Former Phoenix man charged with animal cruelty had b...
Wednesday | via The Post-Standard
Police previously had responded to animal complaints at the Cherry Street residence of the man who had nearly 70 animals living with him in his apartment. Comment?
Wednesday May 23 | via Worcester Telegram & Gazette
In 1967, Egypt closed the Straits of Tiran to Israeli ships, an action which precipitated war between Israel and its Arab neighbors the following month. Comment?
Yemeni army kills 29 al-Qaida fighters
Wednesday May 16 | via ABC 33/40
A New York judge has granted class action status to a 2008 lawsuit accusing the New York Police Department of discriminating against blacks and Hispanics with its stop-and-frisk policies aimed at reducing crime. Comment?
Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank
Wednesday May 16 | via Newsday
In SUFFOLK CNTY closed due to road construction on THE L.I.E./I-495 WB between X56/RT-111/WHEELER RD and X53/SAGTIKOS PKWY In this Monday, May 14, 2012 photo, Palestinian girls walk past an overflowing garbage container in Kufr Aqab between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah . Comment?
Latest Lunacies from the Only Democracy in the Middl...
Tuesday May 15 | via Make the World a Better Place
Today's news brings two new lunacies from our friends in the Only Democracy in the Middle East a .A In the first instance, the Israeli tax authorities impounded a shipment of copies of the Arabic language edition of Yehuda HaLevy's seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy, The Kuzari .A They did so because the books had been printed in Lebanon, ... (more) Comment?
US allocates $40M for victims of Syrian crisis
Thursday May 10 | via WLNE-TV Providence
House Speaker John Boehner says he's staying focused on jobs and the economy in the 2012 elections and not President Barack Obama's support for gay marriage. Comment?
European court refuses Abu Qatada appeal
Wednesday May 9 | via WBOC-TV Salisbury
The House Armed Services Committee is pressing ahead with a version of the 2013 defense budget that adds billions to President Barack Obama's proposed budget and rejects the administration's call for military base... The House Armed Services Committee pressed ahead Wednesday with a version of the 2013 defense budget that adds billions to President ... (more) Comment?