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Iran Preparing Suicide Bomb Boats, Claims U.S. Navy

Iran is building up a fleet of 'suicide bomb boats,' according to U.S. Navy intelligence. As well as beefing up its navy, the Middle East nation is reportedly preparing craft that can be used in suicide attacks. However, ... continue

Russia Ready To Stop Exporting Children To United States

Russian officials at the countries Foreign Ministry have proposed a plan to suspend all adoptions of children to United States citizens following complaints about the welfare of children brought to the United States. The last time the country ... continue

USPS Books $3.3 Billion Loss During Holiday Shopping Quarter

The US Postal Service is in bad shape, the company wasn't even able to make a profit after a huge surge in gift shipments occurred over the holiday season. Officials on Thursday announced that the agency lost $3.3 ... continue

U.S. closes embassy in Syria

In light of the ongoing violence in Syria and stymied diplomatic efforts, the U.S. closed down its embassy in Syria on Monday, pulling all of its staff out of the country. "The United States has suspended operations of ... continue

The Term ‘African American’ Losing Favor Among Black Communities

The term African American is being shunned by segments of the African American community. The reason? many Black Americans who were born in the United States simply don't hold any historical relevance to their families home in ... continue

Newt Gingrich Says Brad Pitt Should Play Him If A Movie Is Ever Made

Newt Gingrich was talking on a radio show on Monday when he was asked by the radio show host who he would most like to play him should a movie about his life ever be told, the ... continue

Chrysler Posts $225 Million Profit In Q4 2011, First Profitable Year Since 2009 Bailout

Chrysler on Wednesday revealed Q4 2011 and Detroits smallest automaker posted earnings of $225 million on revenue of $15.1 billion, 41 percent higher then the year prior. That amount also equals the first profitable quarter the company ... continue

Freddie Mac Spending Billions In the Hopes That Homeowners Fail To Make Payments

Freddie Mac in 2010 and 2011 bet against the very homeowners they are suppose to be working for. An investigation recently revealed that the company has spent billions of dollars to invest in security packages that provide ... continue

Newt Gingrich Says He Would Be Willing To Endorse Mitt Romney

During the last several weeks GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has spent a majority of time bashing Mitt Romney for his ties to Wall Street special interests and his low federal tax payments but now Gingrich says ... continue

Secret Service Probes Obama “Bullet Holes” T-Shirt Picture

An online image of several young Arizona men with a President Obama T-Shirts covered in bullet holes has led to an official problem by the United States Secret Service. In the photo seven young men are shown holding ... continue

35 Pounds Worth Of Cocaine Accidentally Shipped To United Nations In New York City

Officials at the United Nations offices in New York City were shocked recently when 35.5 pounds of cocaine was accidentally shipped to their office by Mexican drug traffickers who failed to properly fill out shipping labels for ... continue

Philippines Asks US Forces To Return After 20 Year Exile

Twenty years ago the U.S. Armed Forces were asked by the Philippines government to exit the area and now leaders from that country are in talks with President Obama to expand back into the island nations territory. Talks ... continue

Mitt Romney Tax Return Released: He Pays In A Lower Tax Bracket Than Poor People

GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released his tax returns following the first of two GOP debates in Florida and as suspected his tax rate is lower than that of many poor and middle class Americans. In 2011 Mitt ... continue

Afghanistan Losing An Increasing Number Of Citizens To Asylum

10 years ago the United States began its invasion of Afghanistan and now according to a recent United Nations (UN) report the country is experiencing the highest number of political asylum requests of the last decade. According to ... continue

Rick Santorum Glitter Bombed In South Carolina [Video]

As if finishing in third-place behind Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich wasn't bad enough for GOP Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum he also had to deal with a glitter bombing incident during the South Carolina primary. The glitter bombing ... continue

Judge Orders Arizona To Allow Marijuana Sales

In 2010 Arizona voters passed the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act but it wasn't until this week that an Arizona judge finally ordered that the state license dispensaries and allow them to open starting by late Summer 2012. The state ... continue

[Op-Ed] When Your ISP Fails You And There Are No Other Choices

I pay just under $60 per month for internet service, compared to some users in other parts of the country that price would be fair for 12Mbps download speed, unfortunately my ISP provider (Mediacom - http://mediacomcc.com) could ... continue

Newt Gingrich Paid Nearly $1 Million In Taxes During 2010

Just minutes before the televised Republican presidential debate began on Thursday night GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich released his tax returns, showing that he paid $994,708 in federal taxes in 2010. The tax return shows that Gingrich paid ... continue

Mental United States: Study Finds 5% Of American Have ‘Serious’ Mental Disorders

Mental disease has been on the increase in the United States over the last several decades or at least the diagnosis of such disorders and now a study performed by the annual National Survey on Drug Use and ... continue

White Nose Fungus Continues To Wipe Out Bat Populations In United States

When the white nose fungus began to emerge in 2006 Fish and Wildlife Service workers knew there was reason for concern as the fungus quickly swept through the general bat population and now those experts estimate that ... continue

Wisconsin Voters Reach 1 Million Signatures, Force Scott Walker Into Recall Re-Election

One million Wisconsin workers angered over the destruction of their collective bargaining rights agreements have signed a recall petition that will force Governor Scott Walker into a recall re-election scenario. The petition nearly doubled the number of signatures ... continue

Elton John’s Husband David Furnish Calls Madonna A “Narcissist”

Elton John and Madonna have had an ongoing feud for years and now John's husband David Furnish has helped stoke the flames of that hatred by calling Madonna for beating Elton in the best song category for ... continue