State Department Condemns Thailand Attack, Suggests Iran Link
US State Department(WASHINGTON) — State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland condemned the explosions in Thailand Tuesday. Though she never offered a direct link, she drew a parallel between the blasts in Bangkok and the attacks on Israeli officials…
Boy, 6, Survives Mountain Lion Attack
ABC News (BREWSTER COUNTY, Texas) — A 6-year-old boy is recovering from a mountain lion attack that left him with scrapes and puncture wounds to his face.Rivers Hobbs was walking with his family on a sidewalk between a restaurant and Chisos Mountain L…
Car Bomb Kills Kandahar Police Officers; Injures Dozens
Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury/Released(KANDAHAR, Afghanistan) — Afghan officials say at least seven people, including five police officers, were killed when a car bomb exploded outside police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar on Sunday. …
Israeli Leadership Adding to Speculation of Attack on Iran
ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Israel Defense Minister Ehud Barak Friday used the strongest language yet in condemning Iran’s nuclear program, and added to increased speculation among foreign policy observers that Israel could launch…
Kangaroo Attack: 7-Year-Old Girl Barely Escapes with Her Life
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW SOUTH WALES, Australia) — A seven-year-old girl suffered cuts and bruises on her face, arms and back after she was attacked by a kangaroo while playing near a picnic area in New South Wales, Australia.Makayla McEvoy was play…
Afghanistan: Suicide Bomb Attack Targets Funeral Gathering
ABC News(KABUL, Afghanistan) — A local member of parliament is among the at least 19 people reported killed in a suicide bomb attack on a funeral gathering in the northern Afghan province of Takhar.An additional 40 people were reported injured when th…
The Infamous “News of the World” Will Close After Serious Allegations Surfaced
Updated | 11:53 a.m. NY Times: Following more serious allegations about misconduct at The News of the World, a British tabloid owned by a division of Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, the newspaper will be closed down after publishing one final edition this Sunday. Sky News, a British broadcaster owned by the same company, reports on [...]
Police investigating a vehicle parked near the Pentagon & arrest a man carrying carrying suspicious items in a backpack
Fox News Reports: Authorities have one person in custody and have found a suspicious backpack with a label claiming it contains an explosive chemical near the Pentagon, as they scramble to investigate the unfolding situation just outside the nation’s capital. David Schlosser, spokesman with the U.S. Park Police, said during a press conference Friday that [...]
Local Officer’s Life Saved by Bullet-Proof Vest, Suspect Dead After Early Morning Shooting
3rd UPDATE: KPVI News 6 reports that the man who shot an officer this morning and was then killed by police was a registered sex offender in Bonneville County. According to the sex offender registry, 50-year-old Douglas Jay Walters was convicted of sexual abuse of a minor more than a decade ago. According to the [...]