Lynne Stamm

‘An Ungainly Sight’: Obama’s Gum Chewing Disgusts Media In India

Barack Obama has been accused of being disrespectful after being caught chewing gum during the Republic Day parade in India, reports the Hindu. A photo of the President removing the gum from his mouth, before popping it back in, has been shared across Twitter. At the time, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appears to be […]

9y ago

Stolen Heart Returned To Veteran’s Family

The story of Manuel “Tony” Moreno’s missing Purple Heart is a tale of great distances and great determination, reports Michigan Live. It starts in California, then winds through Korea, Canada, Michigan, and Wisconsin before circling back to California, where Moreno’s family is now in possession of his Purple Heart, thanks to the persistence of Ann […]

9y ago

children|vatican

Vicious Bird Attack Prompts Vatican Balloons For Peace

Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a gull and a crow on the symbolic birds set off protests by animal protection groups reports the New York Times. For years, children have joined the pope at a window of the […]

9y ago

Persecuted For Christ: Deputy Claims He Was Fired For Bible Study

A former Atlanta metro area sheriff’s deputy says his bosses fired him because he was trying to spread the gospel according to WSB-TV Atlanta. Josh McCuen worked at the Hall County jail for eight months. He recently started a Bible study group off site for former inmates and began raising funds to put Bibles in […]

9y ago

Basketball|kyle korver

Kyle Korver Is Having A Slam Dunk Year

Kyle Korver got out ahead of the break, took a pass from Al Horford and saw a clear path to the basket. It was time to show his teammates that he really can dunk. With Korver providing the highlight of the night with his first slam in more than two years, the Atlanta Hawks cruised […]

9y ago

Crime|DNA

70-Year-Old North Carolina Man Freed After 40 Years In Prison For Crime He Didn’t Commit

A three-judge panel ordered Friday that a North Carolina man who spent nearly four decades behind bars be freed from prison after finding him innocent in the 1976 stabbing deaths of a Bladen County mother and her adult daughter, reports WRAL TV. Last month, the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended the case of Joseph […]

9y ago

tsa

Record Number Of Passengers Packing ‘Heat,’ Reports TSA

The Transportation Security Administration said Friday that its agents had found more than 2,200 guns in carry-on bags last year. That is an increase of nearly 400 guns over the previous year and more than three times the number of guns found in 2005, according to the Washington Post. Last year’s number represented a 22 […]

9y ago

‘Magic’ Yarmulke Designed To Protect Jews From Attack

An Israeli barber has fashioned what he calls “magic” yarmulkes out of hair, designed to allow religious Jews to cover their heads without attracting unwanted attention from anti-Semites, according to the New York Post. Shalom Koresh said his skullcap, known as a yarmulke in Yiddish and a kippa in Hebrew, was inspired by rising anti-Semitism […]

9y ago

jay leno

Jay Leno Auctions Prized Car: Raises $565,000 For USO

Late-night celebrity and collector car enthusiast Jay Leno made an appearance at the Gooding & Company’s Scottsdale Auction last Saturday, and auctioned one of his most special cars for a good cause. All of the proceeds from his car sale went to support the United Service Organizations (USO), reports AZFamily 3TV. “When people know that […]

9y ago

gaza|human rights|israel

Israeli Army Guilty Of Human Rights Abuses Claims Report

A report commissioned by the Israeli branch of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has accused the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) of carrying out a series of human rights abuses during the Gaza conflict in the summer of 2014. The group have now called for the Israeli government to open an inquiry into the alleged violations […]

9y ago

Islam|supreme court

Religious Rights Of Prisoners Upheld By Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that an Arkansas prison violated a Muslim prisoner’s rights by forbidding him to grow the half-inch beard he said was required by his religion reports the LA Times. The court came down decisively on the side of a Muslim prisoner whose beard had been deemed potentially dangerous by the […]

9y ago

mcdonalds

McDonald’s Lawsuit Alleges Sexual And Racial Discrimination

Former McDonald’s Corp workers in Virginia filed a civil rights lawsuit Thursday against the world’s largest fast-food chain and owner of the restaurants where they worked, in hopes of holding the company legally responsible for the actions of its franchisees, according to Reuters. The Washington Post reports the lawsuit, filed this morning in the U.S. […]

9y ago

Germany|Islam

Hitler Photo Post Forces German Anti-Islam Leader Resignation

Thousands of supporters and opponents of Germany’s growing anti-Islam movement, PEGIDA, have held rival mass protests in Leipzig after the threat of a terrorist attack forced police to ban all demonstrations in the nearby city of Dresden. The rally came after the xenophobic group’s self-styled leader was forced to resign after posing as Adolf Hitler […]

9y ago

Health

Avoiding Men Is Secret To Long Life Says 109-Year-Old Scottish Woman

The oldest woman in Scotland has celebrated her 109th birthday and says the secret to a long life is plenty of porridge, but no men, reports the Daily Mail. Centenarian Jessie Gallan, who has never married, was born in 1906 in a tiny two-room cottage on a farm in Kintore, Scotland. She had a simple […]

9y ago

Crime|Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg’s Victim: He Shouldn’t Be Pardoned

A victim of one of Mark Wahlberg’s racially motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in racially divided Boston in the 1980s insists he shouldn’t be granted a pardon for his crimes, according to USA Today. Kristyn Atwood was among a group of mostly black fourth-grade students on a field trip to the beach in 1986 […]

9y ago

environment|oil

Massive Oil Spill On Yellowstone River: Montana Governor Declares State of Emergency

A burst Montana pipeline sent as much as 50,400 gallons of oil gushing into the Yellowstone River, prompting the governor to declare a state of emergency, according to CNN. Bridger Pipeline, LLC, said on Monday it has shut the 42,000 barrel-per-day Poplar pipeline system after a weekend breach that sent as much as 1,200 barrels […]

9y ago

jesus christ

Ice Water Challenge: Orthodox Christians Re-enact Jesus Christ’s Baptism

Orthodox Christians from around the world re-enacted Jesus Christ’s baptism this past weekend by taking an icy plunge in rivers to celebrate the Epiphany. Thousands of Orthodox Christians across Europe, Russia and North America plunged into the freezing water to commemorate this pivotal moment in Christ’s ministry. More than 10,000 Christians from all over the […]

9y ago

Britain|uk

British Jews Promised Increased Police Patrols In Wake Of Paris Terrorist Attacks

The U.K.’s former Chief Rabbi has said that British Jews are scared to go to synagogues or the shops, as Theresa May, the U.K. Home Secretary, calls for anti-Semitism to be dealt with more rigorously, reports the Independent. Lord Jonathan Sacks, now Emeritus Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations, said that following the Paris […]

9y ago

Hezbollah|israel|syria

Israeli Air Strike In Syria Kills Prominent Hezbollah Leaders

An Israeli air strike has killed five prominent Hezbollah fighters in the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights, reports BBC News. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said they were killed in Quneitra province “during a field reconnaissance mission.” “A group of Hezbollah mujahideen were martyred in a Zionist rocket attack in Quneitra, and their names will be […]

9y ago

‘Bible Cookies’ Prompt Investigation Of California Teacher

An investigation has been launched into allegations that a high school teacher in California has been rewarding students with “Bible cookies” and offering extra credit to those who copied out Bible verses, reports Christian Today. A New Vision High school student, in Manteca, California, filed a complaint with Americans United for Separation of Church and […]

9y ago