The federal government will default on its debt only if President Obama wills it. House Republicans, by refusing to raise the debt ceiling until they obtain budget reforms, may be the country’s last hope to avoid a financial ruin. Each
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Lampedusa disaster forces Europe’s immigrant dilemma into headlines Libya demands a ‘clarification’ for the ‘kidnapping’ of al-Libi With Hajj a week away, Saudi is hit with six new deadly MERS cases Lampedusa disaster forces
“Preach the Gospel always; when necessary, use words.” In a normal week, the visit of Pope Francis to Assisi, the Umbria, Italy, hometown of his papal-name inspiration, the 13th-century mystic Saint Francis–famed for the above quotation, despite there being zero
(AP) Migrants used empty water bottles to stay afloatBy ANDREA ROSAAssociated PressLAMPEDUSA, ItalySurvivors of a fiery shipwreck that killed more than 100 African migrants clung to empty water bottles to keep themselves from drowning and were coated in gasoline, an
Pope Francis on Friday called for the Catholic Church and its faithful to rid themselves of earthly concerns like St Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage to the saint’s Italian hometown. Speaking in the hall where the medieval saint is
Conservative talk radio Mark Levin said Wednesday if the Obama administration lays “one damn hand” on any World War II veteran trying to see their memorial that he would bring “half a million people” to it. The Obama administration closed
The chairman of Barilla Pasta, the world’s leading pasta manufacturer, weathered calls for a consumer boycott against him Thursday after telling Italian radio his company would never use a homosexual family in its ads. A report from Reuters in Rome
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — The world’s oldest man, a 112-year-old self-taught musician, coal miner and gin rummy aficionado from western New York, has died. Salustiano Sanchez-Blazquez died Friday at a nursing home in Grand Island, according to Robert Young,
(AP) Priest gives used car to pope, who wants to driveVATICAN CITYPope Francis now has his own mini popemobile after getting a good deal on a used car that he plans to drive himself. Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini,
Human rights activists around the world are making plans to travel to Syria and act as “human shields” to forestall a U.S. strike against Syria, according to Britain’s The Telegraph. The “International Human Shields” movement is spearheading a movement to
THE REBUTTAL: PART TWO CHAPTER 1: “GROUNDLESS AND WORSE,” HE SAYS. BUT NOT IN MY BOOK Radosh presents my entire book and its arguments as a “conspiracy thesis resting on five claims.” He writes: “In this review, I will focus
The Italian coast guard said Saturday it had rescued more than 700 migrants and refugees, including many Syrians and Egyptians, from four struggling boats, the latest in a surge of refugee arrivals. Coast guard and navy vessels rescued the migrants
(AP) Ronaldo scores 1st international hat trickBy STEVE DOUGLASAP Sports WriterSpain, Germany and Italy won Friday to move to the brink of qualification for next year’s World Cup, while Cristiano Ronaldo’s first international hat trick kept Portugal on course for
(AP) VENICE, Italy–Actor George Clooney says a satellite project over Sudan that he helped found has curbed violence, at least during daylight. Clooney said Wednesday at the Venice Film Festival that the Satellite Sentinel Project, which uses satellite imagery to
Teams contesting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will need a month to prepare for the country’s sweltering heat, according to a report by a British university published on Thursday. The study by the University of Bedfordshire recommends that teams
Europe’s top women golfers know it won’t be easy to hang on to the Solheim Cup against a USA team eager to win the match play duel on their home soil. “Obviously it’s very difficult, we’ve never won in America
(AP) Eurozone’s longest-ever recession comes to an endBRUSSELSThe recession in the eurozone came to an end in the second quarter of the year, official figures confirmed Wednesday. Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics office, said the 17 European Union countries that
Speaking of the fusion of government and industry, I’ve been trying to decide whether Obama’s weird claim that “consultation with businesses all across the country” authorized him to violate the Affordable Care Act is a laughable example of a desperate
Aristotle, Plato and Socrates have resurfaced in Athens in the midst of Greece’s harrowing economic crisis, brought to life by a global philosophy congress in the very locations they once frequented. Organised by the International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)
This is the fourth in a series in five parts based on the new book American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character (St. Martin’s Press) by Diana West. The two most ardent boosters of the Normandy invasion were
(AP) Italy court confirms Berlusconi fraud convictionBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEItaly’s highest court has upheld ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s tax fraud conviction, but ordered a review a five-year ban on public office that was part of the lower court’s sentence. The court
(AP) Bus crash in southern Italy kills 38 peopleBy FRANCES D’EMILIOAssociated PressROMEAn Italian tour crushed through a sidewall of a highway bridge in southern Italy, and plunged some 30 meters (100 feet) into a wooded ravine, killing at least 38
French EPO report no shock to Armstrong by AFP 7/25/2013 3:38:38 PM Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong said Thursday he was “not surprised” that 18 leading riders in the 1998 Tour de France have been named by the French Senate as having taken
FLORENCE, Italy, July 23 (UPI) — Keepers at an Italian animal reserve said a zonkey — a rare hybrid of a zebra and a donkey — was born at the facility and is in good health. Serena Aglietti, whose family
(AP) Federer upset by qualifier in Hamburg semisHAMBURG, GermanyRoger Federer lost to Argentine qualifier Federico Delbonis 7-6 (7), 7-6 (4) Saturday in the semifinals of the German Tennis Championships. Federer, a four-time champion in Hamburg, was outplayed by the 114th-ranked
