MIAMI (Reuters) – Former England captain David Beckham will visit Miami this week as he steps up his interest in owning a new Major League Soccer (MLS) team. As reported in Sports Illustrated: The former England captain’s contract with MLS,
In March, home prices increased 10.9% from last year at this time but are still down 28% from 2006 levels. Analysts say one key driver for the uptick in home prices is not individuals buying homes but rather large investor
French Open favorite and the King of Clay Rafael Nadal survived a scare from Germany’s Daniel Brands to advance to the second round. He won 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3. Nadal started off well before Brands started to shake him
Regrettably, I only recognized the significance of Memorial Day a few years ago. Somewhere between that time and my childhood, I grew accustomed to the idea that while watching images of Memorial Day services on TV, it was really the
Two U.K. politicians have called out the BBC for interviewing an Islamic cleric who refuses to condemn Wednesday’s grisly terror attack where two men beheaded a British soldier. The Guardian is reporting that Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi and shadow defense secretary
In an apparent response to a pledge of support by Hizbullah leader Hassan Nasrallah for the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, Syrian rebels targeted a Hizbullah stronghold in Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, widening the international scope of the Syrian civil
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Syria conflict in possibly climactic battle near Lebanon border Lebanon’s Hezbollah leads the fight in Syria battle Lebanon’s opposition condemns Nasrallah and Hezbollah Syria conflict in possibly climactic battle near Lebanon border The army
By all accounts the Interstate 5 bridge collapse in Washington State was a result of an over sized truck load as opposed to “failing infrastructure.” But a plea for greater federal spending figured prominently in many reports on the accident
U.S. District Court Judge Murray Snow ruled Friday that Arizona’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the constitutional rights of Hispanics in his crusade against illegal immigration. According to Reuters, Snow said Arpaio has to stop “using race as a grounds to
Memorial Day is one of our national holidays where the true meaning far too often gets lost in the shuffle. To those who have lost a family member or loved one defending America’s freedom, this weekend is much more than
Attorney General Eric Holder contradicted comments he made to NPR on May 15th when he testified before Congress the same day: “In regard to potential prosecution of the press for the disclosure of material, that is not something I’ve ever
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has changed its century-old policy to bring into membership open and avowed homosexual youths through age 17. However, the Scouts will maintain the ban on anyone ages 18+ who is homosexual, meaning that a
President Barack Obama called on Congress to take action, so Guantamo terrorist detainees can be transferred to the United States at a designated detention site in the country, where military trials and commissions can take place. “There is no justification beyond
UPDATE: Fixed! At the top of Anthony Weiner’s campaign site is a logo that looks as though it includes one of New York City’s iconic bridges and just as iconic cityscape. Which, of course, makes sense. After all, Weiner is
SEATTLE, May 23 (UPI) — Actor Morgan Freeman nodded off during a morning television interview on KCPQ, Seattle’s “Fox News This Morning” program. Freeman, 75, and 80-year-old co-star Michael Caine were promoting their new movie “Now You See Me” Wednesday
U.S. stocks were down nearly 1% in early trading as the Nikkei experienced its largest drop in two years, closing 225 down, with news that Chinese factory figures shrank for the first time in seven months. Also worrying were Federal
A new Israeli report exonerating Israel in the events surrounding the death in 2000 of 12-year-old Mohammed al-Dura, an event used by the Palestinians to claim he was killed by Israeli crossfire and to incite crimes such as the lynching
According to The Hill, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is circulating an email with a link to a petition “urging supporters to back legislation to remove sexual assault cases from the military chain of command.” The email was sent on
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday he would ask Iran’s supreme leader to reverse a ban preventing his aide from running in next month’s presidential poll, a test of stability after the violent trauma of the 2009
After his public fall from grace, Former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner has gotten back up and entered the race for mayor of New York City. His first campaign advertisement went live late Tuesday. The full release: In the ad, you hear about the
Upon the passage of the “Gang of Eight” immigration bill out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said the bill will make America’s broken immigration system even worse. Cruz said he wants real immigration reform, not this
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Clippers have decided to part ways with head coach Vinny Del Negro, announcing on Tuesday they will not offer him a new contract to lead the National Basketball Association team. The Associated Press adds more
(Reuters) – Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said. A statement said a military vehicle was damaged by shots
Photo gallery: scenes of destruction caused by a series of tornadoes which hit Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, May 19-20. Officials have estimated the body count from Monday’s storms, which primarily struck Moore, OK, at 51 people, and they expect
