Was Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Radicalized Online?: The message was clear. One day before Dallas police officers were gunned down, the African American Defense League was telling anyone reading its Facebook page it was time to act. The message delivered at 9:47 a.m. Wednesday came after news broke of yet another killing of a […]

Dallas Shooting: Snipers Kill 5 Officers During Protests: Two of the shooters were snipers, who shot from an “elevated position” and fired on officers “ambush-style,” he said. — Officers killed included one DART officer and two Dallas police officers. DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit agency, operates buses and commuter rail in the city and […]

‘Super Bacteria’ Discovered In Rio’s Waters As Olympics Near: A group of Brazilian scientists have detected a drug-resistant bacteria growing off the shores of some of Rio de Janeiro’s most stunning beaches, one month before they’re due to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to lead researcher Renata Picao, the “super bacteria” entered the city’s […]

Baghdad Bombing Kills At Least 125; ISIS Claims Responsibility: A suicide truck bomb ripped through a busy shopping district in Baghdad over the weekend, killing more than 100 in what was the deadliest single attack in the war-weary country in years. The brazen Saturday night attack in the heart of the packed Karrada neighborhood killed […]

Biden Says Sanders Will Endorse Clinton: Bernie Sanders has assured Vice President Joe Biden that he’ll eventually endorse his Democratic primary rival Hillary Clinton, Biden told an interviewer Thursday. But the Vermont senator quickly pushed back, saying, “We’re not there quite yet.” “Oh, I’ve talked to Bernie, Bernie’s going to endorse her, this is going […]

Trump Rips GOP Rivals Who Broke pledge: Donald Trump on Wednesday said his former Republican primary rivals who have refused to support him in November should be barred from running for public office again. “They signed a pledge saying they will abide, saying they will back the candidate of the party,” Trump said during a […]

Istanbul Airport Attack: 36 Dead, 147 Injured, Turkish Officials Say: Gunshots, screams and explosions pierced the air Tuesday as three terrorists armed with bombs and guns killed at least 36 people at Istanbul Ataturk Airport in Turkey. Witnesses described deadly carnage and crowds in a panic as the attackers struck one of the world’s busiest […]

Colts Owner Jim Irsay Wins Bid For Prince’s ‘Yellow Cloud’ Guitar: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay added Prince’s “Yellow Cloud” electric guitar to his collection of musical instruments, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com). Irsay spent $137,500 on the guitar, which the late musician used for concerts until the mid-1990s: Michelle Obama, Daughters Visiting Liberia: […]

Brexit: Labour Party Crisis Deepens; Boris Johnson Calls For Unity: As the United Kingdom wakes up to a new week, the full extent of the Brexit hangover is becoming apparent ahead of a flurry of meetings to start negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union as quickly and as painlessly as possible. Meanwhile, the […]

United Kingdom Votes To Leave EU In Historic Referendum: The United Kingdon has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, with 51.89% of the population voting to leave and 48.11% voting for remain. Almost 46.5 million people were registered to vote in Thursday’s referendum. Leave.EU and UKIP leader Nigel Farage, who had […]

Sit-In Spurs Late-Night Clash On House Floor: Democrats and Republicans in the House of Representatives are in a dramatic standoff over how to resolve a sit-in entering its second day. Democrats, led by civil rights icon John Lewis, took control of the chamber Wednesday morning demanding a vote on gun control legislation. But Republicans are […]

Top General: ISIS Strategy In Libya Makes No Sense: In remarkably blunt testimony, President Barack Obama’s nominee to command U.S. forces in Africa said Tuesday that more ground troops were needed in Libya to fight ISIS and agreed the current strategy of not bombing the terror group’s affiliate there “makes no sense.” When asked by […]