Local 10- by Steve Kastenbaum, Holly Yan and Michael Pearson

FERGUSON, Missouri (CNN) – The Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who killed Michael Brown says the teenager rushed at him full speed in the moments before the shooting, according to an account phoned into a St. Louis radio station and confirmed as accurate by a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.

According to the account on KTFK, phoned in by a woman who identified herself as “Josie,” the altercation began after Officer Darren Wilson rolled down his window to tell Brown and a friend to stop walking in the street.   Continue reading “Radio caller: Michael Brown rushed officer”

Playing with perception: Lebrigand uses a Canon EOS 60D and a telescope to take the picturesDaily Mail- by CAMILLA CANOCCHI

A French photographer snapped these astonishing pictures of passenger planes appearing as though they are heading to some unusual locations… the sun and the moon. 

The shots of a Boeing Dreamliner were captured by Sebastien Lebrigand, 39, from the back garden in his home in Crepy-en-Valois, near Paris.

The images give the illusion that the planes are flying around the sun or about to land on the moon’s surface. Continue reading “Stunning photos capture passenger planes looking as though they are flying to the moon and circling the sun”

American Policy Center – by Tom DeWeese

The news is full of the “humanitarian crisis” taking place on the U.S. southern border. We hear of the “unaccompanied children” who have been tragically released into the nation without parental oversight. It paints a horrifying picture that has affected compassionate, caring Americans, bringing many to tears and wanting to help. That’s what Americans do. We care. We cry. We rush to help.

What many, blinded by their compassion, are not seeing, is the reality of what this modern day version of Castro’s infamous Muriel Boat Lift will bring to U.S. cites in coming months and years. That’s because only about 20% of those now rushing across the border are actually innocent children. Many more are dangerous felons, members of murderous gangs, and some are even Middle Eastern terrorists avoiding the TSA.  Continue reading “The “Humanitarian Crisis” and the Coming Crime Wave in U.S. Cities”

The armored men surround the home and prepare to breach. (Source: YouTube)Police State USA

EVANSVILLE, IN — An innocent elderly woman’s home was raided by SWAT when she was suspected of using the internet to trash-talk and post threats toward the local police.  In response, gun-wielding assailants breached her doors and windows in a violent search for electronic evidence.

The hair-raising incident took place at the household of Louise Milan on Powell Street.  It was the place where she and her husband had raised their six children, and had lived for three decades.   Continue reading “Indiana grandmother suffers violent SWAT raid after a neighbor uses her wireless internet”

AFP Photo / Getty Images / Spencer PlattRT

Officials in Georgia’s Habersham County are refusing to pay for the mounting medical expenses of a toddler seriously injured by a flash grenade after a failed SWAT team raid earlier this year.

Bounkham ‘Bou Bou’ Phonesavanh was just 19 months old when a Habersham SWAT team initiated a no-knock warrant at his family’s home at around 3 a.m. on May 28. Bou Bou was asleep in his crib at the time, surrounded by his family and three sisters. The toddler was severely injured when SWAT team officers broke through the house’s door and threw a flashbang grenade that ultimately landed in the Bou Bou’s crib.   Continue reading “County officials refuse to pay medical bills for toddler burned by SWAT grenade”

canacountysheriff_mrap2Truth is Treason – by Kevin Hayden

Law enforcement agencies are turning to the Department of Defense, more and more, for their tactical policing needs, requesting such items as Mine Resistant Ambush Protection (MRAP) vehicles, surplus Humvees, rifles, and other assorted military-grade hardware. While some can be used in special operations, such as protecting officers from active shooters, or gaining entry into heavily fortified buildings, the sheer audacity of one Oklahoma Sheriff goes far beyond this.   Continue reading “County Sheriff Has Audacity to Stencil “Protecting Your Constitutional Rights” on Agency’s MRAP & Humvee”

(Photo Credit: Marcel Antonisse/Getty Images)CBS Tampa Bay

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBS Tampa) – Some people don’t think an air sickness bag is enough.

A passenger on an August 5th Delta flight from Akron, Ohio to Orlando was apparently kicked off simply because she looked sick.

Suzanne Hays, 72, says that during flight change in Detroit, she was asked not to get back on the plane after a passenger next to her reported to a flight attendant that she looked tired and drowsy, First Coast News reports.   Continue reading “72-Year-Old Woman Says She Was Kicked Off Delta Flight For Looking Sick”

A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. (Reuters)RT

Syrian government forces carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State, killing at least 31 jihadists on Sunday. The moderate rebels are calling for US strikes, as in neighboring Iraq, saying the regime is not fighting the Islamic State hard enough.

At least 26 airstrikes targeting Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) positions in Syria were carried out on Sunday by government forces, Reuters reports, citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.   Continue reading “Syrian Air Force strike ISIS positions in Raqqa”

Online Threat Arrest_Cham640081814.jpgFox News

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. –  A 15-year-old boy arrested Sunday on suspicion of posting online threats to shoot students at Southern California schools apparently did so as a prank, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.

The teen, who was arrested after investigators served a search warrant at his home, wrote the posts to get a reaction from his friends, officials said.   Continue reading “California teen arrested after allegedly threatening school shootings in Instagram posts”

NBC Los Angeles – by Jeanne Kuang

Fifteen drivers in Riverside County got traffic citations on Wednesday for allegedly failing to give the right-of-way to a traffic cone on legs.

The cone was an undercover Moreno Valley cop in costume, walking the crosswalk near a middle school to catch drivers who don’t stop for pedestrians.   Continue reading “Drivers Cited for Failing to Stop For Cop Dressed as Traffic Cone”

Breitbart – by Kristin Tate

HOUSTON, Texas — While the national unemployment rate rose during the last month, Texas’ remained relatively low at just 5.1 percent, according to new data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).

Texas’ current unemployment rate is well below the national average, which currently sits at 6.2 percent.

Midland is home to Texas’ lowest unemployment rate; according to the TWC, only 2.9 percent of the population there is jobless.    Continue reading “Texas Job Market Flourishing as National Unemployment Rate Increases”

KRGV 5 News

ROMA- A church in Roma is said to offer refuge to illegal crossers. CHANNEL 5 NEWS investigated.

Border patrol agents say they have no jurisdiction on the church or school grounds and smugglers are aware of it. Agents tell CHANNEL 5 NEWS illegal crossers try to skirt the law by hiding on church grounds like Our Lady of Refuge.   Continue reading “Church Said to Offer Refuge to Illegal Crossers”

KRGV 5 News

HIDALGO – A particular group of National Guards is assigned to sky towers owned by municipalities, sheriff departments and the U.S. Border Patrol in Hidalgo and Starr counties.

Two of them are in the city of Hidalgo. The police chief there welcomes the extra manpower.   Continue reading “National Guards Assigned to Sky Towers in the Valley”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Amid all the global geopolitical tensions – which the stock market apparently believes are all fixed now – news that the motorcade of a Saudi prince was attacked in Paris by Kalashnikov-wielding gunmentakes on more relevance than it normally would. The attackers stole 250,000 Euros in cash and more crucially – “sensitive documents.” No suspects have been apprehended and to make matters more complex, local police noted “It’s quite an unusual attack. They were obviously well-informed. It’s true that it’s quite a rare way of operating.”  Continue reading “Gunmen Attack Saudi Prince In Paris, Steal “Sensitive Documents””

New Army Manual Calls for the Use of Lethal Force Against Peaceful ProtestersThe Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges

The new Army manual, known as ATP 3-39.33, provides discussion and techniques about civil disturbances and crowd control operations that occur in the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS).

This document, just published this past Friday, August 15, 2014, promises to change the way the “authorities” deal with protesters, even peaceful ones. The consequences of ATP 39.33 could prove deadly for protesters. Further, the provisions of this Army manual could prove to be the end of the First Amendment right to peaceably assemble.  Continue reading “New Army Manual Calls for the Use of Lethal Force Against Peaceful Protesters”