‘Baltimore officials, trying to collect some $40 million in long-unpaid water bills, have shut off service to more than 1,600 customers in the past six weeks. But records reviewed by The Baltimore Sun show the […]
Israel’s Palestinian minority is preparing to hold a “day of rage” to protest against a court ruling last week that cleared the way to destroying an entire Bedouin village so that it can be replaced […]
‘A security researcher kicked off a United Airlines flight last month after tweeting about security vulnerabilities in its system had previously taken control of an airplane and caused it to briefly fly sideways, according to […]
‘The world’s biggest and most profitable fossil fuel companies are receiving huge and rising subsidies from U.S. taxpayers, a practice slammed as absurd by a presidential candidate given the threat of climate change. A Guardian […]
‘Ibogaine isn’t the only strange psychedelic drug with healing powers coming out of West Africa these days. Scientists at Northwestern University looking into treatments used by traditional healers in Nigeria have synthesized four new chemical […]
‘Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee announced his plans to run for president on Tuesday, May 5. During his speech, the Republican attempted to criticize current president Barack Obama and squandered hope of gaining Native American […]
‘Israeli forces have opened fire on Palestinian farmers in the central parts of the Gaza Strip and on fishing boats in the southern part of the besieged enclave. On Saturday, Israeli soldiers and armored military […]
‘Demonstrations have gone into their second day in Japan against government plans to boost military cooperation with the United States. Thousands of people marched in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, southeast of Tokyo, on Saturday to […]
‘US President Barack Obama is calling for a political solution to the Syrian crisis but at the same time Washington is also arming militants fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad, an American activist […]
‘Saudi fighter jets have once again carried out airstrikes against Yemen’s northwestern province of Sa’ada as the five-day “ceasefire” announced by Riyadh itself enters its last day. Late on Saturday, Saudi warplanes bombed the regions […]
Centering on Nepal, the quake is the third so far this month.
Giant banks are “too big to jail.”