US official: Russia might shoot down US aircraft in Syria
Russia could shoot down a US aircraft if a no-fly zone were imposed over Syria, National Intelligence Director James Clapper said Tuesday.
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NATO seeks troops to deter Russia on eastern flank
NATO will press allies on Wednesday to contribute to its biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders since the Cold War as the alliance prepares for a protracted quarrel with Moscow.
Obama Admin Targets Soldiers’ Bonuses, Lets Bad VA Employees Keep Theirs
The federal government is trying to recoup enlistment bonuses given erroneously to thousands of California soldiers despite routinely allowing poor-performing VA employees to keep their bonus checks.
Obama Admin Announces Obamacare Premiums Will Increase by Double Digits Next Year
Premiums will increase significantly next year by double-digit percentages under the Affordable Care Act, and many consumers will be left with only one insurer option, the Obama administration said Monday.
Next war with Hamas will be the last because ‘we will completely destroy them’
Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said in an interview that any future hostilities between the Jewish state and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip will be the last, “because we will completely destroy them”.
Poll known for accuracy finds Clinton, Trump locked in dead heat
An independent daily tracking survey billed as nation’s most accurate shows Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton knotted in a dead heat even as other polls show her leading the presidential race.
Russia taunts US with biggest military offensive since the Cold War
Russia has begun its biggest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War as it aims to effectively end the war in Syria on the eve of the US election, Nato officials warned last night.
3 sex-spread diseases hit another record high, CDC says
Infections from three sexually spread diseases have hit another record high.
Democrats shift funds to Senate, House races with Clinton confident of victory
Hillary Clinton will enter Wednesday night’s final presidential debate with Democrats having already declared victory in the Nov. 8 election, and analysts say her biggest task in the high-stakes showdown is to avoid any unforced errors against Republican Donald Trump and try to “run out the clock” over the next three weeks.
Iran Launches War Drills Amid Accusations U.S. Breaking Nuke Deal
Iran on Monday launched a series of war drills that included the use of American-made planes amid accusations by top officials that the United States is violating last summer’s comprehensive nuclear agreement, according to regional experts and Persian-language media reports.
UNESCO officially adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution
UNESCO’s executive board formally adopted a controversial resolution Tuesday morning which Israel has said denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem—and that has angered Israel’s government and many Jews around the world.
Residents In Augusta to ‘March For Jesus’
When Christians come together in unity it makes a powerful statement, and thousands will gather in Augusta, Georgia, this Saturday, Oct. 22, to take a stand for Jesus.
Israel asks Russia to update security coordination after S-300 deployed to Syria
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are said to have approached Russia’s Defense Ministry to request that a security coordination mechanism between the two countries be updated in light of Moscow’s deployment of S-300 air defense missile systems to Syria, according to Russian media reports.
WikiLeaks Exposes Hillary Clinton Speeches to Goldman Sachs She Wanted to Keep Private
During the primary campaign and now well into general election season, Hillary Clinton has tried to keep paid speeches to the global investment banking company Goldman Sachs under wraps. She was paid $675,000 for three off-the-record discussions in 2013. Her main primary opponent Bernie Sanders and now Republican nominee Donald Trump have charged that she did not want what she said to one of the world’s richest, most influential banks to get to voters.
CIA Prepping for Possible Cyber Strike Against Russia
The Obama administration is contemplating an unprecedented cyber covert action against Russia in retaliation for alleged Russian interference in the American presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.
Local GOP office in North Carolina firebombed
A GOP office in Hillsborough, North Carolina, was firebombed overnight, with a swastika and the words “Nazi Republicans get out of town or else” spray painted on an adjacent building, according to local officials.
Iran deploys warships off Yemen after US, Houthis trade fire
Iran deployed two warships off Yemen threatening to further escalate tensions after the U.S. fired Tomahawk cruise missiles destroying three coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday.
Obama, aides expected to weigh Syria military options on Friday
U.S. President Barack Obama and his top foreign policy advisers are expected to meet on Friday to consider their military and other options in Syria as Syrian and Russian aircraft continue to pummel Aleppo and other targets, U.S. officials said.
Several states square off with Homeland on Real ID law
The Department of Homeland Security this week rejected requests to extend the amount of time five states have to develop identification cards compliant with the Real ID Act, upping the incentive for states to fall in line with the federal proof-of-identity law.
Riots erupt in east Jerusalem on Yom Kippur, Silwan man killed in clash with police
A 20-year-old Arab man who threw firebombs at border police during a riot in southeast Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood was shot dead shortly after Yom Kippur commenced on Tuesday night, as police responded to two other riots in Arab areas in the capital.