Yahoo News

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s parliament passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday that requires technology firms to hand over sensitive information such as encryption keys to the government and allows the military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations.

Chinese officials say their country faces a growing threat from militants and separatists, especially in its unruly Western region of Xinjiang, where hundreds have died in violence in the past few years.   Continue reading “China passes controversial counter-terrorism law”

Fox News

A Maine landlord wants tossed a lawsuit filed by a retired Maine lobsterman who shot an intruder with a gun he bought less than a day earlier for protection against burglars.

The lawsuit had been filed last month by Harvey Lembo, 67. He uses a wheelchair and says he armed himself after five burglaries in six years at his Rockland apartment complex. Lembo bought an old gun on Aug. 31 and the next day he shot and wounded a man he believed had broken into his apartment to steal prescription medication he uses for chronic pain, according to the Bangor Daily News.   Continue reading “Maine landlord asks judge to dismiss tenant’s gun rights lawsuit”

KARE 11 News

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to review the case of a convicted felon sentenced to five years in prison for possessing a BB gun.

David Lee Haywood was charged in Ramsey County in 2013 with possession of a firearm by an ineligible person. He was convicted after the judge told the jury a BB gun counts as a firearm.   Continue reading “MN Supreme Court to consider if BB guns are firearms”

Motley Fool

There are probably as many favorite guns among firearms enthusiasts as there are models manufactured. One way to determine what the “best” gun is is to see what people are buying. But that’s not a straightforward endeavor.

Since Smith & Wesson Holding (NASDAQ:SWHC) and Sturm, Ruger (NYSE:RGR) are the only publicly traded gunsmiths, we’re able to gain some insights into their sales, but mostly of broad categories rather than specific models.   Continue reading “The 5 Best-Selling Guns of 2015”

Fox News

The Houston Fire Department said Saturday investigators believe the two-alarm blaze at a mosque was intentionally set.

KHOU.com reported investigators are taking a look at surveillance video in the shopping center where the Islamic Society of Greater Houston is located. Houston firefighters responded to the fire around 2:45 p.m. Friday, according toFox 26 Houston. It took about 80 firefighters to quench the blaze.   Continue reading “Houston authorities say blaze at mosque was intentionally set”

NBC News

A new line of storms was barreling through Texas on Sunday as officials worked to assess damage from a series of tornadoes and severe weather which left at least 11 people dead overnight.

Authorities said the full extent of the damage from Saturday’s spate of storms was not yet known — but warned the region should get ready for another hit. Forecasters warned of more “severe” weather and heavy rain.   Continue reading “Texas Storms, Tornadoes Leave at Least 11 Dead Around Dallas Area”

USA Today

A Chicago police officer shot and killed two people early Saturday while responding to a domestic dispute call, authorities said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the two killed as Bettie R. Jones, 55, and Quintonio Legrier, 19. Both died at nearby hospitals shortly after the incident, police said. The incident comes as the troubled city is already embroiled in a federal civil rights investigation after a 2014 officer-involved shooting.   Continue reading “Chicago police officer fatally shoots 2 while responding to call”

Reuters

Leaders of the church-based Sanctuary Movement vowed on Friday to offer their places of worship as refuge for immigrants facing deportation under an Obama administration crackdown on Central American families who entered the United States illegally.

The statement came two days after The Washington Post first reported the U.S. government was planning a series of raids to remove hundreds of undocumented families as early as January in the first such large-scale effort targeting the recent flood of border crossers.   Continue reading “Churches offer refuge for Central Americans facing U.S. deportation”

ABC News

Authorities say two Odessa police officers were shot Wednesday while attempting to serve a warrant at an apartment complex in the West Texas city, and a nine-hour standoff ended with the suspect being taken into custody.

Police said that the officers were taken to the hospital and are listed in fair condition. Police said Sgt. Pete Gonzales was shot in the arm and Officer Cory Wester sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and upper leg.   Continue reading “2 Police Officers Shot in Odessa, Texas; Standoff Ends”

Fox News

The Department of Homeland Security is planning deportation raids targeting hundreds of families who have entered the United States since the start of last year, according to a published report.

The Washington Post, citing officials familiar with the plan, reported that the raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would detain and deport adults and children who have already been ordered removed by an immigration judge. The targeted groups include illegal immigrants who failed to show up for court dates to hear their asylum applications after they were detained by federal agents.    Continue reading “Homeland Security reportedly readying deportation raids early next year”

ABC News

Seven people have been killed in storms and tornadoes across the South late Wednesday, with at least 40 people injured, according to officials.

Among the dead was a 7-year-old boy in Holly Springs, Mississippi, according to Mayor Kelvin Buck. No further details about the circumstances were immediately available. An additional 15 people were injured in Holly Springs. Search and rescue efforts will continue overnight, the mayor told ABC News.   Continue reading “7 People Killed, At Least 40 Injured in Storms and Tornadoes”

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Backwoods Resistance – by Scott M. Terry

It is often joked about in the rural sections, that the USDA is the only federal agency that’s success is measured by the number of constituents it kills off.  Unfortunately, this is the sole purpose of the USDA and its mission.  The centralization of agriculture, through the USDA, began during the Lincoln administration.  This administration ushered in the end of the old republic and not surprisingly was full of Marxists.  It wasn’t until the 1930s however, that the USDA really began to work its collectivist magic.   Continue reading “The Consolidation and Collectivization of American Agriculture”

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Backwoods Resistance – by Scott M. Terry

In 2013 Smithfield Farms, the world’s largest pork producer, was purchased by a Chinese company that is owned by a member of the Communist Party of China . There was a big stumbling block for this purchase, the state of Missouri had wisely banned the foreign ownership of farmland. The law, which dated back to 1978, was an example of some basic commonsense. Unfortunately, Smithfield bought enough legislators to have the law changed. The law they passed, just in time for the Chinese purchase, allowed up to 1 percent of Missouri’s agricultural land to come under foreign ownership. The average American, sees little wrong with this. With no understanding of history, a lust for cheap food and cheap consumer goods, why would they have a problem with it?   Continue reading “China Buying US Farmland and The Lesson of Hengist and Vortigern”

Fox News

A cafeteria worker at an Idaho middle school gave a free lunch to a 12-year-old student who said she was hungry, but the school district fired her Monday for her actions, the Idaho State Journal reported.

Dalene Bowden said the Irving Middle School student didn’t have any money to pay for the hot lunch. The cost: $1.70.   Continue reading “Idaho cafeteria worker fired for giving hungry student a free lunch”

American School and University – by Mike Kennedy

The Fairfax County (Va.) district has changed its policy regarding the naming of schools, which could lead to changes at schools named for Confederate generals.

The Washington Post reports that students, community members and alumni in Fairfax County have been urging the school system to change the names of two high schools named for Confederate generals — J.E.B. Stuart and Robert E. Lee — and a third named for a past superintendent, W.T. Woodson, who was an opponent of desegregation.   Continue reading “Policy change could alter Confederate-linked school names in Fairfax County, Va.”

Common Dreams – by Nadia Prupis

There is “strong” evidence that the U.S. military attack on a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan two months ago constituted a criminal act, and should be investigated as such, Human Rights Watch said Monday in a letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (pdf).

“The attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz involved possible war crimes,” said the advocacy group’s Washington director Sarah Margon. “The ongoing U.S. inquiry will not be credible unless it considers criminal liability and is protected from improper command influence.”   Continue reading “Backing MSF, Human Rights Watch Says US Must Consent to War Crimes Probe”