WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A car that trailed an official motorcade on to Pennsylvania Avenue prompted a security lockdown at the White House on Tuesday. A Secret Service spokesman said the car entered the security checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania
California legislators considered a new law on Tuesday that would stop state lawmakers facing criminal charges from receiving paychecks, a commonsense measure that many Californians may have already assumed was in place. Three California Democrats–Ron Calderon, Roderick Wright, and Leland
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) joined the American Legion and other veterans groups Tuesday in calling for the ouster of President Barack Obama’s Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki in the wake of recent revelations that up to 40 veterans may have
Venezuelan campaign strategist Juan José Rendón has resigned from managing the campaign of Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, after allegations surfaced that he received up to $12 million from drug lords seeking protection from extradition to the United States. The
On May 5, New Jersey’s Senate Law and Public Safety Committee passed SB993, the ban against magazines holding more than 10 rounds and .22 rifles–along with other guns–with fixed magazines holding more than ten rounds. The vote was along party
The United States government is officially recognizing the offices of the opposition Syrian National Coalition as a “diplomatic foreign mission,” Reuters reported, both diminishing the legitimacy of the Bashar al-Assad regime and strengthening ties between the United States and the opposition.
At 12:18 a.m. on May 4th Sacramento police received “a burglary in progress” call and arrived on the scene two minutes later to find two suspects dead “inside the home.” According to the Sacramento Bee, the home is in North Sacramento
Iran’s atomic energy organisation on Saturday said it was denying international inspectors access to the suspected nuclear facility at Parchin, reports theTimes of Israel. Iran claimed that IAEA inspectors were not entitled to visit the military complex outside Tehran, which further
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Interior Minister said Tuesday that 30 pro-Russian insurgents were killed during government operations to expunge anti-government forces in and near a town in the east. Arsen Avakov said on his Facebook page Tuesday that four
Israel celebrates its independence day tonight and into Tuesday (Yom HaAtzmaut), while last night after sundown and today, it mourned its losses (Yom Hazikaron). The quick turnaround, marked by a day of mourning and a day of celebration in a
On May 4, Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Sinn Fein party, was released after being arrested and questioned for four days about “the 1972 killing” of Jean McConville. McConville was a “37-year-old mother of ten” who “was abducted and
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney refused to apologize for Romneycare, which he instituted when he was governor of Massachusetts. President Barack Obama modeled Obamacare off of it. Now the Bay State is going to completely scrap its state health care
On May 4th the Syrian supreme constitutional court announced three candidates had been “accepted” to run for the office of the presidency – among them current Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. The other two candidates are Maher Abdul-Hafiz Hajjar and Hassan al-Nouri,
The UN Committee Against Torture began its questioning of the Holy See Monday morning in Geneva. So far, the questions have focused on a number of controversial topics including the sexual abuse of minors and Catholic opposition to abortion, both
On the heels of 2013’s highly successful “Thanksgivukkah,” and following the drunken revelry of “St. Purim’s Day” this past March, comes the latest in Jewish holiday mashups: “Cinco de Iyar,” which is a combination of Mexican-American “Cinco de Mayo” and
The U.N. is cracking down – on the Vatican. A U.N. committee said Monday that the numerous cases of sex abuse by priests should be prosecuted and dealt with by the Vatican as cases of torture. The committee wanted to know why the
SeaWorld San Diego is expecting a new orca (killer whale) addition come December this year. 9-year-old Orca Kalia was impregnated by Ulises, the oldest male orca at the park. Kalia not only mated with Ulises, but was also artificially inseminated
Former President George H.W. Bush was honored on Sunday with a “Profiles in Courage Award” by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation for breaking his promise to the American people and raising taxes. According to Reuters, Jack Schlossberg, who is
The Ukrainian government’s new initiative against pro-Russian militants in the east of the nation is beginning to yield results, according to a BBC report claiming that militants are beginning to retreat from Sloviansk after the government regained control of nine
Pakistan’s intelligence agency (ISI) has a controversial history of assisting terrorists, including the Taliban and al-Qaida. Now, the Times of India is reporting that Pakistan’s ISI has plans to conduct terror attacks on two foreign consulates in India, including the U.S. consulate in Chennai
While generally not a big fan of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham, if one comes across this current Reuters’ version of his most recent “Face the Nation” appearance, you might get the idea that Graham is accusing the GOP of
The first thing you need to know about the European Parliament is that almost everything its 766 MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) do is a waste of time. This is not satire. It’s a basic, objective fact. Apart from
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk accused Russia on Sunday of engineering clashes in Odessa that led to the deaths of more than 40 pro-Russian activists in a blazing building and pushed the country closer to civil war.
The United Nations has warned that ongoing conflict in South Sudan could become “another Rwanda;” that, as the threat of famine looms over the country, millions may face certain death should leaders not arrive at peace. Secretary of State John
After Maryland’s Engage Armament announced the sale of the Armatix iP1 smart gun on May 1 only to rescind the decision on May 2 due to the public outcry, it was clear Americans still view smart guns as a dumb
