GAZA, Aug. 1 (UPI) — Both sides blame the other as a proposed cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza collapsed Friday morning within two hours of going into effect. At least 40 people are confirmed dead and 150
The Labor Department reported the economy added only 209,000 jobs in July. The unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent, but that hardly tells how tough the labor market has become for ordinary folks. The jobless rate may be down from
(Reuters) – The U.S. government will begin testing on people an experimental Ebola vaccine as early as September, after seeing positive results from tests on primates, according to media reports on Thursday. The National Institutes of Health’s infectious disease unit
(Reuters) – Rights activists called on Thursday for the immediate release of a transgender women allegedly raped by her cellmate at an Arizona immigrant detention center, accusing authorities of refusing to provide for her safety. The activists say immigration and
LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Bank of Scotland said on Friday that a vote by Scotland to become independent from the rest of the United Kingdom could significantly increase its costs and have a material impact on its business. RBS, which
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit southeast of the Algerian capital on Friday, shaking building and sending panicked families rushing in the streets in Algiers and nearby towns, witnesses and officials said. The United States Geological Survey said
Although the latest Everytown for Gun Safety ad was intended to encourage viewers to ask senators to support gun control, many are speculating that it could very well cause more women to go to the gun store. According to The
Yris Tamara Pérez Aguilera, the head of Cuba’s Rosa Parks Civil Rights Movement aimed at organizing black Cubans against the communist regime of Raúl Castro, had a pointed message for the Congressional Black Caucus during a talk in Washington, D.C., this
There is no Iron Dome in Gaza, where hundreds of Hamas rockets are falling short in the Strip, killing scores of innocent civilians. During the day Wednesday, 140 rockets were fired from Gaza, indiscriminately destined for Israel. According to Israel
JERUSALEM – 158 trucks carrying humanitarian aid and relief supplies were scheduled to enter into Gaza from southern Israel on Tuesday. However, due to Hamas rocket fire and the deteriorating security situation in Israel, just 43 trucks made it through Kerem
Justice Department data obtained by the Associated Press on Thursday reveal that the Obama administration’s plan to reduce America’s prison population has sparked five times as many inmate applications for early release as the year prior. Since April, 3,300 federal
Israelis living in Kubutz communities have seen decades of violence from terrorist groups, Hamas particularly, working out of Gaza and Palestinian areas. In interviews with Breitbart News’ Tera Dahl, Kubutz residents both near Gaza and in Golan Heights describe decades
On July 30, Richard Martinez announced he is joining with family members of others killed in attacks around the country to push for more gun control. Martinez’s son, Christopher Michael-Martinez, was one of the three individuals whom Elliot Rodger shot
NATO is not prepared to deal with a military threat from Russia and must adjust to be able to respond to an “unconventional attack”, British lawmakers warned on Thursday. A report by the committee urged the 28-country alliance to put
Though glossed over in major media reporting on the Israel-Gaza confrontation, the Hamas conflict with the Jewish State remains deeply ideological. Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV broadcast a sermon Friday reaffirming the Hamas ideology that according to Islam, it is Muslim destiny
Gov. Jerry Brown met with Catholic bishops in Mexico on Tuesday to discuss the controversial topic of immigration on a trip designed to strengthen trade and provide climate change solutions. During his stay, Brown referred to the rise in illegal
Three Israeli soldiers were killed Wednesday when explosives detonated within a booby-trapped UN building in Khan Younis, Gaza. An elite IDF tunnel unit was in the process of uncovering an opening to a Hamas tunnel located at an UNRWA (United
On Wednesday, the Commerce Department released its advance estimate of 2nd Quarter GDP growth, reporting growth of 4%. The number was higher than economists’ expectations of 3% growth in the quarter. Commerce noted, however, that this advance estimate is subject
Experts speaking to the National Geographic suggest that it is “likely” that the dreaded Ebola virus spreading across West Africa will make its way to the United States, but once here, it is unlikely to spread far, due to advanced American medical
Turkey has agreed to cancel a second “freedom flotilla” which was set to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza. In exchange for Ankara’s cancellation, Jerusalem allowed for the Turks to send planes of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Earlier this
Stocks may be near record levels but the bull market is not done. Digital technologies permit businesses to use investors’ cash far more efficiently these days, and could easily push up stock prices another 25 percent. Henry Ford had a
Newly-installed British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond criticized Israel on Wednesday for defending itself against Hamas terror, in terms that neatly encapsulated western elites’ hypocrisy towards the State of Israel. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today, Hammond suggested–without evidence–that Israel might have
With little more than two years left in the Obama administration, President Obama seems to have given up on any pretense of abiding by his oath of his office as he seeks to accomplish his leftist goals. Perhaps the most
(Reuters) – Freed U.S. prisoner-of-war Bowe Bergdahl is expected to submit to questioning next week by the U.S. Army general probing the circumstances that led to the his 2009 capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl’s attorney said on Tuesday. Bergdahl, an
(Reuters) – Russia called new U.S. sanctions “destructive and short-sighted” on Wednesday and said they would only aggravate ties between Russia and the United States, already at their lowest point since the end of the Cold War over the Ukraine crisis. “Such decisions by
