In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter, s […]
Syria threatened Thursday to retaliate for an Israeli airstrike and its ally Iran said there will be repercussions for the Jewish state over the attack. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese
President Barack Obama speaks at Del Sol High School, T […]
When President Obama told supporters that he would morph his campaign into a new nonprofit that would accept unlimited corporate donations, the announcement set off a familiar round of griping from campaign finance reformers. The creation this month of Organizing for Action, which will promote the president's second-term agenda, appears to be
A customer uses a U.S. Bank ATM in Minneapolis on July […]
(MintPress) - Big banks are once again the target of accusations that their predatory practices are hurting the nation’s poor. The National Consumer Law Center issued a 2013 survey of unemployment compensation prepaid cards, discovering that the 42 states that have adopted the banking-sponsored practice are passing on fees to the recipients of
In this photo taken Aug. 15, 2012, three variations of […]
(MintPress) - Nearly 20,000 citizens in California own guns, yet are legally ineligible under current laws. A recent report by state law enforcement shows that many citizens reportedly lost their legal rights to own firearms due to felony convictions, domestic violence, mental health conditions or drug addictions, among other reasons. The issue
In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama […]
Republican Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary, is facing GOP critics who have challenged his past comments on Israel, Iran and nuclear weapons. The former two-term senator from Nebraska is the lone witness at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday that could be crucial in determining whether he will
Protesters rally against hydrofracking as the legislati […]
(MintPress) - A report compiling information released by key oil companies indicates the widespread use of chemicals in the fracking process have been classified as reproductive, cardiovascular and respiratory toxicants. The information is nothing new for those tracking the health impacts of fracking, a process by which water and chemicals are
