Russia won the 107-th place in democracy in the ranking of countries compiled by the magazine The Economist. Russia was left in a section of a “hybrid regime” in which elections are conducted under the supervision of the authorities, and... (Continue reading)
The Supreme Court of Cuba overturned the death sentence against a U.S. citizen Humberto Eladio Real Madrid for a murder committed within a criminal group in 1994, reports the Associated Press . The judges decided that the latter imposed on the... (Continue reading)
Boeing 757 airline American Airlines on Wednesday, December 29, while landing at the airport in Jackson Hole Wyoming travel outside of the band, reports the Associated Press . On board the airliner, flying from Chicago, there were 175 passengers and six... (Continue reading)
ISRO, the Indian Space Research Organization, saw its GSLV Mark 1 rocket begin to disintegrate about a minute after launch today. It was carrying the GSAT-5P telecommunications satellite. The launch was at 5:34 a.m. EST (10:34 GMT). The launch started... (Continue reading)
We hella love Oakland! Not only is beautiful Oakland, California the epicenter of the modern marijuana movement it’s estimated that our three medi-weed dispensaries sold between $35 and $38 MILLION worth of weed this year! Uh, yeah…let’s say that again…around... (Continue reading)
Image via Wikipedia Attorney General Eric Holder has an urgent message for Americans: While he is confident that the United States will continue to thwart attacks, “the terrorists only have to be successful once.” “The threat has changed from simply worrying about... (Continue reading)
Positions ” Al-Qaeda “and its affiliated movements” Taliban “substantially weakened by increased U.S. troops in Afghanistan. This conclusion is contained in the report of President Barack Obama , whose administration conducted a detailed analysis of a new strategy for Afghanistan,... (Continue reading)
A U.S. nutrition watchdog group has filed a lawsuit against the giant American fast-food chain McDonald’s for including toys in its children’s menu. The Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest believes it is illegal to use toys to... (Continue reading)
The Obama administration announced Wednesday that it is suing oil giant BP and eight other companies involved in the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. Announcement of the civil suit was made at the... (Continue reading)
The New Jersey Nets on Wednesday officially announced the three-team trade involving Los Angeles and Houston that brings guard Sasha Vujacic from the Lakers, sends Joe Smith to Los Angeles, and Terrence Williams to the Rockets, and, perhaps more important,... (Continue reading)