Terror Attack Kills 11 at French Satirical Newspaper Charlie Hebdo
At least 11 are dead and 10 wounded in an attack on free expression.
In Responding To North Korea’s Cyber Attacks, The U.S. Has Limited Options
There’s not a whole lot the United States can do to respond effectively and proportionally to North Korea’s hacking attack against Sony.
Taliban Attack On Pakistan Kills Up To 126, At Least 100 Children
A day of terror at a school in Pakistan.
Putin Makes Waves At G-20 Summit Over Ukraine, Reportedly Leaving Early
Vladimir Putin’s reception at the G-20 Summit in Australia has been less than warm thanks to recent events in Ukraine.
People Walking Out on Obama Campaign Speeches?
Yahoo has given a click-bait headline to a Reuters report, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”
US Marine First Casualty in Fight Against ISIS
Corporal Jordan Spears died in a V-22 accident in operations against the Islamic State.
F.C.C. Set To Ban The Word “Redskins” From The Airwaves?
The F.C.C. will be considering a petition to ban the word “Redskins” from the airwaves.
U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS In Syria
President Obama has opened a new front in his “war” against ISIS
Qatar Won’t Host World Cup, Says FIFA Official
A member of FIFA’s inner circle says Qatar won’t be hosting the 2022 World Cup after all.
Catalonia Secession Movement Moves Forward
Despite seeing the effort fail in Scotland, Catalans say they intend to move forward with their own independence effort.
On Eve Of Vote, Anti-Independence Forces Have Slight Lead In Scotland
It’s all over but the voting in Scotland.
Obama’s Anti-ISIS Coalition Seems To Exist Only In His Mind
Despite the President’s assurances of an international coalition, the rest of the world doesn’t seem all that interested in joining the fight.
NATO: “High Probability” Russia Will Invade Ukraine
The rebels in eastern Ukraine continue to suffer setbacks, and Russia is massing troops on the border again.
Malaysia Airlines 777 Crashes In Eastern Ukraine, May Have Been Shot Down
Another incident involving a Malaysia Airlines 777, but this one could be far more serious.
Six Californias? It May Be On The Ballot In 2016, But It Probably Won’t Happen
A Silicon Valley businessman says he has enough signatures to get it on the ballot, but the plan to break California up into six states is most assuredly going nowhere.
It Looks Like Nouri Al-Maliki Has Lost The Kurds, Assuming He Ever Had Them
Iraq continues to fall apart.
Economy Shrank Nearly 3% In First Quarter
The first three months of the year were worse for the economy than first thought.
The Economy Actually Shrank In The First Quarter Of 2014
In no small part because of a brutal winter, the economy shrank in the first three months of the year.
Dinesh D’Souza Pleads Guilty To Being A Really Stupid Criminal
Committing a crime is bad enough, committing a stupid crime in the dumbest way possible is orders of magnitude bad.
George H.W. Bush Receives ‘Profile In Courage’ Award For Breaking ‘Read My Lips’ Pledge
An award for breaking a campaign promise.
Faced With Lawsuits, General Motors Is Headed Back To Bankruptcy Court
General Motors is headed back to court.
Two Weeks Later, 234 Nigerian Schoolgirls Are Still Missing. Where Is The American Media?
A prime example of the failure of the “infotainment” industry that American news media has turned into.
Jeremiah Denton, Vietnam War Hero, Dies
Jeremiah Denton, a Vietnam War hero and one-term US Senator from Alabama, has died. He was 89.
Hamid Karzai Says Afghanistan Doesn’t Need U.S. Troops To Stay After 2014
Afghanistan’s outgoing President says that his nation doesn’t need American troops to stay after the end of the year.
White House: U.S. Will Leave Afghanistan If Karzai Balks On New Troop Deal
Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a new security agreement may result in all U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of the year.