A manhunt is underway after two LAPD officers were shot and injured Sunday evening, reports the Los Angeles Times.
The plainclothes officers were reportedly shot at by a group of men while driving in an unmarked police car near 65th Street and Broadway in Florence neighborhood. An exchange of gunfire ensued, causing several suspects to scatter, police said.
The two cops sustained minor…
On Feb. 23, the Islamic State abducted an estimated 220 Assyrian Christians during an attack on the villages near the town of Tel Tamer. The terrorist group went on to seize even more hostages that week, the founder of the Assyrian Human Rights Network, Osama Edward, totaling the number to more than 262, reported CNN.
A released hostage by the name of “Robert” told the Assyrian International…
A young superhero fan born with a partially developed arm just got the gift of a lifetime.
Seven-year-old Alex Pring from Groveland, Fla. just received a real life bionic arm, personally delivered by none other than Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark of Stark Industries.
“Had the absolute privilege of presenting a brand spanking new 3D-printed bionic Iron Man arm to Alex, the…
On last’s night’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, President Obama defended the Ferguson, Mo. protest that led to the shooting of two police officers outside of the city’s police department on Thursday.
“I think that what had been happening in Ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest,” he said.
The President conceded, however, that "there was no excuse for criminal acts."
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On last night’s The Kelly File, Fox News’ Megyn Kelly sounded off on the national conversation surrounding the shooting of two police officers in front of the Ferguson Police Department during a protest on Thursday.
She blasted pundits and politicians for attacking cops across the country, “fanning the flames" of “a protest movement based upon a lie.”
“You would think the risks [cops are]…
According to a Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study published on Thursday, two out of three people (65%) diagnosed with invasive cancers are surviving five years or more because of improvements in early detection and treatment.
Using data from U.S. Cancer Statistics for 2011, the most recent data available, the CDC determined that the proportion of persons with cancer who survive five years…
According to State Spokesperson Jen Psaki, federal communications should be carried out under a higher level of security than just an ordinary, personal cellphone, yet “any employee, including the Secretary, is not required to receive a State Department issued Blackberry,” she said.
When asked why the State Department lacks strict provisions regarding the security of devices being used for…
Former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin shared two images via her Facebook page on Wednesday mocking Hillary Clinton’s excuse for using a personal email account and server to conduct government business as Secretary of State.
The first image is the infamous photo of Clinton wearing shades indoors and using her one Blackberry cellphone captioned,
“I opted for convenience… because I thought it…
Jurors of the Boston Marathon bombing trial watched a timeline video compiled by the FBI using surveillance footage and still frames showing defendant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev drop a backpack right near the blast’s youngest fatality.
The FBI released the footage on Monday, the third day of testimony in the federal death penalty trial, the Associated Press reports.
“The video, which shows both…
Despite her explanation on Tuesday, there remain a slew of unanswered questions regarding Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email account while serving as President Barack Obama's U.S. Secretary of State.
As a cabinet-level official, why did she choose to conduct government business on a personal email account, let alone a private server? How many emails did Hillary delete or refuse to turn…
