The Federal Government Told Companies to Stop Selling Confederate Flags
We have a major issue in America! The government is telling companies that they can't sell the Confederate Flags or even merchandise.. What has this...
Monthly Archives: June 2015
Proposed copyright bill could outlaw holiday snaps of EU landmarks
A proposal for a new law brought before the European Parliament could outlaw online posting of photographs that...
Hollande says US spying ‘unacceptable’ after WikiLeaks report, ambassador summoned
French President Francois Hollande has described reports from WikiLeaks that Washington spied on three French presidents as “unacceptable.”...
I am sorry for the lives that I have taken – Boston Marathon bomber
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spoke in public for the first time since the April 2013 attack just before the judge formally handed down...
Chilean granny carried calcified fetus for 50 years
A 92-year-old Chilean granny collapsed and was taken to hospital. Much to everybody's surprise, routine testing showed she...
British spies moved from Russia, China after secret files cracked
UK intelligence agents have been moved because Russia and China have access to classified information which reveals how...
Russia, China crack encryption on stolen Snowden files
Russian and Chinese government officials have reportedly accessed more than one million classified documents that were stolen by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden...
US govt researching biometric tattoo ink recognition
Tattoos might be the next biometric frontier, with one in five Americans sporting ink these days. The FBI...
CIA releases 9/11-related internal documents
Five documents assessing CIA conduct before and immediately after the 9/11 terror attacks were released Friday. The redacted...
North Korea accuses US of anthrax attack
North Korea has accused the US of trying to target its people by sending a live anthrax sample...
Reports of synthetic marijuana poisoning up 229% in 2015
Spice, K2 and other synthetic cannabinoids are marketed as safe, legal alternatives to marijuana, but calls to US poison control centers about users of the...
US Army Website Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
A hacker group backing the Syrian government claimed responsibility for hacking the official website of the US Army,...
Inspectors audit shows TSA failed to vet 73 workers ‘linked to terrorism’
The Transportation Security Administration failed to identify 73 airport workers whose names appeared on a government terrorism watch...
Man jailed at Rikers Island without charges for 3 years commits suicide
Kalief Browder, arrested for stealing a backpack and jailed at the infamously violent Rikers Island prison in New York City for three years without charge,...
Military Helicopter Urban Training in Downtown Flint, Michigan
Last night while walking in downtown Flint, MI by Churchill’s Food and Spirits, a Blackhawk helicopter flew overhead,...
S. Korea to keep tabs on cellphones to stop killer MERS virus spreading
After a fifth person died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea authorities warned they...
Boston grocery store tackles food waste and high produce prices in one fell swoop
In an attempt to kill two birds with one stone fruit, a former grocery store chain president has opened a new, nonprofit store in Boston,...
NY housing authority employees to wear orange vests – so they don’t get shot
The New York Housing Authority is so worried about their workers being targeted by the police that they...
NSA surveillance reforms: Are telecom companies ready?
The USA Freedom Act, signed this week, has curbed the NSA's mass surveillance powers. Now the phone companies...
Social Security shelled out $17 bn in overpayments for disability benefits
Social Security’s own watchdog found waste, fraud and abuse in its disability program, citing cases where benefits had...
Californians opting for ‘gray water’ recycling amid drought
As California's four-year drought persists, residents are increasingly turning to water recycling systems that allow for reuse of so-called "gray water" from bathroom sinks, bathtubs,...
2 gunmen rob NYC man of $1,100 worth of bitcoins
Two men have held a New York City resident at gunpoint, robbing him of $1,100 in bitcoins on...
Police car swallowed up by massive sinkhole in Colorado
A police officer in Colorado had a patrol ride to remember, after his vehicle was swallowed up by...
NY food banks seek $16 million in state funding to restock their barren shelves
Food banks across New York state are running out of food due to rising need and falling benefits. Now they are asking the state legislature...