He’s at it again. Michigan Republican National Committeeman David Agema is once again in the hot seat after he expressed discriminating remarks against homosexuality–but this time, he compared gays and lesbians to alcoholics. In a report by the Right Wing Watch, Agema denounced the homosexual …
No, she will not support the president’s proposal. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts expressed her ire on Wednesday hours after President Barack Obama unveiled his budget proposal, aiming to increase the taxes to the wealthy and to cut the Social Security benefits after the …
President Barack Obama suggested on Wednesday to increase spending on cybersecurity to protect the country’s internet data as the threat of sophisticated cyberattacks from other countries grow. In a report by Reuters, President Obama proposed to increase military “hackers” to defend the country from worsening …
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, 52, a German who pretended he was a member of the Rockefeller family was found guilty of killing John Sohus. Sohus’ remains were found in the backyard of his home nine years after his death. The Rockefeller impostor also impersonated other people …
While the Senate is set to close the deal on immigration reforms, tens of thousands of people are geared to rally at the Capitol to show support to 11 million undocumented immigrants’ path to citizenship. In a report by Reuters, an organized rally dubbed as …
Dylan Quick, the twenty-year-old suspect in the stabbing of 14 students in Lone Star College said he has fantasized about stabbing people to death since he was in elementary school. Quick stabbed at least fourteen of his classmates in the suburban community college. The victims …
The Senate is set to vote on Thursday on President Barack Obama’s proposed amendments to the gun control law and it is expected to face strong objections from Republican senators as well as gun rights activists. In a report by Reuters, Senate Majority Leader Harry …
Joshua Hakken, the man who is alleged to have kidnapped his two sons from their maternal grandmother, is now reportedly in Cuba with his two sons. Four-year-old Cole and two-year-old Chase were reportedly taken away from their grandmother’s house. Joshua Michael Hakken was reported to …
President Barack Obama expressed sympathy to the family of Margaret Thatcher on Monday, calling her a great champion of freedom and liberty, and an exemplary model to women. In a statement by the White House on Monday, Obama noted that Thatcher showed the world that …
President Barack Obama asked the Americans to pressure Congress to pass a new gun control legislation to curb the longstanding problem of gun violence in the country, as he addressed his speech in Connecticut on Monday. Obama addressed his speech at the University of Hartford, …
Leeland Eisenberg, a New Hampshire man who took hostages at a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign office escaped from in 2007 escaped from the Calumet Housing Unit, a minimum-security correctional facility, last on Sunday. Authorities said that he was captured by Manchester police on Monday. …
“She was tailor-made for this job.” Tom Smedinghoff said of her diplomat daughter, Anne Smedinghoff, the first diplomat killed in Afghanistan since the Benghazi attack in Libya last year. She and five other Americans were killed in a suicide bombing attack in southern Afghanistan on …
While Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defined President Barack Obama’s proposed budget scheme for the sequestration as “optimistic,” labor groups drew a clear line against it on Monday, opposing White House’s cuts aimed to lessen spending on social services. In an email sent by the AFL-CIO …
The two escapees from a Texas jail are back in jail. Capital murder suspect Brian Allen Tucker and convicted drug offender John Marlin King were returned to the Hopkins County jail in Sulphur Springs, about 75 miles northeast of Texas. The two escaped on Tuesday, …
Following the footsteps of the Commander-in-Chief, Secretary of State John Kerry will donate five percent of his annual salary to charity as the sequester is slowly felt by the federal government. In a report by Reuters, Kerry declared on Thursday that he will give $9,175 from …
Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida has changed his stance on same-sex marriage on Thursday after wave upon wave pressure from same-sex marriage advocates, as well as the increasing number of Americans supporting the measure. Nelson is the 51st senator to support same-sex marriage, leaving …
The ill-fated cruise ship Triumph of Carnival Lines has suffered another mishap when strong winds dislodged it from its moorings on Wednesday. Jim Smith told local 15 News that he saw that rough winds buffeted downtown Mobile and he saw the Triumph broke loose and …
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel asked the military on Wednesday to get ready not for war, but for more spending cuts in the department. In a report by Reuters, Hagel currently reviews the military spending as the sequester digs in. The Defense department might layoff …
$20,000. This is what President Barack Obama will return per month of his salary until the end of the fiscal year in September in solidarity of the thousands of federal workers affected by the sequester. President Obama has pledged on Wednesday that he will return …
The shooting of an Army civilian employee prompted a lockdown in Fort Knox near Louisville, Ky. on Wednesday. The shooting occurred a few minutes after 5 p.m. ET. The lockdown was made as a security measure. It was lifted an hour later but the base …
Close but not yet over. The drafting of immigration reforms is nearing its end at the Senate after the Gang of Eight–the bipartisan senate group tasked to work on the reforms–conducted a successful dialogue with business and labor groups over the weekend. “With the agreement …
Two more senators, a Democrat and a Republican, expressed their support to gay marriage on Tuesday, adding up to the list of 50 senate lawmakers in favor of the measure. In a report by The New York Times, Senators Mark Kirk of Ohio and Tom Carper …
King Juan Carlos of Spain and his family are suffering a major blow in the royal’s family reputation. Princess Cristina, the king’s youngest daughter is a suspect in a case related to an alleged influence-peddling and tax evasion. Princess Cristina is the first member of …
Republican Representative Matt Salmon is not yet ready to change his stance on gay marriage despite having a gay son, he stated in an interview aired on Sunday on Phoenix television station, KTVK. Salmon remained opposed to same sex marriage even though his son is …