“It was a Marine colonel — not joyous Iraqi civilians, as was widely assumed from the TV images — who decided to topple the statue,” The Los Angeles Times reported back in 2004. Tuesday marked the 10-year anniversary of the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue by U.S. forces, still portrayed by many news outlets as a major […]
“It was a Marine colonel — not joyous Iraqi civilians, as was widely assumed from the TV images — who decided to topple the statue,” The Los Angeles Times reported back in 2004. Tuesday marked the 10-year anniversary of the toppling of the Saddam Hussein statue by U.S. forces, still portrayed by many news outlets as a major […]
As Indian authorities are turning to the use of drones to successfully nab poachers illegally hunting one-horn rhinos, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is hoping to apply the practice in the U.S. to monitor public spaces for animal abuse — from factory farms and fishing holes to backyard dove hunting. “It’s a […]
As Indian authorities are turning to the use of drones to successfully nab poachers illegally hunting one-horn rhinos, People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is hoping to apply the practice in the U.S. to monitor public spaces for animal abuse — from factory farms and fishing holes to backyard dove hunting. “It’s a […]
Throughout the country, hundreds of thousands of Americans declare themselves sovereign to America. They refuse to obey state and/or federal laws, refuse to pay their taxes, ignore law enforcement and actively defy any notions of national obedience or fidelity. While most Americans would overlook or ignore such individuals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has […]
Throughout the country, hundreds of thousands of Americans declare themselves sovereign to America. They refuse to obey state and/or federal laws, refuse to pay their taxes, ignore law enforcement and actively defy any notions of national obedience or fidelity. While most Americans would overlook or ignore such individuals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has […]
On Thursday, students and faculty will stage a walkout at Indiana University (IU) to protest a range of institutional problems, including rapidly increasing tuition rates at the public university. Like many universities, tuition and fees have increased sharply, rising 45 percent in the past six years, contributing to the more than $1 trillion that 37 million […]
On Thursday, students and faculty will stage a walkout at Indiana University (IU) to protest a range of institutional problems, including rapidly increasing tuition rates at the public university. Like many universities, tuition and fees have increased sharply, rising 45 percent in the past six years, contributing to the more than $1 trillion that 37 million […]
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs such as Social Security. The president’s proposal being unveiled Wednesday includes an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the […]
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.77 trillion spending blueprint that seeks to achieve an elusive “grand bargain” to tame runaway deficits by raising taxes further on the wealthy and trimming popular benefit programs such as Social Security. The president’s proposal being unveiled Wednesday includes an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over the […]
The prospect of a North Korean missile test is “considerably high,” South Korea’s foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday as Pyongyang calmly prepared to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder, historically a time when it seeks to draw the world’s attention with dramatic displays of military power. The missile is expected to have a […]
The prospect of a North Korean missile test is “considerably high,” South Korea’s foreign minister told lawmakers Wednesday as Pyongyang calmly prepared to mark the April 15 birthday of its founder, historically a time when it seeks to draw the world’s attention with dramatic displays of military power. The missile is expected to have a […]
Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z were quite the spectacle last week as they strolled through the streets of Havana, mobbed by thousands of Cuban fans seeking to catch a glimpse of the celebrity couple. The pair were in the country celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary, but caught flack from legislators in Washington in recent days because […]
Music superstars Beyonce and Jay-Z were quite the spectacle last week as they strolled through the streets of Havana, mobbed by thousands of Cuban fans seeking to catch a glimpse of the celebrity couple. The pair were in the country celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary, but caught flack from legislators in Washington in recent days because […]
