(AP) Defense bill caught in Congress’ political divideBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONFor 51 years of war and peace, Republicans and Democrats rallied around a bill to pay the troops, buy ships and aircraft and set military policy. Last week, the Senate
(AP) Israeli leader calls Iran deal ‘historic mistake’By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated PressJERUSALEMIsrael’s prime minister harshly condemned the international community’s nuclear deal with Iran on Sunday, calling it a “historic mistake” and saying he was not bound by the agreement. Speaking to
(AP) Chelf’s career day leads OSU past Baylor 49-17By KURT VOIGTAP Sports WriterSTILLWATER, Okla.Clint Chelf put Oklahoma State well within reach of a Big 12 Conference championship, dooming Baylor’s national title aspirations in the process. Chelf passed for a career-high
(AP) Ex-White Sox scout sentenced in kickback schemeCHICAGOA federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago White Sox scout to eight months in prison in a kickback scheme that targeted players from Latin America. Dominican-born Victor Mateo was sentenced for wire
The Chinese Defense Ministry on Saturday issued a map of an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone that includes a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan, triggering a protest from Tokyo. The United States also expressed concern
Retired San Francisco police officers, a retired Navy master chief, and other city residents have joined the NRA in a lawsuit against the city’s ban on “high capacity” magazines. The suit was filed November 20th. According to The San Francisco
(AP) South African carjackers favor downtown spotBy CHRISTOPHER TORCHIAAssociated PressJOHANNESBURGThe carjackers were swift and methodical. They were also creatures of habit. On three occasions this month, armed criminals who apparently knew their victims were carrying cash or valuables pounced at
The Obama administration is crafting plans to close an Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) squadron just three years after promising lawmakers that the New START U.S.-Russia arms reduction treaty would not affect our ICBM force. According to The Washington Free Beacon,
(AP) Hearing over; A-Rod decision likely in JanuaryBy RONALD BLUMAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlex Rodriguez’s grievance hearing to overturn his 211-game suspension ended Thursday when both sides rested their cases, a day after the New York Yankees third baseman angrily walked
Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) was one of only three Democrats to oppose ending the filibuster on executive and most judicial appointments in the Senate on Thursday. Levin’s dissent is noteworthy: he chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversaw one
As videos of the “Knockout Game” spread across the Internet and news outlets, the media is underreporting one important fact–the game thrives in cities where gun control has disarmed its citizens. In fact, the game began in places with some
A Vancouver, WA man facing charges for firing his shotgun into the air to scare off would-be intruders says he simply acted on Vice President Joe Biden’s advice. According to the AP, Jeffrey C. Barton says “he will not admit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) —A U.S. congressional advisory panel on China, citing Beijing’s military buildup, warned its naval forces could dominate the western Pacific by 2020. In its annual report to Congress, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission said
Life is an experiment. We begin as infants. Everything that comes later is untried, at least in our own experience, thus everything we face is new – every time we pick up the phone or cross a street. Almost exactly
By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security WriterWASHINGTONTrouble inside the Air Force’s nuclear missile force runs deeper and wider than officials have let on. An unpublished study for the Air Force, obtained by The Associated Press, cites “burnout” among launch officers with
The right to keep and bear arms preceded the U.S. Constitution, as our Founding Fathers “propounded” the right but did not create it. They enshrined it via the Bill of Rights, all the while knowing the origin of the right
Add Susan Rice to the list of top Obama Administration officials who blame Israel for the lack of peace in the Middle East. At the Middle East Institute last week, Rice proclaimed, “We have seen increased tensions on the ground. Some of
The day’s top picks in social media and technology for 11/19: Healthcare.gov Hacking Threats; this stunt shows what strangers can learn from your social media posts; suspect taunts authorities on Facebook; Wikipedia versus PR firm; family’s week without social media;
President Barack Obama’s defense at his press conference last Thursday was not only that he hadn’t lied about the healthcare.gov website being ready on time, but that he could not possibly have lied because he did not know. “On the
The government contracting process is supposed to be transparent, fair, and subject to open bidding so the American people can have confidence that politicians and their appointees in the federal bureaucracies do not engage in the behavior of rewarding campaign
Early on Tuesday, Politico magazine reporter Ian Murphy turned to his Twitter account to unleash a series of profanity-laced tweets in response to a story from Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen K. Bannon. Bannon had written a story pointing out
“So, 4000 rubes are dead. Cry me the Tigris. Another 30,000 have been seriously wounded. Boo fucking hoo. They got what they asked for–and cool robotic limbs too.” Thus begins a virulent anti-American soldier screed titled “Fuck the Troops,” written by
(AP) Toronto council reins in scandal-plagued mayorBy DAVID CRARY and ROB GILLIESAssociated PressTORONTOAfter a tempestuous debate, Toronto’s City Council has stripped Mayor Rob Ford of the last of his substantive powers because of multiple scandals, but further turmoil seems inevitable.The
(AP) Europeans form ‘drone club,’ want to competeBRUSSELSFrance, Germany and other European countries on Tuesday formed a “drone users club” to pool information on the use of pilotless aircraft and develop a rival to the U.S. and Israeli machines that
When former Obama adviser and campaign manager David Plouffe said on Sunday that running against Obamacare would be an “impossibility” for Republicans, his reasoning seemed dubious. By the fall of 2014, Plouffe insisted, “millions of people will be signed up,”
