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The fatal shootings of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana has pushed the number of cops killed by firearms so far this year to 31 ‒ a whopping 72 percent higher than the same period last year. The surge in police fatalities, recorded by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, follows a particularly deadly

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A US Homeland Security report says that Islamic State has been linked to about 100 plots against the West over the last two years. Alarmingly, the terrorist group is getting more effective, with 44 percent of the plots in 2016 successful. The data compiled in the report showed that 41 of the 100 or so plots masterminded

A Rikers Island inmate livestreamed his life behind bars at one of America’s most notorious prisons. He showed off his cell, food and even a self-made weapon to Facebook, in a video that failed to attract management’s attention. Shamel Robinson, as the inmate was identified by Bronx District Attorney’s Office, went online from his smuggled

I’m not sure how a tax dependent organization can override the will of the taxpaying voters. But here you have it. This sets a chilling precedent for any governmental body that doesn’t get its way.  Overriding two voter referendums, the New Jersey State Board of Education granted nearly $33 million to fund the expansion of local schools,

Despite the millions of dollars spent on primaries, national conventions, and hours of television coverage, the majority of young Americans are disenfranchised by both the Republicans and Democrats, according to a new poll. Across racial and ethnic groups just 28 percent of young adults said the two major parties do a good job of representing

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who often lectured African countries about corruption as Secretary of State, now faces her own scandal for questionable ethics and the trending hashtag #PayToPlay. A number of emails that the former first lady failed to turn over to the US government, but were released after a Freedom of Information Act

The suicide rate among American veterans has increased dramatically over the last 35 years, with the largest government analysis ever conducted on veteran suicide saying it rose more than 30 percent since 2001 – a bigger spike than in the wider US population. The study released by the US Veterans Affairs Department (VA) examined over

RT America on Twitter Wikileaks offers $20k reward over dead DNC staffer, but won’t confirm he leaked emails https://t.co/ABXNEEVpfb

“I’m not going to speak anymore,” replied a State Department spokeswoman, reaching a point of exasperation repelling reporters’ hounding over a new batch of Hillary Clinton’s emails that exposed cozy relationships between the former secretary’s team and wealthy donors of her husband’s foundation.   The State Department’s Elizabeth Trudeau had a hard time dodging a

The Secret Service has not formally spoken to Donald Trump regarding a suggestion that “Second Amendment people” could stop Hillary Clinton from curbing gun rights, according to a federal official. CNN previously reported that the agency had done so.    The Secret Service has not formally spoken to Donald Trump regarding a suggestion that “Second

Airport screens in Reno, Nevada confiscated a 3D-printed gun loaded with five rounds of ammunition in a passenger’s carry-on. The controversial plastic guns can’t be detected by metal detectors. Airport screens in Reno, Nevada confiscated a 3D-printed gun loaded with five rounds of ammunition in a passenger’s carry-on. The controversial plastic guns can’t be detected

The maternal mortality rate across most of the US increased by 27 percent from 2000 to 2014, new study finds, adding that the rate is actually higher than official estimates because states do not uniformly report pregnancy status on death certificates. The last calculation of the US maternal mortality rate occurred in 2007, when it

Reports the DoJ rejected the FBI’s request to investigate the Clinton Foundation have created a stir this week. While it is not the first time investigators have gotten close to the Clintons, the couple seem immune to cases and charges. Here are the five:  Whitewater case, 1992 Travelgate, 1993  Benghazi deadly attack, 2012 Clinton’s homebrewed