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By Casey Harper From coast to coast, police officers are suddenly under attack. Two Los Angeles police officers barely dodged bullets Sunday night when two gunmen fired at their car. The officers returned fire, but no one was hurt. One man was arrested and another is still on the loose, local news reported. The attack has…
By Michael Bastasch Published: December 17, 2014 With a flourish of his pen, President Obama signed a presidential memorandum putting 30 million acres of Alaska’s North Aleutian Basin off limits to oil and natural gas drilling. “These waters are too special and too valuable to auction off to the highest bidder,” President Obama said in a video statement….
More ABC US news | ABC World News Pariah of social democrats, David Koch sat down with Barbara Walters to discuss his views on fiscal and social policy. Koch explained his philosophy as being libertarian, though he mostly supports candidates based on their economic views. Koch described himself as personally socially liberal, and when asked…
A time capsule which was buried in 1795 in the cornerstone of the Boston state house might have been laid there by patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere. The capsule is supposed to contain old coins, an engraved silver plate, newspapers and other materials. Secretary of State and Chairman of the state’s Historical Commission Bill Galvin…
A deranged man with a knife attacked a Jewish center in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. A 22-year-old rabbinical student named Levi Yitzchok ben Raizel was critically injured by a stab wound and his family is asking for prayers as he undergoes surgery. From Crown Heights.Info: The incident began to unfold at around 1:30am, when a Black man entered…
Former President George W. Bush appeared on CNN with Candy Crowley to discuss race relations in light of the grand jury decisions in the cases of Ferguson and Mike Brown. In an expansive interview, Bush discusses the legacy of his father, George H.W. Bush, as well as race relations, ISIS, the Clintons and his brother…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Democrats and Republicans in the House voted 420-0 Tuesday to stop writing Social Security checks to Nazi war criminals. “It’s pretty self-explanatory. American taxpayers should not be awarding Social Security benefits to Nazis,” said Texas Republican Rep. Kevin Brady, who serves on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee, in a statement…
ORONO, ME – A court in Maine has decided to award a transgender teenager $75,000 after she was asked to use a staff bathroom, instead of a student one. From MSN: Nicole Maines won her lawsuit against the Orono school district in January before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. The Portland Press Herald reports that…
More ABC US news | ABC World News Officer Darren Wilson appeared on ABC News with George Stephanopolous to discuss the shooting death of Mike Brown. Wilson describes how he was attacked by Brown on the street and what he believes he had to do in order to protect himself. Wilson explains that Brown had…
Stepfather of Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri reacted to the grand jury’s verdict by screaming at the crowd to “burn this bitch down!” The New York Times just released all of the transcripts and testimonies from the case before the grand jury here. Officer Darren Wilson was not indicted by the grand jury, causing storms…