April 28, 2013

April 25, 2013

The New York City Police Department announced Wednesday that it will deploy, then track, what it calls “harmless” gases into the city’s subway system over three non-consecutive days this summer.

The plan, to be enacted in July, will investigate New York’s readiness to handle a chemical terrorist attack by…

April 23, 2013

The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told interrogators that US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan spurred him and his brother to carry out last week’s deadly assault, US officials told media.

US officials believe Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev acted on their own when targeting the…

April 22, 2013

Two New York City Police officers will not face charges after the Manhattan District Attorney decided that widely circulated videos of them punching and pepper-spraying protesters amounted to insufficient evidence that they had done so.

Anthony Bologna, the now-infamous NYPD inspector, was filmed in September…

Apr 21, 2013

A Brazilian court sentenced 23 police officers on Sunday to 156 years in jail each for killing 13 inmates in Brazil's bloodiest prison revolt in which 111 inmates died more than 20 years ago.

Military police stormed Sao Paulo's Carandiru prison in 1992 to quell a riot sparked by a fight between two rival gangs…

April 21, 2013 

US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr (L) and Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (2nd-L) attend the "Friends of Syria" meeting on April 20, 2013 in Istanbul.

As Syria’s opposition forces and their main international allies…

April 20, 2013

April 17, 2013

As the cleanup of the March 29 ExxonMobil spill in Arkansas continues, eyewitness reports of environmental and public health consequences are beginning to emerge - despite notable near-silence from the oil giant and local authorities on the matter.

Only a week ago, an elementary school in the area sent home…

April 18, 2013

“FDA examines links between food dyes and hyperactivity in children”  The Associated Press.

Ok, so here we go again.  Are food dyes safe or are they not? Well, the natural and alternative health advocates have long known that these artificial (synthetic) food additives have had a negative…

April 18, 2013

The US House of Representatives has passed the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protect Act (CISPA).

Lawmakers in the House voted 288-to-127 Thursday afternoon to accept the bill. Next it will move to the Senate and…

April 14, 2013

ONE man here weighs just 77 pounds. Another, 98. Last thing I knew, I weighed 132, but that was a month ago.

I’ve been on a hunger strike since Feb. 10 and have lost well over 30 pounds. I will not eat until they restore my dignity.

I’ve been detained at …

April 18, 2013 A massive explosion has rocked a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. Hundreds of people were likely injured, state official says. A nursery home was destroyed by the blast and numerous buildings were damaged.

06:35 GMT: 172 people confirmed hospitalized, 24 people in…

Over the last several weeks, there have been many news headlines containing the words "Iran" and "nuclear capability." If you listen closely, you can almost hear the drumbeats of a fresh war in the Middle East.

As an economist, I have been trained to view the world through the lens of incentives. (I am a "bottom line" kind of guy.) And just as every action is motivated…

April 18, 2013

A massive explosion has rocked a fertilizer plant near Waco, Texas. Dozens have been confirmed killed, while authorities are reportedly warning residents that they should evacuate town as soon as possible.

The explosion occurred around 7:50pm local time in the town of West, north of Waco. A fireball of nearly…

April 17, 2013

COPY THES PICS BEFORE THEY ARE SCRUBBED!!! FBI/DHS CAUGHT RED HANDED IN BOSTON BOMBING????? (BTW, NAIL BOMBS ARE BILL AYERS' TERRORIST M.O., WHO IS WORKING WITH OBAMA AND HOLDER) DRILLS ARE ALMOST ALWAYS COVERS FOR FALSE FLAG ATTACKS…

April 17, 2013

With the news that Senator Kelly Ayotte will vote against the Toomey-Manchin background check compromise today, that effectively cuts off the last route to 60 votes for the proposal. Senator Heidi Heitkamp — a red state Democrat — also announced…

April 17, 2013

Law enforcement officials in Boston tell reporters that they may have identified the suspect thought responsible for Monday’s deadly bombing that has so far claimed three lives.

Just after 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, CNN reported that a suspect has apparently been identified. It is unknown as to whether or…

Updated 4/16/2013

Rescue organizations are tending to thetragic scene at the Boston Marathonwhere at least three people were killed…

April 16, 2013

The Obama Administration on Tuesday issued a veto threat against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, warning the bill could violate Americans’ privacy rights and civil liberties.

The White House Office of Management and Budget …

April 16, 2013

The bombing at the Boston Marathon has delayed the introduction of a major bipartisan immigration bill that would seek to provide millions with a path to citizenship.

The United States Senate initially planned to introduce the landmark legislation on Tuesday, but has pushed the…