On March 4, The Boston bombing trial started. Marathon survivor testimonies began the same day, with grisly details of the April 2013 attack being revealed by witnesses who described the nightmare the victims went through then and have been living with from that day on. In fact, some of the information revealed has been so gruesome that it was met with objections from the defense attorney. David … [Read more...]
Ben Carson Apologizes for Hurtful Comments on Sexual Orientation
On Wednesday, potential Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson made hurtful comments on sexual orientation in a CNN interview that suggested that being gay is entirely a matter of choice. Later that night, he publicly apologized for what he said, claiming that the statement does not reflect his stance on gay issues. But what effects does this blunder really have on his presidential bid and … [Read more...]
Alabama Probate Judges Cannot Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Anymore
On Tuesday, Alabama’s Supreme Court has issued a new order, commanding all probate judges to halt the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This decision is part of a larger battle raging in the state, with federal judges clashing orders with state judges, overruling each other’s moves, one after another. Alabama’s Supreme Court order follows a request for clarification filed by an … [Read more...]
ISIS Threatens Twitter For Taking Down Their Accounts
ISIS threatens Twitter, the popular social network, by making the company the target of online death threats allegedly posted by ISIS supporters. Both the co-founder Jack Dorsey and the company’s headquarters in San Francisco were threatened in a message calling for ISIS supporters to target employees, buildings and chairmen of Twitter. Jack Dorsey has appeared in cross-hairs with the … [Read more...]
A Rural Community in Missouri Has Lost Seven Neighbors that Have Been Brutally Killed
A rural community in Missouri has lost seven neighbors that have been brutally killed by a man who has recently found his mother dead in her own home. Even if the woman has apparently died of natural causes, her son has let his anger touch the back of the gun and take the life of all the seven innocent people in the rural community of Tyrone, about 40 miles north of the Arkansas. Additionally, he … [Read more...]
FBI Arrested Three Men Trying to Join ISIL
FBI arrested three men trying to join ISIL, the terrorist group activating in Syria, as reported on Wednesday by the U.S. authorities. One of them, Akhror Saidakhmetov from Kazakhstan, age 19, was arrested in New York at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, where authorities stopped him from boarding on a plane to Turkey, en route for Syria. The second defendant, Abdurasul Hasanovich … [Read more...]
Southwest Airlines Cancels 90 Flights as it Missed Some Maintenance Checks
On Tuesday, Southwest Airlines Co. had to take out of service more than 125 jet airplanes which account for 20 percent of its fleet because it failed to comply with the compelling inspections on some of its crafts’ rudder systems. So, the airline had to put on hold 128 Boeings 737 resulting in flight cancellations of dozens of international flights. Currently, experts from the company and the … [Read more...]
Alaska Gives the Green Light to Marijuana Use and Possession
On Tuesday, Alaska lawmakers legalized marijuana smoking, growing and possession following a November voters’ initiative designed to settle more than four decades of conflicting rulings and regulations within the state. The initiative was conducted by some Republicans, libertarians and pot smoking supporters from all corers of the state. The voters decided with a 53-47 vote that the private use … [Read more...]
Man Responsible for Facebook-initiated Teen Kidnapping to Undergo Trial
Facebook has a plethora of applications and while some may be entertaining and sweet, there is a remarkably dark side to the social media network that can’t be overlooked. A 21-year-old Maine resident is preparing to undergo trial after the Facebook-initiated teen kidnapping that resulted in the death of a teenage girl. The man attempted to make everything look as if he had attempted to rescue … [Read more...]
Giuliani Questions President Obama’s Love for The Country
Rudy Giuliani, Former New York Mayor, landed in a media thunderstorm after his quite controversial comments as to President Obama’s love for the country. Not only did the former mayor’s office begin receiving death threats right since the event, but he also received widespread criticism from officials the US-over. Jeh Johnson, for instance, Homeland Security Secretary, expressed his … [Read more...]
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