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London soldier slaying homegrown Islamic extremism? |
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:11:47 GMT |
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CBS News
This story contains video that some viewers may find graphic. LONDON "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you. We must fight them as they fight us." Those were the words of a man suspected of brutally slaying an active-duty British soldier ...
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Drone strikes: Four American citizens killed in drone strikes (+video) |
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:07:48 GMT |
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Christian Science Monitor
The US government has acknowledged the killing of four American citizens as part of its drone attack program – one person intentionally and three others not specifically targeted but killed in strikes aimed at terrorist suspects. Skip to next paragraph ...
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80 Year-Old-Man Climbs Everest, Breaks Record |
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:17:02 GMT |
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Wall Street Journal
Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old adventurer, reached the summit of Mount Everest around noon Japan time on Thursday, becoming the oldest person ever to do so. Mr. Miura had left a base camp situated at 5300 meters last Thursday to then conquer glacial ...
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Conservative economists endorse immigration reform bill |
Thu, 23 May 2013 04:03:40 GMT |
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Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON -- More than 100 conservative economists will call on Congress to approve an immigration overhaul, highlighting the potential economic benefits. The letter by the American Action Forum, to be released Thursday, is the latest volley from ...
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Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13 |
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:06 GMT |
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Reuters
PESHAWAR, Pakistan | Thu May 23, 2013 6:49am EDT. PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta.
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Peeping Sergeant 1st Class (First Class, Indeed) |
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:14:42 GMT |
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TIME
Last week, the Army removed Sergeant First Class Michael McClendon from his assignment at the U.S. Military Academy for allegedly videoing female cadets at West Point, sometimes while showering. The Army apparently only owned up to this latest sexual ...
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FBI shooting-review team in Orlando for Ibragim Todashev killing |
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:41:17 GMT |
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Orlando Sentinel
Ibragim Todashev was involved in mixed martial arts in Central Florida. YouTube video shows him fighting. By Jerriann Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel. 7:37 a.m. EDT, May 23, 2013. A team of FBI officials from Washington, D.C. is in Orlando today investigating the ...
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Boehner: Inconceivable that Obama didnt know about IRS targeting |
Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:23 GMT |
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Washington Post (blog)
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview aired late Wednesday that it's “inconceivable” someone didn't inform President Obama about the IRS's targeting of conservative groups. “It's pretty inconceivable to me that the president wouldn't ...
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European stock markets slide after Nikkei plunges 7% - live |
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:46 GMT |
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The Guardian
The US stock market is expected to drop around 0.5% when trading begins, at 2.30pm BST. Just under a couple of hours until the US opens, at the moment the Dow is forecast to start 85 points lower at 15,222. — David Jones (@DavidJones_IG) May 23, 2013 ...
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Emanuel says hes not worried about political heat from school closings - Chicago Sun |
Tue, 21 May 2013 21:06:08 GMT |
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Chicago Sun-Times
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he'll take his political lumps for his controversial school-closing plan because not only is it the job of the mayor to fix Chicago's schools, “that's the responsibility of being an adult.” He made his remarks when he was asked ...
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