(Reuters) – Unidentified war planes flew over the Libyan capital Tripoli and explosions were heard early on Monday, residents said, in what could mark a sharp escalation of more than a month of street fighting between armed factions. Several Libyan
During the August 17 airing of NBC-Milwaukee’s Sunday Insight on WTMJ, host Charlie Sykes spoke to Michael Bloomberg’s unsuccessful involvement in the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s race by saying, “Thanks for stopping by Mike, don’t let the door hit you on
Billionaires and millionaires are giving hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of Washington state’s Initiative 594 — a gun control initiative expanding background checks. The initiative will go before voters in November. According to KING 5, Initiative 594 would
A Malaysian teen who “liked” a pro-Israel Facebook post is now being investigated for sedition and could face jail time for his “crime.” The 17-year-old from Penang reportedly liked someone’s post on the social media site that declared “I love
With a month to go until Scotland votes on independence from Britain, polls suggest the plan will be defeated, leaving First Minister Alex Salmond and the Yes camp in an uphill battle to secure victory. Salmond has struggled to convince
A man authorities described as drunk stabbed three New York commuters at New York’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday morning. Police said that after a verbal altercation with the three men, Ivan DeLeon, 38, pulled out a knife and attacked
Orange County police authorities, reacting to the fuming riots in Ferguson Missouri, concluded that a militarized law enforcement response is valid in heated situations, but needs to be initiated on a case-by-case basis. The Orange County Register reported that Irvine
Narcotics investigators removed and airlifted up to 4,000 marijuana plants in various stages of maturity that were discovered in Laguna Wilderness Park in Orange County, California, on Friday, just a few hundred feet from a private high school and a
California’s drought has been negatively affecting businesses throughout the Golden State, particularly in Folsom Lake, where water levels have shrunken so much that the area which should be bustling with beach-goers and water sport enthusiasts resembles a desert, resulting in
On the second anniversary of President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the President and CEO of La Raza called for Obama to expand the program with another executive amnesty. Janet Murguia said DACA has been a
(Reuters) – The Hezbollah leader described the radical Islamist movement that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria as a growing “monster” that could threaten Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Gulf states, according to an interview printed on
Together with Yazidi leaders and emergency relief agency heads on the ground in northern Iraq, UN officials immediately disputed claims made late Wednesday by President Obama that Yazidi civilians stranded on Mount Sinjar no longer faced a humanitarian catastrophe, and
A leading figure in the Scottish Independence debate has raised fears that should the country remain in the UK after next month’s referendum, the rest of the country will exact “revenge” upon Scotland for daring to seek independence. In his
(Reuters) – The United States is asking European countries to supply arms and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting jihadists of the Islamic State in Iraq, U.S. and European officials said, signaling a widening of the international role in the conflict.
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops captured a fiercely contested suburb of the capital Thursday after five months of heavy fighting, flushing rebels from their last hideouts and quickly moving to crush pockets of resistance in the surrounding countryside, activists
Downing Street has been accused of misleading the public about the CV of a major Tory donor who was given a peerage, according to the Independent. Jewellery magnate Ranbir Singh Suri, was elevated to the House of Lords on the
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would “favourably consider” a request for arms from the Kurds to help them battle Sunni militants who have seized much of Iraq, the BBC reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources. The United States has asked European
Authorities in New Hampshire are reacting to dozens of overdoses from a synthetic marijuana called “Smacked,” prompting Governor Maggie Hassan to declare a state of emergency. The drug is being peddled stealthily, sold in corner stores reportedly as “potpourri.” It
Clashes between police and rioters in Ferguson, Missouri grew more violent Wednesday night and early Thursday as crowds threw Molotov cocktail-styled incendiary bombs at police, who responded with tear gas and riot control tactics. “Wednesday saw more tense confrontations,” the
China’s National Bureau of Statistics revealed data on August 13th that the nation’s credit plunged by a dramatic and wildly unexpected 86% in July, down to the slowest pace since the 2008 bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the start of the
The 10th Annual Classic Rock Roll of Honour, “rocks most prestigious night,” will be held on Tuesday, November 4 in Hollywood, California on U.S soil for the first time in its history. “Red Rocker” Sammy Hagar, one of the few
A year after insisting that Congress must pass comprehensive amnesty legislation, Cisco announced Wednesday that it would lay off another 6,000 workers, about 8% of its workforce. According to BizJournals, Cisco has previously announced that “it would lay off 4,000
United States civil rights activists pressed the United Nations to take more action against “Stand Your Ground” laws passed in over 20 American states. The groups made their case in a hearing with the UN Committee on the Elimination of
Despite what the D.C. consultants and establishment have been whispering to them, Republican candidates are finding out that voters are against illegal immigration the more they learn about the issue. And more Republicans–even those from states far from the border–are
Geneva, August 13 (QNA) – The number of reported Ebola cases in West Africa has climbed to 1,975, the World Health Organization WHO said Wednesday. Among these patients, 1,069 have died in the four affected countries – Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria
