Author: Angel - NYC

Huffington Post – by Braden Goyette

Chaos broke out in the streets of Ferguson on Friday night, the same day that police announced the name of the officer who killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown andreleased footage appearing to show Brown stealing cigarettes from a convenience store. Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson later said Friday the initial contact between Brown and officer Darren Wilson was not related to a convenience store robbery.

A peaceful protest on Friday night turned into another confrontation with police after some in the crowd reportedly threw rocks and people began looting stores, including the convenience store that Brown was accused of robbing. Police formed lines and fired tear gas to disperse the crowd.   Continue reading “Ferguson Protesters Guard Stores From Looters”

AmmoLand – by Rob Morse

Southern California –-(Ammoland.com)  District Court Judge Catherine Blake said military style rifles are unusual and dangerous.  That wasn’t an easy decision to reach.  Judge Blake concluded the government needs guns for its protection, but you don’t.  It is her conclusion that doesn’t make sense.  She said our modern semi-automatic magazine fed rifles are unusual.  Maybe we shouldn’t expect much acuity from her given that she was appointed by President Clinton.   Continue reading “A Judge Distorts Gun-Facts”

ABC News

A grand jury indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Friday for allegedly abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption — making the possible 2016 presidential hopeful his state’s first indicted governor in nearly a century.

A special prosecutor spent months calling witnesses and presenting evidence that Perry broke the law when he promised publicly to nix $7.5 million over two years for the public integrity unit run by the office of Travis County Democratic District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Lehmberg was convicted of drunken driving, but refused Perry’s calls to resign.   Continue reading “Texas’ Perry Charged With Coercion for Veto Threat”

NJ.com – by Rob Spahr

Mario Alejandro was ready for a fight when he was part of the initial invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Where he did not expect a fight was at Six Flags Great Adventure while taking his children there for a birthday party.

But due to the shirt that his family bought him for Father’s Day, a fight is exactly what the 33-year-old veteran from Woodbridge says he encountered while attempting to enter the theme park on Saturday.   Continue reading “N.J. veteran says Six Flags denied him admission over shirt supporting Marines”

AmmoLand

USA –-(Ammoland.com)- Complete and legally accurate knife law information available on revised American Knife & Tool Institute website.

The American Knife and Tool Institute has launched a revised version of its popular website, www.AKTI.org, with improved features for members and accurate information about the laws that impact knife businesses and knife owners in every state.   Continue reading “American Knife & Tool Institute Updates Website Featuring Knife Laws By State”

AmmoLand

Missoula, MT –-(Ammoland.com)- A Missoulian story about aspirant for the Democrat nomination for U.S. Senate (to replace withdrawn Walsh), Amanda Curtis of Butte, has her portraying herself as a supporter of the Second Amendment.

The article says, “Curtis said she’s a strong supporter of the Second Amendment of the Constitution and that she and her husband own firearms.”

Continue reading “Montana’s Amanda Curtis, No Friend of the Second Amendment Despite Media Spin”

AOL Autos

Your next commuter car could have two seats, three wheels and get 84 miles to the gallon.

Elio Motors wants to revolutionize U.S. roads with its tiny car, which is the same length as a Honda Fit but half the weight. With a starting price of $6,800, it’s also less than half the cost.

Phoenix-based Elio plans to start making the cars next fall at a former General Motors plant in Shreveport, Louisiana. Already, more than 27,000 people have reserved one. Elio hopes to make 250,000 cars a year by 2016. That’s close to the number Mazda sells in the U.S.     Continue reading “Three-Wheeled Elio Gets Closer To Going On Sale”

AOL Autos

Police patrol cars are usually Fords or Chryslers, not Maseratis.

So when a patrolman in Braintree, Massachusetts, spotted a Maserati resembling a police cruiser over the weekend, he pulled it over.

Deputy Chief Wayne Foster tells The Patriot Ledger the luxury Italian vehicle’s body was painted black and white with a police-style shield on the doors, and police-related decals. Continue reading “Maserati Patrol Car Raises Police Suspicions”

RT

Thousands of people in New York rallied in solidarity with residents of Ferguson on Thursday, showing support to people across the US who have been victims of police brutality. The NYPD threatened mass arrests if people did not stop blocking traffic.

The New York City Police Department has arrested at least four people during a peaceful rally intended to pay tribute to Michael Brown and others who have suffered from police brutality.   Continue reading “NYPD threatens mass arrests at Ferguson solidarity rally”

AOL

When Dan Marino was 14, his family drove through Jackson, Wyoming on a summer road trip. “We came in through Togwotee Pass in the north,” he remembers. “I saw the Snow King ski resort, and I tapped my mom on the shoulder and said, ‘I’m moving here.’ ”

He never said another word about that daydream until he graduated from high school. That’s when he loaded up his 1966 Mustang with everything he owned. “My mom said, ‘Where on earth are you going?’ I said, ‘Jackson Hole,’ and I never looked back,” says Marino, now 53.   Continue reading “Jackson Hole Buffalo Meat Co.: From Daydream to Dream Job”

Huffington Post – by Paige Lavender

Tiffany Mitchell, a woman who says she witnessed a police officer shoot and killMichael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, shared her story during an appearance on CNN with her attorney Wednesday night.

Mitchell said she was driving when she saw Brown trying to pull away from an officer as the two were “tussling through a window.” She said she had hoped to get a video because the incident “just didn’t look right,” but failed to get her camera out in time.   Continue reading “Tiffany Mitchell On Witnessing Michael Brown Shooting: Police ‘Showed No Kind Of Remorse’”

Huffington Post – by Simon McCormack

A father of five died after he was involved in an altercation with deputies who suspected him of burglary.

The Victorville Daily Press reports that Dante Parker, 36, was suspected of attempting to burglarize a Victorville home on Tuesday afternoon.

The person who reported the burglary said the suspect fled on a bicycle and, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s office, Parker was seen riding his bike near the scene.   Continue reading “Dad Dies After Deputies Hit Him With Taser”

TMZ

Lauren Bacall — one of the leading ladies of the Golden Age of Hollywood — is dead … TMZ has learned.

A family member tells us Bacall had a massive stroke Tuesday morning at her home.

Bacall — who famously starred with and married Humphrey Bogart — starred in a slew of movies, including “The Mirror Has Two Faces,” “How to Marry a Millionaire” and “Designing Woman.”    Continue reading “Lauren Bacall Dead at 89”

AmmoLand

Charlotte, NC –-(Ammoland.com)- Amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs have been filed in Nojay v. Cuomo, the appeal from the decision of Judge William Skretny last year that largely upheld New York’s Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (“SAFE”) Act.

The plaintiffs challenged bans on large-capacity magazines and “assault weapons” (as redefined), the requirement that magazines contain no more than seven rounds, and new rules on ammunition sales, as unconstitutional.  After Judge Skretnty denied most of these claims, the case (decided as New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, Inc. v. Cuomo) was appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.   Continue reading “22 State Attorneys General Join Pro-Second Amendment Brief in NY SAFE Act Appeal”

Fortune – by Erin Griffith

Its name is Jibo, and it’s a sign of how emotion will play a key role in the integration of robots in our daily lives.

At first glance, Jibo looks a bit like Wall-E’s robot girlfriend. Both Jibo, a real robot, and Wall-E’s girlfriend, the fictional Pixar character, have the look of a futuristic Apple product: reflective white plastic, round curves, a black screen for a “face,” and smooth swiveling movements.   Continue reading “He laughs, learns, and has impeccable manners. Oh, and he’s a robot”

AOL – by MESFIN FEKADU

NEW YORK (AP) – There’s an upcoming concert at Baruch College, but it has nothing to do with students. The performers are in their 90s, and one is even older than the Manhattan school founded in 1919.

Pianist and composer Irving Fields, who turned 99 last week, will perform a show Monday night dubbed “90 and Going Strong” at the college along with Emmy-winning entertainer Fyvush Finkel and clarinetist Sol Yaged, both 91. The concert celebrates their passion and commitment to music and live performance despite their age.   Continue reading “Age is not a cage: 90-year-old musicians go strong”

Wall Street Journal – by Erica Orden

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and a delegation of state legislative leaders are scheduled to fly to Israel this week in the governor’s first international trip since taking office in 2011, officials said Sunday.

Mr. Cuomo and leaders including state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Senate Majority Coalition co-leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey D. Klein are set to leave Tuesday night on a commercial flight to Tel Aviv as a “demonstration of solidarity” with Israelis during the continuing conflict between the nation and Palestinians, according to the governor’s office.   Continue reading “New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Leads Delegation on Israel Trip”

AOL.com

Deaths from West Africa’s Ebola outbreak, the deadliest outbreak in history, continue to rise as more people become infected everyday – so what are countries able to do about it?

Well, starting in West Africa – they’re closing borders. According to Guinéenews, ​the afflicted nation announced Saturday its closing its borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia in an attempt to stymie the influx of infected people in and out of the country.

Al Jazeera quotes the country’s health minister as saying: “We have provisionally closed the frontier between Guinea and Sierra Leone because of all the news that we have received from there recently.”  

Continue reading “International response to Ebola: Travel bans, funding”