“Fencing” is the buying or selling of stolen goods. As with most imaginable topics and persuasions, there are fencing communities on reddit, the popular internet message board. But what’s remarkable about the fencers on this particular site is how brazen
A group funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been contacting Catholic school leaders, urging support for the Common Core standards and asking them to oppose the Cardinal Newman Society’s “Catholic Is Our Core” initiative. According to the
Gun control in Britain passed in stages, beginning just after World War I and continuing in a reactionary fashion with increasing strictness through the 1990s. When the final stage arrived in 1997, and virtually all handguns were banned via the
NEW YORK, NY — Following nearly three hours of compelling, wrangling, and heartfelt deliberations, author and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza was sentenced on Tuesday to five years of probation. He will serve the first eight months in a community confinement center, as
The Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard has threatened Israel with sanctions unless it agrees to concessions including ending the “blockade of Gaza” and stopping “illegal settlements”. Speaking to the Danish media, Lidegaard indicated that the EU would join in with
HOUSTON, Texas — Members of the Sinaloa Federation, one of the most powerful and dangerous cartels from Mexico, have reportedly set up shop in Australia. A lucrative drug market has been growing in Australia during recent years, and Sinaloa members
On September 21, 2014, Muslims Facing Tomorrow held a public rally in Queen’s Park, Toronto, on the steps of the Legislature, “in Support for minority Christians and other religious communities in the Middle East and the Muslim World.” Approximately 125 people turned
Although the media have since lost interest, protests continue to rage in Ferguson, Missouri. This weekend, police arrested a driver after protesters charged that he had “bumped” them with his car as they blocked the street. Two protesters were also
Police officers have arrested the “Mission Impossible Burglar,” who they claim routinely bragged about his break-ins on social media, where he glorified his high-profile heists. Steven Jay Kreuger, whose most recent crime was the hijacking of more than $100,000 worth of
AUSTIN, Texas — A new coalition of supporters of criminal justice reform announced an ambitious legislative agenda at a Capitol press conference on Wednesday. The Texas Smart-On-Crime Coalition‘s (TSCC) executive committee includes the Texas Association for Business (TAB), the Texas Public
ISLAMABAD Sept 18 (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen on Thursday shot dead a professor of Islamic studies in Pakistan who had faced accusations of blasphemy and threats from colleagues over his moderate views, police said.Blasphemy is a crime carrying the death
A man living in Arcadia, California was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend’s toddler in Louisville, Kentucky 43 years ago. Lawrence “Larry” Roger Beck, 65, is believed to have shaken 18-month-old Michael Ray Sanders in such a violent
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
An elderly Kansas City couple have died after parolled prison with a long history of criminal offenses brutally beat them, authorities confirmed this week. Brandon Howell, 34, went on a murder and robbery spree on September 2 killing three people
LEITH, United Kingdom – When Caroline McMaster from Leith noticed her ‘Vote Yes’ posters being attacked every night she rightly suspected that slimy no campaigners may have been involved. But she admits she had not realised how right her theory
An associate psychology professor at Stanford University is among 21 winners of this year’s prestigious MacArthur Foundation “genius” grants for her work in the study of racial bias, including profiling by police. According to the McArthur Foundation website, Jennifer L.
Charges have been filed in the firebombing incident at Congressman Emanuel Cleaver’s office in Kansas City, September 11, 2014. Eric G. King, a 28 year old local anarchist, was caught on surveillance tapes throwing two lit alcohol bottles into the office
227 years ago today, September 17th, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed. On that day, the delegates met for the final time and signed the revolutionary document they had spent months crafting. As a result of their extraordinary statesmanship, this
STUDIO CITY, California — Race was not a factor in the detention of Django Unchained actress Daniele Watts by Los Angeles police officers last week, according to officers and members of the community who spoke with Breitbart News. Police had been called to
A British law that allows the authorities to snoop on journalists has been slammed as “not fit for purpose”, and will be challenged in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), Strasbourg. Lawyers for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ),
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HOUSTON, Texas — During the last two weeks, Border Patrol agents in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector confiscated more than $15.5 million worth of marijuana. Additionally, “thousands of people” who were in the U.S. illegally were arrested during the
On September 13, the 20th anniversary of the signing of the federal assault weapons ban, The New York Times ran a column explaining that the very term “assault weapon” is one the “Democrats created” in the 1990s in order to
After waiting more than six months after a Democratic State Senator was convicted of lying about living in the district he represented, outgoing State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) finally issued a public call for Roderick Wright’s resignation,
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Jewish leaders will speak Sunday at a Berlin rally against anti-Semitism after the latest Gaza conflict sparked an upsurge in hate speech against Jews. Under the banner “Stand Up: Jew Hatred – Never Again!” political
Friday, after more than a half year of delays, State Senator Rod Wright was sentenced to 90 days in jail after having been found guilty in January of eight felony counts of election fraud and perjury. Wright had been prosecuted
