Juliegrace Brufke The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday Iran’s central bank will have to pay $1.75 billion to more than 1,300 people related to victims of Iranian-sponsored terror attacks. The bank appealed the New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2014 decision on the case filed by Deberah Peterson, the sister of Lance Cpl James C Knipple…
Guy Bentley The United Kingdom should abandon Holocaust memorial day, because it only focuses on the horrors of one genocide, according to a delegate to the National Union of Students. Speaking at the NUS conference Wednesday in Brighton England, Chester University student Darta Kaleja opined that the Holocaust was being given special treatment by the Britsh…
By JP Carroll Colombian Marxists want Pope Francis to negotiate on their behalf a peace deal with the government, according to Colombian media reports. The FARC — Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia — asked Francis to get involved in their talks with the Colombian government because they feel they are being “sabotaged.” FARC’s leader, who goes by the…
By Blake Neff An article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education features a professor stating that she doesn’t want to write letters of recommendation for students who are gun enthusiasts. The column, published anonymously by a woman using the pseudonym Myrtle Lynn Payne, describes her long-lasting phobia of guns and how it poisoned her relationship…
By Russ Read Thousands of interpreters risked their lives working on behalf of the United States during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. While most of the U.S. military personnel who fought in those conflicts have now returned home, a majority of their interpreters remain in-country and their lives are in as much danger now…
Kathryn Watson Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials have enough time to purchase and use a controversial piece of spy equipment, but not enough to collect $385 billion in unpaid taxes. That’s what Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio said Tuesday during a House Task Force on Executive Overreach hearing, criticizing the IRS for purchasing cell tower-mimicking Stingray…
Guy Bentley A majority of Americans now support marijuana legalization, and the percentage of people saying they have tried the drug is at a record high, according to a new CBS New Poll. Fifty-six percent of Americans are in favor of marijuana legalization, according to the CBS poll released Wednesday. That’s up from 53 percent in 2015….
2015 was a disappointing year for Conservatives north of the 49th parallel. After 44 years, Alberta’s Progressive Conservative government fell to the socialist Alberta New Democratic Party. On the east coast, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Progressive Conservative Party left office after only a single term, losing decisively to the provincial Liberals. Nearly a decade after coming to…
Anyone the least bit familiar with the cannabis community knows that the number “420” has a special significance for tokers worldwide. It is our code, our handshake, our password to let others know we enjoy marijuana just like them. The term “420-friendly” in known across the globe to mean you’re down with Mary Jane. April…
By Andrew Follett The average American pays 26.5 cents per gallon of gasoline in state taxes and another 18.4 cents per gallon in federal taxes, according to a Tuesday report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Gas taxes vary widely by state, from a low of 8.95 cents per gallon in Alaska to a high of 51.4 cents…