Around 9:00 p.m. on August 4, Army veteran Gabriel Stevens was riding a bike in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, when a car pulled up alongside him and someone shot him dead. According to CBS Chicago, the 39-year-old veteran, who had
Tuskegee University students studying abroad this summer in Monrovia, Liberia, were scheduled to return to their homes in Alabama by the end of this week, but they might now be trapped in the Liberian capital for the rest of the
Tuesday evening the CDC confirmed to Breitbart News that six individuals in the United States had been tested for Ebola. Those tests came back negative, but the CDC would not identify the states where they originated. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is causing mass panic in Guinea and Sierra Leone. Over 887 people are dead with three new cases reported in Nigeria. People are scared to shake hands or share dinners with others, but a
(Reuters) – Liberia shut a major hospital in the capital Monrovia on Wednesday after a Spanish priest and six other staff contracted Ebola, as the death toll from the worst outbreak of the disease hit 932 in West Africa. The
Several British nationals have been voluntarily quarantined with suspected Ebola, according to the Daily Telegraph. The admission came from public health officials and follows revelations an individual in Cardiff had expressed fears they had contracted the disease. The exact number
British Airways has halted all flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone for one month due to the outbreak of Ebola in the region. The airline added in a statement that it would keep the routes under review: “We have temporarily
On August 4, Sheriff Larry Rollins of Harnett County in North Carolina said he always carries a gun–even off-duty–to protect himself and his family, and he wants citizens of the county to adopt the same habit. Rollins made these statements while
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s civilian government is bracing for a wave of protests this month, days after the military took responsibility for securing the capital amid the threat of militant attacks and the spectre of a political showdown. Some Pakistanis
LGBT advocates continue to show alarm over the new numbers released from the Centers for Disease Control that show gays and lesbians make up no more than 1.6% of the adult population of the United States. The adult population of the
Grapes throughout much of California will be harvested early due to the dry, hot weather conditions resulting from the Golden State’s fourth year in a deep-cutting drought. The rough climate change has caused for an earlier than normal ripening of
Grandmothers Konnie Couch and Robin Willoughby were both robbed in 2011. They responded by forming “Women Armed and Ready” (WAR), a group that trains women to carry guns and prepares them to shoot under pressure, because “they were tired of
LONDON, Aug. 5 (UPI) — British Airways announced it will suspend direct flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone effective Wednesday, due to concerns of the Ebola virus in West Africa. The airline informed travel companies on Tuesday that: “British Airways services
On August 4, Breitbart News reported that AB 1014–the legislation containing “Gun Violence Restraining Orders”–stalled in the California Senate Appropriations Committee. While gun control proponents are suggesting they will amend the legislation and bring it back for a vote as
According to a report in The New York Times, the Ebola virus has been spreading because African governments did not take quarantine efforts seriously, especially in regions where it is customary to touch dead bodies before the funeral. Those who came
As of Tuesday, Israel has now withdrawn all of its troops from Gaza into “defensive positions” situated on the border of the Strip. Israel announced at 8:00 a.m. local time that it was adhering to a self-declared 72-hour ceasefire, pulling
Twenty-nine years after having his priesthood suspended by Pope John Paul II, Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann has now been given a green light to return. On friday, the Vatican announced that “The Holy Father has given His benevolent assent that Father Miguel d’Escoto
The United States is working to help contain the Ebola outbreak in Africa, President Obama wrote in an op-ed Tuesday ahead of his address to the U.S.-Africa Summit. “Today, we’re working urgently with nations in West Africa and global health
An attacker wearing what Afghan officials deemed an “Afghan National Army uniform” shot dead a United States Army major general in a training camp in the capital, Kabul. The American-led military coalition there has said that multiple others have also
A Muscle Shoals, Alabama, home invader was run out of a house “stark naked” by a 17-year-old boy who grabbed his father’s gun when the suspect entered the home. According to 48 WAFF, 45-year-old Kenneth Johnson “was on drugs when
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may impose restrictions or a ban on European airlines using trans-Siberian routes, raising the cost of their flights to Asia in response to the European Union’s sanctions over Ukraine, the business daily Vedomosti reported on Tuesday.
Three in four illegal immigrant juveniles from Mexico who are apprehended at the border are repeat offenders. According to a Pew Research Center report, which was based on “analysis of Mexican government data obtained from the Mexican Ministry of Foreign
Reports surfaced this weekend of the worst ethnic violence experienced in China since 2009, with more than 100 people killed in attacks by individuals the government claims are Uyghur Islamist extremists in Xinjiang. Chinese state media report the government is
The deadly Ebola epidemic that has stricken Western Africa is triggering major civil unrest in Liberia, Monrovia, where individuals have taken to forming roadblocks and preventing government vehicles from freely moving through the city in an attempt to bring attention
(Reuters) Southeast Asian foreign ministers this week hold security talks with counterparts, including those from the United States and China, in Myanmar, with escalating tensions over maritime disputes in Asia likely to be a major issue. The Philippines will propose
