Killings Averaging 1 Daily in Dallas
Saturday, May 14th, 2011 | Post a comment
DALLAS – At 2:00 in the afternoon on May 13, Dallas reported its thirteenth murder of the month.
U.S. Sues Deutsche Bank, Mortgage Unit
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 | Post a comment
NEW YORK—U.S. authorities sued Deutsche Bank AG and a mortgage subsidiary, alleging that they repeatedly lied about the quality of mortgages to be included in a government insurance program, so that they could profit from the resale of those mortgages
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Osama bin Laden Killed; ID Confirmed by DNA Testing
Sunday, May 1st, 2011 | 9 comments
Osama bin Laden, hunted as the mastermind behind the worst-ever terrorist attack on U.S. soil, has been killed, President Obama announced tonight.
Bin Laden was located at a compound in Pakistan, which was monitored and when the time was determined to be right, U.S. forces struck, the president said.
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Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia’s biggest airport
Monday, January 24th, 2011 | Post a comment
A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia’s busiest airport on Monday, state TV said, in an attack on the capital that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the North Caucasus region.
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‘Vitriol’ Cited As Possible Factor In Arizona Tragedy
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 | Post a comment
Drew Angerer/AP
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was re-elected to a third term in November.
Law enforcement officials continue to piece together the facts in Saturday’s shooting rampage that left a federal judge dead and a congresswoman critically injured in Arizona, and some are questioning whether divisive political rhetoric may have played a role.
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UK terrorism security threat level raised at airports
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 | One comment
The security threat level to the UK as a whole was raised to “severe” a year ago
The terrorist threat level specific to major UK transport hubs has been raised from substantial to severe.
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14 decapitated bodies found in Mexico resort city
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 | Post a comment
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) – Police found the bodies of 15 slain men, 14 of them headless, on a street outside a shopping center in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Saturday.
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Next Year’s Wars
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 | One comment
The 16 brewing conflicts to watch for in 2011.
Across the globe today, you’ll find almost three dozen raging conflicts, from the valleys of Afghanistan to the jungles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the streets of Kashmir. But what are the next crises that might erupt in 2011? Here are a few worrisome spots that make our list.
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NY sees a surge in hate
Saturday, January 1st, 2011 | Post a comment
Crimes jump 14%
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Napolitano confirms gang killed border agent in battle
Saturday, December 18th, 2010 | 2 comments
By AP
Photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, who was fatally shot north of the Arizona-Mexico border.
An elite Border Patrol squad was pursuing a gang that preyed on drug smugglers when agent Brian Terry was shot and killed Tuesday night, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.