Year: 2014

Yahoo News

A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying was reportedly shot down near the Ukraine-Russia border Thursday, killing all 295 people on board, an adviser to Ukraine’s interior ministry said.

An aide quoted by Interfax said the total number of dead in the crash was more than 300 and includes 23 U.S. citizens.

The plane, en route to Kuala Lumpur from Amsterdam, was brought down by a ground-to-air missile, the ministry said.   Continue reading “Malaysia Airlines plane reported shot down near Ukraine-Russia border”

RT

Kiev’s accusations that Russia shot down a Ukrainian Su-25 fighter jet are “absurd,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

“This is absurd, like all previous accusations from Kiev officials concerning Russia’s Ministry of Defense,” a ministerial official told journalists on Thursday.   Continue reading “Moscow: Kiev allegations that Russian jet downed Ukraine plane absurd”

RT

Although it’s electronic and cost almost $2 billion dollars to develop, a new automated system for processing immigration forms takes twice as long as filing applications by hand, according to a Department of Homeland Security internal watchdog.

Perhaps the story of the government’s failed $1.7 billion Electronic Immigration System — or ELIS – best sums up the adage, ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same.’   Continue reading “Slower than paperwork: DHS watchdog says billion-dollar electronic immigration system screwed”

RT

A live interview with former Vice-President Dick Cheney and his family was marred by protesters accusing him of war crimes and torture. One protester tried to ‘arrest’ the politician, but was taken away, as live video of the event went black.

Cheney made a rare appearance, together with his wife Lynne and daughter Liz, on Monday to be interviewed by Politico’s Mike Allen in Washington.   Continue reading “Cheney reaction: Interview blackout as protester waves handcuffs at ‘war criminal’”

Mail.com

WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The discovery of the jawbone of a missing, pregnant Maui woman helped authorities file a murder charge against her ex-boyfriend, a person familiar with the investigation said Wednesday.

The find marked a turning point in what started as a missing persons case involving Carly Scott, 27, who disappeared in February while five months pregnant. Police later began investigating her disappearance as a homicide.   Continue reading “Pregnant woman’s jawbone was found”

Mail.com

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian fighter jet was shot down by an air-to-air missile from a Russian plane and Ukrainian troops were fired upon by missiles from a village inside Russia, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Security Council said Thursday.

The alleged episodes mark what Ukraine says is mounting evidence that Moscow is directly supporting the separatist insurgents in eastern Ukraine who have been seen to have substantial quantities of powerful weapons in recent weeks.   Continue reading “Ukraine: Air Force jet downed by Russian missile”

Eureka Alert – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

CHICAGO (July 16, 2014) – Cases of the highly contagious, drug-resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), have increased fivefold in community hospitals in the Southeastern United States, according to a new study published in the August issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

“This dangerous bacteria is finding its way into healthcare facilities nationwide. Even this marked increase likely underestimates the true scope of the problem given variations in hospital surveillance practices,” said Joshua Thaden, MD, a lead author of the study. “A CRE epidemic is fast approaching. We must take immediate and significant action in order to limit the transmission of these dangerous pathogens throughout our hospitals and acute care facilities.”   Continue reading “Cases of drug-resistant superbug significantly rise in southeastern US”

Kim Komando

There were over 3,500 authorized wiretaps in the U.S. last year, mostly related to drug cases. One state, however, has far more wiretaps than any other based on its population.

That state is … Nevada. Data from the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts shows that the state had 38.2 wiretaps per 500,000 residents. That’s quite a bit considering Colorado came in second-place with 12.4!   Continue reading “You’re most likely to be wiretapped in this U.S. state”

Gun Watch – by Dean Weingarten

Many people claim that handguns are useless for protection against bears.   Numerous examples have shown that this is a false notion.   Handguns may not be ideal as defensive weapons for bears, but they can be effective.  In a defensive situation, you have to use what is available.   In this case, a homeowner in Alaska used a .45 against a brown bear that was trying to get into his house on July 7th of this year.  He and his son were in the home.   He had scared off the animal with some warning shots just three hours before.   Continue reading “AK: .45 vs 9-Foot Brown Bear”

Yahoo News

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Robbers fleeing a California bank took three women hostage and threw two of them from their getaway vehicle, as they fired repeatedly at police during a high-speed chase. Police shot out their tires but the shooting continued, fatally wounding two suspects and the last hostage.

The violence in this central California city erupted Wednesday afternoon when officers responded to a report of a robbery at a Bank of the West branch and spotted three men taking three female hostages from the bank at gunpoint, Stockton police officer Joe Silva said.   Continue reading “3 dead in California bank robbery, gunbattle”

The Common Sense Show – by Dave Hodges

UN Document Or Not, the Plot to Disarm America Is Commencing

The evidence is mounting that Obama and his colleagues at the United Nations are preparing for complete gun confiscation of civilian owned American guns. There is a new document, previously held secret, which has surfaced and clearly signals the intention of the United Nations to engage in gun confiscation in the relatively near future. The document is damning, however, the existence of the document is not even needed to prove the point that there is a major confrontation , brewing between the American people and an international peace-keeping UN force, right around the corner.   Continue reading “The UN Plot to Confiscate American Guns”

RT

Microsoft will cut a record 18,000 jobs next year, as the company’s new CEO Satya Nadella seeks to boost efficiency, according to a company memo on Thursday.

“The first step to building the right organization for our ambitions is to realign our workforce. With this in mind, we will begin to reduce the size of our overall workforce by up to 18,000 jobs in the next year,” Satya Nadella said in the memo published by Business Insider.   Continue reading “Microsoft announces biggest layoff in history, cutting 18,000 jobs”

Huffington Post – by Andres Jauregui

He’s just an ordinary guy, burning down the house.

Fire officials said a West Seattle man on a quixotic quest to rid his home of a vile spider ended up torching his abode on Tuesday evening.

The man told firefighters that he saw a spider in his laundry room and decided the best way to take care of it was with a lighter and a can of spray paint. He set his wall on fire, then the blaze quickly spread.   Continue reading “Man Burns Down House Trying To Kill Spider With Homemade Flamethrower”

AOL – by JOHN HEILPRIN

GENEVA (AP) — Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, known for his lightning-fast blues guitar riffs, his striking long white hair and his collaborations with the likes of Jimi Hendrix and childhood hero Muddy Waters, has died. He was 70.

Winter was a leading light among the white blues guitar players, including Eric Clapton and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, who followed in the footsteps of the earlier Chicago blues masters. Winter idolized Waters – and got a chance to produce some of the blues legend’s more popular albums. Rolling Stone magazine named Winter one of the top 100 guitarists of all time.   Continue reading “Blues Legend Johnny Winter Dies at 70 in Zurich”