Author: Angel - NYC

Huffington Post – by Ryan J. Reilly

WASHINGTON — A suspect in a terrorism sting pleaded guilty on Wednesday in a case that federal prosecutors and the FBI had turned down, setting up a rare situation in which local prosecutors in New York handled a terrorism case.

Jose Pimentel, 29, was arrested in November 2011 and charged with trying to construct a bomb. While terrorism cases are typically handled by the FBI, federal authorities washed their hands of the case, citing the actions of a New York City Police Department informant.   Continue reading “Victory For NY Police Pursuing Rare Terrorism Case”

Huffington Post – by Inae Oh

A New York State Assemblyman is warning against a bill that will make college courses available for inmates again, saying such rehabilitation efforts will lead to a “Breaking Bad” situation.

Jim Tedisco, an upstate Republican, issued a statement Tuesday with several references to the popular television series, in which a chemist-turned-teacher teams up with a high school dropout in the meth business.   Continue reading “GOP Lawmaker Warns Educating Prisoners Could Lead To A ‘Breaking Bad’ Situation”

Gun Owners of America

“[New Jersey has] subordinated the People’s right to keep and bear arms to the state’s alleged interest in promoting public safety.  It is not, however, within the authority of courts to override the Constitution as ratified by the People.” — Gun Owners of America’s legal brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in Drake v. Jerejian, February 12, 2014

Pro-gun victories are coming so fast and furiously (no pun intended) that it’s difficult to keep up with them.   Continue reading “Gun Owners Spank Bloomberg, Schumer, IRS & Governor “Moonbeam” Brown — And GOA submits new brief before the U.S. Supreme Court”

AOL – by LAURA MILLS

MOSCOW (AP) – A trade ban on lacy lingerie has Russian consumers and their neighbors with their knickers in a twist.

The ban will outlaw any underwear containing less than 6 percent cotton from being imported, made, or sold in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. And it has struck a chord in societies where La Perla and Victoria’s Secret are panty paradises compared to Soviet-era cotton underwear, which was often about as flattering and shapely as drapery.   Continue reading “Trade ban will outlaw certain lacy underwear in Russia”

AOL – by MARIA DANILOVA

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of police armed with stun grenades and water cannons charged into the large opposition camp in Ukraine’s capital that has been the epicenter of nearly three months of anti-government protests after at least nine people were killed in street clashes Thursday.

The police dismantled some of the barricades on the perimeter of Independence Square, and many of the demonstrators’ tents were set on fire. But the 20,000 protesters fought back, armed with rocks, bats and fire bombs, and singing the Ukrainian national anthem.   Continue reading “Riot police move in against Kiev protest camp, at least 9 dead”

AmmoLand – by Sipsey Street Irregular’s Mike Vanderboegh

You are NOT the enemy (UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO BE.)

{The following letter was sent via email to members of the Connecticut State Police, Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. There are 1,212 email addresses on the list. There were 62 bounce-backs.}   Continue reading “An Open Letter To The Men And Women Of The Connecticut State Police”

AmmoLand

HUNTSVILLE AND MONTGOMERY, AL –-(Ammoland.com)- Governor Robert Bentley on Monday announced Alabama has recruited the country’s oldest firearms manufacturer to Alabama.

Remington Outdoor Company (ROC) will expand to the old Chrysler building in Huntsville, and create more than 2,000 new jobs within the next ten years. Governor Bentley joined Remington Chairman and CEO George Kollitides and other state and local leaders for the official announcement.   Continue reading “Remington Outdoor Company Announces Expansion to Alabama”

AmmoLand – by Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- When second amendment supporters say that “Universal Background Checks” is just a step toward universal registration, which leads to confiscation over time, those who want a disarmed population insist, no, it cannot happen, background checks can never lead to registration.

In Connecticut, the Hartford Courant is calling for exactly that.  From courant.com:   Continue reading “Connecticut: Use Background Check Data to Enforce Gun Registration”

I’m ready for Spring.

AccuWeather – by Dan DePodwin

There will be no rest for the snow weary from the Midwest to East Coast as yet another quick moving system threatens to lay down a swath of several inches of snow from Minnesota to the Northeast Sunday night through Tuesday.

An onslaught of winter storms has buried much of the Northeast over the past few weeks. While this upcoming storm is not expected to be a historic event, it can snarl travel, resulting in more flight delays in a winter full of them already.   Continue reading “Oh joy, more snow”

Huffington Post – by Ryan J. Reilly and Matt Ferner

WASHINGTON — The federal government issued guidelines on Friday that officials said were intended to increase the financial services available to marijuana businesses that are legal under state laws.

Guidelines announced by the Treasury Department and a memo from a top Justice Department official were intended to ease concerns that the federal government would target banks working with marijuana-related businesses that are legal and regulated on the state level. Expanded banking access will enable them to function like traditional businesses, and implementing a reporting structure will allow the federal government to take a close look at how they operate. Continue reading “Feds Move To Fix Pot Shops’ Banking Problems”

Huffington Post

The real history of Valentine’s Day is not comprised of roses, chocolates and pretty cards. Instead, crime, imprisonment and execution are at the genesis of our modern day love fest, dating back to the man whose martyrdom may have inspired the holiday. There were reportedly three early Christian saints named Valentine, but the one the holiday likely comes from was a Roman priest during the 3rd century A.D. under Emperor Claudius II.

The Roman Empire was experiencing massive turmoil at the time. Dubbed the ‘Crisis of the Third Century’ by scholars, this period saw the empire divide into three competing states, with the threat of invasion all around.   Continue reading “The Bloody History Of Saint Valentine: The Martyred Roman Priest Who Officiated Marriages”

NBC Philadelphia – by Dan Stamm

A massive pileup, estimated to have involved as many as 100 vehicles, caused a traffic nightmare along the icy Pennsylvania Turnpike just hours after a speed restriction was lifted Friday morning.

Multiple accidents left dozens of vehicles wrecked, a number of drivers injured and hundreds of people stranded along a 9-mile stretch of highway between the Willow Grove and Bensalem/U.S. 1 exits in the Feasterville-Trevose area of Bucks and Montgomery Counties.   Continue reading “Up to 100 Vehicles Pile Up on Pa. Turnpike”

Huffington Post – by KAY JOHNSON

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Disregarding heated American protests, Afghanistan released 65 accused militants from a former U.S. prison on Thursday, despite warnings that the men are dangerous Taliban fighters and bomb-makers likely to return to killing foreign forces and Afghans.

The freeing of the men from the Parwan Detention Center further strains relations between Washington and President Hamid Karzai. The Afghan leader’s increasingly anti-American rhetoric and refusal to sign a long-negotiated bilateral security deal has heightened uncertainty ahead of the year-end withdrawal of most international forces.   Continue reading “Afghanistan Frees 65 ‘Dangerous’ Inmates, Despite Protests From U.S. Military”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Suffolk County may begin using beet brine to treat roadways in the winter in an effort to cut back on the use of rock salt.

Legislator Kara Hahn has asked for a study into the use of beet brine.   Continue reading “Suffolk County May Use Beet Brine To Treat Roadways In Winter”

AOL

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sid Caesar, the prodigiously talented pioneer of TV comedy who paired with Imogene Coca in sketches that became classics and who inspired a generation of famous writers, died Wednesday. He was 91.

Family spokesman Eddy Friedfeld said Caesar, who also played Coach Calhoun in the 1978 movie “Grease,” died at his home in the Los Angeles area after a brief illness.   Continue reading “Sid Caesar, comic genius of 1950s television, dies”

Huffington Post

The Food and Drug Administration is recalling all bags and lot numbers of Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice products produced last year, after they’ve been linked to dozens of illnesses in Texas, Illinois and North Dakota.

The FDA is warning food service companies and consumers not to use the following Uncle Ben’s products (which are most commonly sold to food service companies that then distribute to schools, hospitals and other places, but can be purchased online by consumers):   Continue reading “Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice Recalled Due To Illness Link”