The Aurora Massacre: Once again, evasions rather than explanations

President Barack Obama touched down in the Denver, Colorado area Sunday afternoon to meet with the families of the victims of the Aurora movie theatre massacre. Afterwards he made a brief public appearance, in which he declared: “Although the perpetrator of this evil act has received a lot of attention over the past couple of [...]

Soldier held in Ft. Bragg shooting that killed 1

ShareThis Soldier held in Ft. Bragg shooting that killed 1 29 Jun 2012 Officials said one soldier was fatally shot and two others wounded Thursday at Ft. Bragg in North Carolina. Ft. Bragg Public Affairs Officer Col. Kevin Arata said a soldier from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade shot another member of the unit, then [...]

14-Year-Old Phoenix Boy Shoots Armed Intruder

(ABC News)  A 14-year-old boy shot and nearly killed an intruder who broke into his Phoenix home and pulled a gun on him while he was watching his three younger siblings, police said Saturday. The teen and his siblings, ages 8, 10 and 12, were at home alone when a woman rang the doorbell Friday afternoon, Phoenix police Officer James Holmes said. [...]

U.S. to Stop Deporting Some Illegal Immigrants

ShareThis U.S. to Stop Deporting Some Illegal Immigrants 16 Jun 2012 Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be able to obtain work permits and be safe from deportation under a new policy announced on Friday by the Obama administration. President Obama, speaking to reporters in the [...]

Injuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police

ShareThis Injuries, arrests in clashes between protesters and police 20 May 2012 A standoff between police and anti-war demonstrators near the NATO summit at McCormick Place left several protesters bloodied and led to dozens of arrests, as delegates gathered for the first of two days of meetings. The confrontation, which flared up late this afternoon [...]

Bloomfield Students Hospitalized in Hazmat Situation

ShareThis Bloomfield Students Hospitalized in Hazmat Situation –Bloomfield fire officials requested help from both the DEEP and UConn Health Center Hazmat Teams 09 May 2012 (CT) Emergency crews responded to a hazmat situation at Metacomet School in Bloomfield Wednesday afternoon. Several students complained of feeling sick from an unknown chemical smell in the building, located [...]

OWS Afternoon Arrests – 6 Month Anniversary – RAW FOOTAGE

OWS Afternoon Arrests – 6 Month Anniversary – RAW FOOTAGE

Help us cover Occupy Wall Street 2012 donate: http://www.wearechange.org/?page_id=9453 Recorded 3.17.12 in the afternoon at Zuccotti Park, NYC. http://wearechange.org http://twitter.com/lukewearechange http://facebook.com/lukewearechange Uploads by wearechange              

Nearly 40 People Arrested Outside of Obama’s White House Protesting Guantanamo, Indefinite Detention

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Common Dreams Thirty-seven members of Witness Against Torture, a grassroots organization calling for the closure of the US detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were arrested in front of the White House around three o’clock this afternoon. Dressed in the iconic Guantanamo orange jumpsuits and black hoods and accompanied by a cage representing indefinite detention, [...]

Gingrich Tells ABC News: ‘I’m Going to Be the Nominee’

ShareThis Gingrich Tells ABC News: ‘I’m Going to Be the Nominee’ 01 Dec 2011 A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee. “I’m going to be the nominee,” the former Speaker told ABC News. “It’s very hard not to look at the recent polls [...]

Occupy Portland supporters split on response to eviction: Stay put or move to other city parks

ShareThis Occupy Portland supporters split on response to eviction: Stay put or move to other city parks 10 Nov 2011 Occupy Portland supporters appeared this afternoon to split on how to respond to Mayor Sam Adams’ eviction notice from two downtown parks: Hold their ground or move to other parks in the city. Citizens for [...]