Trump Lifts Ban on Importation of African Elephant Parts

The U.S. Government lifted the ban that disallowed African elephant parts being imported to the USA. This ban was created by Barack Obama to protect African elephants from getting killed with no regulation in Zimbabwe and Zambia. The Trump administration argues that the hunting of elephants can, at…

Santiago Maldonado of Argentina is missing

Santiago Maldonado is just 28 years old was last seen at the indigenous-rights demonstration in Patagonia last month. The social media channels in all of Argentina are bursting with messages from angry and frustrated people who want to know the whereabouts of Santiago. At a recent talk show, the…

Obama’s Equal Pay Rule halted by Trump

One of Obama’s successes during his tenure as the US president was to ensure that large companies disclose to the federal government how much they pay their employees by gender and race. This rule was to bridge the wage gap between gender and racial groups by enhancing greater transparency. In…

US Sanctions Not Intimidating North Korea

For the last few weeks, North Korea and The United States have being exchanging threats and counter threats. North Korea has threatened to launch missiles targeting the United States. Countries, such as China, have warned North Korea to not proceed with such a heinous act and have stated…

Fatal tanker crash in Quebec

A truck carrying 50,000 litres of diesel fuel exploded after it hit another truck on Highway 40. Within minutes, the truck caught fire and the driver died in the ensuing fire. Four other vehicles were also destroyed in the explosion. Another man tried to rescue the truck driver, Gilbert Prince, but…

Obama's Plan for Illegal Immigrants Denied by US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court voted against Obama's plan for illegal immigrants. This is the result of a tie decision, the 4-4 ruling that favored those states which have expressed disapproval of the president's plan to provide deportation pardon to millions of illegal immigrants. The justices only…

GOP Senator Johnson calls Social Security a Ponzi scheme

Senator Ron Johnson has come under fire after making the statement that Social Security is nothing more than a “legal Ponzi scheme” and extended his support for privatizing the program. Though he made it clear that he supported a privately run organization, he said the public just…

SEC accuses Breitling Energy of $80 million fraud

Fracking has been a huge and debatable issue in the United States for years, but recently a major fracking company has come under scrutiny for another reason. On Friday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Breitling Energy Corp, its chief executive Chris Faulkner, and seven other…

Cameron resigns after Brexit vote

The vote heard around the world has left Britain in a state of disarray. Brexit, the chosen name for the British exit from the European Union, has surged largely out of nowhere, and stands to leave Britain in the dark and without the Prime Minister that led them there. In response to public outcry,…

North Korean Rocket Washes Ashore

On June 23, 2016, a suspected rocket nose-cone washed up on one of the Japanese beaches and elicited mixed reactions from citizens and leaders from all across the globe. The nose is believed to be part of an advanced nose-cone from a North Korean rocket that is specifically tailored to protect the…

Four climbers die on Everest in four days

Mount Everest, the ultimate attraction to the many that want to take up the challenge of reaching the top, has claimed four more lives in four days, from May 18th to May 22nd. These four deaths mark the first of the 2016 climbing’s. This mountain is known for drawing in and killing many…

Mansour confirmed dead

Mullah Ahktar Mansour, elected leader of the Taliban in 2015, was reportedly killed May 21st, 2016. The kill happened in Balochistan, Pakistan, and was executed via drone strike. John Kerry, current US Secretary of State, said Mansour was a “continuing, imminent threat to US personnel.”…

Kidnapped California taxi driver sues county after escaping O.C. Jail

Long Hoang Ma, 71, the California based taxi driver who was held hostage by three men, has sued the California County government. He wants a portion of the $20,000 reward money. Ma, who was held hostage for one week, will be seeking additional damages on how the reward money was allocated. He is…

Ancient Roman coins found in Spain by construction workers

Construction workers have unearthed a 1,300-pound trove of ancient coins. These were found to be Roman coins dated in the 3rd and 4th century A.D. The discovery was made in the city of Tomares, in Andalusia while workers were working on water pipelines. What makes this discovery especially…

UN ambassador's motorcade kills boy in Cameroon

There is an unfortunate history of road accidents that occur as motorcades transporting political figures careen through populated areas. The latest incident recently took place in Cameroon: Samantha Powers, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, were being transported through the…

N. Korea jails two Americans

A U.S. citizen of Korean ancestry was sentenced on April 30 to 10 years in prison, accused of spying on Kim Jong-un’s government and stealing state documents. This would be the second American North Korea convicts to prison. North Korean Supreme Court found Kim Dong Chul guilty of espionage…

Clinton urges Britain to stay in European Union

As a Presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton is in a unique situation relative to the others. Thanks to her experience as Secretary of State, her resume in international affairs is certainly more credentialed than anyone else in the current field. Therefore, when it comes to international issues…

Delgado added to FBI's Most Wanted List

Brenda Delgado is accused of plotting the death of a Dallas dentist who was dating her former boyfriend. After the murder, she fled to Mexico, according to authorities. All this took place on or about September 2, 2015. Since that time and for seven months, Delgado was on the run and on Wednesday,…

Educators blame Trump for increase in bullying

Donald Trump’s campaign has followed a predictable pattern: he says something controversial, the media swarms to cover it, and his poll numbers only seem to go up no matter what he says. Regardless of how you might feel about this method it’s clearly working, and has driven Trump to…

N. Korea demands halt to US & S. Korean war games

North Korea was recently in the news over their claim of readiness to attack its enemies with nuclear weapons. Whether or not they have this capability is up for debate, but it is certain that tensions between the nation and most of the world outside its borders are scaling up. A few weeks after the…

Macedonian police fire tear gas at refugees

High tensions continue in the Balkans where thousands of refugees are seeking new routes to Northern Europe since March 9 when Macedonia completely shut its borders to refugees coming from Greece. Last week, Macedonian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of refugees who were…

DEA's counter drug plane still not flying over Afghanistan

For decades, Afghanistan has been a hub of illegal drug activity. As the war on terrorism rages on, the “war on drugs” continues as well. In an effort to better combat Afghanistan’s drug issue, the DEA purchased an ATR 42-500 aircraft that was modified to better monitor…

Scott Kelly ends year in US space station

Scott Joseph Kelly is an American astronaut, engineer, and retired U.S Navy Captain. Kelly has been sent on three space missions. In 2012, Kelly, along with a Russian astronaut, Mikhail Korniyenko, were selected for a year-long mission to the space station. These two astronauts returned home to…

Democrats need Sanders to stay in the race

This is how things are running for the Democratic Party right now. On Super Tuesday, Clinton showed her supremacy by winning a lot of major states. There is support from elected officials and important wins, as polls have shown. The downfall for Clinton though, is that, despite all these great…

Miss Yingying wakes from coma & accuses boyfriend

A Chinese woman who woke up from a coma in May last year has accused her boyfriend stating that it was he who put her in such state. This turned this once-hailed hero into a “villain”. When Lin Yingyin (22) was in a coma for 8 months, her 24 year-old boyfriend, Liu Fenghe, committed…

Hillary Clinton Warns of the Danger of Mental Illness and Praises Iran Agreement

During a campaign stop in Ames, Iowa, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton cautioned about the dangerous combination of mental illness and guns. She mentioned the recent deadly Louisiana theatre shooting. A 59-year-old man was identified as the gunman who shot two people in a theatre in…

NJ Governor Chris Christie To Run For Presidency

Just yesterday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, announced that he will be taking his tough-talking style national as he runs for the upcoming Republican presidential nomination. Christie’s announcement takes the Republican presidential count to 14, a divisively high number. Christie went…

Joe Biden's Kids Encouraged Him To Run For President in 2016

According to the Wall Street Journal, Vice President Joe Biden's sons, Beau and Hunter, encouraged their father to run for the oval office in 2016. Last month, Biden's 46-year-old son, Beau, died of brain cancer, but was always a firm believer in his father and what he could do for this…

Donald Trump Announces Bid For Presidency

Donald Trump is no longer only a billionaire mogul and business magnate; he is now running for President of the United States. Trump formally announced his campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on June 16, 2015 at the Trump Tower in New York. Donald Trump walked onto the stage…

John Kelly Gives Omarosa Manigault Limited Access to the White House

Omarosa Manigault is well-known as one of Donald Trump's chief advisors. Sources from The Daily Beast revealed that John Kelly, who since July this year works in one of the high-rank job positions in the White House, is trying to hamper Manigault's specific contact to the head of state.…

Trump's Gun Rights Comments May Be His Downfall

The US Republican Party presidential hopeful for the November 2016 elections, Donald Trump, may have bitten off more than he can chew. The Republican nominee at a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, while addressing a crowd of his supporters, said that Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee wants…

Warren Joins Clinton in Ohio Campaign

Those who had hesitations as to whether the team of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren would work had their taste of ‘egg-on-face’ when the two Democratic politicians took the center stage side-by-side last June 27. This was the first appearance of Clinton and Warren together since the…

HOTTEST Sanders Sides with Clinton →

The two Democratic Party presidential aspirants, Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, are currently competing fiercely against each other to become the party’s flag bearer in the coming general elections that are just around the corner. Despite the fact that Clinton has emerged the winner in…

HOTTEST Clinton Speaks to Detroit… →

Hillary Clinton attended the Service Employees International Union convention at Cobo Center, where she put an emphasis on how a Donald Trump can ruin the economy. The former first lady, now the Democratic presidential front-runner, stated that Trump's plans for the economy are likely to result…

HOTTEST Trump has world leaders… →

Elections in the United States are a strange thing within the international community as they do affect citizens around the world. Especially given America’s sizeable military strength, it’s understandable that those in other countries do concern themselves with who will be the U.S.…

Chris Cantwell Faces Felony Charges re: Charlottesville, VA Rally

Chris Cantwell, the white supremacist who gained notoriety at the Charlottesville "alt-right" rally is being charged with illegal use of a gas and malicious injury. This is a result of the events that took place in early August, 2017, which turned deadly. That same month, he was granted a…

Chinese activist Lu Yuyu receives 4-year sentence for provoking trouble

A citizen journalist from Guizhou province in south-western China by the name of Lu Yuyu is sentenced to 4-years imprisonment by a court for reasons of causing trouble. The migrant employee instigated group disturbances within the country. Lu Yuyu, who is a blogger, was accused by a court in Dali…

What does Sarah Huckabee say about the DACA decision?

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is one of Barrack Obama’s renowned policies founded in June 2012. DACA allows illegal underage immigrants who came to the USA to receive a renewable 2-year period of deferred action of being deported and a chance to obtain a valid work permit.…

Former Illinois Governor Blagojevich sentenced

HOTTEST Former Illinois Governor… →

Rod Blagojevich, former Illinois governor, was sentenced on Tuesday, August 9. He was charged with a variety of corruption acts including trying to sell Barack Obama´s Illinois US Senate chair. The sentence was first announced as 14 years but was upheld after Blagojevich’s lawyer’s…

Punta Gorda, Florida is Scene of Deadly Mishap.

HOTTEST Punta Gorda, Florida is Scene… →

Over the past few days, Punta Gorda Florida has hit the news for various reasons involving the loss of lives. Earlier in the year, a passenger was run over and killed by a truck, and most recently, a civilian was shot by a police officer during a gun demonstration. In the first accident which…

Jury Recommends Life Sentence in Andrew Schmuhl Case

HOTTEST Jury Recommends Life Sentence… →

The jurors in Fairfax County, Virginia issued a statement recommending two life sentences on top of 98 years imprisonment for Andrew Schmuhl. The jurors believe this is what the lawyer has to pay for the stabbing attack he committed on his law firm partner and wife. Leo Fisher, the managing partner…

Four Democrats Launch Impeachment Articles Against Trump
Sheriff David Jones Resigns his Post
China’s Warning to North Korea
Sarkozy will run for President in 2017
Road rage victim in Burnaby, B.C.
Brexit vote could lead to Scotland separation
Democrats hold a sit-in
Netanyahu names the new defense minister

Three independent candidates for US President

The U.S. elections feature the two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Besides these two, there are other parties dubbed “Third Parties” due to their minority standing. Independent candidates are those who run for president without any formal…

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Four Democrats Launch Impeachment Articles Against Trump Alleging that President Donald Trump has engaged in impeachable offenses, four house democrats introduced five articles of impeachment against him last Wednesday. Rep. Steve Cohen, who led the push, was joined by Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill, and Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., stated…
Sheriff David Jones Resigns his Post Every once in a while, appears a no-nonsense police figure and one of the notable figures is former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Jones Jr. The 60-year-old handed in his resignation to George Christenson, the Milwaukee County Clerk. He gained national limelight when he emerged as a vocal Trump…
China’s Warning to North Korea For months now, North Korea has been ignoring calls by other sovereign countries not to launch missiles that are directed toward the U.S. China has now broken its silence and stated that it will not in any way support North Korea if it launches missiles threatening the United States. However, China…
Sarkozy will run for President in 2017 Nikolai Sarkozy has announced his bid for President in 2017. Sarkozy plans to return to Parliament after being removed in 2012 by the now unpopular Francois Hollande. The former president has always expressed his desire to run for France’s presidency since his return two years ago to political…
Road rage victim in Burnaby, B.C. Josh Craig and his girlfriend are the latest victims of road rage in Burnaby, British Columbia. They are not the first victims of road rage in this region, but they definitely are the first ones to speak up about the attack. When 20-year-old Josh’s girlfriend made a slow left turn, this…

John Kelly Gives Omarosa Manigault Limited Access to the White House

Trump's Gun Rights Comments May Be His Downfall

Warren Joins Clinton in Ohio Campaign

HOTTESTSanders Sides with Clinton →

HOTTESTClinton Speaks to Detroit… →

HOTTESTTrump has world leaders… →

Chris Cantwell Faces Felony Charges re: Charlottesville, VA Rally

Chinese activist Lu Yuyu receives 4-year sentence for provoking trouble

What does Sarah Huckabee say about the DACA decision?

HOTTESTFormer Illinois Governor… →

HOTTESTPunta Gorda, Florida is Scene… →

HOTTESTJury Recommends Life Sentence… →