mean a return to the status quo.

Roadside Bomb Kills 6 Policemen in Egypt's Sinai

Roadside Bomb Kills 6 Policemen in Egypt's Sinai

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A powerful explosion killed five Egyptian police conscripts and an officer near the border town of Rafah in the restive Sinai Peninsula early Tuesday, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of a local al-Qaida-inspired group,

Hurricane Odile Slams Baja California, Mexico

Hurricane Odile Slams Baja California, Mexico

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Odile raked the Baja California Peninsula with strong winds and heavy rains early Monday as locals and tourists in the resort area of Los Cabos began to emerge from shelters and assess the

U.S. Man in North Korea Given 6 Years of Hard Labor

U.S. Man in North Korea Given 6 Years of Hard Labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Supreme Court on Sunday convicted a 24-year-old American man of entering the country illegally to commit espionage and sentenced him to six years of hard labor. At a trial that lasted about 90

4th Doctor Dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

4th Doctor Dies of Ebola in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Sierra Leone has lost a fourth doctor to Ebola after a failed effort to transfer her abroad for medical treatment, a government official said Sunday, a huge setback to the impoverished country that is battling

Caution: Life in Santa Monica May Be Less than Perfect

Caution: Life in Santa Monica May Be Less than Perfect

SANTA MONICA, California — The Associated Press reports that the city of Santa Monica, California beat 300 other towns in competing for $1 million in funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge to study “just how much people in this picture-postcard

Pakistan Nabs Militants Linked to Attack on Malala

Pakistan Nabs Militants Linked to Attack on Malala

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army said Friday that it has arrested 10 militants suspected of involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, who won world acclaim after she was shot in the head by the Taliban for

ICE Plans New Facility for Illegal Immigrant Family Units

ICE Plans New Facility for Illegal Immigrant Family Units

While the Obama administration has boasted about a decline in the number of apprehensions at the southern border, federal officials revealed this week that they are planning a new facility to house hundreds of illegal immigrant family units. Immigration and

Judge: Pistorius is Guilty of Culpable Homicide

Judge: Pistorius is Guilty of Culpable Homicide

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A South African judge on Friday found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty of murder. Prosecutors said they were disappointed by the

Now Open, 9/11 Museum Sees Influx of New Artifacts

Now Open, 9/11 Museum Sees Influx of New Artifacts

NEW YORK (AP) — After seeing the new National September 11 Memorial Museum, one victim’s widow decided to donate one of her husband’s FDNY paramedic shirts, karate uniforms and beloved baseball jersey. A retired police detective gave the sole-scorched boots

Report: NFL Received Ray Rice Footage in April

Report: NFL Received Ray Rice Footage in April

A source in law enforcement told the Associated Press that the authorities sent a copy of the recording of Ray Rice punching his then-girlfriend to the NFL five months ago. BREAKING: AP Source: Law enforcement official sent copy of Ray

Schwarzenegger's Day at the Capitol

Schwarzenegger's Day at the Capitol

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger had a grand day in Sacramento on Monday, first appearing at a climate change symposium with Governor Jerry Brown and then attending the unveiling of his portrait in the state rotunda. It was his first public

Death Toll in India, Pakistan Floods Reaches 400

Death Toll in India, Pakistan Floods Reaches 400

JHANG, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from floods in Pakistan and India reached 400 on Tuesday as armies in both countries scrambled to help the victims and authorities in Islamabad warned hundreds of thousands to be prepared to flee

Ebola Is Surging in Places It had Been Beaten Back

Ebola Is Surging in Places It had Been Beaten Back

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Doctors Without Borders shuttered one of its Ebola treatment centers in Guinea in May. They thought the deadly virus was being contained there. The Macenta region, right on the Liberian border, had been one of the