The Muslim Convert Behind America’s First Workplace Beheading
Alton Nolen decapitated his co-worker and tried to kill another on Friday. How did he go from cocaine felon who triggered a 2010 manhunt to an amateurish obsession with jihad and ISIS? The annals of American violence include countless workplace shootings.
America’s summer of white supremacy: A postmortem
The summer of 2014 was a summer of protest: African-Americans took to the streets with a simple but ambitious demand: “Treat us like human beings.” In Ferguson, Missouri, marchers held placards that reprised the 1960s slogan, “I AM a MAN” (now with ...
Pageant contestants applaud Miss America’s talent, despite criticism
For her talent, Kira Kanzantsev sang Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” barefoot while sitting with her legs crossed on stage. As the contestant sang, she tapped a red plastic cup against the floor to the rhythm of her tune with a smile. According to CBSnews ...
Chart Of The Day: Jeep’s Importance At FCA In America
Outside of Maserati, which sold more cars than Jaguar in August 2014, Jeep is America’s fastest-growing auto brand in 2014. Through the first eight months of 2014, Jeep’s U.S. volume is up 45%, an increase of more than 143,235 sales. Total FCA/Chrysler ...
Weekly Address: America is Leading the World
WASHINGTON, DC -- In this week's address, the President reiterated the forceful and optimistic message of American leadership that he delivered in his speech before the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week. America is leading the world against ...
America still on top, Obama says
WASHINGTON: American leadership is as strong as ever despite a slew of challenges, from the fight to eradicate Islamic State militants to a deadly Ebola epidemic and efforts to tackle climate change, President Barack Obama said Saturday in his weekly address.
America still on top: Barack Obama
Washington: American leadership is as strong as ever despite a slew of challenges, from the fight to eradicate Islamic State militants to a deadly Ebola epidemic and efforts to tackle climate change, President Barack Obama said Saturday in his weekly address.
America stands by democracy in Pakistan: US Vice President Joe Biden
US Vice President Joe Biden has affirmed that America stands by a democratic Pakistan and it will continue to support its growth and prosperity, the White House said after his meeting with the Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Biden met Sharif on ...
My tweets
Sat, 05:50: RT @ deray: Can't stress enough, cars drive by and honk in support. The movement lives. #Ferguson Sat, 05:53: RT @ rcooley123: Why Doesn't America Care About 2 Black Teenage Girls Who Were Killed? | Alternet http://t.co/G6ne8mc9n2 Sat, 05:56: RT @ KWRose: After 20 minutes of chants, now ...
Readers’ wildlife photos
Let’s start off with a lovely Idaho landscape by reader Stephen Barnard, which he labeled, “My Maxfield Parrish impression.” And sure enough, it is (Parrish is one of my favorite popular illustrators.) He labeled it an “HDR” landscape, and when I asked what that was, he replied, “It’s three shots on ...
News..............
First US-led strikes on jihadists in Syria’s Homs How American Precision Weapons Opened the Door to an Arab Coalition Courage and Honor in the Benghazi Battles Syrian Ops Mean DoD ‘Budget Problems:’ CJCS Dempsey Obama’s ISIS War Comes to America First of Nigeria’s kidnapped girls to return home is i ...
Waning Influence of Religion in America
On Monday of this past week, the Pew Research Center released the results of a poll taken earlier this month about religion, with this heading, "Public Sees Religion's Influence Waning." The survey addressed a wide range of religious topics relating to life in America. >The first question in th ...
Why Is the Cost of Dying So High in the U.S.?
Source: John Moore/Getty Images Nobody said life was going to be easy, but it also wasn’t mentioned just how much of a pain dying would be either. The cost of dying, particularly over the past several decades, has gone up dramatically. There’s no simple formula, and a lot of it completely depends on ...
Two Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers recs (Marvel)
Fandom Category: Marvel Cinematic Universe Pairing: Darcy Lewis/Steve Rogers Fic Title: Pay No Attention to the Girl Behind the Camera Author: nessismore Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/846256 Rating/Warning(s): Teen Genre: Romance, humor WIP?: No Why This Must Be Read: This is a nice meet cu ...
Ο Αδωνις μας απειλεί με παραίτηση !
Η επίμαχη δήλωση του Αδωνι Γεωργιάδη, περί μαζικής εκροής καταθέσεων αν πέσει η κυβέρνηση και εκλεγεί ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ εξακολουθεί να συζητιέται στο πολιτικό προσκήνιο. Ο κοινοβουλευτικός εκπρόσωπος της ΝΔ από την πλευρά του δήλωσε διατεθειμένος να παραιτηθεί, αν ο ίδιος είναι το πρόβλημα. «Αν πει ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ ...
International Rabbit Day
Parliament voted. The RAF are getting ready to bomb ISIL targets in Iraq - once they've been given the information by USA forces. The News programmes yesterday had 'vox pops', which included one man who said, "We shouldn't get involved. Why should we have to sort out something America started?" He h ...
My tweets
Fri, 16:01: #MIL announced to #wifely_one randomly last night that she is "dumping" *all* of @ XFINITY when we leave. Your choice, dearie. Your choice. Fri, 16:02: RT @ guardian: Artificial pitches could return to England from next season http://t.co/IpFSDbZis7 …in Leagues 1 & 2 - don't panic! Fri, ...
Jobs Act, Camusso: “Sciopero generale se il governo procede per decreto”
Mentre il premier Matteo Renzi rientra dalla visita ufficiale negli Stati Uniti, che l’ha visto scambiarsi affettuosità con il numero uno di Fca Sergio Marchionne , la Cgil gli prepara un’accoglienza con i fiocchi. Il segretario generale della confederazione, Susanna Camusso, intervenendo all’assemb ...
