Tuesday, on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Michael Ritrovato spoke at length about his friend, suspected Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis. After expressing his condolences to the victims and their families, Ritrovato then expressed his shock over the actions
A profile is starting to emerge of the man law enforcement says is responsible for the mass-murder of 12 people Monday at Washington’s Navy Yard. Aaron Alexis was a full-time Navy reservist between 2007 and 2011. A former roommate also
Aaron Alexis, the man identified as the shooter at the Washington Navy Yard, was a Buddhist according to one of his friends. Former roommate Nutpisit Sathamtewakul, who owns Happy Bowl Thai in White Settlement, told local media that Alexis worked
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,
Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia’s two largest powers. The four Chinese coastguard vessels sailed into the 12-nautical-mile territorial
On Thursday, as the Obama administration struggles to deal with breaking reports of another possible Syrian chemical attack in Damascus, The New York Times reports that satellite photos show steam coming from a newly retrofitted nuclear reactor in North Korea.
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com John Kerry: ‘This is our Munich Moment’ Forces gathering momentum in the Mideast Would America not defend Israel after all? John Kerry: ‘This is our Munich Moment’ On Saturday in Paris, U.S. Secretary of
By KELVIN CHANAP Business WriterHONG KONGChina’s yuan has joined the ranks of the most traded currencies for the first time, underlining the growing might of the country’s economy, the world’s second-largest. The yuan became one of the top 10 traded
BEIJING, Sept. 5 (UPI) — It will be hard for China to restart six-party negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program without support from its diplomatic partners, an official said. North Korea since 2006 conducted three tests of nuclear devices, the
(AP) Obama to meet with Japan’s Abe in RussiaBy JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressSTOCKHOLMThe White House says President Barack Obama will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (shin-zoh ah-bay) this week in Russia. The two leaders plan to meet Thursday on
Steven Salaita is an associate professor of English at Virginia Tech. Last week he wrote a piece for Salon in which he argued that “support the troops” was merely shorthand for support-the-plutocrats, and for that reason, it should be resisted.
Musician Charlie Daniels is never bashful about his conservative beliefs, but his latest Facebook message pulls nary a punch regarding President Barack Obama’s waffling on Syria. In my soon to be 77 years as a citizen of the United States
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China and Japan really DO hate each other Echoing 1938, Britain gives a pass to Syria’s Bashar al-Assad China and Japan really DO hate each other Japan-China mutual attitudes, 2005-2013 (GenronNPO) A survey conducted
WID=1&VID=25092794&freewheel=90085&sitesection=breitbart&height=480&width=640″ height=480 width=640 frameborder=no scrolling=no noresize marginwidth=0px marginheight=0px> (AP) Cleaning public toilets is considered a social activity in Japan. In fact, one group even has a Facebook page and meets once a week to disinfect, scrub, and bond in the
(AP) Mexico rallies past Panama 4-2 on late homerBy JOHN KEKISAP Sports WriterSOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.Jorge Romero put Mexico in front with one big swing, and then he finished the job from the mound. Romero hit a two-run homer in the
(AP) Pettitte pitches surging Yankees past Toronto 5-3By MIKE FITZPATRICKAP Sports WriterNEW YORK Andy Pettitte, Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees are making their move in the AL playoff race – thanks in large part to all the wins
IBTimesUK· Japan said on Wednesday (August 21) that it would look into dramatically raising the severity of a toxic water leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant, its most serious action since the plant was destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami
(AP) Soriano has 2-run HR in 8th to lead YankeesBy HOWIE RUMBERGAP Sports WriterNEW YORKAlfonso Soriano hit a tiebreaking two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning, Ichiro Suzuki got his 4,000th hit between the major leagues and Japan,
(AP) Yankees rally for sweep of DH over the Blue JaysBy HOWIE RUMBERGAP Sports WriterNEW YORKJayson Nix hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and a game-ending single in the ninth, lifting the Yankees to their second comeback victory
(AP) Japanese activists sail near disputed islandsBy EMILY WANGAssociated PressIN THE EAST CHINA SEA Nearly two dozen Japanese nationalist activists and fishermen sailed on Sunday to a small group of islands at the center of a territorial dispute with China.
Hollywood Reporter: The Media Action Network for Asian Americans fires off a letter to executives, criticizing the comedy’s “racial and sexual stereotypes” and blasting co-creator Alec Sulkin for an insensitive tweet he wrote in reference to the tsunami that hit
The tennis world lost a great player this week when 28-year-old Marian Bartoli retired. It is hard to put into words what she means to the tennis world because she never gained popularity like Maria Sharapova or the Williams sisters.
Comprehensive immigration reform advocate Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) seemed to admit that immigration reform legislation will not pass the House this year, telling Bloomberg News on Friday that he only expected passage of a “comprehensive” bill “within
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Thousands of Palestinians celebrate with fireworks as Israel releases 26 prisoners Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ anti-missile system intercepts Sinai rocket China’s propaganda program frightens opponents and stirs domestic nationalism Thousands of Palestinians celebrate with fireworks
A heatwave stifled Japan Sunday as the temperature topped 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in two cities, leaving at least four people dead over the weekend, officials and reports said. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the temperature reached 40.6 C
