His hands are barely large enough to reach the trigger, but the 5-year-old boy pulls hard on his AK-47 as his father stands beside him cheering. Elsewhere, a boy of 4 raises a machete, then strikes, beheading an unarmed prisoner. These are
On March 6th the Lone Oak First Baptist Church of Paducah, Kentucky, is hosting “faith and firearms,” which includes a steak dinner and “a chance to win a gun.” The goal is to attract young “unchurched men” who “are passionate
Russia on Tuesday carried out a successful test launch of an “advanced” intercontinental ballistic missile, state news agencies reported amid a fierce standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Mel Reynolds says he is in hiding in South Africa following his deportation from Zimbabwe because he believes his life is in danger. He told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he
Sunday at the Academy Awards, an actor who once delivered a riveting performance for Oliver Stone condemned the director’s most beloved Latin American regime. By condemning Venezuelan socialism, Jared Leto broke Old Hollywood’s leftist rigidity and signaled a sea change
An Egyptian court in Cairo has ordered a ban on activities in Egypt by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, branding it a terror organization, reports The Times of Israel. The Cairo court ordered that all Hamas offices in the country
UPDATE: The friendly soccer match between the United States and Ukraine on Wednesday that had been canceled is back on, according to U.S. Soccer. According to NBC Sports: “The Football Federation of Ukraine confirmed that their team will travel to
Ukraine’s Economy Minister Pavlo Sheremeta said the government is prepared to work on the Association Agreement with the European Union. “The government has cancelled the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of November 21, 2013, and is resuming work on
The United States said Monday it would not send a presidential delegation to the Winter paralympics in Sochi as part of measures drawn up to protest Russia’s incursion into Ukraine. “President Obama continues to strongly support all of the US
With much of the news flow likely to be dictated by events as they unfold in the Ukraine, the markets are most likely going to be highly volatile and responsive to every new major development. This has already been evidenced
For the first time in 39 years, Venezuelans were banned from watching the Academy Awards, thanks to “far-right extremists lobbying Hollywood.” That according to President Nicolás Maduro’s press secretary, Delcy Rodríguez, who spoke while Maduro issued more arrests against nonviolent
Pro-Russia protesters took over the first floor of a government building in Donetsk in east Ukraine. The building is one of many in east Ukraine that have a Russian flag on top. A Reuters reporter in a press center on
New York Times editorialwriter Joe Nocera had a field day onFebruary 28th raging against “TheBitcoin Blasphemy,” which he claimed is libertarian “sacrilege” since it is “unconnectedto any currency or any government.” Itis enlightening that the leftist thought police at the Times
Dan Hodges, a Blairite media commentator now in apparent exile from a left-lurching Labour Party, has used his column in the Telegraph today to follow up the Sunday Mirror‘s world-beating scoop about alleged “racism” at the UKIP conference. He writes:
(Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers have agreed to suspend talks with Russia on visa issues because of Russia’s seizure of Crimea, a draft of a statement to be issued later on Monday said. Russia and the European Union have been discussing visa
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to announce an expansion of background checks based on executive orders president Obama issued in January 2013. According to The Hill, the expansion consists of “three changes to the National Instant Criminal Background
On March 1st a group of attackers armed with knives stormed a Chinese train station, killing at least 29 and injuring more than 130 others before good guys with guns showed up to end the attack. According to NBC News,
LONDON (Reuters) – Two moments of magic in the space of two second-half minutes helped Manchester City to a 3-1 victory over Sunderland in the English League Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. Sunderland’s Fabio Borini struck first at Wembley.
Rear Admiral Denys Berezovsky, head of Ukraine’s Navy, defected in Crimea. He was appointed on Saturday by Ukraine’s interim president Oleksandr Turchinov. Here is the translation, courtesy of BBC: I, Berezovsky Denys Valentynovych, pledge allegiance to the residents of the
Ukrainians in Independence Square in Kiev once protested against their own government, but now protest against Russian aggression. Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Security and Defense Council, told people they need all the help they can get and Ukrainians are ready
New York officials have released the conclusion of its toxicology report on the body of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and confirmed that he died of a “toxic mix” of drugs. A spokesperson for the New York City medical examiner said
Muscatell Burns Ford dealership in Hawley, Minnesota, is running a promotion in which customers who buy a 2013 or 2014 pickup get a free shotgun. The Libertarian Republic says the dealership is telling customers, “If you find what you like,
Widespread use of heroin and drugs in cities across the nation is indeed a sad story, but most would admit that it is not a surprising one. One might conjure up visions of hardscrabble life on tenement-lined streets in an
