Five weeks into the trial of abortion doctor Dr. Kermit Gosnell, major national media have finally started to appear.
Fox News had been covering the trial of the doctor accused of murdering live babies in his abortion clinic but now the Washington Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal have sent reporters to the trial. Continue reading
A third person has died from injuries sustained in the Boston Marathon terrorist bombing.
Boston officials confirmed at least 130 injured. The death toll is in danger of rising because of at least six people confirmed to be in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital. CNN is reporting that 17 people are “fighting for their lives.” Continue reading
The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was “happy to see the horror in America” after the explosions in Boston. Continue reading
One of the dead is an 8-year-old child., Rep. Wm. Keating
Six children are reportedly at Boston Children’s Hospital; they are in good to serious, but not critical condition. Continue reading
The head of the security network for U.S. Jewish organizations said the community is “standing vigilant” following bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Two people were killed and more than 30 injured in two blasts at the marathon on Monday, according to reports. One of the bombs exploded at the finish line.
“We know that unfortunately 30 percent of terrorist attacks had Jewish institutions as secondary targets,” said Paul Goldenberg, director of the Secure Community Network.
Source: Haaretz – Jewish community ‘vigilant’ in the wake of Boston Marathon bombings
Who did it? That’s the question on everyone’s mind after two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday killed at least two and injured as many as 100 people. Boston police say they uncovered two additional homemade bombs that were also set to go off. There also was an explosion at the JFK Library just south of downtown Boston that may or may not have been related to the others. Continue reading
China’s capital has now reported its first official case of H7N9 bird flu.
A seven-year-old girl in the capital has been confirmed as having the virus. An additional 11 new cases have also been reported to the World Health Organization. The WHO has also confirmed two more deaths. Continue reading
Germany is preparing a proposal for new rules regarding European Union bailouts that would impose a tax on property.
The move would be aimed at “taxing the rich” to pay for the bailouts in a way that would keep wealthy landowners from moving money to other countries. German officials say that the problem with requiring bailouts to take funds from bank accounts is that wealthy account holders can transfer money out of the country before restrictions take effect. Continue reading
A radio blackout on Thursday, April 11th, has been confirmed by NASA as the result of a massive solar flare.
The flare, classified as a M6.5-class sun storm, is considered a mid-level flare on the scale of solar flares. Continue reading
Gun and bomb attacks in Somalia’s capital city have left at least 19 dead.
The Islamic terrorist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the assault on one of Mogadishu’s main court buildings. At least nine terrorists were killed as part of the assault. Continue reading