Netanyahu, Obama Discuss Israel-Palestine Peace Agreement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Obama at the White House on March 3 and the main topic on the agenda was the U.S.-drafted framework for a...
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Israel Seizes Ship Carrying Rockets From Iran to Gaza
The Israeli Navy intercepted and boarded a cargo ship in international waters in the Red Sea on March 5, seizing a shipment that included Syrian-made M-302 rockets that the...
Michelle Obama Presents New FDA Food Label Rules
Speaking from the East Room of the White House on February 27, first lady Michelle Obama announced upcoming changes to the FDA’s Nutrition Facts label — the ubiquitous chart...
Arizona Governor Feels Heat; Ices Religious Freedom Bill
Backing away from the controversy fueled by widespread negative media coverage, on February 26 Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed Senate Bill 1062, which would have amended Arizona’s Religious Freedom...
Iran to Sell Arms and Ammunition to Iraq
Iran has signed a deal to sell $195 million dollars’ worth of arms and ammunition to Iraq, according to documents seen by Reuters news agency, which broke the story....
Court Rules Against Notre Dame on Contraception Mandate
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago ruled against the University of Notre Dame on February 21 — upholding a U.S. District Court judge’s...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Arizona Case on Abortion Funding
The U.S. Supreme Court on February 24 declined to hear an appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that struck down an Arizona state law that would have disqualified abortion...
RFID Implants: The Benefits vs. the Dangers
Frank Swain, a British freelance writer, recently wrote an essay published online by the BBC Future Science website entitled: “Why I want a microchip implant.” Like upwards of 10...
Study Claims That Melt of Arctic Ice Contributes to Global Warming
A study published on February 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) posited that because of more ice melting in the Arctic Ocean there is...
Australian Christian Missionary Arrested in North Korea
John Short, an Australian Christian missionary, was questioned at his hotel in North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang on February 16, and then detained by law-enforcement officials. Authorities had questioned...
Chinese Troops to Observe U.S.-led Military Exercises
Mainland China sent 17 troops to join Cobra Gold 2014 — an annual Thai-U.S. co-sponsored joint and multinational military exercise that runs from January 10 through February 22 this...
FCC to Investigate How Broadcasters Select News Stories
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will soon launch an initiative — the Multi-Market Study of Critical Information Needs (CIN) — “in order to assess whether government action is needed to...
Belgian Parliament Passes Law Permitting Euthanasia for Children
Belgium’s Chamber of Representatives voted on February 13 to pass a bill allowing children under 18 to request euthanasia with parental consent. The vote was 86 in favor, 44...
Karl Rove Groups’ Attacks on Tea Party Backfire
Donations to political strategist Karl Rove’s Crossroads groups decreased by 98 percent last year, declining to a combined total of $6.1 million, down from $325 million in 2012. This, despite...
IRS Demands Businesses Show “Bonafide Reasons” for Layoffs
The IRS will require employers who terminate employees to show that they did so for “bona fide business reasons” in order to be eligible for delaying the ObamaCare health...
Mainland China and the ROC on Taiwan Hold Talks
Wang Yu-chi, the head of The Republic of China’s (Taiwan’s) Mainland Affairs Council, and Zhang Zhijun, head of mainland communist China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, met on February 11 in...
Iran Says “Number of” Warships to Sail Near U.S.
Iran’s semi-official news agency, Fars, quoted a statement from Iranian Naval spokesman Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad on February 8 announcing that Iran is sending “a number of” warships to...
Evacuation of Homs Raises Hopes for Syrian Peace Talks
The first groups of civilians were evacuated on February 7 from rebel-held sections of Homs, a war-ravaged city in western Syria that has been a major battleground between government...
Pakistan’s Government Negotiates With Taliban
Negotiations between the Pakistani government and representatives of the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) began on January 6 in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. The talks are aimed at resolving the ongoing insurgency...
“Alone Yet Not Alone” Song Snubbed by Academy
“Alone Yet Not Alone,” the title song from the film of the same name, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song on January 15. The song...