According to a World Bank report released Wednesday morning, the United States is on the cusp of losing its economic global supremacy for the first time since it took the crown from the United Kingdom in 1872. However, after its
Egypt’s foreign minister Nabil Fahmy is defending his country’s sentencing “of nearly 700 people to death, many of them members or supporters of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood.” Fahmy is currently touring the U.S. and spoke to NPR’s All Things Considered (ATC)
This afternoon, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations will vote on whether to admit J Street as a member of the 51 member conference. J Street’s hostile policy stances regarding Israel continue to generate controversy across the political
From NetRight Daily: The latest polling in the United Kingdom has shown a surge by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to take the lead in the upcoming European parliamentary elections. UKIP leads with 31 percent support, the Labour Party with 28
From the BBC: Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has been arrested by Northern Ireland police in connection with the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Mrs McConville, a 37-year-old widow and mother of 10, was abducted from her flat in the
On April 30, the Sultan of Brunei announced “a controversial new penal code” based on sharia law. According to AFP the penal code is being introduced one phase at a time and will eventually “include flogging, amputation, and death by stoning
Ukraine’s interim President Oleksandr Turchynov said Kyiv is “helpless” against the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine. These forces seized government buildings, kidnapped journalists and politicians, and attacked peaceful pro-Ukrainian rallies. At first, Kyiv started an anti-terrorist operation for the east,
Reacting to recent U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decisions against California concealed carry requirements, University of California law professor Adam Winkler claims the constitutionality of Second Amendment protections beyond the home is still in question. Winkler teaches at the
Women and senior citizens are making up an ever-increasing portion of concealed carry courses in Chicago. According to the Chicago Tribune, instructor Brian Kossof said that when concealed carry courses first started in Chicago, “men dominated the classes,” which is what
BEIJING (AP) — China has rejected a World Bank report that suggests it might pass the United States this year to become the biggest economy measured by its currency’s purchasing power. China is on track to become the No. 1
A new poll reveals that Americans between the ages of 18-29 have a lower level of trust in government than any previous generation. The poll, released by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, showed that Millennials have lost faith in several
California Obamacare Director Peter Lee said he plans to provide the “human touch” during the next open enrollment period by targeting low-income and minority communities as well as prisoners who have recently been released from incarceration, reports California Healthline. As
Toyota Motor Corps’ recent decision to relocate its Torrance, CA-based sales and marketing headquarters to Plano, Texas, is a blatant indictment of the failed policies of the Brown administration to attract and sustain top corporations doing business in California, according
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates says preparations for the Rio Olympics are the “worst” he has ever seen. He said, “The situation is critical on the ground.” According to the BBC, this assessment comes as Brazil faces
Gunmen stormed Libya’s National Parliament Tuesday and started shooting, forcing lawmakers to abandon a vote on the country’s next prime minister. Parliamentary spokesman Omar Hmeidan told Reuters that rioters armed with knives and guns stormed the legislature building, torching furniture,
On April 29th North Korea “conducted a live fire drill” near the disputed maritime border with South Korea, “but no shells fell in South Korean waters.” According to the BBC, this is “the second time in a month that Pyongyang
PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat released a statement Tuesday claiming that the Israeli contingent at the recently concluded round of peace talks “never gave the negotiations a chance to succeed” and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used the talks to “consolidate
As a result of talks with the Mexican government, vigilante groups patrolling the state of Michoacán have agreed to “disband by May 10” and will be allowed to become part of a “rural police force” in exchange. According to Fox News
BERLIN, April 29 (Reuters) – The German government distanceditself from ex Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday afterpictures depicting him in an embrace with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on Monday evening werepublished in German media.
The new book by French economist Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has rocketed to the top of the Amazon.com best sellers list. It accomplished this feat by offering yet another apocalyptic vision of capitalism in the tradition of Malthus, Ricardo, and
Gunmen believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) attempted to stop and kidnap two German diplomats in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday. The gunmen opened fire when the Germans’ car refused to stop, and one diplomat was
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is proposing new rules which would allow Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to charge higher rates for services that use more resources. This has created a fresh battle in the debate over net neutrality.
Amnesty legislation may hurt Silicon Valley women, blacks, and Latinos in the high-tech industry even more, as they are already being hired in fewer and fewer numbers. However, that has not stopped tech companies from conning the mainstream press into
In a huge rejection of the United States’s corporate income tax rate – the highest in the world – America’s second-largest drug company, Pfizer, Inc., just proposed a merger with Britain’s AstraZeneca that would move the company away from New
