Author: Angel - NYC

Huffington Post – by Amanda Scherker

Bronx resident Kalief Browder was walking home from a party when he was abruptly arrested by New York City police officers on May 14, 2010. A complete stranger said Browder had robbed him a few weeks earlier and, consequently, changed the 16-year-old’s life forever.

Browder was imprisoned for three years before the charges were dropped in June 2013, according to a WABC-TV Eyewitness News investigation.   Continue reading “Teen Thrown In Violent New York Prison For Years Without Ever Having Been Convicted”

Orlando Sentinel -by Rene Stutzman and Jeff Weiner

SANFORD — A beleaguered George Zimmerman walked out of the Seminole County Jail on Tuesday, free on bail from his latest brush with the law, an ugly domestic-violence episode that has turned uglier.

Assistant State Attorney Lymary Munoz disclosed that not only had Zimmerman’s girlfriend accused him of pointing a shotgun at her and breaking furniture Monday, she also told authorities that he tried to choke her a week and a half ago.   Continue reading “George Zimmerman granted $9,000 bond, released from jail”

Huffington Post

According to a new report from the NYPD, 16 people were shot and killed by police gunfire in 2012, a 78 percent increase from the year before.

The latest statistics, released on Tuesday, also show the total number of discharges rose from 92 to 105 during the same time period.   Continue reading “The NYPD Shot And Killed 16 People In 2012, A Major Uptick”

Slate – by Joshua Keating

Bloomberg’s China troubles took another ugly twist over the weekend with the news,first reported by the New York Post, that award-winning journalist Michael Forsythe has been suspended, a week after the New York Times reported that the agency had spiked an investigation he had worked on looking into the financial interests of China’s senior leadership.

According to unnamed Bloomberg employees, that story had been killed over fears that the company, whose news website is already blocked in China, would be expelled entirely. Amazingly, this whole story may have been first broken in a video by Taiwan’s Next Media Animation studio, which in its own inimitable way implied that the whole affair may be tied to soon-to-be-ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s business interests.   Continue reading “Bloomberg Suspends China Reporter Amid Censorship Scandal”

Huffington Post – by Amanda Terkel

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wants to make sure that there is a strong progressive voice in the 2016 presidential field, and he’s willing to jump in if no one else does.

“There are people in this world who, ever since they were 12 years of age, they decided they wanted to be president of the United States. That is honestly not me,” Sanders told the Burlington Free Press last week. “Anyone who really, really wants to be president is slightly crazy because this is an unbelievably difficult job given the crises that this country faces today.”   Continue reading “Bernie Sanders Open To 2016 Presidential Run”

NBC News – by Bernard Vaughan Reuters

NEW YORK __ Six people were arrested and charged on Monday for participating in a worldwide ATM heist that stole $45 million from two Middle East banks.

The five men and one woman, all residents of Yonkers, N.Y., were accused of being members of a global cybercrime organization that stole MasterCard debit-card information, according to an announcement from Loretta Lynch, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.   Continue reading “6 arrested in $45 million global ATM bank cyberheist”

Huffington Post – by Agence France Presse

Iran on Monday unveiled a missile-equipped drone with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), the official IRNA news agency reported.

“The Fotros drone has an operational range of 2,000 kilometres and can fly at an altitude of 25,000 feet, with a flight time of 16 to 30 hours,” Defence Minister Mohammad Dehgan was quoted as saying.   Continue reading “Fotros Drone With ‘2,000 Kilometer Range’ Unveiled By Iran”

New York Times – by KIA GREGORY

DENNING, N.Y. — Blanketed by the stillness of stone-faced mountains and endless trees now shaded rust and gold, the town of Denning is quiet, so quiet, one longtime resident likes to say, you can hear your heartbeat.

Reuters – by GHAITH SHENNIB

(Reuters) – Libya’s deputy intelligence chief was kidnapped outside Tripoli’s international airport on Sunday, a month after the prime minister was snatched by militiamen.

Mustafa Noah, the head of agency’s espionage unit, was bundled into a vehicle in the car park, and had no bodyguards with him at the time, two security sources said, without giving further details on the attackers or their motives.   Continue reading “Libya’s deputy spy chief kidnapped at airport”

Yahoo News – by Eric Pfeiffer

A World War II veteran who served the British Royal Navy with distinction was told he’s now too old to take part in an annual parade honoring veterans.

The Express reports that 89-year-old Albert “Dusty” Miller has served as the grand marshal for nearly 40 years in the Royal British Legion’s annual Remembrance Day parade.   Continue reading “World War II vet told he’s too old for memorial parade”

AmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is teaming up with Sandy Hook mother Nicole Hockley to push gun control on the first anniversary of the heinous crime at Sandy Hook Elementary.

The crime took place on December 14, 2012, and beginning on November 14, 2013, Giffords and Hockley are encouraging schools to talk to students about “gun violence.”   Continue reading “Gabby Giffords, Sandy Hook Mother Ask Children & Schools to Push Gun Control”

The New York Post – by Kate Briquelet

With the election of Bill de Blasio, Mayor Bloomberg may be on his way out — but his pro-health policies will continue to mold New Yorkers from the cradle to the grave.

In his three terms, Nanny Bloomberg waged war on salt and soda, banned smoking in parks and pushed breast-feeding by having hospitals hide the formula.

Now in the twilight of his administration, Hizzoner is fighting for a slew of edicts before he exits, including mandatory flu shots for children and a crackdown on tanning beds.   Continue reading “The impact of Nanny Bloomberg”

The Healthy Home Economist – by Sarah

Nanny Bloomberg has officially morphed into Big Brother Bloomberg.

After an attempt to ban large sugary drinks from New York City eateries was ruled an illegal overreach of executive power and struck down by both lower and appellate state courts, Mayor Bloomberg is now trying to to require that all children under age 5 in city-licensed day care programs receive annual flu vaccinations.    Continue reading “New York City Seeks Mandatory Flu Jabs for Preschoolers”

Texas Tribune – by Neena Satija and Jim Malewitz

A consumer advocacy group says it has documented more than 100 excavations of potential construction problems across a 250-mile stretch of the Keystone XL pipeline’s Texas portion, raising questions about the integrity of one of the the most controversial crude oil transportation projects in recent history, which stretches below more than 600 rivers and streams in the state.

The segment of the Keystone XL pipeline that will pipe crude oil from Cushing, Okla., to the oil refineries in Texas’ Gulf Coast is nearly complete, and the Canadian energy company Transcanada says the extension will come online this year or early next. Unlike the hotly contested northern segment of the pipeline, which connects Oklahoma to the tar sands in Alberta, Canada, the southern section doesn’t require federal approval because it does not cross any international boundaries.   Continue reading “Report Questions Keystone XL Pipeline’s Integrity”

Beaumont Enterprise

MILFORD, Texas (AP) — In a story Nov. 15 about a pipeline fire, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a Chevron spokesman said the continued evacuation was a precaution over concerns over air quality. Spokesman Gareth Johnstone says the evacuation zone was being maintained as a precaution as work continued.

A corrected version of the story is below:   Continue reading “Correction: Texas-Pipeline-Explosion story”

AmmoLand – by Rick Ector

Detroit, Michigan – -(Ammoland.com)- This past Saturday, November 9th, 2013, approximately 20 Detroit area gun rights activists attended a local event officially billed as a “massive gun buy-back initiative” to stage a demonstration of their own against the city of Highland Park’s (MI) government.

Less than a week before the event, Highland Park Police Chief Kevin Coney was mentioned in a press release in which it was stated that he was going to announce a gun buy-back seeking to entice local citizens into surrendering their guns on a “no questions asked” basis.   Continue reading “Detroit Area Activists Turn Firearm Buy-Back Into Gun Show”

AmmoLand

Washington, DC:-(Ammoland.com)- Knife Rights’ Knife Owners’ Protection Act, H.R.3478 (KOPA), was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today by sponsor Rep. Matt Salmon (R-AZ).

Knife Rights Chairman Doug Ritter explained, “KOPA will protect law-abiding knife owners travelling throughout the U.S. from the vagaries of restrictive state and local laws.   Continue reading “Knife Right’s ‘Knife Owners Protection Act’ Introduced in Congress, Crucial Knife Owner Protections”

Q 13 Fox – by Christie Sumrall

SPOKANE — Gonzaga University will review whether or not to allow permitted weapons in off-campus housing after two students faced disciplinary action for using a gun to defend themselves when a burglar broke into their apartment.

Gonzaga’s President Thayne McCulloh said it was in the “best interest” of the university to review weapons policy following a break-in last month.   Continue reading “Gonzaga to review its gun policy following uproar”

SF Gate – by Chris Dolmetsch

Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — The New York City Police Department’s plan for security at the World Trade Center is akin to the erection of a “Berlin Wall,” a group of residents of Lower Manhattan said in a lawsuit against the department.

The World Trade Center Neighborhood Alliance, a group of people who live and work in the area, filed the suit in state Supreme Court in Manhattan today, saying the NYPD’s security plan for the area would create an “isolated fortress downtown,” tie up traffic and pollute the air.   Continue reading “NYPD Sued Over ‘Berlin Wall’ Security at World Trade Center”