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European Court Says CIA Tortured, Sodomized Terror Suspect
After the 9/11 attacks, the US has been the target of human rights protests, including wrongful capture and reports of torture, stemming from national policies on homeland security and intelligence gathering anchored on the “war on terror,” but none so far as to openly declare …
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Heroic Sandy Hook school teacher Victoria Soto laid to rest
This week saw the quiet small town of Newtown, Connecticut bury some of the slain children of the shooting massacre on Friday morning at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, while the community continue to grapple with the tragedy that befell grief-stricken parents as well as …
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Plan of mom to submit Lanza to psych help may be shooting motive
The Friday morning shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary School shocked the nation. Aside from the cold-blooded shooting rampage that left 28 people dead, including 20 children and six faculty members, the killer also shot his very own mother. The 20-year-old Adam Lanza carried three weapons. …
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Sandy Hook Remains Closed, Others Resume Class Days after Shooting
The horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a tragic opener to this year’s holiday season, shocking the entire nation who is yet to fully understand the recent spate of shooting rampage across the country this year, and enveloping the entire Newtown, Connecticut, …
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Utah Prison Guard Killer Faces Life Sentence
Despite the alibi that the shooting was an accident, prosecutors triumphed in convincing the court that Curtis Allgier, a neo-Nazi adorned with tattoos in his face, struggled with a weapon that eventually killed the prison guard on duty who escorted him from a doctor’s appointment. During …

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Jodi Arias found guilty of first-degree murder

Jodi Arias, 32, was found guilty of first degree murder of Alexander Travis. A jury composed of eight men and four women deliberated for four days before reaching the verdict of first degree murder. Crowds gathered outside the court room and cheered and chanted after …

Man charged with three counts of homicide in Wisconsin

Jaren Michael Kuester, 31, was charged with three counts of first-degree of intentional homicide and single counts of burglary and driving a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Kuester was arrested for the killings on April 28, three days after he was taken into custody after …

Women missing for years found alive, three brothers arrested

Three brothers were arrested Monday night after three Cleveland women who went missing a decade ago were found alive. Amanda Berry, one of the missing women, was last seen after she finished her shift at a Cleveland Burger King in 2003. It was the eve …

Jurors deliberate on Jodi Arias murder trial

The Jodi Arias trial has become a circus since it started last January. It has become so popular that people have camped out to get inside the court. The jury has started deliberating Friday last week whether Arias should be convicted of first-degree-murder of her …

Utah soccer coach dies after being punched by a teenage player

The family of the Utah soccer referee who died Saturday night after being punched by a player is asking athletes to hold their temper so that other families don’t have to suffer. Ricardo Portillo, 46, who had been in a coma for a week after …

Boston Marathon bombing suspects originally planned a July 4 attack

The surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has allegedly told interrogators that he and his brother originally planned a July 4 attack. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, the surviving suspect in the marathon bombings said that they originally planned to attack a July 4 celebration. When …

Women’s rights group slams Obama’s appeal to overturn court decision lifting age limit on contraception

Days after President Barack Obama received praises at the Planned Parenthood convention, he now received flak after appealing a court decision lifting age limits on buyers of the morning-after pill. In a report by the Associated Press, women’s rights groups slammed the Obama’s administration move …

Universal background checks failed because of politicking GOP senators

Republican Senator Pat Toomey admitted on Wednesday that some of his GOP colleagues voted against universal background checks in gun sales because they do not want to be seen supporting President Barack Obama. In an interview with Digital First Media editors at the Times Herald …

Three friends of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now in custody

Three friends of Boston Marathon bombings suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are now also considered suspects. Boston Police initially sent a tweet saying “three additional suspects were taken into custody in Marathon bombing case.” They also added that there was no threat to public safety. According to …

Widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev has decided to have his body released to his family

According to the Islamic Society of Boston, Ruslan Tsarni, the uncle of the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings, has contacted a mosque to arrange for the burial of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev, 26, one of the suspects in the bombings, died after a gunfight with …

Sketch of possible suspect in gas station abduction released by police

Police believe that the missing Michigan mom has been abducted. Jessica Heeringa, 25, worked the night shift at the Norton Shores Exxon Mobil. She made made her last recorded transaction around 11 p.m. on Friday, April 26. Around fifteen minutes after she made Heering’s last …

John McCain urges fellow GOP members to stand on immigration reforms based on principles

Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona has urged his GOP colleagues on Tuesday to support a comprehensive immigration reform bill based on principles. Speaking at a USC Schwarzenegger Institute event in Los Angeles, McCain asked his fellow Republicans to take a stand on the immigration reform …

Boston Marathon bombing suspect has prominent lawyers in his defense team

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the nineteen-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is going to be defended by an experienced and skilled defense team. Tsarnaev said “No.” when he was asked by a federal judge if he could afford a lawyer when he was charged while still …

Boston manhunt more terrifying than the attack –Former Rep. Ron Paul

Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas on Tuesday criticized how the Boston authorities handled the manhunt of Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, noting that the incident was more terrifying than the attack itself. In an opinion piece posted at Lew Rockwell’s website, Paul said …

Supreme Court should have declined the Gore v. Bush case –former justice

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor expressed skepticism whether the highly-disputed case between former President George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore should be taken by the court. O’Connor told the Chicago Tribune editorial board that it was indeed the most controversial case …

Boston bombing suspects: very possible to be part of international terrorist group –lawmakers

Lawmakers are still trying to pull the pieces together to answer the question whether the Boston bombing suspects are funded by an international network of terrorists aiming to carry out a terrorist attack in the U.S. In a report by the Associated Press, Rep. Micheal …

Obama made his promise –Gov. Chris Christie

Republican Governor Chris Christie from New Jersey has lauded President Barack Obama for keeping his promises for aiding the state after hurricane Sandy ravaged his hometown. In a report by the Huffington Post, Christie made the statement at MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Monday six months …

Hit-and-run suspect who killed Orthodox Jewish couple says it was an accident

The suspect for killing an Orthodox Jewish couple and their unborn child insisted that he was not speeding when he hit the cab the couple were riding in. He apologized but said’ “I can’t bring ‘em back; it was an accident.” Raizy and Nachman Glauber, …

President Obama slams GOP efforts to hamper women’s right to choose

President Barack Obama assured the members of Planned Parenthood on Friday that he will not abandon the fight in pushing for women’s right to choose, amid the Republicans’ fervent fight to cut its funds. In a conference organized by Planned Parenthood, Obama slammed the move …

Body of missing Brown student identified

The body of 22-year-old Sunil Tripathi has been found. According to NBC Philadelphia, the Rhode Island of Department of Health has positively identified Tripathi who was reported missing since March 16. Dara Chadwick, the Health Department’s spokesperson, said that Tripathi was identified Thursday morning through …

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp defends controversial gun control vote

Newbie Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota defended her controversial gun vote on Monday, explaining that her constituents have consistently called her to vote against the expansion of the universal background check on gun sales. In a report by Politico, Heitkamp–one of the four …

‘Shameful’ –Sen. John McCain on FAA budget cuts

Republican Senator John McCain this time criticized his colleagues in the Senate for giving focus on the wrong things amid the sequestration, particularly the budget cuts on the Federal Aviation Administration. According to a report by the Huffington Post, the effects of minimizing funds at …

Six killed, including suspect, in Illinois shooting

Rick O. Smith,43, the nephew of Manchester’s mayor allegedly shot to death two boys, two women, and a man. Ronald Drake, the mayor of Manchester said he was shocked. He was contacted by the sheriff’s department early Thursday morning to tell him that they were …

Suspects in Canada train derailment plot appear in court

Raed Jaser, one of the two men suspected of plotting a train attack linked to al-Qaida appeared at a court in Toronto Tuesday. Jaser, 35, is reported to be the suspected accomplice of Chiheb Esseghaier, 30. Jaser waived the reading of his charges and given …

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