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WIVB News 4 – by MICHAEL VIRTANEN

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Monday pledged $3.5 million from criminal and civil forfeitures to help outfit police statewide with thousands of bulletproof vests.

Intended to fill the recent funding gap in a federal grant program, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the so-called “inVEST Partnership” will enable New York law enforcement agencies to cover up to half the cost of equipping new officers or replacing expiring vests for others. The matching funds are expected to help fund 6,000 to 10,000 vests.   Continue reading “NY to help fund bulletproof vests for police”

Washington Post – by Reid Wilson

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday highlighted news reports that said two apparent white supremacists who shot and killed three people in Las Vegas on Sunday may have joined militiamen from around the country at Cliven Bundy’s ranch earlier this year.

Asked by reporters at the Western Governors Association’s annual meeting here about the Interior Department’s approach to Bundy, Jewell said two police officers in Las Vegas were “gunned down by people that news reports say were also at the Bundy ranch.”   Continue reading “Interior Secretary Jewell connects Las Vegas shooting to Bundy ranch”

Huffington Post – by Andy Campbell

A Maryland dad likely won’t see any charges after he struck a local teacher with a baseball bat.

Police say the dad saw a series of texts on Thursday between the 42-year-old teacher and his daughter, a 15-year-old student. The girl’s mother deemed them “inappropriate for a teacher and a student” to be sharing, News Net 5 reports. Investigators didn’t agree and never charged the teacher with a crime, but the situation took a downturn later that day when the unidentified teacher showed up at the girl’s house.   Continue reading “Dad Hits Teacher With Baseball Bat After ‘Inappropriate’ Texts Sent To Daughter”

Las Vegas Review Journal

Two Las Vegas police officers and a civilian were reportedly killed Sunday in an apparent ambush attack at a pizza store that spilled over to a nearby Walmart store, where the two shooters killed themselves.

Details are sketchy and police have not yet confirmed the death of the officers, but sources within the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department say the officer and another were shot and killed by a man and a woman who approached them as they ate lunch at the CiCi’s Pizza at 309 N. Nellis Boulevard at about 11:20 a.m.   Continue reading “Five reported dead in northeast Las Vegas police ambush”

Huffington Post – by Perry Block

I can’t exactly say that I’d like to go back and relive the era of the 60s.

Then again, right now I’m experiencing a different kind of 60s, and between the two I’ll take the first one — cannabis-stained knuckles, fingers, and hands — hands-down!

It seems incredible that it’s been over 40 years since those days of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll, and for me, well, two out of three wasn’t bad. Much has changed in our culture since then, including our language. Many of the old phrases are still around, but the meanings aren’t quite the same.   Continue reading “Sixties Speak — Then And Now”

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – Federal investigators on Sunday were looking into commercial trucking and other safety issues in the wake of a deadly chain-reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and two others critically injured and another man dead.

A Wal-Mart truck driver from Georgia was charged with death by auto and four counts of assault by auto. Authorities said 35-year-old Kevin Roper, of Jonesboro, apparently failed to slow for traffic ahead early Saturday in Cranbury Township and swerved at the last minute to avoid a crash. Instead, his big rig smashed into the back of Morgan’s chauffeured Mercedes limo bus, killing comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair, authorities said. Continue reading “Feds probe truck safety after Tracy Morgan crash”

The Atlantic Journal-Constitution – by Taylor West

Dennis Marx, the shooter who attempted to occupy a Forsyth County court house Friday, has been identified by law enforcement officials as a member of the Sovereign Citizens Movement.

Marx represents a still-small percentage of the anti-government organization that escalates from “paper terrorism” to acts of violence. The group, classified by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a domestic terrorist organization, maintains the belief that they are not subject to municipal, state and federal systems of law, instead following only “common law.”   Continue reading “Sovereign Citizens movement responsible for “paper terrorism,” violence”

Daily Mail – by JESSICA JERREAT

A former TSA employee, armed with homemade bombs and an assault rifle, was shot dead on Friday as he tried to enter an Atlanta, Georgia courthouse.

Dennis Marx, a self-proclaimed Sovereign Citizen, is believed to have been plotting to take hostages at the courthouse, where he had been due to attend a hearing on drug and weapons charges.

Deputy Daniel Rush, who was shot in the leg by the gunman, is being hailed a hero after he prevented Marx from gaining access to the building.   Continue reading “Former TSA agent storms courthouse armed with rifles, homemade bombs and smoke grenades and shoots deputy before he is killed by officers”

Fox News – by Joseph J. Kolb

The new lawyer for Andrew Tahmooressi, the U.S. Marine held in Mexico for more than two months after mistakenly crossing the border with registered guns, is planning a new legal strategy to win the sergeant’s freedom.

Tijuana-based attorney Lamberto Jesus Esquer Dabdoub will be looking at the prolonged amount of time Tahmooressi was held at the border in the custody of the Mexican military March 31 in what Tahmooressi felt was a failed shakedown.   Continue reading “Seven hours at the border: Marine held in Mexico’s new legal team hones case”

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WHITEHALL, MT- Striking gold is everyone’s dream. Drinking it? Not so much.

Gleaming water is never a good sign. Mark Brown told NBC Montana that his wife, Sharon, was finishing the dishes when she noticed something unusual. She called her husband, and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing: gold flakes in his tap water, and even in the family’s toilet tank. “She had pulled the plug to let the water out and there were glistening, gleaming little flecks.”   Continue reading “Couple finds gold in their tap water in Whitehall, Montana”

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The President of a private Catholic university was interviewed by The Catholic News Service, which is *not* a part of the Catholic Church.

It was published in  The Pilot, a paper that claims the title of “America’s Oldest Catholic Newspaper“.   The paper is owned by the Archdiocese of Boston.   Continue reading “Nun Calls for Universities to Propagandize for Gun Control”

Idaho Statesman – by BRIAN SKOLOFF AND RAHIM FAIEZ

HAILEY, IDAHO — Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s hometown abruptly canceled plans Wednesday for a welcome-home celebration, citing security concerns over the prospect of big crowds — both for and against the soldier.

The town of 8,000 has been swamped with hate mail and angry calls over Bergdahl, whose release after five years of Taliban captivity in Afghanistan has touched off a debate over whether the 28-year-old should be given a hero’s welcome or punished as a deserter.   Continue reading “Bergdahl’s hometown cancels celebration amid furor”

Time – by Denver Nicks

Chester Nez was one of 29 Native Americans whose work creating a secret code was instrumental in World War II

Chester Nez, the last surviving member of the original band of Navajo Native Americans whose code helped the Allies win World War II, died Wednesday. He was 93 and suffered from kidney failure, Reuters reports.   Continue reading “Last of the Navajo Code Talkers Dies at 93”

Gun Owners of America

“What is wrong with the people here in this country?” asked anti-gun Senator Barbara Boxer on the floor of the Senate Monday.

Boxer was questioning why even the anti-gun Senate had not heeded her call for more gun bans, and concluded that something was wrong with America.

Well, here’s an idea, Senator Boxer:  Nothing’s wrong with America. But something is wrong with you.   Continue reading “Boxer moves legislation to let the government take guns away from virtually anyone”

In These Times- by George Joseph

KRQE News 13 – by Katherine Mozzone

TAOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Teachers are fired up over their new evaluations. The scores were released earlier this month, but many teachers say their grades don’t hold any water. It’s why a group of teachers in Taos are striking a match in protest.

Some Taos teachers say their profession is being stomped on, citing a laundry list of issues surrounding teacher evaluations. They argue the scores should factor in growth, they say they’re not even testing students on the curriculum they’re teaching and the test scores they’re basing much of the evaluations on are from last year. It’s why they decided to take a stand.    Continue reading “Taos teachers burn their evaluations”

The Hill – by Alexander Bolton

The White House has apologized to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for failing to alert her in advance of a decision to release Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay.

Feinstein told reporters that she received a call from Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken on Monday evening apologizing for what the administration is calling an “oversight.”   Continue reading “WH apologizes to Senate intel chief for prisoner swap secret”

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BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand’s military rulers said Tuesday they are monitoring a new form of silent resistance to the coup – a three-fingered salute borrowed from “The Hunger Games” – and will arrest those in large groups who ignore warnings to lower their arms.

Despite the warning to protesters, the junta offered a reprieve to the country’s vital tourism industry. It lifted the military’s curfew at three popular beach resorts – Phuket, Koh Samui and Pattaya – to ease the impact of the May 22 coup on tourists. Continue reading “Thailand’s junta warns over ‘Hunger Games’ salute”