Three people are facing charges related to assisting one of the Boston Marathon bombers.
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakova are friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in UMass-Dartmouth and according to investigators removed evidence from Tsarnaev’s apartment in an attempt to deceive police. The two 19-year-olds removed a laptop, backpack and Vaseline that was used in producing the pressure cooker bombs. Continue reading
At least 13 people are confirmed dead with others missing as flash flooding struck across Saudi Arabia.
Deaths were reported in all parts of the country including the capital of Riyadh. The Saudi Civil Defense Authority is urging people to avoid valleys and plains. Heavy rainfall has been deluging the country since Friday. The rain is being called the heaviest to hit Saudi Arabia in 25 years. Continue reading
As 24 people are now confirmed dead from H7N9 bird flu, researchers are saying that it poses a “serious threat” because of the pace and severity of the outbreak.
Professor John McCauley of the World Health Organization told reporters it was “unusual to get these numbers” so quickly at the discovery of a new virus. One of the big problems with H7N9 is that it does not create symptoms in birds so it is almost impossible to detect without testing all birds. Continue reading
A homeowner who thought that a rafter in his roof had broken was shocked to discover a meteorite had smashed into his home.
“It sounded like a gunshot but it was a louder bang,” Larry Beck told local TV reporters. “We looked up and saw the ceiling coming down and it broke away the sheet rock in the dining room.” Continue reading
Pro-life groups are organizing against legislation that would greatly expand abortions in New York. The Reproductive Health Act would remove restrictions on abortion such as parental notification for underage girls and a 24-hour waiting period. Continue reading
The Air Force is seeking recommendations on their official guide to religious tolerance from an anti-Christian group that said Christian evangelism is the same as rape and is advocating that any Christian in uniform who shares their faith should be court martialed.
Mikey Weinstein, president of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said he and others from their organization met with Pentagon officials on April 23rd to discuss how they could stop a “tidal wave of fundamentalists.” Continue reading
Fox News has released information obtained from a confidential source that female DNA was found on the parts of the bombs used in the Boston Marathon attacks.
“No one should expect that the investigation is over,” the source told Fox, confirming information also reported in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading
Civilians and security personnel are among the dead after a terrorist bombing in Syria’s capital.
The bombing comes one day after Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survived a car bomb attack in Damascus. Continue reading
The attorney presenting closing arguments in the case of the Philadelphia Abortion House of Horrors said the prosecutors were elitists and racists who made a big deal out of nothing to charge a minority doctor with crimes.
“We know why he was targeted,” Attorney Jack McMahon said. “If you don’t see that reality… you’re living in some sort of la-la land.” Continue reading
Just days before a court-imposed deadline to lift all age restrictions on the morning-after abortion pill, the government is offering a compromise that will allow the pill over the counter to any woman 15 or older.
Abortion proponents celebrated the news.
“This decision is a step in the right direction for increased access to a product that is a safe and effective method of preventing unintended pregnancies,” said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. “It’s also a decision that moves us closer to these critical availability decisions being based on science, not politics.” Continue reading