Reuters – by KEVIN MURPHY

Detroit’s mayor and city council president on Friday called for calm and condemned the severe beating that bystanders gave to a motorist who stopped to help a 10-year-old boy he had struck with his vehicle.

Steven Utash, 54, who was surrounded by a group and beaten on Wednesday afternoon, remained in critical condition on Friday in a Detroit hospital, police said. The child he hit, David Harris, was released from a hospital on Thursday, they said.   Continue reading “Detroit leaders decry beating of driver who hit, tried to aid boy”

New York Times – by MANNY FERNANDEZ, ERIC SCHMITT and SERGE F. KOVALESKI

KILLEEN, Tex. — The Army specialist at Fort Hood who killed or wounded 19 of his fellow soldiers on Wednesday had a dispute with his superiors over their denial of a leave request shortly before the shooting rampage, a law enforcement official said Friday.

The law enforcement official said Specialist Ivan Antonio Lopez met with Fort Hood officials about the denial on Wednesday shortly before the shooting started and had been clearly agitated and disrespectful after the meeting. It was unclear why he wanted to take time off, but it appeared to involve his family.   Continue reading “Soldier in Fort Hood Attack Was in Dispute Over Leave”

Mind Body Green – by Jessica Cooper

Turmeric grows wild in the forests of South and Southeast Asia. It’s one of the key ingredients in many Pakistani, Indian, Persian and Thai dishes and has incredible medicinal value, too.

Here are some of the benefits when ingested with your food as a spice:   Continue reading “25 Reasons Why Turmeric Can Heal You”

Photo taken from EPA promotional video.Watchdog – by Rob Nikolewski

SANTA FE, N.M. — In late February, four federal agents carrying side arms with a drug-sniffing dog descended on the Taos Ski Valley in what was called a “saturation patrol.”

Authorities were working on tips of possible drug selling and impaired driving in the ski resort’s parking lot and surrounding area.

But the agents weren’t from the FBI, ATF or even the Drug Enforcement Administration.   Continue reading “Under attack: Depth of federal arms race should surprise, shock citizenry”

policeDrone.jpgFox News

Pennsylvania authorities are investigating Thursday as to why an unmanned drone crash landed near a Pennsylvania elementary school.

The Lebanon Daily News identified the 375-pound drone as a RQ-7 Shadow, operated by the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. A military official called Wednesday afternoon’s incident a hard landing, but the drone was apparently run over by a car.    Continue reading “375-pound military drone crashes near Pennsylvania elementary school, report says”

CenturyLink – by JEFFREY COLLINS

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A judge sentenced a South Carolina woman to 20 years in prison Friday for killing her 6-week-old daughter with what prosecutors say was an overdose of morphine delivered through her breast milk.

A prosecutor said Stephanie Greene, 39, was a nurse and knew the dangers of taking painkillers while pregnant and breast feeding, instead choosing to conceal her pregnancy from doctors so she could keep getting her prescriptions. She lost her nursing license in 2004 for trying to get drugs illegally.   Continue reading “SC woman gets 20 years in breast feeding overdose”

Reuters – by VLADIMIR SOLDATKIN AND DENIS PINCHUK

Russia’s top natural gas producer, Gazprom, will eventually lose more than it gains from raising the gas price forUkraine by 80 percent, analysts said on Friday, predicting Kiev would cut purchases and fail to pay in full.

Gazprom on Thursday announced a price rise for Ukraine to $485 per 1,000 cubic metres, the second increase in three days.

The $485 price is the highest of any Gazprom customer and compares with around $370 on average for clients in the European Union.   Continue reading “Russia sacrifices Gazprom profit for politics in Ukraine: analysts”

Vile: Officers found basement windows and front door windows broken and a number of live rats (pictured) when they reached the scene on Wednesday nightABC News

Philadelphia police are looking for several suspects in what appears to be a case of rat retaliation.

Investigators said an ongoing dispute over a man escalated late Wednesday, when a woman in her 20s, her mother and a pack of eight or nine other women went to the victim’s house with a baseball bat and a box containing an unknown number of white rats.   Continue reading “Philly Police: Row Over Man Sparks Rat Retaliation”

I will not register my gunsAmmoLand – by AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)-  On April 3rd 2013 the Missouri House passed an “emergency” bill to nullify “virtually every federal gun control measure in the books.”

The bill – HB1439 – drew a supermajority of support, 110-36.   Continue reading “Missouri House Passes ‘Emergency’ Bill to Nullify Federal Gun Laws”

Activist Post – by Brandon Turbeville

As if there was any doubt that police departments all across America are rewarding their officers for egregious acts of violence, the Oakland police department has recently promoted two of the police officers involved in the shooting of Occupy activist Scott Olsen.

Olsen, readers may remember, was an Occupy activist and Iraq war veteran who was shot in the head with beanbag bullets by Oakland police in 2011. Olsen was only about fifteen feet away from the officer who shot him, fracturing his skull and sending him to the hospital in critical condition. Police also fired flash grenades at activists who rushed to Olsen’s aidand continued to assault the demonstrators as they attempted to drag Olsen to safety and provide him with medical attention. Olsen temporarily lost his ability to speak, perform basic motor functions, and concentrate adequately. While he has recovered the ability to speak, his speech is still slurred and his memory and concentration are still significantly impaired.   Continue reading “Promotion Given To Cops Who Shot Occupy Activist Scott Olsen”

SHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

Speculation as to the circumstances surrounding the most recent mass shooting at Fort Hood abounds.

A recent posting on Craigslist is fueling the fire even more, with some suggesting that it is evidence of yet another government facilitated false flag operation.   Continue reading “Fort Hood Job Posting: “Seeking Individuals To Act As Role Players… In A Mass Casualty Exercise””

KIPP Academy lockdown mistaken intruderCBS Baltimore- by Meghan McCorkell

BALTIMORE (WJZ)—School scare. A Baltimore City school was placed on lockdown after a report with a person with a gun on campus. It’s the second school lockdown in our area just this week.

KIPP Harmony Academy and KIPP Ujima Village Academy were placed on lockdown around 9 a.m. Thursday after students saw what they thought was a man with a gun.   Continue reading “School Locked Down, SWAT Team Called After Student With Tripod Mistaken For Man With Gun”

The Yellowstone caldera under Yellowstone National Park. The hot springs in the area due to the huge live volcano beneath the surfaceTurner Radio Network

April 4, 2014 — (TRN) — The United States government believes the Yellowstone Super-Volcano WILL erupt within the next ten years and has been offering to pay foreign countries $10 Billion a year for ten years if they agree to house Americans on an emergency basis if Yellowstone erupts. Dr. Jean-Philippe Perrillat of the National Centre for Scientific Research in Grenoble, France confirms the magma build-up and ten year time-line.   Continue reading “U.S. Gov’t Quietly Soliciting Other Countries To House Americans If Yellowstone Super-Volcano Erupts!”

gmo monsanto ban 263x164 African Center for Biosafety Orders Monsanto to Stop Making False Claims about GMOsNatural Society – by Christina Sarich

Since the 1970s Monsanto has falsely advertised their products – from insecticides to DDT, even when independent research proved how vile these substances truly were. DDT was eventually banned, overturning Monsanto’s then claims, that the substance was ‘safe.’ It now seems that the African Center for Biosafety is among the clear-headed, realizing that Monsanto’s GMO crops are nothing but another false advertising campaign gone amuck.   Continue reading “African Center for Biosafety Orders Monsanto to Stop Makin False Claims about GMO’s”