ABC News – by TINA CHEN, MARK CRUDELE and JOSH MARGOLIN

A Staten Island man who died as New York City police were trying to take him into custody appears to have suffered a heart attack, the NYPD said.

Eric Garner, who was 6-foot-3 and roughly 350 pounds, died Thursday as police struggled to arrest him, according to the NYPD.

Garner was arrested in Staten Island after he was allegedly seen selling “loosie” cigarettes, police said. Garner was known for selling individual cigarettes for 50 cents each in his Staten Island neighborhood.   Continue reading “Man in Cop Chokehold Had Heart Attack, NYPD Says”

Wall Street Journal – by TAMER EL-GHOBASHY

As Israel continued its deadly assault on the Gaza Strip, Hamas militants sneaked into the country on Saturday and killed two soldiers, delivering the worst blow to the Israeli military on its side of the Gaza border in years.

After sunset, loud Israeli artillery barrages were beginning in the north.

The morning attack, along with another later in the day that the military said it foiled, highlighted what Israel is coming to see as a security threat more dangerous than the Islamic militant group’s arsenal of rockets.   Continue reading “Hamas Fighters Infiltrate Israel Through Tunnel and Kill Two Soldiers”

House Judiciary Committee staff put up charts and graphs during a hearing about the recent surge of unaccompanied Central American minors who have been crossing the US-Mexico border, in Washington, DC, June 25, 2014.MSN News

As US lawmakers grapple with ways to slash spending, many were shocked to learn authorities are spending $250 to $1,000 per day to care for each minor apprehended crossing the US border.

More than 57,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from Central America, have been caught entering the country illegally since last October, and President Barack Obama has asked for $3.7 billion in emergency funding to address what he has called an “urgent humanitarian solution.”

Continue reading “Up to $1,000 a day to care for child migrants”

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STOCKTON — Stockton Police have identified the surviving bank robbery suspect on multiple charges, including homicide, after a prolonged chase and shootout on Wednesday in which a hostage and two suspects died.

Jaime Ramos, 19, of Stockton, has been booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on homicide, kidnapping, robbery and attempted murder charges, according to Stockton Police spokesman Officer Joe Silva.    Continue reading “Surviving shootout suspect identified by Stockton PD”

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Kiev’s accusations that Russia shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet are “absurd,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

“This is absurd, like all previous accusations from Kiev officials concerning Russia’s Ministry of Defense,” a ministerial official told journalists on Thursday.   Continue reading “Moscow: Kiev allegations that Russian jet downed Ukraine plane absurd”

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Free-Man’s Perspective – by Paul Rosenberg

Nearly all of us grew up thinking that we registered ourselves to prove that we were safe and responsible. We advertised our services as “registered” or “licensed,” and we never thought about it beyond that point. After all, that was the way things were done, and we knew that it would help our customers trust us.

There is, however, another side to registration, one that’s about to bite a lot of decent people… and hard.   Continue reading “They’re Coming for Your Accounts”

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Detroit— Fed up with crime, some armed Detroiters have developed itchy trigger-fingers — and Police Chief James Craig said lawbreakers are getting the message.

In the latest incident, police say an 88-year-old who was beaten and robbed inside his east side home last week probably thought he was defending himself against attackers when he opened fire Monday on a television news crew.

On Thursday, a woman appeared on his front porch asking for help, and when he opened his door, two men rushed in, assaulted him and tied him up with a phone cord before robbing him of several items. Continue reading “Detroit police chief gives credit to armed citizens for drop in crime”

Henry KissingerThe Guardian

Former US secretary of state and Nobel peace prize winner Henry Kissinger underwent heart surgery at a New York City hospital on Tuesday and was resting comfortably, hospital officials said.

Kissinger, 91, underwent an aortic valve replacement procedure, according to New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

The German-born Jewish refugee served as secretary of state under Republican presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, with a hand in the diplomatic opening of China, landmark US-Soviet arms control talks, expanded ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors and the Paris peace accords with North Vietnam.   Continue reading “Henry Kissinger, 91, undergoes heart surgery”

ABC News – by NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press

The White House is defying a congressional subpoena by keeping a top political aide to President Barack Obama from testifying at a hearing Wednesday, setting up a potential new legal battle in this midterm election year.

The White House argued that Obama adviser David Simas is immune from the “extraordinary demand” of being forced to testify before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation into the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, which he directs.   Continue reading “White House Defying Aide’s Congressional Subpoena”

Montgomery County authorities have arrested and charged a 13-year-old Splendora girl with making terroristic threats on Facebook. Photo: Scott Engle / Montgomery County Police ReporterChron – by Heather Alexander

A Houston-area teenager is facing a terrorist charge after allegedly posting Facebook messages threatening to kill people in Splendora, officials said this weekend.

A citywide alert was issued Saturday after police picked up the anonymous messages.  One example released to the public by district attorneys read, “I’m going to kill everybody in Splendora on July 13th.”

Several threats were sent out, according to constables at Montgomery County Precinct 4, which led the investigation.     Continue reading “Houston area teen faces terror charge over Facebook death threats”

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SAN DIEGO —

In an alleged attempted car-theft, the would-be thief became swarmed by community members who put a stop to the crime in progress. According to the video uploader, Aaron Leaf, the man had attempted to steal the car while a woman and her children were still inside the vehicle. Continue reading “Carjacker Gets Beat Down In City Heights San Diego”

Planeload of deportees arrives in HondurasLA Times – by Cindy Carcamo

The first lady and her entourage were waiting. So were politicians, camera crews and aid workers in blue vests, ready to hand out suckers and balloons to toddlers pulled along by their frazzled mothers.

A chartered flight that landed here Monday was the first carrying only mothers and children deported by the U.S. as it tries to stem a wave of migration from Central America that has overwhelmed U.S. border officials. U.S. officials said there would be many more.

Continue reading “U.S. sends first planeload of moms, children back to Honduras”

Curtis Reeves Jr. leaves the Pasco County Detention Center following his release on $150,000 bail. [DEMETRIUS FREEMAN | Times]Tampa Bay Times – by Lisa Buie

LAND O’LAKES — Curtis Reeves Jr., the retired police captain accused of shooting to death a fellow moviegoer in January after an argument over text­ing, was released from jail Friday night after a judge set a $150,000 bail.

Reeves had been held without bail for nearly six months after his arrest in the fatal shooting of Chad Oulson in a Wesley Chapel movie theater. A ruling by an appellate court Friday morning prompted the judge to give Reeves bail.   Continue reading “Curtis Reeves, suspect in movie theater shooting, released on bail”

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The Indiana State Department of Health has been collecting babies’ blood and DNA without their parents’ permission since 1991, according to an investigation by a local news station. Now the state wants to know what to do with the blood samples.

When a baby is born in Indiana, as with other states, the state conducts a newborn screening test. A nurse or midwife takes a few drops of blood from the heel of each infant. The blood is collected on a specialized filter paper, which is then sent to the state’s Newborn Screening Lab in downtown Indianapolis.    Continue reading “Indiana stored babies’ DNA, blood for research without parental consent”

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An artillery shell from Ukraine has hit a private house in the Rostov region of Russia, killing a citizen and leaving two more injured. The Russian Foreign Ministry promises heavy consequences.

Reportedly up to six mortar shells exploded on Sunday in the small Russian town of Donetsk, which has the same name as the Ukrainian city and is situated right on the Ukrainian border.   Continue reading “1 killed, 2 injured: Russia vows response to Ukraine shelling Russian city”

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ABILENE, TX — The town of Abilene has instituted a ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown on private property owners whose grass does not meet government-mandated length requirements.

Code enforcers literally drive around with measuring sticks to determine which lawns have been deemed too long by the town.   The property owners are then threatened with letters and are ultimately given Class C Misdemeanors if they do not comply.   Continue reading “Texas town enforces ‘zero tolerance’ policy on grass length requirements”

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DURHAM, NC — A dubious police tactic has come to light, in which officers used falsified information in order to gain ‘consent’ to search private properties without a warrant.

Officers in Durham have apparently discovered that they can create the legal pretext for a search by lying about calls to 9-1-1 emergency services that never actually took place.  The tactic is apparently legal — and commonplace — according to an officer’s sworn statements.  WTVD-TV explains:   Continue reading “Police faked 9-1-1 phone calls to warrantlessly search homes”