The spreading violence comes as outrage grows over an obscure movie made in the United States called “Innocence of Muslims” that mocked Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Anti-American rage that began this week over a video insult to Islam spread to nearly 20 countries across the Middle East and beyond on Friday, with violent and sometimes […]
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Police Motorcyclist in Presidential Motorcade Dies After Florida Accident
A pickup truck hit an officer, from Jupiter, Florida, who later passed away at a West Palm Beach hospital. The late officer was a 20-year veteran of the Jupiter police department, its chief says. The Accident A police motorcyclist in President Barack Obama’s motorcade died Sunday in Florida following a serious highway accident, police and […]
Manicurist Cenita Scott Show Her Support For President Obama by Adding His Portrait to Her Fingernails
Manicurist Cenita Scott posted a photo on Instagram of her fingernail to show her support for President Barack Obama. “My ultimate dream is to manicure the first lady and, of course, the president,” Scott says of her elaborate manicure. The Manicure and The Artist Scott arrived in Charlotte on Sunday sporting Barack Obama’s […]
Obama Says He’s Still A ‘Huge Clint Eastwood Fan’
No hard feelings. Even after Clint Eastwood pretended to have a conversation with him via an empty chair at last week’s Republican National Convention, President Barack Obama still says he’s a “huge” fan of the actor and director’s work. Obama told USA Today that he thinks Eastwood is “a great actor, and an even better […]
Gunman kills two, then himself, at New Jersey supermarket
The latest shooting occurred in Old Bridge, in central New Jersey, about 30 miles south of Newark. “We are terribly saddened by the incident,” the store’s operating company said Friday. “I believe everyone in the store was a target,” said official, who said gunman fired 16 rounds. N.J. transit agency says some bus parking lots remain closed […]
‘American Taliban’ says prison restricts prayer
John Walker Lindh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for aiding the Taliban, testified in federal court Monday in Indianapolis in an attempt to overturn a prison ban that he says severely restricts Muslim prayer. Lindh spent more than two hours on the witness stand in a lawsuit he filed against the warden and the federal […]
Protests as Clinton Holds Meetings in Egypt, Some Even Hurling Shoes and Insults at the Former First Lady, Who’s Now Secretary of State
Not everyone in Egypt was happy about the visit from U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. While Clinton’s Motorcade was departing from the newly reopened U.S. Consulate in Alexandria, protesters threw tomatoes and shoes on Sunday and shouted, “Monica, Monica, Monica” , in reference to a Washington scandal during her husbands first term as President of […]
Afghan Woman’s Public Execution Sparks Outrage
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest Monday of any and all participants in the public execution of a woman accused of adultery, the executioners are Afghan President Hamid Karzai, ordered the arrest of all participants and onlookers seen in the video. thought to be Taliban. The arrest was ordered after after the government became aware of an amateur video that […]
Human Rights Watch Report Describes the Brutal Torture Seen in Syria
Human Rights Watch has released a report on Syria’s state policy of torture, which includes testimony from former prisoners and security officers, while also revealing that among the victims are women, senior citizens and children. However, Syria’s government routinely denies all allegations of any such abuse. “Basat al reeh.” “Dulab.” “Falaqa.” They are Arabic names for torture […]
Live Maggot Found Eating Teen’s Eye
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player After complaining of pain and seeing something in his eye, one Arkansas teenager shocked doctors and got national attention when a maggot was found feeding on his eyeball. Five years ago, Kenneth Watson was walking to the bus stop when he lost vision in one eye. “I just […]