WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz opened a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition on Thursday with a moment of silence for the California shooting victims and said he was worried that the attack was an act of “Islamic terrorism.” “All of us are deeply concerned that this is yet another manifestation of […]
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a message of support for Kosovo’s government Wednesday, urging it to stick to agreements that would provide ethnic Serbs greater autonomy and demarcate the young nation’s border with neighboring Montenegro. He decried efforts by opposition lawmakers to scuttle both deals through intimidation. Kerry also […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol Police say they have arrested a congressional staff member who tried to enter a Senate office building with a loaded handgun. A Capitol Police spokeswoman says Christopher Carpenter of Stafford, Virginia was arrested on Tuesday when routine x-ray screening revealed a loaded 9mm handgun in a backpack. Capt. Kimberly […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has granted Texas some of the extra time the state sought to respond to the Obama administration’s immigration appeal. The court could rule by late June on the administration’s plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation. The schedule the court outlined on Tuesday gives Texas only eight of […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Gods of Egypt” director Alex Proyas apologized for casting mostly white actors in his upcoming film based on Egyptian mythology. The filmmaker and studio Lionsgate issued separate statements on Friday acknowledging the controversy sparked by the release of the film’s first trailer two weeks ago, featuring a cast led by Scottish […]
MIAMI (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says rival Donald Trump is not prepared to be the nation’s commander in chief. Bush says Trump is “uninformed” on major issues facing the U.S, especially defense and foreign affairs. During an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Bush says the 2016 front-runner is “not […]
The Food Network reran a 2012 documentary called “Hunger Hits Home,” a few days ago. Anyone who watches the Food Network knows that the star chefs spend a lot of time talking about getting involved in your local food pantry and giving to charities that help feed kids in America. You’ve probably heard radio ads […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Donald Trump says he might run as an independent candidate for president in 2016. The billionaire and former reality show star is leading the race for the GOP nomination for the fourth straight month. But he says that if the Republican Party does not treat him fairly, he’ll “see what happens” […]
Reverend Franklin Graham, who runs the international Christian relief group Samaritan’s Purse and is the son of world-renowned pastor Billy Graham, said that anti-Semitism is “on the rise in Europe” fueled by “Muslim Immigrants” who are pushing “their hatred of Jews and Christians.” He also stressed that “freedom-loving people” must fight the “cancer” of anti-Semitism […]
According to WSB-TV, a 33-year old East Point, Ga. mother accused of making serious threats against police officers on her Facebook page is in jail. The FBI, Homeland Security, the District Attorney’s office and the New York Police Department assisted East Point police with Ebony Dickens’ arrest. Dickens is accused of writing a Facebook post […]
