Gay and lesbian activist groups are working hard to defeat an experienced candidate who is running for District Attorney in Sacramento–despite the fact that she herself is a lesbian with a stack of law enforcement endorsements. The reason: they want
HOUSTON, Texas–53-year-old Carlos Delgado Rodriguez of Dallas, Texas is accused of transporting approximately 60 dead hummingbirds from Mexico to the U.S. He apparently smuggled the birds with the intent of selling them. An indictment obtained by Breitbart Texas states that there are five
The notorious and now bankrupt producer Joe Francis, 41, and former owner of the widely-known “Girls Gone Wild” videos was arrested on Friday evening on a misdemeanor assault charge when push literally came to shove with an employee at the
Corrupt federal police from Argentina worked with a Mexican chemist to provide the Sinaloa cartel with liquid cocaine, according to a new report by the Associated Press (AP). A portion of the drugs were to subsequently be sent to the United States.
A group of 59 Cuban exiles detained by the Mexican government for alleged immigration violations are claiming Mexico has violated their human rights and are threatening to hunger strike if they are not allowed to seek political asylum in the
According to the Associated Press, pro-Russian forces left government buildings in Mariupol after local steelworkers took control and forced out the rebels. The men work at Metinvest, which is owned by Ukraine’s richest man Rinat Akhmetov. Earlier in the week,
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two blasts hit Kenya’s capital on Friday, killing 10 people and injuring 70 more in the latest in a string of increasingly frequent terror attacks. The blasts came the same week the United States and the
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Amid apparent security concerns, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan cancelled a trip Friday to the traumatized town from which Islamic extremists abducted more than 300 schoolgirls a month ago. It would have been the first reported visit
When it came to selling Obamacare, President Obama frequently made the claim that if people liked their doctor, they could keep their doctor. However, the incentives built into Obamacare mean that is not true for a lot of people, even those
An above-ground oil main near Glendale burst early Thursday morning, sending about 10,000 gallons of crude oil spilling out into a half-mile area in Glendale and nearby Atwater Village, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department alert. Fire Captain Jamie
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam and hunted down Chinese workers, killing one, attacking scores more and then setting the complex alight, Taiwanese and Vietnamese authorities said Thursday, further inflaming tensions between
(AP) Malik Bendjelloul, the Swedish director of the acclaimed “Searching for Sugar Man” documentary, was widely known for his enthusiasm, kindness and high spirits — so the news Wednesday that he had taken his own life shocked colleagues around the
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Malik Bendjelloul, the acclaimed Swedish film director behind the Oscar-winning music documentary “Searching for Sugar Man” has died. He was 36. Police spokeswoman Pia Glenvik told the Associated Press Bendjelloul died in Stockholm late Tuesday, but wouldn’t
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — A truck rammed a Baltimore-area television station, leaving a gaping hole in the front of the building, and police said Tuesday afternoon that an armed person might be inside. WMAR-TV News Director Kelly Groft told The
Paraguay’s presidential palace is in desperate need of refurbishing. Architects are warning that much of the palace is already greatly deteriorated thanks to a termite infestation, and several wings of the lavish estate are also endangered by the presence of
49-year-old Bobby Maldonado, a former Texas State Trooper and deputy, plead guilty to money laundering on May 12, according to reports by the Associated Press (AP). More specifically, he admitted to delivering drug proceeds from interior U.S. cities to the Texas-Mexican border.
Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri abandoned its legal challenge Friday to a Kansas law that strips two of its clinics of hundreds of thousands of federal taxpayer dollars. Kansas lawmakers had passed a bill in 2011 that required tax
Zetas founder Galindo Mellado Cruz is “believed to be among five gunman shot dead by the [Mexican] Army on” May 9. Cruz is “accused of being one of the original members of the Zetas, which first emerged as a group
A devastating new McKinsey & Co. report finds that Obamacare’s purported purpose – providing coverage for the previously uninsured – has failed. The report concludes that 74% of Obamacare enrollees at the end of the first open enrollment period already had insurance; just 26%
A new study of the super-rich finds that London has become the capital of the world’s wealthiest, with more billionaires than any other city in the world. The Sunday Times, which published the list, says the city has 72 residents
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sends his congratulations to Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. Obama calls the selection of Sam “an important step forward.” Obama says that from the playing field to
DOSWELL, Va. (AP) — A second body has been recovered in the fiery crash of a hot air balloon in Virginia. Virginia State Police said the body was found Saturday as more than 100 searchers continued to hunt for a
46-year-old Amit Livingston reportedly walked out of a South Texas courtroom in 2007 after being convicted of murder. He was ordered to turn himself into prison 60 days after his sentencing, but never showed up. He had apparently been on-the-run since his
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A judge on Friday struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage, saying the state has “no rational reason” for preventing gay couples from marrying. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza ruled that the 2004 voter-approved
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown was ordered to remain in a Los Angeles jail Friday after the R&B singer admitted he violated his probation by getting into an altercation outside a hotel in Washington, D.C., last year. Superior Court
