The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration has called upon the Obama administration and Congress to protect illegal immigrant children who are crossing the border from Mexico into the United States unaccompanied by parents. “This
Anti-porn activists are claiming victory Friday with the announcement by Google that it will no longer accept advertising for explicit sexual material. In a message reportedly sent to AdWord clients in violation of the new anti-porn policy, Google wrote: Beginning
President-elect Petro Poroshenko’s inauguration is on Saturday, but that is not slowing down the violence in east Ukraine. Pro-Russian forces shot down the An-26 transport aircraft in Slaviansk on Friday. According to anti-terrorist operation spokesman Vladyslav Selezniov, it was not
China budgeted $145 billion for modernizing its military, including advancing its UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), warships, fighter jets, sophisticated missiles, and cyber warfare capabilities, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The Pentagon estimate exceeded the public information provided by the Chinese, who
Pope Francis fired the entire all-Italian board of the Vatican’s Financial Information Authority (AIF) on Thursday and named four international experts as the new board for the Holy See’s internal regulatory office. Reuters reports that, in his latest move to
An interesting tidbit of news, courtesy of CNBC: Verizon sent Netflix a letter demanding the streaming service cease and desist false claims and unfair business practices on Thursday. The letter comes after an article on Quartz reported Netflix displayed “error
Seventy years ago today Allied forces landed on Normandy for D-Day. June 6, 2014, is also significant because it is the first time Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ukraine President-elect Petro Poroshenko. Reuters reported: French President Francois Hollande and
On April 28, 1944, landing tanks carrying U.S. personnel and military equipment “converged in Lime Bay” to get into formation to storm the Slapton Sands for a D-Day rehearsal, Exercise Tiger. This rehearsal would cost 1,000 American lives. Warfare then
The number of Jihadist groups across North Africa and the Middle East has increased exponentially in the past four years and appears to be growing. A new study by the Rand Institute’s National Defense Research Institute warns that American military withdrawal
Russia’s foreign ministry said Thursday that Syrians had chosen their country’s future by voting in “legitimate” polls to reelect President Bashar al-Assad. Russia felt “disappointment” at the “shallow politicised reaction” to the polls from “certain international partners,”
Nearly missed amidst the mounting outrage against President Obama’s decision to release five dangerous Taliban masterminds held at Guantanamo Bay for the return of alleged Army deserter Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl but no less controversial was President Obama’s decision to “work
Just hours after an unidentifed male with a shotgun entered Otto Walker Hall at Seattle Pacific University, killing one and wounding three, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stepped up to an open microphone and politicized the heinous crime. Murray said: Today
Tongues are wagging in Chicago that First Lady Michelle Obama is warming up for a run for the U.S. Senate in 2016 when Republican Senator Mark Kirk is up for re-election. Breitbart reported on May 25 that Michelle Obama was
On June 5 one person was shot dead at Seattle Pacific University, a school where security guards are not allowed to carry guns. According to USA Today, a man holding either “a rifle or a shotgun… walked into Otto Walker
The Greek Parliament abruptly called a two-week vacation this week followed by a requisite four-month vacation during which only one third of Parliament will be around for three of the four weeks. The vacations have prompted an outcry from those
Achieve, Inc, the Bill and Melinda Gates-funded education organization that was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Common Core standards, has announced the launch of a new assessment tool that the group touts will “enable district leaders to
The G7 announced the group is ready to impose more sanctions against Russia if Moscow does not stop antagonizing Ukraine or help end the violence by the pro-Russian forces. “We stand ready to intensify targeted sanctions and to consider significant
The Obama administration is of the opinion that now is the time to reward Iran for supposedly “cooperating” with the international community. In doing so, the White House announced Wednesday that the U.S. would suspend enforcement of Iran oil sanctions
Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 213,000 jobs in May. This is in line with the pace so far this year and stronger than in 2013, and the Federal Reserve is likely to follow through
On June 4, the Los Angeles Times reported that Elliot Rodger fired more than 50 rounds of ammunition while killing three people with a gun, even though he was only using 10-round magazines. In other words, California’s “high capacity” magazine
General Stanley McChrystal was in charge of operations in Afghanistan when, according to those who served with him, Bowe Bergdahl walked off his camp towards the Taliban. Despite ordering soldiers to engage in dangerous efforts to find him, McChrystal warns
On June 3 a Syrian detainee at Guantanamo Bay petitioned a court in Washington, D.C., for “civilized” force-feedings. He argued that his current force-feedings “amounted to torture and asked a judge to order his jailers” to provide them in a
Residents of Sloviansk, Ukraine, are leaving the city as the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian forces continue to fight for the second day. The city does not hold a large population, but it is important strategically since it is in the
On Tuesday, voters in a California Bay Area county passed a half-percent sales tax to fund health care for illegal immigrants to the tune of $100 million a year. According to Reuters, voters in Alameda Country supported the “0.5 percent sales
U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown of Hailey, Idaho canceled the rally that was planned for later this month to celebrate his release from five years of Taliban/Haqqani captivity. The cancellation comes in the wake of serious allegations made by former
