Obama to Sign Executive Order Banning LGBT Discrimination
President Obama is ready to sign an executive order that bans discrimination by federal contractors on the basis sexual orientation, top democrats said.
Year: 2014
Supreme Court Tightens Restrictions of Gun Purchases
On Monday, the Supreme court in a split 5-4 decision, tightened restrictions on gun purchases, to prevent sham buyers from obtaining guns for the sole purpose of giving them to another person.
Incurable Virus Spread by Mosquito Found in the States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are on high alert as a mosquito-borne virus that has no cure or treatment has been found in at least six states. The virus called chikungunya was brought into the country by infected travelers, who had recently been to the Caribbean.
Chinese Christians Try to Stop Destruction of Cross
Without warning early Wednesday morning, hundreds of government agents armed with a crane but without any legal documents forced their way into the BaiXiang GuanTou Church with the intent of removing the cross from the building’s roof, according to International Christian Concern.
Ayatollah Khamenei Promises ‘Madhi’ to Rid the World of All Infidels (Video)
Iran’s supreme leader is promising a world free of infidels and nonbelievers with the coming of the Islamic messiah, Mahdi, a 9th-century descendant of the prophet Mohammad whom the Shiites refer to as the 12th Imam.
Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory to Pro-Life Group (Video)
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, gave an major victory to a pro-life group that sought to challenge an Ohio law that bans campaign statements deemed to be false. The court ruled that the Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) can proceed with a lawsuit challenging that Ohio Election officials violated SBA List’s First Amendment Rights.
Jihadists Sing “Break the Crosses” (Video)
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) produced a music video declaring the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate. Jihadists are called to “break the crosses and destroy the lineage of the grandsons of monkeys.”
As U.S. Factories Close, Income Gap Widens
The downfall of manufacturing in the U.S. has done more than displace workers and leave communities searching for ways to rebuild devastated economies. In Reading and other American factory towns, manufacturing’s decline is a key factor in the widening income gap between the rich and everyone else, as people have been forced into far lower-paying work.
ISIS Claims Massacres of 1,700 Iraqi Soldiers (Warning Contains Graphic Photos)
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) boasted the slaughtering of 1,700 Iraqi soldiers through a series of tweets and shocking photos.
Netanyahu Issues Statement on Kidnapped Teenagers (Video)
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues statement on the three kidnapped teenagers who have been missing for 6 days.
Taliban ‘removed voters’ fingers’ for Voting in Afghan Election
Eleven Afghans who participated in this weekend’s presidential runoff poll had their index fingers cut off by Taliban insurgents as punishment for voting.
Over 30,000 Gather At Western Wall to Pray for Kidnapped Teens (Video)
Police estimate over 30,000 Israelis gathered at the Western Wall on Sunday to pray for the safe release of three yeshiva students who were kidnapped in the West Bank last Thursday.
‘Next 9/11’ Threat from Iraq, warn U.S. officials
The Obama Administration came under fire Sunday from Republicans who warned that a debacle in Iraq will give jihadists a staging area for the next 9/11.
Hateful Cartoon on Fatah’s Facebook Page Celebrate Teen Kidnappings
Fatah, the party that leads the Palestinian Authority, celebrated the kidnappings of three teens, one of which is an American, by posting a hateful cartoon on its Facebook Page.
Satellite Images show Russian Tanks in Ukraine, NATO says
NATO provided new satellite images that reveal Russian tanks are operating in the eastern part of Ukraine and raise significant questions concerning Russia’s role in ‘facilitating instability’ in the region.
Russia Threatens to halt Gas Supplies to Ukraine
After Ukraine failed to pay its debt to Gazprom, the company says any future Russian gas supplies must be paid up front.
General’s Plea to Keep Forces in Iraq Ignored by Obama
President Barack Obama was advised by the last American commander in Iraq that 23,000 U.S. troops remain to cement the victory, however no deal was ever reached with Baghdad, and all combat forces went home in 2011.
Ten Commandments Should Be Removed From School Demanded Atheists
A traditionalist group held a rally Monday in support of a display of the Ten Commandments at a Pennsylvania school after atheists legally tried to remove it from public property, according to the Christian Post.
Supreme Court Decisions This Month Could Impact Your Freedom
The Supreme Court will be issuing opinions in 17 cases over the next two weeks including the religious rights of corporations, abortion clinic buffer zones, the right to criticize elected officials and privacy rights of people under arrest.
U.S. Opens Borders to Mexican Gang Members
Border Patrol officials struggling to keep up with the increasing number of minors illegally crossing the Mexican border are not turning away persons with known gang affiliations. Chris Cabrera, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council Local 3307 in the Rio Grande Valley, explained that a Border Patrol agent he represents helped reunite a teenage gang member with his family in the United States. Cabrera notes the young member of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a transnational criminal gang, had no criminal record in the U.S., but asks, “If he’s a confirmed gang member in his own country, why are we letting him in here?”