Fifteen people were detained in Luhansk, Ukraine on suspicions of overthrowing the authorities in favor of Russian rule. This region is the closest to Russia and is home to many ethnic Russians. Ukraine’s state security service said these people wanted
On April 5 a South Austin, Chicago resident pulled his concealed carry handgun and fired at an armed man and his accomplice after coming under attack. According to the Chicago Tribune, “the man was walking from his garage to the
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Three separate but fleeting sounds from deep in the Indian Ocean offered new hope Sunday in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, as officials rushed to determine whether they were signals from the plane’s
Reuters is reporting Raiffeisen Bank Aval, a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International, will close their branches in Crimea due to uncertainty of business now that Russia is in control of the peninsula. Four representatives at Aval in Kiev told Reuters
If Russian state owned gas giant Gazprom raises gas prices on Ukraine, Kyiv promised they would take them to arbitration court. Kyiv claims the move is political as tensions rise between the two countries. “Our Russian neighbors have carried out
On April 4th, a female homeowner in Autauga County, Alabama, shot and killed a man forcing his way into her house with a knife. According to WSFA.com, Autauga County Chief Deputy Joe Sedinger said 18-year-old Michael Steven Smith “knocked on the door and
On April 1st, an armed Eugene, Oregon resident scared two burglars so badly that one of them ran to the van and drove off without the other. According to The Register Guard, the resident awoke to sounds around 2 a.m., looked outside, and
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com U.N. registers million’th Syrian refugee in Lebanon Sunni jihadists in Lebanon prepare for war with Hezbollah John Kerry says ‘It’s reality check time’ for Mideast talks U.N. registers millionth Syrian refugee in Lebanon Lebanon,
A Chinese ship searching for missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 has detected ‘pings’ of the standard frequency of an airplane black box and flight recorder, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua. The news agency’s reporter on board search vessel Haixun 01
California’s Latino caucus has vowed to make bilingual education and the reintroduction of affirmative action top priorities in the legislative year. According to a report in the Sacramento Bee, Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), the Chair of the Latino Legislative
Republican lawmakers joined farmers and land developers to discourage the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from asserting a proposed rule which will increase its regulatory authority over the nation’s streams and wetlands. “It’s the most breathtaking power grab I’ve seen in
Results of a new study suggest that students with more exposure to homeschooling relative to public schooling tend to be more politically tolerant. This challenges critics of the education option who claim that children can only learn the values of
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Dan Coats had a quick explanation for how he ended up speaking at the wrong hearing – the Russians made him do it.
As John Kerry and Barack Obama’s Middle East peace initiative goes through its death throes, reams of obituaries are already being written. Already, many are concluding that the cause of death was a breach of the terms of the negotiations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China should not doubt the U.S. commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way Russia has in
A Conservative MP has warned that the inquiry into the Muslim Brotherhood ordered by David Cameron could backfire if the organisation ends up wrongly proscribed for terror links. Crispin Blunt, a former justice minister, said that any wrongful banning of
Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Rybakov told the United States to calm down and do some yoga. “What advice can we give our American colleagues? Spend more time in the fresh air, practise yoga, a balanced diet, maybe watch some
On Monday the Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill that would require abortionists to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic. The bill, which was approved by an overwhelming majority in the state
Last week the IRS announced that Bitcoin is not a currency and is, instead, property. This has effectively turned tens of thousands of Americans into tax cheats and endangered the adoption of Bitcoin by wider audiences – even more so
Friday, the Labor Department is expected to report the economy added 206,000 jobs in March. While a significant improvement over January and February when harsh weather depressed hiring, this is still well below the pace needed to lower unemployment to
UNION CITY, New Jersey — Two towns devastated by Hurricane Sandy may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid after a federal audit found insufficient evidence to prove their debris removal expenses. Officials tell the Bergen Record that “inaccurate or
Authorities in Los Angeles report that 457 marijuana dispensaries have filed tax renewals with the city this year. That is more than three times the 135 pot shops legally allowed to operate under 2013’s Proposition D ballot initiative, and represents
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is determined to find a way back to the upper echelon of GOP presidential candidates for 2016 after finishing 10th among presidential contenders at the Conservative Political Action Conference. The Governor announced Wednesday that he has
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un, the son of the late ruler Kim Jong-Il, is running scared. He is targeting as many as 200 political opponents, all because the legacy that he and his father claimed of being descended from the
Since the 1940s, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud structured the framework for an America-Saudi Arabia alliance, the two nations have upheld a partnership as “strategic allies” with full diplomatic relations. Last week, President Obama visited Saudi
