Protest Over Police Shooting Led to Riots in Missouri
Protests followed a police shooting on Saturday of Michael Brown, 18, led to riots, looting and vandalism of stores in Missouri.
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Obama Set to Take Execution Action During Congressional Recess
With Congress on August recess after failing to agree on a plan to help fix the country’s pressing immigration problems, President Obama is poised to take matters in his own hands with executive actions.
Satanists’ Plan to Stage ‘Black Mass’ in Oklahoma City
Satan worshippers are planning to stage a”black mass” next month in Oklahoma City, prompting outrage from the leader of the city’s 120,000 Catholics, who also condemns municipal officials for allowing the event to be held in a public venue.
Hawaii Braces for Twin Storms
Hawaii residents stocked up on essentials Tuesday and prepared for nature’s onslaught as a double-barreled threat of hurricane and tropical storm takes aim at the islands.
CDC Raised Alert to Highest Level Amid Ebola Outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has raised their emergency response to the Ebola outbreak to level 1.
Gay Marriage Bans Tested in Four States
The U.S. Court of Appeals will hear six lawsuits seeking to strike down marriage amendments in four states: Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. The states have passed amendments approved by its voters that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
Millions of Uninsured Americans Exempt from ObamaCare Penalities
A new congressional report has estimated that more than 25 million Americans without health insurance will not be made to pay a penalty in 2016 due to an exploding number of ObamaCare exemptions.
Bank of America Offers U.S. Biggest Settlement in History
The largest single federal settlement in history, more than $16 billion, took place yesterday when Bank of America agreed to settle with the Federal government over toxic mortgage securities.
Obama to Sign $16.3 Billion Veterans Spending Bill
President Barack Obama will travel to a military facility outside Washington on Thursday to sign a $16.3 billion plan to ease health care delays at Veterans Affairs facilities as he seeks to restore confidence in an agency tarnished by the problem.
U.S. Senate Blocks House Border Security Bills
In a matter of minutes, Senate Democrats on Tuesday adjourned for the summer, blocking a pair of House bills that would have provided nearly $700 million to deal with the surge of immigrants on the southern border and blocked President Obama from expanding an anti-deportation program.
Government Provided Over $2 Trillion in Benefits to Americans
The federal government paid $2,007,358,200,000 in benefits and entitlements in fiscal year 2013 from government programs.
Red Tide Invades U.S. Coastal Waters
A ‘red tide’ bloom nearly 80 miles long and 50 miles wide in the Gulf of Mexico led to a large-scale fish kill, according to a report released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
Federal Judge Blocks Alabama Abortion Restrictions
A federal judge is temporarily blocking the enforcement of a law restricting abortion doctors in Alabama.
Federal Contractors Vow to Fight Obama Executive Order
Business interests are vowing to fight President Obama’s executive order imposing new restrictions on companies who want to do business with the federal government.
Pew Report: 75% of Illegals from Mexico Repeat Offenders
According to a Pew Center Research report, three in four illegal immigrants from Mexico who are apprehended at the border are repeat offenders, 15 percent were juveniles apprehended at least six times.
Court Rules Against ‘Ailing’ Atheists
A court of appeals has unanimously ruled against ailing atheists who claimed that two steel beams in the shape of a cross found in the debris of the 2001 attack on the WTC has caused them to suffer “depression, headaches, anxiety, and mental pain and anguish.”
White House: President Has ‘No Choice but to Act’ on Immigration
White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said Sunday that because of inaction by Congress on immigration, President Obama must act alone on the issue and will decide by the end of the summer exactly which steps he will take, the Washington Post reported.
Drought in California Keeps Getting Worse as Wildfires Spread
California’s three-year drought just got worse as the entire state is in “severe drought”, 82 percent of the state is rated in “extreme drought”, and 58 percent of the state is now in “exceptional drought”. Firefighters continued to battle wildfires that destroyed at least 8 homes and prompted an evacuation of a hospital.
Downsized Military Too Weak for Future Security Threats
An independent panel appointed by the Pentagon said Thursday that President Obama’s military strategy for sizing the force is too weak to meet growing national security threats.
CIA Admits to Hacking U.S. Senate Computers
The Central Intelligence Agency improperly and covertly hacked into computers used by Senate staffers to investigate the spy agency’s Bush-era interrogation practices, according to an internal investigation.