Wildlife officials in California are alleging that medical marijuana farms are damaging the rivers and streams in Northern California, polluting them and leaving them high and dry, the Associated Press reports. The marijuana farms’ use of water is compounding the
The radical Islamist terror group Boko Haram claimed the lives of 40 this weekend in a bombing near a soccer stadium in northeast Nigeria, though not without losing some of its own in an attack by Cameroon forces. Boko Haram
Thanks to the ongoing drought, Californians in small towns throughout the Golden State are experiencing somewhat of a nostalgic throwback to a once highly lucrative time. What’s being referred to as more of a “gold fever” than a rush has handfuls
Media critic Neal Gabler calls the NFL a league for white males. Did he intend to hit the “H” on his keyboard instead of that “F” two buttons away? “It isn’t a coincidence that the rise of the National Football
Monday’s inauguration of Narendara Modi, India’s new prime minister, at Delhi’s iconic red sandstone palace built for the British Viceroy more than a century ago was filled with the pomp and flourishes more reminiscent of the days of the British
(Reuters) – Three Turkish construction workers were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police building in east Afghanistan and three policemen were killed in an attack in the south, officials said. The Taliban summer offensive, launched in mid-May,
Revelations of secret waiting lists at VA hospitals and veterans’ struggles to get medical care have received national attention in recent weeks. This scandal, however, is just the highest-profile example of the consequences of government encroaching further into our lives.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas by phone on Sunday, and “expressed concern” about the Fatah-Hamas unity government which will be sworn in on Monday, reports Israel National News. The U.S. considers Hamas a terrorist
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Taliban chief Mullah Omar calls prisoner swap a ‘big victory’ Many Afghans express anger at the release of the Taliban prisoners Abbas: Palestinian unity government will ‘renounce violence’ against Israel Please resend e-mail messages
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — As President Barack Obama prepares to announce tougher new air quality standards, lawmakers in several states already are trying to blunt the impact on aging coal-fired power plants that feed electricity to millions of consumers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Details of a refashioned bill to address the problems plaguing the federally run veterans’ health care system were released Sunday by its sponsor, the chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent,
A Frenchman with suspected ties to Islamic radicals in Syria has been arrested over last week’s fatal shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, investigation sources told AFP on Sunday. The 29-year-old was arrested in the southern French city of
Prime Minister David Cameron reportedly warned that Britain could leave the European Union if Jean-Claude Juncker becomes next president of the European Commission. Cameron is said to have issued the warning to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is backing Mr
Despite evidence that big government policies have resulted in “internal devaluation,” California’s State Senate has approved a minimum wage hike that would cost California taxpayers an estimated $80 million plus over the next four years, and that’s just the start.
The founder of the Black American Leadership Alliance (BALA) said no issue represents the divide between American workers and the political elite in Washington, D.C. more than amnesty for illegal immigrants. Appearing on Breitbart News Saturday from the Republican Leadership
Welcome news: Death row inmate Sudanese Christian Dr. Meriam Yahya Ibrahim may soon be released from her prison. Ibrahim is jailed in Omdurman Women’s Prison in Khartoum with her 20-month old son, Martin, and newborn daughter, Maya, under sentences of
(Reuters) – Nearly nine in 10 of the over four million Britons who backed the anti-EU UKIP party in this month’s European elections will vote for them again in national polls next year, potentially costing Prime Minister David Cameron vital
Rifts between clerical and elite circles in Iran have been intensifying over the past year. MEMRI has consistently reported on the power struggle characterizing the pragmatic camp featuring Hashemi Rafsanjani and President Hassan Rohani and the ideological camp consisting of the Supreme
Silicon Valley attorney Rich Robinson is working on Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s (R) re-election campaign and simultaneously pushing for a “repeal” of the Second Amendment. Prior to working with Smith’s re-election, Robinson worked with Barack Obama (D), John
Long lines at grocery stores and ration cards that prevent citizens from buying more than the allotted amount of basic needs, such as flour, milk, vegetable oil, and toilet paper, have become the norm in Venezuela. This week, however, the
Ahead of gas talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the European Union, Europe’s Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said Ukraine must pay back its debt, but Russia needs to offer a fair price. “The price for the months of January, February, and
A Dallas area man has buzzed his way into the Starbucks record books with a Texas sized Frappuccino containing 60 shots of espresso. Just to make the drink a little healthier, he included a shot of protein as well. The
Just one day following Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei’s pledge to destroy America through “battle” and “jihad,” a top Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander has reiterated his Ayatollah’s sentiments. According to Iranian state-controlled Fars News agency, IRGC Brigadier General Hossein
On Thursday, Michelle Obama declared that Republicans were playing politics with children’s health by seeking to cut funding for her failed school lunch initiative, which has cost taxpayers billions of dollars without making kids healthier. But the First Lady is
Illegal immigrants under the age of 18, including unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors, will likely cost taxpayers $2 billion next year, according to Reuters. With the Obama administration already grappling with a veritable onslaught of unaccompanied children crossing the southern border
